Jordy Smith
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox surfer Jordan Michael "Jordy" Smith (born 11 February 1988) is a South African professional surfer, competing on the World championship tour surfing (WCT).[1] In 2007 Smith won surfing's World Qualifying Series,[2] the second-tier tour which leads to qualification for the World championship tour (WCT) surfing.
Jordy Smith won both the 2010 and 2011 Billabong J-Bay competitions in South Africa. He has also won 2014 and 2016 Hurley Pro at trestles California . In 2013 he won the Rio Pro in Brazil. All of these contests are part of the world championship tour.
Smith grew up in Durban and started surfing at age 3. He attended a local Durban high school, Glenwood High School.
Smith is known for the manoeuvres "rodeo flip" and full rotation "alley-oops",[3] and he has been sponsored by O'Neill since 2007.
In 2014, Smith married South African model Lyndall Jarvis.[4]
Outside surf, Smith is a supporter of S.L. Benfica.[5]
He qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Career victories
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| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
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| 2018 | Outerknown Founders Cup | Lemoore, California | Template:Flagicon United States |
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- South African surfers
- World Surf League surfers
- Laureus World Sports Awards winners
- South African people of British descent
- Sportspeople from Durban
- Living people
- 1988 births
- X Games competitors
- Alumni of Glenwood High School (Durban)
- Surfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century South African sportsmen