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Yesterday Matt Banting (AUS) and Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) took out the Australian Open of Surfing Pro Juniors presented by Hurley and Billabong. The morning saw the eight Quarterfinalists decided in the Mens ASP 6-Star division with a number of the top...
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I’m really stoked to be through to the Quarterfinals, this is my first good result in a 6-Star and I’m looking forward to the rest of the event!” Alex Ribeiro (BRA) was ecstatic after he defeated the event number one seed Joel Parkinson (AUS). ...
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MANLY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 18: Joel Parkinson of Australia competes in the Round of 16 during the 2012 Australian Surfing Open on February 18, 2012 in Manly, Australia. View Photo »
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I don't really know but you'd have to ask that about any sport, but I have a couple of beers and that's it
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Matt Banting and fellow Aussie Nikki Van Dijk have taken out the Australian Open of Surfing Pro Juniors. The event presented by Hurley and Billabong at Manly beach also saw the eight quarterfinalists decided in the Men's ASP 6-Star division with a...
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Series Title at Manly with her victory. "To win here at the first Australian Open means so much,'' the teenager said. "The crowd on the beach is insane, I though it might make me nervous, but during the heat it just felt normal. The waves were good and...
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“I’ve made the final of the Pro Junior, and I’ve been surfing every day since then so I feel like I know the waves pretty well here. It’s great to have a heat with those guys, let alone win, they’ve been my heroes since I was a little kid.” Joel...
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Kelly Slater of the U.S. placed equal third at the Billabong Pipeline Masters at the Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii December 10, 2011. Slater ran out of miracles as Australia's Kieren Perrow won a thrilling 41st edition of the Billabong Pipeline... View Photo »
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We've had all the best surfers in the world come through our ranks -- Jordy Smith, Julian Wilson, Joel Parkinson, etc., and not one of them have failed a test ... ever. If you want to be the best surfer in the world than that's what you dedicate yourself too
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I’m really happy with my surfing right now,” Banting said. “I’ve made the final of the Pro Junior, and I’ve been surfing every day since then so I feel like I know the waves pretty well here. It’s great to have a heat with those guys, let alone win,...
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"I've made the final of the Pro Junior, and I've been surfing every day since then so I feel like I know the waves pretty well here. It's great to have a heat with those guys, let alone win, they've been my heroes since I was a little kid." Joel...
About Joel Parkinson
Wikipedia
Joel Parkinson (born 10 April 1981) is an Australian surfer who competes on the ASP World Tour. Known as Parko, he grew up on the Gold Coast with fellow surfer Mick Fanning. Parkinson is married to Monica with daughters Evie and Macey. Full Article
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Joel Parkinson, from Australia competes Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011 during the Nike US Open Surfing championship in Huntington Beach, Calif. Parkinson has won ten elite ASP tour victories as of April 2011.
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In this photo provided by the Association of Surfing Professionals, Joel Parkinson, of Australia, competes at the Billabong Pipe Masters on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, in Oahu, Hawaii.
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In a photo provided by the Association of Surfing Professionals, Joel Parkinson, of Australia, competes in the Rip Curl Pro Search surfing event in San Francisco on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Parkinson lost to Gabriel Medina, of Brazil, in the final.
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Joel Parkinson of Australia surfs during the men's Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Billabong Rio Pro championship on Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro May 19, 2011. Parkinson advanced to the quarter-final.
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Joel Parkinson, of Australia, competes during round three of the Billabong Rio Pro surfing championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 19, 2011.
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In this photo provided by the Association of Surfing Professionals, Joel Parkinson , from Australia, competes in the RipCurl Pro Portugal surfing competition, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Peniche, Portugal.
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Kelly Slater of the U.S. placed equal third at the Billabong Pipeline Masters at the Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii December 10, 2011. Slater ran out of miracles as Australia's Kieren Perrow won a thrilling 41st edition of the Billabong Pipeline Masters on Saturday. Slater lost to...
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In a photo provided by the Association of Surfing Professionals, Gabriel Medina, of Brazil, is carried on the beach after winning the Rip Curl Pro Search surfing event at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Medina defeated Joel Parkinson, of Australia, in the final.
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Kieren Perrow (L) of Australia looks at his broken surfboard next to compatriot Joel Parkinson after their round in the men's Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Billabong Rio Pro championship on Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro May 19, 2011.
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In this image released by the Association of Surfing Professionals, Joel Parkinson, of Australia, competes at the Billabong Rio Pro surfing competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 19, 2011.
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In this image provided by the Association of Surfing Professionals, Joel Parkinson of Australia competes in the Rip Curl Pro surfing event at Bells Beach in Victoria, Australia, Friday, April 22, 2011.
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Kieren Perrow, of Australia, leaves the sea with his broken board during round three of the Billabong Rio Pro surfing championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 19, 2011. Perrow lost to countryman Joel Parkinson.
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Joel Parkinson, from Australia competes Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011 during the Nike US Open Surfing championship in Huntington Beach, Calif. Parkinson has won ten elite ASP tour victories as of April 2011.
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