Jérémy Florès

Jérémy Florès is a French professional surfer, born on 27 April 1988 on Reunion Island, where he began surfing at the age of three. He is widely considered the most successful European surfer of all time. He turned professional in 2007, the year he was named Rookie of the Year by the World Surf League, won the Billabong Pipeline Masters in Hawaii in 2010 and 2017, and in 2015 beat the reigning champion Gabriel Medina at the Billabong Pro Teahupoo with a 16.57 heat total. In 2019 he won the Quiksilver Pro France at Hossegor. In 2021 he stepped back from full-time competition to spend time with his family and develop younger Francophone surfers, and he later served as head coach of Team France for the surfing event of the 2024 Summer Olympics at Teahupo'o in Tahiti.