Julian Wilson

Julian Wilson, born on 8 November 1988, is an Australian professional surfer who competes on the World Surf League Men's World Tour. He was born and raised in Coolum Beach, Queensland. He finished ninth on the 2011 ASP World Tour and was named Rookie of the Year that season, then won his first tour event, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal at Peniche, in 2012. His later wins include the Billabong Pipeline Masters in Hawaii in 2014, the Billabong Pro Teahupoo in Tahiti in 2017, and the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast and Quiksilver Pro France in 2018. He qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where he lost to Gabriel Medina in the third round of the men's shortboard. He was in the water during the 2015 J-Bay Open final when a shark attacked Mick Fanning, and paddled out to help, which earned him wide praise.