Poenaiki Raioha

Poenaiki Raioha is a French Polynesian surfer, born on 21 January 1997 in Papeete, who specialises in stand-up paddle surfing. He was educated at Samuel Raapoto high school, learned to surf from an early age alongside his younger brother, and was trained by his grandfather and his father. In 2014 he became amateur world champion in stand-up paddle at the 2014 World Surfing Games, in 2018 he finished second in the world championships, and in December 2019 he became professional world champion. In September 2014 he was made a knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui. The English Wikipedia article on which this entry rests is brief, so the entry records only what that article states about his upbringing, his results and his honour.