Vasco Ribeiro

Vasco Ribeiro, born Vasco Babel Ribeiro Pessoa on 22 November 1994, is a Portuguese professional surfer who has competed in the World Surf League Qualifying Series, the route by which ten surfers each year qualify for the Championship Tour. At club level he represents Estoril Praia. In 2014 he won the World Junior Championships, becoming the first Portuguese junior world champion in surfing. He has also won the Portuguese national championship, the Liga MEO Surf, five times, in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2021, which is a record. In 2022 he was banned for three years after he refused a drug test.