Rodrigo Koxa
{{Short description|Brazilian surfer}}
{{Portuguese name|do Espírito|Santo}}
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| nickname = Koxa
| birth_name = Rodrigo Augusto do Espírito Santo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|09|22}}
| birth_place = Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil
| residence = Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| weight = {{convert|160|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| years_active=1988–present
| best_year = 2018
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| major_achievements = World record for largest wave ever surfed, in 2018.
The biggest wave ever surfed in South America, in 2010.
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| website=[https://www.rodrigokoxa.com.br/ rodrigokoxa.com.br]
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Rodrigo Augusto do Espírito Santo (born September 22, 1979), known as Rodrigo Koxa, is a Brazilian professional big wave surfer and extreme waterman who broke the world record for largest wave ever surfed at Nazaré, Portugal, on November 8, 2017.
Biography
Rodrigo Koxa was born in Jundiaí, Brazil on September 22, 1979, and began his surfing career in 1988 on the beaches of Guarujá, Brazil.{{cite web|url=http://www.jundiaqui.com.br/esportes/jundiaiense-rodrigo-koxa-e-dono-da-maior-onda-do-surf-mundial/|title=Jundiaiense Rodrigo Koxa é dono da maior onda do surf mundial|date=2018-04-29|access-date=2018-05-01|author=jundiaqui.com.br|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=
https://tvtecjundiai.com.br/news/2018/04/29/surfista-jundiai-guinness-onda-recorde/|title=Surfista nascido em Jundiaí vai para o Guinness com onda recorde|date=2018-04-29|author=tvtecjundiai.com.br|access-date=2018-05-01|language=pt}}
On April 30, 2018, Koxa won the coveted Quiksilver XXL Biggest Wave prize, in the Big Wave Awards of World Surf League (WSL). His wave was recognised by judges of the Santa Monica, CA-based Big Wave Awards as the biggest wave ever surfed in history. He now holds the position in the Guinness World Records with the biggest wave ever surfed in the history of the World Surf League.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/80-foot-monster-wave-gives-brazilian-surfer-world-record-judges-say|title=80 foot monster wave gives brazilian surfer world record, judges say|date=2018-04-30|access-date=2018-05-01|author=Fox News|language=en}}{{cite news|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/surfe/noticia/koxa-comemora-recorde-mundial-com-oscar-do-surfe-sonho-concretizado.ghtml|title=Koxa comemora recorde mundial com Oscar do surfe: "Sonho concretizado"|author=globoesporte.globo.com|date=2018-04-30|access-date=2018-05-01|language=pt}}
Koxa surfed the wave on November 8, 2017, in the village of Nazaré, Oeste region of Portugal. The feat was declared as the new world record, the wave's height having been about {{Convert|80|ft|m|2}}, supplanting the previous record of an estimated {{Convert|78|ft|m|2}} set in 2011 by Koxa's mentor Garrett McNamara.
In August 2010, Koxa had reached a previous record. In Chile, he surfed the largest wave ever seen in South America, estimated at more than {{Convert|60|ft|m|2}} face, earning him the record of surfing the highest wave of South America.{{cite web|url=https://rodrigokoxa.com.br/about/|title=Rodrigo Koxa about|access-date=2018-05-01|author=rodrigokoxa.com.br|language=pt}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.rodrigokoxa.com.br}}
- [https://streamable.com/jp3b2 Rodrigo Koxa surfing in Nazaré, Portugal]
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