Teresa Bonvalot
{{short description|Portuguese professional surfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox surfer
| name = Teresa Bonvalot
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cascais, Portugal
| residence = Cascais, Portugal
| height = 175 cm[https://www.publico.pt/toquio-2020/portugueses Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO]
| weight = 65 kg
| sponsors = Rip Curl, Red Bull, Millennium BCP, JAM Traction, Allianz Portugal
| career_earnings = $94,300
| stance = Goofy
| best_year = 2023 (18th)
| website =
| major_achievements =
- 2x European Junior Champion (2016, 2017)
- WSL Qualifying Series European Champion (2021/22)
- 5× Portuguese National Champion (2014, 2015, 2020, 2022, 2024)
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition| World Games}}
{{MedalBronze| 2021 La Libertad|Women}}
{{MedalBronze| 2021 La Libertad|Team}}
}}
Teresa Bonvalot (born 7 October 1999) is a Portuguese professional surfer.{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/4386/teresa-bonvalot|title=Pro Surfer: Teresa Bonvalot|work=World Surf League|access-date=2017-09-29|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://eu.billabong.com/mens/team/member/teresa-bonvalot|title=Teresa Bonvalot {{!}} Billabong|last=Billabong|website=Billabong|language=en|access-date=2017-09-29}} At club level she represents Sporting CP.{{Cite web|title=LIGA MEO SURF 2021- Ranking Feminino|url=https://www.ansurfistas.com/liga-meo-surf-2021-ranking-feminino/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=ANS|language=pt-PT}} She represented Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's shortboard event. In 2022, Teresa missed the WCT qualification by one spot but still managed to compete in the 2023 Tour as a wildcard. She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Career
She placed 21st on the 2016 and 2015 Women's Championship Tour rankings after she placed twice 13th at Cascais Women's Pro in Portugal. She won the European surfing junior championionships both in 2016 and 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://observador.pt/2016/07/17/mais-um-titulo-europeu-surfista-teresa-bonvalot-e-campea-de-juniores/|title=Mais um título europeu. Surfista Teresa Bonvalot é campeã de juniores|last=Pimentel|first=Ana|website=Observador|language=pt-PT|access-date=2017-09-29}}
In 2017 she placed 9th at the Cascais Women's Pro where she was a wildcard. This was her best result at a WCT event and she eventually ended the season at 20th in the WCT ranking, her best ever.
Surfing results
= Victories =
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colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | WSL Challenger Series Wins | |||
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style="text-align:center" |2022 | GWM Sydney Surf Pro | Manly Beach, Australia
|{{flag|Australia}} | |
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colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | World Qualifying Series Wins | |||
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!Year !width= 33.8% | Event !width= 33% | Venue !Country | |||
style=text-align:center|2024 | Caparica Surf Fest | Costa da Caparica, Portugal
|{{Flag|Portugal}} | |
style=text-align:center|2023 | Rip Curl Pro Anglet | Anglet, France
|{{Flag|France}} | |
style=text-align:center|2022 | ABANCA Pantin Classic Galicia Pro | Valdoviño, Spain
|{{Flag|Spain}} | |
style=text-align:center|2022 | Estrella Galicia Caparica Surf Fest | Costa da Caparica, Portugal
|{{Flag|Portugal}} | |
style=text-align:center|2022 | Seat Pro | Netanya, Israel
|{{Flag|Israel}} | |
style=text-align:center|2021 | Azores Airlines Pro | Azores, Portugal
|{{flag|Portugal}} | |
style=text-align:center|2021 | Estrella Galicia Caparica Surf Fest | Costa da Caparica, Portugal
|{{Flag|Portugal}} | |
colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | Juniors Wins | |||
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!Year !width= 33.8% | Event !width= 33% | Venue !Country | |||
style=text-align:center| 2017 | Junior Pro Espinho | Espinho, Portugal | {{Flag|Portugal}} |
style=text-align:center| 2017 | Caparica Junior Pro | Costa da Caparica, Portugal | {{Flag|Portugal}} |
style=text-align:center| 2016 | Pro A Coruna | Coruña, Spain | {{Flag|Spain}} |
style=text-align:center| 2016 | Junior Pro Espinho | Espinho, Portugal | {{Flag|Portugal}} |
style=text-align:center| 2016 | Caparica Junior Pro | Costa da Caparica, Portugal | {{Flag|Portugal}} |
style=text-align:center| 2015 | Caparica Primavera Surf Fest | Costa da Caparica, Portugal | {{Flag|Portugal}} |
References
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External links
- {{World Surf League|265503}}
- {{Olympics.com|teresa-bonvalot}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Cascais
Category:Portuguese female surfers
Category:World Surf League surfers
Category:Olympic surfers for Portugal
Category:Surfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century Portuguese sportswomen
Category:Surfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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