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Joyeux was born in France<ref>Malik Joyeux obituary, [http://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/12/07/news/obits.html Honolulu Star Bulletin], Wednesday, December 7, 2005</ref> and moved to [[French Polynesia]] at a young age, where his mother Hélène raised her three children on the tropical island of [[Moorea]].<ref>[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Dec/08/ln/FP512080331.html Honolulu Advertiser], Thursday, December 8, 2005</ref> He started surfing at the age of 8.<ref>[http://www.tim-mckenna.com/trips-20051213-121815.html?cat=Teahupoo+Malik+Joyeux Tribute page by friend Tim McKenna]</ref> |
Joyeux was born in France<ref>Malik Joyeux obituary, [http://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/12/07/news/obits.html Honolulu Star Bulletin], Wednesday, December 7, 2005</ref> and moved to [[French Polynesia]] at a young age, where his mother Hélène raised her three children on the tropical island of [[Moorea]].<ref>[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Dec/08/ln/FP512080331.html Honolulu Advertiser], Thursday, December 8, 2005</ref> He started surfing at the age of 8.<ref>[http://www.tim-mckenna.com/trips-20051213-121815.html?cat=Teahupoo+Malik+Joyeux Tribute page by friend Tim McKenna]</ref> |
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For years his older brother Teiva, little sister Tylane and mother Hélène lived in a big hut near [[Haapiti]] on Moorea with no luxuries. It had no walls, just a wooden structure with a roof, surrounded by ferns and palm trees, and the ocean just meters away. |
For years his older brother Teiva, little sister Tylane and mother Hélène lived in a big hut near [[Haapiti]] on Moorea with no luxuries. It had no walls, just a wooden structure with a roof, surrounded by ferns and palm trees, and the ocean just meters away.{{cn|date=November 2020}} |
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Teiva managed to turn professional windsurfer and kite-surfer and moved to Hawaii to pursue his dream. Malik started to get some sponsorship deals as a surfer: just a few clothes, some boards and plane tickets. |
Teiva managed to turn professional windsurfer and kite-surfer and moved to Hawaii to pursue his dream. Malik started to get some sponsorship deals as a surfer: just a few clothes, some boards and plane tickets.{{cn|date=November 2020}} |
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French surfer [[Didier Piter]] took him under his wing in the European [[Gotcha (surf team)|Gotcha]] team and managed to finally finance his surf trips with an official contract. |
French surfer [[Didier Piter]] took him under his wing in the European [[Gotcha (surf team)|Gotcha]] team and managed to finally finance his surf trips with an official contract.{{cn|date=November 2020}} |
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Revision as of 17:24, 3 November 2020
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| Born | Malik Joyeux March 31, 1980 France |
| Died | December 2, 2005 (aged 25) Oahu, Hawaii |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 79 Kg |
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| Stance | goofy-foot |
Malik Joyeux (31 March 1980 – 2 December 2005) was an accomplished all-around waterman and a professional Big Wave surfer. Known by many as the "petit prince", the goofy-foot surfer often gained attention for charging the treacherous barrels at Teahupoo, Tahiti. He was credited in 2003 with the Billabong XXL Tube of the Year for riding one of the largest waves ever to be surfed in history.[1]
Joyeux was one of the Tahiti's best known professional surfers and was featured on the cover of Surfer Magazine's 2004 "Big Issue".[2]
Early life
Joyeux was born in France[3] and moved to French Polynesia at a young age, where his mother Hélène raised her three children on the tropical island of Moorea.[4] He started surfing at the age of 8.[5]
For years his older brother Teiva, little sister Tylane and mother Hélène lived in a big hut near Haapiti on Moorea with no luxuries. It had no walls, just a wooden structure with a roof, surrounded by ferns and palm trees, and the ocean just meters away.[citation needed]
Teiva managed to turn professional windsurfer and kite-surfer and moved to Hawaii to pursue his dream. Malik started to get some sponsorship deals as a surfer: just a few clothes, some boards and plane tickets.[citation needed]
French surfer Didier Piter took him under his wing in the European Gotcha team and managed to finally finance his surf trips with an official contract.[citation needed]
Death
On Friday, December 2, 2005, Joyeux took off deep on an eight-foot wave at Oahu's Pipeline in Hawaii. It has been stated by witnesses that as Joyeux dropped into the wave the nose of his board sank into the face of the wave slowing his forward momentum but he quickly recovered, however the damage had been done. He tried to maneuver, but due to the loss of critical speed on this highly technical wave, he was struck by the lip of the wave and forced underwater. The force of the wave broke his board. Aamion Goodwin, who caught the next wave, commented that the leash of his board was completely intact, ripped off by the force of the wave. With his board no longer attached to his body, he was impossible to locate visually. Water photographers and other surfers searched for Joyeux, however difficulties and conditions hindered the search. He was found 15 minutes later at Pupukea beach break, off to the right of the peak at Pipeline, by surfer Myles Padaca. Padaca reached him and brought him to the beach with the help of several other surfers. Lifeguards and paramedics attempted to resuscitate him but failed to do so. An autopsy report revealed that he had likely hit his head on his surfboard, instantly rendering him unconscious.
Awards
- 1999 "¼ final Gotcha Tahiti Pro"
- 2000 "¼ final Gotcha Tahiti Pro"[6]
- 2001 Semi-Finalist "Volcom air show"
- 2003 "Billabong XXL Heaviest Tube"
- 2004 "Monster Tube Award"[7]
Notes and references
- ^ Global Surf News Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pro Surfer Malik Joyeux Dies at Pipeline
- ^ Malik Joyeux obituary, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Wednesday, December 7, 2005
- ^ Honolulu Advertiser, Thursday, December 8, 2005
- ^ Tribute page by friend Tim McKenna
- ^ In memoriam Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Malik Joyeux wins the Monster tube award 2004". Archived from the original on 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2007-04-24.