Duane DeSoto
Appearance
Duane DeSoto | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Spokane, Washington |
Surfing career | |
Years active | 17 years |
Best year | Ranked 1st on the ASP World Longboard Championship, 2010 |
Major achievements | ASP World Longboard Championship |
Duane DeSoto (born 1978 in Spokane, Washington) is an American professional longboard surfrider
DeSoto won the 2010 Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championship, defeating France's Antoine Delpero in the Final at Makaha. In 1997, he finished third in the ASP World Tour.[1] He received the Professional Surfer Award at the 8th Annual John Kelly Environmental Awards in 2010.[2][3]
DeSoto played Duke Kahanamoku in the 2022 documentary Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha.[4]
References
- ^ Sports 123 Archived November 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Duane DeSoto Wins Oxbow ASP World Longboard Championship At Makaha". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "Tickets SOLD OUT for the 8th Annual John Kelly Environmental Achievem…". archive.ph. 2012-07-16. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Stream Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha | American Masters | PBS". Pbd.org. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.