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Rio Waida

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Rio Waida
Rio Waida Portrait on Flyer Ministry of Youth and Sport of Indonesia, 2021
Personal information
NicknameRio
Born (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 24)
Saitama, Japan[1]
ResidenceUluwatu, Bali, Indonesia
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Surfing career
Best year2024 – Ranked #9 WSL CT World Tour
Surfing specifications
StanceRegular (natural foot)
Medal record
Men's surfing
Representing  Indonesia
World Surfing Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Huntington Beach Men
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Shortboard

Rio Waida (和井田理央, Waida Rio, born 25 January 2000) is an Indonesian surfer.[2] He won a silver medal for Indonesia at the SEA Games in Philippines, while the gold medal was won by fellow Indonesian surfer, Oney Anwar.[3][4] He competed for Indonesia in surfing at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

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Born to an Indonesian father and a Japanese mother, Waida lived in Japan until he was 5 years old before moving to Bali.[1]

Career victories

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WSL Challenger Series Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2022 Ballito Pro[5] Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal  South Africa
2022 GWM Sydney Surf Pro[6] Manly Beach, Sydney  Australia
WSL Qualifying Series Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2023 Nias Pro[7] Nias, North Sumatra  Indonesia
2022 Vans Bali Pro[8] Kuta, Bali  Indonesia
2017 Hello Pacitan Pro[9] Pacitan  Indonesia
Juniors Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2018 Billabong Junior Series Ballito[10] KwaZulu-Natal  South Africa
2018 Ise Shima Pro Junior[11] Ise-Shima  Japan

References

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  1. ^ a b "埼玉生まれのサーファー インドネシアから五輪狙うのは: 朝日新聞デジタル". asahi.com (in Japanese). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ Rio Waida Surfer Bio
  3. ^ "CABOR SURFING INDONESIA FIXED SUMBANG MEDALI EMAS SEA GAMES 2019" (in Indonesian). Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rio Waida, Peselancar Muda Asal Bali Penuh Prestasi" (in Indonesian). 9 August 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Rio Waida and Molly Picklum Win Ballito Pro presented by O'Neill". worldsurfleague.com. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. ^ Irianto, Rifaldi Putra (24 May 2022). "Rio Waida Juarai GWM Sydney Surf Pro 2022". mediaindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Rio Waida and Philippa Anderson Win Nias Pro QS 5000". worldsurfleague.com. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Rio Waida and Kailani Johnson Win Vans Bali Pro Presented by East Ventures". worldsurfleague.com. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Rio Waida Takes Top Honors at Hello Pacitan Pro". worldsurfleague.com. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  10. ^ Jazz, Kushka (24 June 2018). "Waida and Steyn Claim titles at Billabong Junior Series Ballito". worldsurfleague.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  11. ^ Tosh, Omi (14 October 2018). "Epic condition surf "Ise Shima Pro Junior" crowned champions Waida and Matsuda 2018 WJC qualify to Taiwan in Dec !". worldsurfleague.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Indonesia
Tokyo 2020 		Succeeded by


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