Giulia Manfrini
Giulia Manfrini | |
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| Born | 11 August 1988 Venaria Reale, Italy |
| Died | 18 October 2024 (aged 36) Indonesia |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Occupations | Surfer, snowboarder |
Giulia Manfrini (11 August 1988 – 18 October 2024) was an Italian surfer who also competed in snowboarding and skiing.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Manfrini was born in Venaria Reale, Turin.[1] She was involved in sports as a child beginning with skiing and then moving to snowboarding.[2] She won the Italian Youth Cup in 2006–07.[2] She graduated in 2013 from the University of Turin having studied law.[3] Manfrini was a well-known figure in the Italian surfing community.[4] She had more than 22,000 followers on Instagram.[3] Manfrini was a co-founder of Awave Travel, a travel agency.[5] Manfrini was a surf coach[2] and a professional snowboarder[6] who competed in the 2009 Winter Universiade in China.[7]
Manfrini died in October 2024 at the age of 36. She had been holidaying in Masokut Island in Indonesia.[8] Authorities said she had been impaled by a swordfish while surfing.[9][10]
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