Steven Van Broeckhoven
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 September 1985 |
| Surfing career | |
| Sport | Surfing |
| Best year | 2011 |
| Sponsors | O'Neill, NeilPryde, JP-Australia, Choco Fins |
| Major achievements | 1st PWA World Cup Podersdorf 2011 1st EFPT overall 2011 |
Steven Van Broeckhoven (27 September 1985) is a Belgian windsurfer, specialized in freestyle. In 2010 he was ranked #4 on the PWA overall ranking Freestyle Men.[1]
Training
[edit | edit source]Steven Van Broeckhoven began windsurfing at the Vossemeren in Lommel, Belgium. After mastering the basics, he continued his training at Lake Grevelingen in the Netherlands. Today, he trains at Tarifa, Kaapstad and Bonaire, but still considers Lake Grevelingen his homespot.[2]
Major achievements
[edit | edit source]- 2006
- 1st Belgian Championship Freestyle Men
- 1st overall "Sultans of Surf Marokko" Men
- 4th Pro Kids Bonaire Men
- 2007
- 1st Overall "O'Neill The Crowning"
- 1st Dutch Championship Freestyle Try Out Men
- 1st Belgian Championship Freestyle Men
- 1st TWF (Tarifa-Spain)
- 2008
- 1st Dutch Championship Freestyle men
- 1st Overall "O'Neill The Crowning 2"
- 4th EFPT overall[3]
- 2009
- 1st EFPT overall[4]
- 4th PWA (Worldcup) Sotavento Fuerteventura
- 6th PWA Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
- 2010
- 2011
- 1st PWA Surf World Cup Podersdorf, Austria
- 1st PWA Surf World Cup Freestyle, overall ; WORLDCHAMPION [7]
Recognition
[edit | edit source]In 2009 Steven Van Broeckhoven was elected as Rookie of the Year by the PWA[8] and in 2011 he won the Zilveren Laurier, which symbolizes the sportsman of the year of Limburg.[9] He was also nominated Yachtsman of the year 2010.[10] On May 4, 2011 Steven Van Broeckhoven has won his first PWA World Cup title.[11] 2011 1st PWA Freestyle, overall
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ PWA overall ranking Freestyle Men
- ^ De Morgen, Limburgse surfer jaagt op WK-goud (2011-02-24)
- ^ EFPT, Total Results 2008
- ^ EFPT, Total Results 2009
- ^ EFPT, Total Results 2010
- ^ PWA Super Grand Slam, Colgate World Cup Sylt Results
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Freestyle Rookie Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Windsurfer Van Broeckhoven is Limburgse sportsman 2010
- ^ Steven Van Broeckhoven Wins Belgian 2010 Yachtsman of the Year Award Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Steven Van Broeckhoven wins his first PWA event Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine