Johanne Defay (19 November 1993) is a French professional surfer. She was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, France. She began surfing at the age of 8 off the beaches of Reunion Island, which is her home today. After Johanne's first competition when she was only ten years old, she quickly moved through the European amateur ranks to eventually take on the WSL World Qualifying Series. In 2008 Defay almost gave up competing. She was finding it difficult to transition from the juniors to the WQS and then the economy crashed causing many surf companies cancel their sponsorships. At that time, Johanne found herself without sponsors and also without decent results. However, with her parents’ encouragement, Johanne was able to qualify for the World Championship Tour within two years.
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| - Johanne Defay est une surfeuse professionnelle française née le 19 novembre 1993 au Puy-en-Velay et licenciée depuis 2001 à La Réunion. Elle a remporté cinq étapes de la World Surf League : l'US Open of Surfing en 2015, le Fiji Women's Pro en 2016, l' en 2018, le en 2021 et le en 2022. (fr)
- Johanne Defay (Le Puy-en-Velay, 19 de novembro de 1993) é uma surfista profissional francesa que está na World Women's Championship Tour. Tornou-se a primeira francesa a chegar no ranking mundial da WCT. (pt)
- Johanne Defay (19 November 1993) is a French professional surfer. She was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, France. She began surfing at the age of 8 off the beaches of Reunion Island, which is her home today. After Johanne's first competition when she was only ten years old, she quickly moved through the European amateur ranks to eventually take on the WSL World Qualifying Series. In 2008 Defay almost gave up competing. She was finding it difficult to transition from the juniors to the WQS and then the economy crashed causing many surf companies cancel their sponsorships. At that time, Johanne found herself without sponsors and also without decent results. However, with her parents’ encouragement, Johanne was able to qualify for the World Championship Tour within two years. (en)
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| - Wakanda, GoPro Cameras, Smith Optics, Superdry Surf Company, Smoothstar Skateboards, Tim Spirit, Seventyone Percent Skincare (en)
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| - Johanne Defay (19 November 1993) is a French professional surfer. She was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, France. She began surfing at the age of 8 off the beaches of Reunion Island, which is her home today. After Johanne's first competition when she was only ten years old, she quickly moved through the European amateur ranks to eventually take on the WSL World Qualifying Series. In 2008 Defay almost gave up competing. She was finding it difficult to transition from the juniors to the WQS and then the economy crashed causing many surf companies cancel their sponsorships. At that time, Johanne found herself without sponsors and also without decent results. However, with her parents’ encouragement, Johanne was able to qualify for the World Championship Tour within two years. She has won five World Surf League events, the Vans US Open of Surfing 2015, the Fiji Women's Pro 2016, Uluwatu CT 2018, the and the . (en)
- Johanne Defay est une surfeuse professionnelle française née le 19 novembre 1993 au Puy-en-Velay et licenciée depuis 2001 à La Réunion. Elle a remporté cinq étapes de la World Surf League : l'US Open of Surfing en 2015, le Fiji Women's Pro en 2016, l' en 2018, le en 2021 et le en 2022. (fr)
- Johanne Defay (Le Puy-en-Velay, 19 de novembro de 1993) é uma surfista profissional francesa que está na World Women's Championship Tour. Tornou-se a primeira francesa a chegar no ranking mundial da WCT. (pt)
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*WSL Championship Tour event wins: 5 (en)
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