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Ramzi Boukhiam
Moroccan surfer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ramzi Boukhiam (born 14 September 1993) is a Moroccan surfer. He placed 6th overall at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games, earning qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics as the highest-placed African surfer. He competed in the men's shortboard event at the 2020 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the third round by Michel Bourez of France.[1][2][3] He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Biography
Boukhiam was born in Morocco to a Moroccan father and a Dutch mother.[4] He was encouraged to begin surfing at age eight by his brother Samir. His father passed away when he was eleven, and, two years later, his family moved to France.[5]
In his junior career, Boukhiam was twice a medalist at the World Junior Championships, including finishing as runner-up to Gabriel Medina in 2013.[6][7]
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Boukhiam debuted in the World Surf League at the 2011 Quiksilver Pro France, where he came in thirteenth after being defeated by Kelly Slater.[5][2]
In 2022, he became the first Moroccan to qualify for the World Surf League's (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).[8] He was unable to compete after breaking his ankle, and was replaced by Costa Rican surfer Carlos Muñoz.[9][10][11]
In February 2023, Boukhiam underwent ankle surgery.[5]
Boukhiam replaced Filipe Toledo, who withdrew from the WSL 2024 CT season to focus on his mental health in February 2024.[12]
On 3 March 2024, Boukhiam won a silver medal at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games, thus becoming the first Moroccan to ever win a medal in the World Surfing Games.[13]
Boukhiam placed third in the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro, defeating Kelly Slater in the quarterfinals.[2]
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