Courtney Conlogue (born August 25, 1992) is an American professional surfer. She was born in Santa Ana, California. Courtney learned to surf at the age of 4. In 2004 when she was 11, Conlogue was the youngest athlete to be selected to the USA Junior Surf Team. She went on to achieve 11th place in the 2005 ISA World Junior Surfing Championships. In 2009, at the ISA World Surfing Games in Costa Rica, Courtney won an individual and team Gold Medal as a USA Surfing Team member. By the time she was 14, she had won a surfing gold medal as a member of the U.S.A. Team at the X Games. When she was 16 she won the biggest competition in the USA at the Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing, held at her home break in Huntington Beach, California. She won the US Open of Surfing again in 2018.
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| Nickname | Sea Tiger | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 25, 1992 Santa Ana, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Santa Ana, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Best year | Ranked No. 2 WSL CT World Tour – 2015, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Sponsors | Rockstar Energy Drink, JOLYN, Swatch, Verizon Wireless, Kaenon, Dakine, FCS, Toyota of Huntington Beach, Sexwax, Tim Stamps Surfboards | ||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Regular (natural foot) | ||||||||||||||
| Shaper(s) | Tim Stamps | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2014 Conlogue suffered a major ankle injury while training before her heat at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach in Australia. She had to withdraw from the contest as well as the Rio Pro, Fiji Women's Pro, and the US Open of Surfing. However, later she ranked in No. 2 place for two years in a row for the World Surf League. In the 2019 WSL WCT season; Conlogue suffered 3 consecutive concussions. She had to withdraw from the last event of the season: the Maui Pro. During 2020 the WSL WCT season was cancelled due to Covid. Due to the severity of Courtney's concussions she underwent a tremendous amount of physical therapy to return to the WSL WCT 2021 season.
She was the winner of the U.S. Open of surfing in 2009 and 2018.
In 2019 she was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame as their Woman of the Year.[1]
In 2020 she created her own brand, Sea Tiger, selling paintings, coffee, and clothing.[2] In 2024 she launched her website www.courtneyconlogue.com to display and sell her fine art; originals and prints. Courtney's artwork is on display in several galleries.
Competitive highlights
edit- 2018 No. 1 Vans US Open of Surfing- Huntington Beach, California
- 2017 Rank No. 4
- 2017 1st Rip Curl Women's Pro – Australia
- 2017 1st Outerknown Fiji Women's Pro – Fiji
- 2017 3rd Vans US Open of Surfing – California
- 2016 Rank No. 2 WSL
- 2016 3rd Maui Women's Pro – Hawaii
- 2016 3rd Roxy Pro – France
- 2016 1st Cascais Women's Pro – Portugal
- 2016 3rd Oi Rio Women's Pro – Brazil
- 2016 2nd Women's Drug Aware Margaret River Pro – Australia
- 2016 1st Rip Curl Women's Pro – Australia
- 2016 2nd Roxy Pro Gold Coast – Australia
- 2015 Ranked 2nd WSL
- 2015 1st Cascais Women's Pro – Portugal
- 2015 3rd Vans US Open of Surfing – California
- 2015 1st Oi Rio Women's Pro – Brazil
- 2015 1st Women's Drug Aware Margaret River Pro – Australia
- 2015 3rd Rip Curl Women's Pro – Australia
- 2014 Ranked 9th WSL
- 2014 3rd Target Maui Pro – Hawaii
- 2014 2nd Roxy Pro – France
- 2013 Ranked 4th WSL
- 2013 2nd Van's US Open – California
- 2013 1st TSB Bank Surf Festival – New Zealand
- 2013 3rd Rip Curl Women's Pro – Australia
- 2012 Ranked 5th WSL
- 2012 1st Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic – Australia
- 2011 Ranked 8th WSL
Career Victories
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| 2022 | Outerknown Tahiti Pro | Teahupo'o, Tahiti |  French Polynesia
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| 2019 | Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach | Bells Beach, Victoria |  Australia
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| 2018 | Roxy Pro France | Soorts-Hossegor, Nouvelle-Aquitaine |  France
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| 2018 | Vans US Open of Surfing | Huntington Beach, California |  United States
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| 2017 | Outerknown Fiji Women's Pro | Namotu, Tavarua |  Fiji
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| 2017 | Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach | Bells Beach, Victoria | Australia
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| 2016 | Cascais Women's Pro | Praia de Carcavelos, Cascais |  Portugal
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| 2016 | Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach | Bells Beach, Victoria | Australia
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| 2015 | Cascais Women's Pro | Praia de Carcavelos, Cascais | Portugal
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| 2015 | Oi Rio Women's Pro | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil
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| 2015 | Women's Drug Aware Margaret River Pro | Margaret River, Western Australia | Australia
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| 2013 | TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival | New Plymouth, Taranaki |  New Zealand
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| 2012 | Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic | Sydney, New South Wales | Australia
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References
edit- ^ "8 new Surfing Walk of Fame inductees share stories, stoke in Huntington Beach". August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Sea Tiger website". May 28, 2021.