Gisela Pulido Borrell (born 14 January 1994) is a Spanish kitesurfer. In 2004, she became the sport's youngest world champion, at age 10. She has subsequently won multiple world titles.
Gisela Pulido | |
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| Born | Gisela Pulido Borrell 14 January 1994 Premià de Mar, Spain |
| Occupation | Kitesurfer |
| Website | www |
Biography
editGisela Pulido was born in Premià de Mar on 14 January 1994.[1][2]
She was proclaimed Kitesurfing World Champion for the first time in November 2004, when she was only 10 years old. After this sporting success, she was awarded a Guinness World Record as the youngest kitesurfing world champion in history.[1]
A year later, in October 2005, she won the gold medal in kitesurfing at Gravity Games H2O in Perth, Australia, and a month later, in November 2005, she retained her title as Kitesurfing World Champion in Nouméa, New Caledonia.[2]
In November 2006, Gisela Pulido was proclaimed Kitesurfing World Champion for the third consecutive time at age 12.[3][4]
In February 2007, she became the youngest ever nominee for a Laureus Award.[5]
Pulido became world kitesurfing champion for the fourth time in a row by winning the event in Germany in August 2007.[6]
In October 2008, she became World Champion for the fifth consecutive time after winning the Chilean event in Matanzas, the tenth round of the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) circuit.[7]
In November 2010, she was proclaimed World Champion in Nouméa, in the penultimate round of the Championship (2010 was the first year with only one official Championship, according to the International Sailing Federation and the International Olympic Committee).[2] In 2011, she repeated her world title victory in the German town of Sankt Peter-Ording, after defeating Polish competitor Karolina Winkowska.[8]
In 2017, Gisela Pulido was named Adoptive Daughter of the province of Cádiz.[9]
The places to join the first Olympic Formula Foil competition at the 2024 Olympics were highly valued. The "last chance" contest (French Olympic Week) was held in Hyères in April 2024 when the last five Olympic places were the prizes for kitefoilers. By this time the chosen continental competitors included Fawn Jantawan from Thailand, Catalina Turienzo from Argentina, the Canadian Emily Claire Bugeja, Julie Paturau from Mauritius, New Zealander Justina Kitchen and Pulido.[10]
Achievements
edit- 2003: European Junior Champion
- 2004: KPWT freestyle World Champion
- 2005: Wave Master Champion
- 2005: Gravity Games gold medal
- 2005: KPWT freestyle World Champion
- 2006: Spanish Champion
- 2006: KPWT freestyle World Champion
- 2007: Spanish Champion
- 2007: PKRA freestyle World Champion
- 2008: Spanish Champion
- 2008: PKRA freestyle World Champion
- 2009: KPWT freestyle World Champion
- 2010: PKRA freestyle World Champion
- 2010: PKRA waves World Champion
- 2011: PKRA freestyle World Champion[8]
- 2012: PKRA freestyle 3rd place
- 2013: PKRA freestyle World Champion
- 2014: PKRA freestyle 2nd place
- 2015: VKWC freestyle World Champion
References
edit- ^ a b "Youngest kite surfing world champion (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "El indudable encanto de ser Gisela Pulido" [The Undoubted Charm of Being Gisela Pulido]. Kite Limit (in Spanish). No. 1. September 2011. pp. 22–29. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Gisela Pulido se proclama campeona del mundo de Kitesurf" [Gisela Pulido Proclaimed World Champion of Kitesurfing]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 November 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Gisela Pulido logra su tercer título mundial de kitesurf con sólo 12 años" [Gisela Pulido Achieves Her Third Kitesurfing World Title at Just 12 Years Old]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Gisela Pulido se convierte en la nominada más joven a los premios Laureus" [Gisela Pulido Becomes the Youngest Nominee for the Laureus Awards]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 February 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Gisela Pulido se proclama por cuarta vez campeona del mundo de kitesurf" [Gisela Pulido is Proclaimed Kitesurfing World Champion for the Fourth Time]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid. EFE. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Gisela Pulido se proclama campeona del mundo de 'kiteboard'" [Gisela Pulido is Proclaimed Kiteboarding World Champion]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 October 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Gisela Pulido, campeona mundial" [Gisela Pulido, World Champion]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 August 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Gisela Pulido será la próxima Hija Predilecta de la provincia de Cádiz" [Gisela Pulido Will Be the Next Favorite Daughter of the Province of Cádiz]. La Voz de Cádiz (in Spanish). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Giovannini, Mauro. "Catalina Turienzo completa el rompecabezas rumbo a los Juegos Olímpicos". La Nueva (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)