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Italian surfer and snowboarder (1988–2024)

Giulia Manfrini
Born11 August 1988
Venaria Reale, Italy
Died18 October 2024 (aged 36)
Indonesia
Alma materUniversity of Turin
Occupation(s)Surfer, snowboarder

Giulia Manfrini (11 August 1988 – 18 October 2024) was an Italian surfer who also competed in snowboarding and skiing.

Biography

Manfrini was born in Venaria Reale, Turin. She was involved in sports as a child beginning with skiing and then moving to snowboarding. She won the Italian Youth Cup in 2006–07. She graduated in 2013 from the University of Turin having studied law. Manfrini was a well-known figure in the Italian surfing community. She had more than 22,000 followers on Instagram. Manfrini was a co-founder of Awave Travel, a travel agency. Manfrini was a surf coach and a professional snowboarder who competed in the 2009 Winter Universiade in China.

Manfrini died in October 2024 at the age of 36. She had been holidaying in Masokut Island [id] in Indonesia. Authorities said she had been impaled by a swordfish while surfing.

References

  1. "Muere la surfista Giulia Manfrini a los 36 años tras ser atacada por un pez aguja en Indonesia". ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Surfer dies in freak swordfish accident while catching wave off west coast of Sumatra". ABC News. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Giulia Manfrini: Surfista muere trágicamente, luego de ser atravesada por un pez aguja". MVS Noticias (in Spanish). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. EFE (20 October 2024). "Mor als 36 anys la surfista Giulia Manfrini després de ser atacada per un peix agulla". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  5. Stambaugh, Alex (22 October 2024). "Italian surfer dies after being struck by fish off the coast of Indonesia". CNN. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. "Surfer dies in freak swordfish accident while catching wave off west coast of Sumatra". ABC News. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  7. Martin, Saleen. "'We love you': Tributes pour in for surfer who died after fish reportedly pierced chest". USA TODAY. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  8. "Chi era Giulia Manfrini, la 36enne di Venaria trafitta e uccisa da un pesce in Indonesia, la chiamavano «l'italiana dall'eterno sorriso». «Abbracciamo mamma Chiara e papà Giorgio»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  9. Gawley, Paige (21 October 2024). "Surfer Dead After Being Impaled by Swordfish in Freak Accident". VICE. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  10. "36-year-old surfer dies after being impaled by sharp-billed fish". The Washington Post. 24 October 2024.
  11. "Indonesia: Surfer dies after 'swordfish impales chest'". BBC News. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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