Cole Houshmand

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Cole Houshmand
Personal information
Born (2000-12-27) December 27, 2000 (age 24)
San Clemente, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Surfing career
Best year2024 – Ranked No. 15 WSL CT World Tour
Career earnings Jaxxon, RAW Nutrition, Santo Studio
Major achievements
Surfing specifications
StanceGoofy

Cole Houshmand (born December 27, 2000) is an American professional surfer who is in the World Surf League.

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Career

Houshmand started competing on the QS in 2014, but only made it to the professional circuit when he won the 2023 Challenger Series. That year, he won two consecutive stages and maintained his results to qualify for the 2024 CT for the first time in his career. [1]

In 2024, as a rookie, he won the Bells Beach stage [2] and added his name to the illustrious list of bell ringers. He finished his first year in 15th place.

Career victories

WCT Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
2024 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Bells Beach, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
WSL Challenger Series Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
2023 Ballito Pro Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2023 GWM Sydney Surf Pro Manly Beach, Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
WQS Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
2023Cabarete Pro Encuentro Beach, Puerto Plata Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Juniors Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
2017Live Like Zander Junior Pro Soup Bowl, Bathsheba Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados

Controversies

In early 2025, Houshmand was heavily criticized by multiple surf outlets [3] for posting, and then deleting, a picture with social media personality Andrew Tate, captioned "G's".

References

  1. "Hard Work Pays Off In Dream Realized For Cole Houshmand".
  2. "Cole Houshmand Win 2024 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Presented by Bonsoy".
  3. Smith, Chas (2025-03-14). "Young World Surf League stars in deserved hot water after posting ecstatic photo with self-identified woman hater Andrew Tate". BeachGrit. Retrieved 2025-03-29.