Marco Mignot

Marco Mignot
Personal information
Born	(2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 24) New Caledonia
Residence	Sayulita, Mexico
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Surfing career
Years active	2012 - present
Best year	2025 - Ranked #16 WSL CT World Tour
Sponsors	Quiksilver [1] , JS Industries surfboards [2]
Major achievements	2025 WSL Rookie of the Year
Surfing specifications
Stance	Regular

Marco Mignot (born 23 December 2000) is a French-Mexican surfer from Sayulita, Mexico.

Early life

Born to a French father from Perpignan and a Spanish mother from Palma de Mallorca, Marco Mignot holds both a French and Canadian passport, the latter being a result of his father having spent 10 years living in Canada during his childhood. ^[3] Mignot has a brother four years his elder named Nomme. ^[4]

Mignot was born during a 10-year long journey at sea, during a brief stop in New Caledonia. ^[5] As a result, he spent many of his formative years sailing around the Australia and Tasmanian Sea. The rest of his childhood was spent in Sayulita, Mexico, where he moved when he was 4 years old. ^{[6] [7]} After moving to Sayulita, his cousin Diego Mignot taught Mignot and his brother to bodyboard. Mignot began surfing at the age of seven.

Career

Mignot began competing on the World Surf League (WSL) Men's Junior Tour in 2012. In 2016, Mignot began competing in the Men's Qualifying Series, and in 2021 he joined the Men's Challenger Series.

In 2023, Mignot achieved a major milestone by winning the European Qualifying Series title.

In 2024 he placed 3rd in the Challenger Series, winning the Corona Saquarema Pro and reaching the final of the US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach losing to Alan Cleland Jr., and qualified for the 2025 CT season for the first time in his career. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Mignot is coached by Jason Aparicio. ^[12]

In his first year on the championship tour, Mignot placed 16th overall and was named rookie of the year. ^[13]

Results

Victories

WSL Challenger Series Wins
Year	Event	Venue	Country
2024	Corona Saquarema Pro	Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Brazil

European Qualifying Series
Year	Event	Venue	Country
2023	Caparica Surf Fest	Caparica, Portugal	Portugal

References

1. "Marco Mignot Qualifies for the WSL World Champtionship Tour 2025". Quicksilver. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
2. "Marco Mignot". JS Industries. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
3. "Rookie Marco Mignot, Pipe Master Jeremy Flores Prep For 2025 Championship Tour". SURFER Magazine. 23 January 2025.
4. "7 choses à savoir sur Marco Mignot, le nouveau Français du circuit pro". L'Équipe. 27 January 2025.
5. "7 choses à savoir sur Marco Mignot, le nouveau Français du circuit pro". L'Équipe. 27 January 2025.
6. "Marco Mignot: "I have the Mexican spirit, and no one can take that away from me."". Duke Surf. 14 April 2025.
7. "Meet The Rookie: Marco Mignot". World Surf League. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
8. "Fresh off the Olympics, Alan Cleland becomes first Mexican to win 'world's largest surfing competition'". Mexico News Daily. 12 August 2024.
9. "Macy Callaghan and Marco Mignot Win the Corona Saquarema Pro Presented by Banco do Brasil". World Surf League. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
10. "Here Are the 10 CS Surfers Who Qualified for the 2025 Men's Championship Tour". The Inertia. 17 October 2024.
11. "Marco Mignot, qualifié pour le circuit pro 2025 : « J'ai fait beaucoup de sacrifices »". L'Équipe. 18 October 2025.
12. "7 choses à savoir sur Marco Mignot, le nouveau Français du circuit pro". L'Équipe. 27 January 2025.
13. "Rookie of the Year: Marco Mignot's magnificent year adds his name to iconic ROTY list". World Surf League. Retrieved 10 September 2025.

External links

• Marco Mignot at the World Surf League
• Marco Mignot at the Fédération Française de Surf