| Pauline Ado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Pauline Ado on 27 July 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 February 1991 Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Anglet, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Regular (natural foot) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pauline Ado (born 14 February 1991) is a French professional surfer. [1] [2] She won a bronze medal for France at the World Surfing Championship. [3]
She was born on 14 February 1991 in Bayonne.
She won two junior championships in 2005. At the age of 17 she became the first non-Australian to win a junior world championship in 2009. [4] In 2016, she is ranked 9 at QS ranking. [5] She won a bronze medal at the 2016 ISA World Surfing Games, Playa Jaco, Jacó, in Costa Rica. [3]
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