Sabre Norris

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Sabre Norris
Personal information
Birth nameSabre Elle Norris
NationalityAustralian
Born (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19)
Newcastle, Australia
Occupations
  • Surfer
  • skater
  • YouTuber
Years active2017-present
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSurfing, Skateboarding
DisabilityChiari Malformation (Resolved Due To Growth Hormone Needles)

Sabre Elle Norris (born 3 January 2005) [1] is an Australian surfer, skater, and YouTuber from Newcastle. She is the eldest child of Olympic swimmer Justin Norris and Brooke Norris. [2]

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Early life

Sabre Elle Norris was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 3 January 2005 to Australian Olympic butterfly and individual medley swimmer, Justin Norris and his wife Brooke Norris. [3] Sabre is the eldest of 6 children; Sabre, Cerrus (Sockie), Coda (Biggy), Naz, Disco and Charm.

Career

Sport

In 2016, 11 year old Sabre Norris became the youngest surfer ever to compete in the open round of the Sydney International Women’s Pro. [4] [5] Her 4 November 2016 interview with Karl Stefanovic captured quite a bit of attention on Australia's Channel Nine's The Today Show; it reportedly attracted over 2 million views [6] prompting an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show [7] [8] which was viewed 40 million times. [9]

Sabre is an accomplished skateboarder and although she had been diagnosed with Chiari malformation, [10] [11] [12] it did not impede her selection in the Australian skateboarding squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [13] [14] [15] She is the third female in history and first Australian female to land a "540". [16]

In 2018 she won a silver medal in skateboarding at the X Games (becoming the first woman to land a McTwist on a skateboard at an X Games); [17] [18] won the Bondi Bowl-A-Rama; [19] and finished in second place in the Vans Park Series Oceania Championships. [20] In 2019 the ABC published the biographical podcast Sabre Norris — the girl who shreds waves and skate parks. [21]

In 2021 she appeared in the documentary film Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story, about 21-year-old Australian skateboarder Poppy Starr Olsen. [22]

YouTube

Sabre Norris and her family have 7 channels called "The Norris Nuts", "Norris Nuts Do Stuff", "Norris Nuts Gaming", "Norris Nuts Cooking", "NN Play Town", "Disco and Charm Play", "Norris Nuts Squad", and "Norris Nuts Clips". [23] These channels focus on the Norris family and document birthdays, gaming, and other "challenges". The Norris Nuts also record songs together for their channels. [24] As of 2024, they have around 14.74 million subscribers combined, across their 7 channels. [25] | Tiktok Information | Page https://www.tiktok.com/@sabrenorris?lang=en |Followers 4.4 Million | Likes 110.1 Million

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