Sanoa Dempfle-Olin

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Sanoa Dempfle-Olin
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NationalityCanadian
Born (2005-07-03) July 3, 2005 (age 19)
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Sport Surfing
Medal record
Women's Surfing
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Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Shortboard

Sanoa Dempfle-Olin (born July 3, 2005) is a Canadian surfer. [1]

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Career

In October 2023, was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team. [2] At the 2023 Pan American Games, Dempfle-Olin won silver in the event Shortboard. [1] By winning the silver medal, Dempfle-Olin qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3]

In May 2024, Dempfle-Olin was named officially named to Canada's Olympic team. [4] [5] Dempfle-Olin will become Canada's first ever surfer to compete at the Olympics. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sanoa Dempfle-Olin". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. "Canada's Santiago 2023 surfing team announced" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. "Olympic-bound Canadian surfer Sanoa Dempfle-Olin collects Pan Am Games silver medal". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. Fenton, Caela (13 May 2024). "Sanoa Dempfle-Olin set to makes waves at Paris 2024 as Canada's first Olympic surfer". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 McComb, Alex (13 May 2024). "Sanoa Dempfle-Olin announced as Canada's first ever Olympic surfer ahead of Paris 2024". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports . Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  6. Dheensaw, Cleeve (4 March 2024). "Tofino's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin to be Canada's lone surfer for Paris Olympics". Times Colonist . Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.