Sebastian Steudtner
Sebastian Steudtner (born 4 May 1985) is an Austrian-German surfer.[1][2][3]
Early life
At the age of sixteen, Steudtner moved to Hawaii from Nuremberg, his hometown.[4]
Career
Steutdner won the 2010, 2015 and 2021 WSL Biggest Wave awards.[4] Besides surfing, Steutdner has worked with English Premier League side Liverpool.[5][6][7][8]
In 2020, in Nazaré, Portugal, he surfed an 26.21m tall wave, the tallest wave ever surfed.[9]
In 2024, he surfed a wave measured at 28.57m at the same location. If officially ratified, it would surpass his own world record of the tallest wave ever surfed. [10]
References
- ^ "Weltrekordler & zweifacher Lebensretter". express.de.
- ^ "Der Meister der Monsterwellen". tz.de.
- ^ ""Die Welle lässt einen raus - oder eben nicht"". spiegel.de.
- ^ a b "Sebastian Steudtner: "Being on top of a 30 metre wave is exhilarating"". marca.com.
- ^ "How surfing sensation Sebastian Steudtner played big role in Liverpool title triumph".
- ^ "Jurgen Klopp explains how a surfer helped Liverpool win Premier League". liverpoolecho.co.uk.
- ^ "Jurgen Klopp makes waves by welcoming surfer into Liverpool camp". cnn.com.
- ^ "Do Liverpool's 'mentality monsters' have the desire and energy to push Man City again?". theathletic.com (Archived).
- ^ "Surfing a record 86-foot wave took guts. Measuring it took 18 months". washingtonpost.com (Archived).
- ^ "The biggest wave ever surfed? Sebastian Steudtner eyes record from Nazaré – video". www.theguardian.com.
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