About Mick Fanning

Mick Fanning put the finishing touches on his remarkable Championship Tour career at the 2018 Rip Curl Pro 17 years after winning the event as a wildcard. In the process, he cemented his legacy as one of Australia’s greatest surfing heroes. He emerged from a deep pool of talent based out of Coolangatta, on Australia’s famed Gold Coast of Queensland. He was a top prospect there, and earned his 2001 wildcard entry into the Bells event as a star Rip Curl team rider. He qualified for the tour that same year and has spent the better part of two decades as one of the biggest gravitational forces on the Tour, racking up 22 Tour wins, 11 Top 5 finishes and three World Titles. In 2018, Fanning announced he’ll be retiring from full-time competition at the Bells to bookend his journey. While his stats point to a storied career, his glabal allure comes from things that don’t show in his box score. His razor sharp brand of high-speed surfing has long been the benchmark for the timeless pillars of speed, power and flow. But Fanning’s personal journey to the top was anything but smooth. In 1998, when he was already one of Australia's hot up-and-coming amateur prospects, Fanning's older brother Sean, his best friend and hero, was killed in an auto accident. In 2004, he tore his entire hamstring muscle off of his pelvic bone, ripping the ligaments that attached to his buttocks. And in 2015, a great white shark attacked Fanning during the Final of the J-Bay Open in South Africa, which was being aired on live television back home. Later that year, in the middle of another World Title race at Pipeline, Fanning’s brother Peter passed away. Through every horrible episode Fanning rebounded with bravery, grace and conviction. While he’s taught many of his fans how to surf, his biggest gift has been teaching them how to live.

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  • Men's CT 2022
    #37
  • Heat wins
    1
  • Avg. heat score
    12.26
  • Rookie year
    2002
  • Men's CT 2022
    #37
  • Heat wins
    1
  • Avg. heat score
    12.26
  • Rookie year
    2002

Event results

NamePlacePointsDefeated By
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach (WILD) 9th3,320Callum Robson

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Career stats

YearRankPointsEventsHeatsMax heat scoreBest result
2022373,3201315.779th 
2021411,330119.3317th 
20183411,5002916.502nd 
20171233,000114012.605th(x5)
20161725,20052218.601st 
2015254,650115017.301st(x2)
2014255,350115112.161st(x3)
2013154,400105817.031st 
2012347,000104315.071st(x2)
20111131,700103412.172nd(x2)
2010344,750103817.941st 

Mick Fanning

Australia

Mick Fanning

Australia
  • Stance
    Regular
  • First season
    1999 Men's CT
  • Age
    43 Jun 13, 1981
  • Height
    5 ft, 11 in 178 cm
  • Weight
    174 lbs 79 kg
  • Hometown
    Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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