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Gabriel Medina
His biggest idol is Ayrton Senna, even though he was born in 1993
His biggest idol is Ayrton Senna, even though he was born in 1993, months before the death of the Brazilian driver, Medina has the three-time Formula 1 world champion as his biggest idol in the sport. "He's a guy that I take as an inspiration. And a lot of people have said that we have a similar personality, after that I started looking for his story more"
First Brazilian surfing world champion, before Medina, only Americans
First Brazilian surfing world champion, before Medina, only Americans, Australians and Hawaiians had won the competition, the best placed Brazilian before Medina was Victor Ribas, a surfer born in Cabo Frio, known as Vitinho due to his short stature. 1.60 m, which ended the 1999 season in 3rd place.
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A partner (long ago) of Neymar, from the coast of São Paulo
A partner (long ago) of Neymar, from the coast of São Paulo, the Brazilian idols met when the star of the Brazilian team was still playing for Santos. The friendship remains firm to this day. This year, after the end of the relationship with Bruna Marquezine, Neymar chose to take advantage of his free time and cool off by honoring his friend at a tournament in Portugal.
Before participating in the last stage of the World Surfing Tour (WCT)
Before participating in the last stage of the World Surfing Tour (WCT), Medina received support from personalities such as Anitta, Gisele Bündchen, Luciano Huck and Pelé in a video shared on social networks. Even though he is a low profile guy, Medina is identified as a personality of this caliber. Deservedly.
In an interview with Esporte Fantástico, a program on TV Record
In an interview with Esporte Fantástico, a program on TV Record, Gabriel Medina pointed to Candice Swanepoel as the woman of his dreams. Medina has already said in interviews that he really likes to sing in karaoke. The Brazilian is more successful than his great inspiration in surfing on Instagram: in the dispute for followers, there are 6.6 million to 2.3 million followers.
Pelé made his debut in the Brazilian national team a year
Pelé made his debut in the Brazilian national team a year before reaching the age of majority. Neymar, ditto. In the field of surfing, Gabriel Medina also joined the world's elite at the same age. Is it mere coincidence? Despite the coincidences with the Santos stars, Medina supports Corinthians, including the club from São Paulo congratulated him on his second World Championship.
Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira, known worldwide as Gabriel Medina
Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira, known worldwide as Gabriel Medina, is a two-time world champion professional surfer. He was born on December 23, 1993, in São Sebastião, on the coast of São Paulo. With a brilliant trajectory in surfing throughout his adolescence, Medina reached the elite of world surfing when he was just 17 years old. In 2014, at 20, he became the first Brazilian professional surfing world champion. In the next three years, he was twice 3rd in the world championships and once runner-up.
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