Giulia Manfrini
Giulia Manfrini | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 August 1988 Venaria Reale, Italy |
| Died | 18 October 2024 (aged 36) Indonesia |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Occupation(s) | Surfer, snowboarder |
Giulia Manfrini (11 August 1988 – 18 October 2024) was an Italian surfer who also competed in snowboarding and skiing.
Biography
Manfrini was born in Venaria Reale, Turin.[1] She was involved in sports as a child beginning with skiing and then moving to snowboarding.[2] She won the Italian Youth Cup in 2006–07.[2] She graduated in 2013 from the University of Turin having studied law.[3] Manfrini was a well-known figure in the Italian surfing community.[4] She had more than 22,000 followers on Instagram.[3] Manfrini was a co-founder of Awave Travel, a travel agency.[5] Manfrini was a surf coach[6] and a professional snowboarder[7] who competed in the 2009 Winter Universiade in China.[8]
Manfrini died in October 2024 at the age of 36. She had been holidaying in Masokut Island in Indonesia.[9] Authorities said she had been impaled by a swordfish while surfing.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Muere la surfista Giulia Manfrini a los 36 años tras ser atacada por un pez aguja en Indonesia". ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Surfer dies in freak swordfish accident while catching wave off west coast of Sumatra". ABC News. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Giulia Manfrini: Surfista muere trágicamente, luego de ser atravesada por un pez aguja". MVS Noticias (in Spanish). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ EFE (20 October 2024). "Mor als 36 anys la surfista Giulia Manfrini després de ser atacada per un peix agulla". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Stambaugh, Alex (22 October 2024). "Italian surfer dies after being struck by fish off the coast of Indonesia". CNN. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Surfer dies in freak swordfish accident while catching wave off west coast of Sumatra". ABC News. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Martin, Saleen. "'We love you': Tributes pour in for surfer who died after fish reportedly pierced chest". USA TODAY. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Chi era Giulia Manfrini, la 36enne di Venaria trafitta e uccisa da un pesce in Indonesia, la chiamavano «l'italiana dall'eterno sorriso». «Abbracciamo mamma Chiara e papà Giorgio»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Gawley, Paige (21 October 2024). "Surfer Dead After Being Impaled by Swordfish in Freak Accident". VICE. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "36-year-old surfer dies after being impaled by sharp-billed fish". The Washington Post. 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Indonesia: Surfer dies after 'swordfish impales chest'". BBC News. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.