{{Short description|American professional surfer}} {{Infobox surfer | name = Gabriela Bryan | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|04|09|df=y}} | birth_place = Kilauea, Hawaii, United States | nickname = | shapers = <!-- | height = {{height|ft=|in=}} | weight = {{convert|000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} --> | career_earnings = | sponsors = | stance = Regular |best_year= 2024 – Ranked #7 WSL CT World Tour | major_achievements = *WSL Championship Tour event wins: 5 * 2022 WSL Rookie of the Year * 2021 Challenger Series champion | quiver = | favourite_waves = }}
'''Gabriela Bryan''' (born 9 April 2002) is an American professional surfer. She competes in the elite (top 16) of the World Surf League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Professional Surf Athletes: Men & Women |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=World Surf League |language=en}}</ref> She was born in Kilauea, Hawaii on 9 April 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=Gabriela Bryan Surfer Bio {{!}} Age, Height, Videos & Results |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/7854/gabriela-bryan |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=World Surf League |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=read |first=Wahine·3 min |title=She Rips/ Gabriela Bryan |url=https://freesurfmagazine.com/she-rips-gabriela-bryan/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Freesurf Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == In 2022, Bryan qualified to compete on the WSL Championship Tour. She achieved runner-up in one event and two third places, and was named Rookie of the Year.<ref>https://olympics.com/en/news/gabriela-bryan-surfing-rookie-2022-wsl</ref>
In 2024, she won her first event in Margaret River, Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Aimee |date=2024-04-21 |title=‘Magical’ moment as surfer shares wave with pod of dolphins as she wins first world championship tour event |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/21/sport/gabriela-bryan-dolphins-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> In 2025, she won Surf City El Salvador Pro.<ref>https://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2025/ct/323/surf-city-el-salvador-pro/results</ref>
== Career Victories == {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;" |+ style="background: blue; color: white;" | WCT Wins |- bgcolor=#bdb76b !Year!!Event!!Venue!!Country |- | style=text-align:center| 2026 || Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach || Bells Beach, Victoria | {{Flag|Australia}} |- | style="text-align:center" |2025 || Corona Open J-Bay || Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cap || {{SAF}} |- | style="text-align:center" |2025 ||Margaret River Pro||Margaret River, Western Australia | {{flag|Australia}} |- | style="text-align:center" |2025 || Surf City El Salvador Pro || Punta Roca, La Libertad || {{flag|El Salvador}} |- | style="text-align:center" |2024 ||Margaret River Pro||Margaret River, Western Australia | {{flag|Australia}} |- |} {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" | colspan="4;" style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" |'''WSL Challenger Series Wins''' |- bgcolor="#bdb76b" !Year !Event !Venue !Country |- | style="text-align:center" |2025 | Lexus Pipe Challenger |Oahu | {{Flag|Hawaii}} |- |} {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;" |+ style="background: blue; color: white;" | WQS Wins |- bgcolor="#bdb76b" !Year!!Event!!Venue!!Country |- | style=text-align:center| 2022 || 2022 Sunset Pro || Sunset Beach, Oahu | {{Flag|Hawaii}} |- | style=text-align:center| 2019 || Papara Pro Open Tahiti || Paparā, Tahiti || {{PYF}} |- | style=text-align:center| 2018 || Papara Pro Vahine Open Tahiti || Paparā, Tahiti || {{PYF}} |- |}
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;" |+ style="background: blue; color: white;" | Juniors Wins |- bgcolor=#bdb76b !Year !width=33.8% | Event !width=33% | Venue !Country |- | style=text-align:center| 2019 || Heroes de Mayo Iquique Pro Junior || La Punta, Iquique || {{flag|Chile}} |- | style=text-align:center| 2019 || Papara Pro Junior Tahiti || Paparā, Tahiti || {{PYF}} |- | style=text-align:center| 2018 || Pantin Junior Pro by Gadis || Valdoviño, Galicia || {{ESP}} |- | style=text-align:center| 2018 || Sunset Pro Junior|| |Sunset Beach, Oahu | {{Flag|Hawaii}} |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/7854/gabriela-bryan Profile in World Surf League]
{{WSL CT Roster}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bryan, Gabriela}} Category:Living people Category:2002 births Category:American surfers Category:American female surfers Category:21st-century American sportswomen