{{short description|French surfer}} {{Infobox surfer | name = Jérémy Florès | image = CA FloresEurochamp Leroy 028.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|04|27|df=y}} | birth_place =Reunion Island, France | residence = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | weight = {{convert|150|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | years_active=2007–present |best_year=2015 - Ranked #8 WSL CT World Tour | career_earnings= | sponsors= Quiksilver, FCS traction and fins, JS Industries surfboards | major_achievements = *WSL Championship Tour event wins: 4 * 2007 WSL Rookie of the Year * 2006 World Qualifying Series Champion *WSL European Tour<br>2005(Jr's),2013(Men's) * 2009 ISA World Surfing Games Champion *ISA World Surf Games<br>2017(Team France) | | stance = Regular | shapers= | quiver= | favorite_waves= | favorite_maneuvers= | website=[http://www.jeremy-flores.com/ jeremy-flores.com] | show-medals = Yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's surfing}} {{Medal|Country|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition| World Games}} {{MedalGold| 2021 La Bocana|Team}} {{MedalBronze| 2021 La Bocana|Team}} }}
'''Jérémy Florès''' (born 27 April 1988) is a French professional surfer. He is widely considered to be the most successful European surfer of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-16 |title=Jeremy Flores Surfer Bio {{!}} Age, Height, Videos & Results |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/562/jeremy-flores |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=World Surf League |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life== Florès was born on Reunion Island, France, where he began surfing at the age of 3.<ref>quiksilver.fr/france/ Jérémy Flores "Jérémy Florès, est né Madagascar et a grandi sur l'île de la Réunion. ... En 2009, Jérémy s'envole avec l'équipe de France, pour décrocher le titre de Champion ..."</ref> He continued his surfing development on family trips to Australia, Europe and Hawaii, maintaining his education through correspondence courses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quiksilver Europe - Team |url=http://quiksilver.co.uk/england/team/surf/10/flores-j%C3%A9r%C3%A9my.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016004621/http://quiksilver.co.uk/england/team/surf/10/flores-j%C3%A9r%C3%A9my.html |archive-date=2011-10-16 |access-date=2011-10-23}}</ref>
==Career== ===Surfing===
Florès turned professional in 2007, the same year in which he was named Rookie of the Year by the WSL.
He won the Billabong Pipeline Masters in Hawaii in 2010 and 2017.
In 2015, Florès beat reigning champion Gabriel Medina in the prestigious Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Tahiti with a 16.57 total heat score.<ref name=":0">[http://www.e-adrenaline.fr/eau/actualites/jeremy-flores-et-ses-meilleurs-moments-en-2012/464 Jérémy Florès et ses meilleurs "Moments" en 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222942/http://www.e-adrenaline.fr/eau/actualites/jeremy-flores-et-ses-meilleurs-moments-en-2012/464|date=2015-09-23}} "Pendant cette période de temps morose en France, Jérémy Florès nous fait cadeau des images qui sont destinées au clip Quiksilver "Moments 2012". On le retrouve sur les spots réunionnais avec ses amis Maxime Huscenot, Patrick Beven et Dimitri Ouvre. On le suit ensuite au Panama lors des Championnats du Monde ISA, notamment avec son père Patrick Florès (entraîneur national de la Fédération Française de Surf ) où Jérémy avait pris la neuvième place de l'épreuve."</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=La leçon de Jérémy Florès à Teahupoo… |url=http://www.icones-surf.fr/tag/jeremy-flores/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920075654/http://www.icones-surf.fr/tag/jeremy-flores/ |archive-date=2012-09-20 |access-date=2012-05-25}}</ref>
On October 11, 2019, Florès won the Quiksilver Pro France held in Hossegor of southwest France. He did so by dominating finals day, getting the highest scores in all of the rounds that day, including a 15.50 in the Round of 16, 14.40 in the Quarterfinals, 16.33 in the Semis and 15.00 in the Finals. He scored 8+ waves in the Rounds of 16 and 8, following up with a 9-point wave in the Semis and a near perfect 9.67 in the Finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/424907/quiksilver-pro-france-mens-championship-tour-round-of-16-heat-1-full-heat-replay?roundId=12936| title=Quiksilver Pro France, Men's Championship Tour - Round of 16 Heat 1 - Full Heat Replay }}</ref>
In 2021, Florès announced that he was stepping back from full-time competition in order spend more time with family and developing the next generation of Francophone surfers.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-09 |title=Jeremy Flores Stepping Away From Full-Time Competition On Championship Tour |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/480033/jeremy-flores-stepping-away-from-full-time-competition-on-championship-tour |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=World Surf League |language=en}}</ref>
===Coaching=== Florès was head coach for Team France in the surfing event of the 2024 Summer Olympics at Teahupo‘o in Tahiti.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fairytale Ending for Olympic Darling Kauli Vaast: From Local Hero to Paris 2024 Champion: “I had a great connection with the ocean” |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/jeremy-flores-surfing-debut-tokyo-olympics |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== Florès lives on Tahiti with his partner Hinarani de Longeau and their daughter, Hinahei.<ref name=":2" />
== Competition history == {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- bgcolor=skyblue | colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | '''WCT Wins''' |- bgcolor=#bdb76b !Year!!Event!!Venue!!Country
|- | style=text-align:center| 2019 || Quicksilver Pro France||Hossegor, Nouvelle-Aquitaine || {{FRA}} |- | style="text-align:center" |2017 || Billabong Pipeline Masters||Banzai Pipeline, Oahu | {{Flag|Hawaii}} |- | style="text-align:center" |2015 || Billabong Pro Teahupoo||Teahupo'o, Tahiti || {{flag|Tahiti}} |- | style="text-align:center" |2010 || Billabong Pipeline Masters||Banzai Pipeline, Oahu | {{Flag|Hawaii}} |- | colspan=4; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | '''WQS Wins''' |- bgcolor=#bdb76b !Year !width= 33.8% | Event !width= 33% | Venue !Country |- | style=text-align:center| 2007 || Buondi Billabong Pro ||Ribeira D'Ilhas, Ericeira |{{POR}} |- |}
==See also== *ASP World Tour
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WSL}} * {{Olympics.com|jeremy-flores}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{CNOSF|0/flores-16940|archive=0/flores-16940}}
{{WSL CT Roster}} {{Authority control}}
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