Peter Harris (surfer)

{{Short description|Australian surfer and shaper}} {{For|other people with the same name|Peter Harris (disambiguation)}} {{BLP refimprove|date=February 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} thumb|Peter Harris, Burleigh Point '''Peter Harris''' (born 1958) is a surfer/shaper from Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia.

Harris was taught to shape by Michael Peterson and Dick Van Straalen in the 1970s and later became the first "rookie" to win a major international surfing event by winning the 1980 Stubbies at Burleigh Heads.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/peter-harris-returns-after-winning-the-1980-stubbies-classic|title=Peter Harris returns after winning the 1980 Stubbies Classic|date= 18 February 2011}}</ref>

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