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Sally Fitzgibbons is an Australian professional surfer on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour (2009 - 2013). She was born in Gerroa, NSW Australia, on 19 December 1990. ==Surfing career== As a fourteen-year-old, Fitzgibbons won the ASP Pro Junior open event, an event open to any female surfer 21 and younger.〔 Fitzgibbons started surfing at a young age, winning the Icon All-Girls Open Event Lennox Head 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=All Girls Showdown – )〕 in 2006 at age 16. She represented her State and Australia on many occasions in a number of different sports, including athletics, winning gold 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Day Sally Ditched Athletics For Surfing – )〕 at the (Australian Youth Olympic Festival ) 800m and 1500m, touch football, soccer, surfing and cross-country running while attending Kiama High School. As a surfer, Fitzgibbons had her first significant results at the age of 14, becoming the youngest surfer to win an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Pro Junior (Under 21’s) event, also finishing second at the World Qualifying Series (WQS) Billabong Easter Girls Festival 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=14-Year-Old Sally Fitzgibbons Etches Name in Australian Surf History – )〕 on the same day. She continued to set records throughout her junior years, winning the Australasian Pro Junior Series in 2007 and again in 2008. At 15, Fitzgibbons represented Australia at the International Surfing Association (ISA) U18 World Surfing Titles in Brazil placing second; at 16, she travelled to Portugal for the ISA U18 World Titles to win her first World Title 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ISA World Gold Medalists – )〕 and backed it up the following year winning both the Billabong ASP U21 World Title and the ISA World Games Open Title.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ISA World Surfing News – )〕 In her first attempt to reach the Women’s elite World Surfing Tour via the World Qualifying Series, Fitzgibbons set a record by wrapping up the 2008 WQS series in the first 5 events to become the youngest World Surfing Tour qualifier in ASP history.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sally Sets Off To Take On Worlds Best )〕 After a ten-point ride in the semi at North Narrabeen beach, Fitzgibbons won the junior women's world surfing championship.〔 2009 saw Fitzgibbons finish 5th on the World Surfing Tour in her rookie year, with a win at the Portugal WQS event along the way. In 2010 Fitzgibbons came runner up in three ASP Women's World Tour events and finished the year as runner up to Steph Gilmore in the 2010 ASP Women's World Title. On 23 April 2011, Sally won her first ASP World Tour event, defeating Carissa Moore in the final of the Rip Curl Women's Pro at Bells Beach On 30 April 2011, Sally won her second ASP World Tour event, once again defeating Carissa Moore in the final of the Subaru Pro in Taranaki, New Zealand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aspworldtour.com/2011/04/30/sally-fitzgibbons-takes-back-to-back-wins-at-subaru-pro-in-new-zealand/ )〕 With this win she became the world's top-ranked female surfer and took the lead in the 2011 ASP World Tour. In August, 2011, Sally won her third ASP World Tour event, defeating Lakey Peterson in the final of the US Open of Surf in California, USA.〔http://www.aspworldtour.com/asp-info/?shortcode=eventresults&competitionid=610&source=prod〕 Fitzgibbons finished the season runner up to Carissa Moore in the 2011 ASP Women's World Title. On 6 December 2011, Fitzgibbons came 5th in the 2011 Surfer Poll Awards held by SURFER Magazine.〔http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/16211450/slater-moore-and-year-zero-take-top-honors-at-2011-surfer-poll〕 Fitzgibbons also won the 6-Star event Swatch Girls Pro France in 2011. In February, 2012, Fitzgibbons won the first ever Australian Open after defeating 2004 World Champion Sofia Mulanovich, this meant Sally will be the first person to ever hold the US and Australian Opens of Surf titles at the one time.〔http://www.aspworldtour.com/surfers/womens-profiles/sally-fitzgibbons/〕 On 23 February 2012, at the 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards Sally won three awards. First was for being runner up in the 2011 World Tour. Second was for Sally Fitzgibbons and Carissa Moore for winning the Women's ASP Heat of the Year as voted on by their fellow competitors. Lastly Fitzgibbons won the ASP Surfers’ Surfer award which is a peer award.〔http://www.aspworldtour.com/2012/02/23/2012-asp-world-surfing-awards-honors-champions-amidst-rock-extravaganza/〕 17 March 2012, Fitzgibbons wins the 6 star event the Hunter Ports Women's Classic during Surfest at Merewether Beach, Newcastle, Australia. Sally defeated Malia Manuel in the final.〔http://www.aspworldtour.com/asp-info/?shortcode=eventresults&competitionid=799&source=prod〕 April 2012, Fitzgobbons wins the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach Australia, it was back-to-back wins at Bells for Sally. Sally beat 4 times world champion Stephanie Gilmore in the final.〔http://www.aspworldtour.com/asp-info/?shortcode=eventresults&competitionid=739&source=prod〕 13 May 2012, Sally wins the Billabong Rio Pro in Brazil, Fitzgibbons was up against Coco Ho in the final.〔http://www.aspworldtour.com/asp-info/?shortcode=eventresults&competitionid=742&source=prod〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sally Fitzgibbons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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