| Stephanie Gilmore | |
| Birth Name: | Stephanie Louise Gilmore |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nickname: | Steph |
| Shapers: | Darren Handley |
| Residence: | Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in |
| Weight: | 147 lb |
| Career Earnings: | $TBD |
| Sponsors: | Roxy Nikon Australia Breitling watches Audi |
| Stance: | Natural (regular) foot |
| Best Year: | Ranked first on the World Surf League: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Major Achievements: |
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| Quiver: | 5'11" to 6'8" |
| Favourite Waves: | Greenmount, Macaronis (Mentawai Islands), Honolua Bay |
Stephanie Louise Gilmore (born 29 January 1988)[1] is an Australian professional surfer and eight-time world champion on the Women's WSL World Tour (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022).
Of Scottish descent, Gilmore's life as a surfer began at age nine when she stood on a bodyboard. By age 17 she was entering world tour events as a wild card competitor, which paid off with a victory at the 2005 Roxy Pro Gold Coast.[2] In her next season she won another wild card event, the 2006 Havaianas Beachley Classic.[3] Gilmore's success on the WQS (World Qualifying Series) tour qualified her for the 2007 Women's ASP World Tour and she did not disappoint. She won four of the eight events and claimed the 2007 World Title. She would repeat her success in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018.[4]
Gilmore also won the inaugural Swatch Girls Pro France in 2010.[5] Also in 2010, she was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame[6] and won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year award.[7]
Gilmore is currently the top athlete on the ROXY Surf Team. In 2014, Gilmore starred in a feature-length documentary titled Stephanie in the Water.[8]
Gilmore qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She had a bye in Round 2 but was then beaten by Bianca Buitendag from South Africa in Round 3 and did not contest for a medal.[9] Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics details the results in depth.
Although the 2007 season was Gilmore's rookie year, she captured the Foster's ASP Women's World Title. She won three events in 2007 to enter the final event of the season, the Billabong Pro Maui, ranked in first place; when the other contenders - former world champion Sofia Mulanovich and sophomore Silvana Lima - bowed out before her, she won the title.[10]
| WSL World Tour Wins | |||||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcard competitor | |||||
| Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW | Wildcard competitor | ||||
| Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW | |||||
| Mancora Peru Classic | |||||
 United States | Won 2007 ASP World Title | ||||
| Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle | |||||
| Movistar Classic | |||||
| Roxy Pro | United States | ||||
| United States | Won 2008 ASP World Title | ||||
| United States | Won 2009 ASP World Title | ||||
| Rip Curl Search | Won 2010 ASP World Title | ||||
| TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival | |||||
| Won 2012 ASP World Title | |||||
| Swatch Women's Pro Trestles | |||||
| Cascais Women's Pro | Won 2014 ASP World Title | ||||
| Maui Women's Pro | |||||
| Won 2018 WSL World Title | |||||
| Keramas, Bali | |||||
| lululemon Maui Pro | |||||
| Corona Open Mexico | Barra De la Cruz | ||||
| 2022 | Surf City El Salvador Pro | Punta Roca | |||
| 2022 | Won 2022 WSL World Title |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxy Pro Gold Coast | 1st | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | ||
| Rip Curl Pro | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | ||
| Margaret River Pro | 3rd | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 3rd | |||||
| Rio Pro | 3rd | 5th | bgcolor=#dcdcdc | 13th | bgcolor=#dcdcdc | 5th | 5th | |||
| Fiji Pro | 2nd | bgcolor=#dcdcdc | 9th | 9th | ||||||
| US Open of Surfing | 5th | 9th | 9th | 2nd | bgcolor=#dcdcdc | 5th | 13th | |||
| Swatch Women's Pro at Trestles | 1st | bgcolor=#dcdcdc | 2nd | 5th | ||||||
| Cascais Women's Pro | 9th | 5th | bgcolor=#dcdcdc | bgcolor=#dcdcdc | 13th | |||||
| Roxy Pro France | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 9th | 5th | 5th | |||
| Maui Women's Pro | bgcolor=#dcdcdc | 9th | 1st | |||||||
| TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival | 9th | 9th | 1st | 3rd | ||||||
| Beachley Classic | 1st | 3rd | 5th | |||||||
| Movistar Peru Classic | 3rd | |||||||||
| Rip Curl Pro Portugal | 2nd | |||||||||
| Rip Curl Search | 1st | |||||||||
| O'Neill Women's World Cup | 3rd | |||||||||
| Rank | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 12th | 6th | 2nd | ||
| Earnings | $91,000 | $54,500 | $71,400 | $48,000 | $292,500 | $71,000 | $130,500 | $242,125 |
In December 2010, she was attacked outside her home in New South Wales Australia, by a man with a metal bar. She ended up in the hospital with cuts to the head and a broken wrist.[12]