Björn Dunkerbeck facts for kids
Bjørn Dunkerbeck is a super famous professional windsurfer. He was born on July 16, 1969. He has won a record 42 World Championships from the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA). That's more than anyone else!
Bjørn's father was from the Netherlands and his mother was from Denmark. But Bjørn grew up in the sunny Canary Islands in Spain. Because of this, he sailed under the Spanish flag, ESP-11. He was the best windsurfer in the late 1980s and all through the 1990s. He was amazing at racing and also great at riding waves.
Speed Records
Bjørn and his sister Britt have both held speed records for windsurfing. These records are checked by the World Sailing Speed Record Council. In 2021, Bjørn took part in the Lüderitz Speed Challenge in Namibia. He reached an incredible top speed of 55.97 knots. That's super fast on water!
World Championship Wins
Bjørn Dunkerbeck has won many titles from the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA). The PWA organizes the biggest windsurfing competitions around the world. Here are some of his main wins:
- Overall World Champion: He won this title every year from 1988 to 1999.
- Race World Champion: He was the best in racing from 1988 to 1999, and again in 2001.
- Wave World Champion: He won this title for riding waves in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, and 2001.
- Freestyle World Champion: He won this title for his cool tricks in 1998.
- Speed World Champion: He was the fastest in 1994.
External links
- Björn Dunkerbeck at the Professional Windsurfers Association
- Björn Dunkerbeck at World SailingLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Björn Dunkerbeck para niños
