Midget Farrelly
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| Midget Farrelly | |
| Born | Bernard Farrelly 13 September 1944 |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | surfer |
Bernard "Midget" Farrelly (born 13 September 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian world surfing champion.
He was the first Australian to win a major surfing title, the 1963 championships in Makaha, Hawaii. The following year he won the inaugural World Surfing Championship.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Carroll, Nick (2000). Midget Farrelly profile. Surfline. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| First | World surfing champion 1964 |
Succeeded by Felipe Pomar |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Farrelly, Midget |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Farrelly, Bernard (birth name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian surfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13 September 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |

