July 27 2007 - Did you know there’s a Hall of Fame just for surfers? It’s located on the Main Street in Huntington Beach, California aka Surf City USA. The imprints of the hands and feet of surfers including Kelly Slater, Andy Irons and Laird Hamilton can be found. This year, Peruvian superstar Sofia Mulanovich became the fourth women to be inducted, following Lisa Andersen in 2002, Jericho Poppler in 2004 and Layne Beachley in 2006.
Former ASP Women’s World Champ Mulanovich was one of four people immortalized in the Hall of Fame; Bruce Irons, Martin Potter and Al Merrick were the other three honorees who got the royal treatment.
Former pro and hall of fame member Corky Carroll and veteran commentator David Stanfield were the masters of ceremony for the event, which featured a look back at the career of each honoree, along with special appearances from the likes of former world champ Lisa Anderson (to speak about Mulanovich) and Volcom CEO Richard Woolcott (for Bruce Irons).
While Potter and Merrick are legends in their own right, the audience’s biggest reactions came for Sofia Mulanovich and Bruce Irons. It was hard for Irons to escape the shadow of his brother, Andy, who was not on hand, but his parents, Phil and Danielle, were on hand to support him.
The day was special for Mulanovich and Irons as both of them also advanced in the US Open of Surfing. Mulanovich won the contest last year.
About Sofia Mulanovich
Born June 24, 1983 in Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru, Sofia was the first Peruvian surfer ever to win an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour (WCT) event. In 2004, she became the first South American (man or woman) to ever win the world title. Sofia�s list of credits to date is impressive, having won the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, U.S. Open of Surfing and the Surfer Poll (2004 and 2005).
The award-winning film, Sofia: A Documentary, chronicles Professional Surfer and Peruvian, Sofia Mulanovich’s journey as she pursues her childhood dream of becoming the World Champion of professional women’s surfing and in the process, becomes a national icon and heroine for a third world country.
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