Sebastian Steudtner

Sebastian Steudtner (born 4 May 1985) is an Austrian-German surfer.[1][2][3]

Early life

At the age of sixteen, Steudtner moved to Hawaii from Nuremberg, his hometown.[4]

Career

Steudtner won the 2010, 2015 and 2021 WSL Biggest Wave awards.[4] Besides surfing, Steudtner has worked with English Premier League side Liverpool.[5][6][7][8]

In 2020, in Nazaré, Portugal, he surfed an 26.21m tall wave, the tallest wave ever surfed.[9]

In 2024, he surfed a wave measured at 28.57m at the same location. If officially ratified, it would surpass his own world record of the tallest wave ever surfed. [10]

References
  1. "Weltrekordler & zweifacher Lebensretter". express.de.
  2. "Der Meister der Monsterwellen". tz.de.
  3. ""Die Welle lässt einen raus - oder eben nicht"". spiegel.de.
  4. "Sebastian Steudtner: "Being on top of a 30 metre wave is exhilarating"". marca.com.
  5. "How surfing sensation Sebastian Steudtner played big role in Liverpool title triumph".
  6. "Jurgen Klopp explains how a surfer helped Liverpool win Premier League". liverpoolecho.co.uk.
  7. "Jurgen Klopp makes waves by welcoming surfer into Liverpool camp". cnn.com.
  8. "Do Liverpool's 'mentality monsters' have the desire and energy to push Man City again?". theathletic.com (Archived).
  9. "Surfing a record 86-foot wave took guts. Measuring it took 18 months". washingtonpost.com (Archived).
  10. "The biggest wave ever surfed? Sebastian Steudtner eyes record from Nazaré – video". www.theguardian.com.


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