Joel Parkinson

Biography

Joel Parkinson (born 10 April 1981) is an Australian surfer who used to compete on the WSL (World Surf League). After twelve years competing at the elite level on the ASP World Championship Tour, a stretch that saw him win eleven elite ASP World Title Events, plus nine additional ASP tour events, and achieve runner-up second place to the ASP World Title four times, Parkinson won the ASP World Championship Tour Surfing Title on 14 December 2012 in Hawaii at the Banzai Pipeline during the ASP World Tours' final event for 2012–the Billabong Pipeline Masters. Parkinson hung on in a back and forth battle with eleven-time ASP World Title holder, Kelly Slater, to get his first World Title, as well as go on to win the Pipeline Masters, only after Slater lost his semi-final heat to Josh Kerr, of Queensland, Australia. Parkinson beat Kerr in the finals of the event, which was his seventh top-five placing for the year, and his first event title win for 2012.

Most Known For

Trilogy

Bustin' Down the Door

as Self

Campaign

Rise Above

Stepping Stones

as Himself

Minds in the Water

as Self

Down the Barrel

as Himself

Fitty Fitty

Global

Tropical Punch

Free as a Dog

Absolute Chile

América do Surf

And Two If By Sea: The Hobgood Brothers

as Himself

Missing

The Movement

Frame Lines

Aqua Luna

Chasing Dora

Saca - O filme de Tiago Pires

as Joel Parkinson