DEAN MORRISON
Dean Morrison has been surfing since the age of 5 and is a pro surfer from Australia. Pro surfer Dean Morrison competes at the WCT championship surfing level. Dean is well-known for his mix of old and new school surfing techniques. Dean Morrison's nickname's are Deano or Dingo. This is the Surfing.com Dean Morrison biography.
Height: 167.6 cm, 5ft, 6in Weight: 65kg, 143.3lb
Birthday: December 22, 1980
Birthplace: Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia
Current Home: Coolangatta, QLD, Australia
High School: Do you know? Please tell us the Dean Morrison high school.
Surfing Coach: Dean Morrison's surfing coach is Wayne
Life Facts: Born in Tweed Head, a little town just a five-minute drive to the Australian surfing mecca of Coolangatta. In Coolangatta, surfer Dean Morrison rode his first wave by the early age of 5. Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew one of a few Australian surf pioneers (78 world champion and an actual ASP President) detected Dean's potential and natural talent for surfing. He competed on the WQS during 4 years (1997-2001) before moving to the WCT in 2002. His coaching paid off when in 1998, Dean won the Australian and World under 18 years of age titles.
Successes: In 2003, surfer Dean Morrison won the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, QLD Australia.
Surfing Style: The media often compare him to Tom Curren for his morphology and low center of gravity style. He's got the same old-fashion elegant tube riding style as his Australian pioneer surf mentor Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew and he's also able to throw big air and radical turns as well. In fact he's a pure mix of old and new school surfing. Most fans enjoy watching Dean because of this breadth of style and surfing talent. Dean has been in the surfing videos 3 Degrees, Drive thru Australia, and Creepy fingers.
Other Sports: On dry land, Dean Morrison like to play Tennis, and Football.
Likes & Dislikes: Dean likes Free surfing and being in world event heats with his childhood friends (Parko and Fanning). He doesn't like the media coverage and pressure.
Sponsors: Dean Morrison is sponsored by Volcom clothing, Joistik surfboards, Pro Lite accessories, Nixon watches, Spy eyewear and DVS footwear.
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