Johanne Defay

Women's CT 2024

#6
Heat wins

11
Avg. heat score

10.76
Rookie year

2014

Women's CT 2024

#6
Heat wins

11

Avg. heat score

10.76
Rookie year

2014

Event results

Name	Place	Points	Defeated By
Lexus Pipe Pro presented by YETI	5th	4,745	Molly Picklum
Hurley Pro Sunset Beach	5th	4,745	Caroline Marks
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal presented by Corona	1st	10,000	None
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Bonsoy	2nd	7,800	Caitlin Simmers
Western Australia Margaret River Pro	9th	2,610	India Robinson
SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro presented by Outerknown	9th	2,610	Tyler Wright
Surf City El Salvador Pro presented by Corona	5th	4,745	Caroline Marks
VIVO Rio Pro presented by Corona	9th	2,610	Gabriela Bryan
Corona Fiji Pro	-	-	-

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Videos

- WSL

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Meet France's Johanne Defay

France's Johanne Defay first learned to surf on Reunion Island, France's other idyllic, tropical surf destination, albeit in the Indian

15 minutes

- WSL

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Highlights: All The Nines From Recent Times At The Vivo Rio Pro Presented By Corona

Featuring Yago Dora, Filipe Toledo, Caio Ibelli, Ian Gouveia, Kelly Slater, John John Florence, Gabriel Medina, Julian Wilson, Adriano de

13 minutes

- WSL

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Opening Round: Johanne Defay Returns To Defiant Ways, Bests World Champion Duo

Current World No. 4 Johanne Defay took control of an all-star Opening Round affair featuring reigning World Champ Caroline Marks and 2x WSL

2 minutes

- WSL

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Johanne Defay Talks '24 CT Hot Start, Mentality For End Of Year / Olympics, New Film - The Next Wave

France's very own Johanne Defay is back on The Lineup podcast. Johanne talks about the incredible start to her 2024 CT season in comparison

66 minutes

- WSL

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Tahiti Bound

Johanne Defay of France has secured preliminary qualification to represent France at the 2024 Olympics.

2 minutes

- WSL

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Women's Final Matchup Preview: Caitlin Simmers vs Johanne Defay

The semifinal waves from both Caitlin Simmers and Johanne Defay that took them to the Women's final.

2 minutes

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News

- Leu Tropical Surf Team / Stéphane Peyriguer

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Competitive Surfing is Back on Reunion Island, Here's Why You Should Care

Stars, Great Waves, Everything You Missed About Reunion Island

- WSL / Pierre Tostee

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 Bianca van Aardt

South African Women Shine At Ballito Pro

Competitors make the most of what was on offer in Ballito on Day 2

- WSL / Brent Bielmann

Thursday, February 17, 2022 Jake Howard

Day 3 Recap: Next Generation Leads The Charge Into Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Women's Semifinals

The 2022 freshman class made their presence known at Sunset today as all three former World Champs fall before the Quarterfinals.

- WSL / Tony Heff

Friday, January 21, 2022 Jake Howard

The Pipeline Top 10: Flores Upsets World Title Race, Claims Second Pipe Victory

Jeremy Flores, like his hero Andy Irons, relished wreaking havoc on surfing's power balance at its ultimate proving ground.

- WSL / Cait Miers

Sunday, January 2, 2022 Alex Workman

Heats Of The Year: Carissa Moore Stomps Best Championship Tour Air To Date

In Newcastle, Carissa Moore proved she is in no danger of being overtaken by a new generation of young aerialists coming for the CT.

- WSL

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Jake Howard

Medina, Moore Celebrate 2021 World Title Victories After Dominant Championship Tour Seasons

After an all-time day of surfing in epic conditions at the Rip Curl WSL Finals, Moore and Medina are now the 2021 World Champions.

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Career stats

Year	Rank	Points	Events	Heats	Max heat score	Best result
2024	6	37,255	9	22	10.60	1st
2023	11	20,930	10	8	6.13	-
2022	3	50,220	11	30	12.17	1st
2021	4	32,035	8	19	14.00	1st
2019	8	38,085	10	17	14.46	2nd
2018	5	41,555	10	30	12.66	1st
2017	9	40,000	10	36	9.83	2nd
2016	5	43,650	10	39	11.60	1st
2015	8	42,000	10	41	16.60	1st
2014	8	38,850	10	40	14.47	3rd(x2)
2012	-	-	1	2	11.00	-

Johanne Defay

France

Tahiti Bound: Qualified for 2024 Olympics

Johanne Defay

France

Tahiti Bound: Qualified for 2024 Olympics

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Johanne Defay

Stance

Regular
First season

2009 Women's QS
Age

30 Nov 19, 1993
Height

5 ft, 6 in 167 cm
Weight

134 lbs 61 kg
Hometown

Reunion Island, France

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