Biography
At some point in our different lives, we struggle to become a version of ourselves. We struggle to achieve our goals. Bianca Buitendag struggles to better understand herself, and now she is sitting at the peak of her career.
Bianca Buitendag (born 9th November 1993) is a professional South African surfer. She won silver in the women’s shortboard event for South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Colin Buitendag, her father, was also a professional surfer for South Africa’s Western Province. Bianca Buitendag began surfing to follow in her father’s footsteps, and she is now an Olympic silver medallist.
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Full Name: | Bianca Buitendag |
Born: | 9 November 1993 (age 30 years old) |
Place of Birth: | Victoria Bay, South Africa |
Nationality: | South African |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Parents: | Colin Buitendag, Yvette Buitendag |
Siblings: | N/A |
Husband • Spouse: | Not Married |
Boyfriend • Partner: | N/A |
Children: | N/A |
Occupation: | Surfer |
Net Worth: | US$1 million – US$5 million. |
Early Life
Bianca Buitendag was born on the 9th of November 1993 in George, Western Cape, South Africa. She grew up on the Victoria Bay beach, just outside Cape Town. She learned to surf alongside her two brothers at the age of eight, thanks to her father.
Her family relocated to the Southern Cape area of South Africa when she was twelve years old. When Bianca Buitendag initially started school, she only knew Afrikaans, so her parents enrolled her in an English school.
Her father introduced her to surfing when she was a child, and by the age of eight, she was already competing in contests. She came third in a maiden Olympic sport’s, which was a historic feat and a beautiful beginning for her career.
Education
Bianca Buitendag started her primary education at a school in southern cape town, but we still don’t have any valid information about the exact she attended. Also, we don’t have any details about her high school days and her university.
Personal Life
Bianca Buitendag, a retired South African silver medalist in the Tokyo Olympics, remarked that overcoming personal adversity, such as the death of her father Colin Buitendag, enhanced her commitment in her pursuit of achievement.
Her father, a former regional surfer from the Western Cape Province, gave up the ghost in 2015 at the age of 54. Yvette Buitendag, Bianca Buitendag‘s mother, “battled two malignancies in a year.
Bianca Buitendag went on to say that she was living proof that miracles can happen and that anyone can achieve their dreams no matter what they are going through, as long as they don’t give up.
“She believes that if I can accomplish it, anyone can.”She is a living example of a miracle, she narrated.
Bianca Buitendag is not married, she has no media publication relating to her boyfriend nor relationship life.
Career
After her father’s demise in 2015, regardless of the trauma accompanying her father’s death, Bianca Buitendag managed to finish 4th at the World surfing competition. And for the first time in her career, she was rated No. 12 in the world the following year after her breakthrough in the competition.
When surfing made its Olympic debut, the South African surfer was able to win a medal for her country; Bianca Buitendag came 17th out of 20 competitors. She put on an excellent performance, but obviously, her best wasn’t enough.
Net Worth
The renowned South African surfer Bianca Buitendag has garnered an estimated net worth of US$1 million to US$5 million.
Social Media
- Facebook: Bianca Buitendag
- Instagram: @biancabuitendag
- Twitter: @biancabuitendag
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