HaitiLibre Quiz

Extreme sports 3.1 WORLD

Difficulty Level: N3 Hard
This third difficult level quiz is aimed at an informed audience with a solid general knowledge of extreme sports. Forget the obvious basics: here, we probe the in-depth history, the little-known records and the more technical side of the disciplines of the impossible. Will you be up to this ultimate challenge?
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Which big Brazilian surfer held the world record for the largest wave surfed in Nazaré for several years, after surviving a terrible accident in 2013 on the same spot?

75% of players answered correctly.

THE CORRECT ANSWER: Rodrigo Koxa

Rodrigo Koxa made big surf history on November 8, 2017 by taming a titanic wave officially measuring 24.38 meters in height in Nazaré, Portugal. This feat earned him the prestigious award for Biggest Wave of the Year at the WSL Big Wave Awards and the approval of a world record. However, Koxa's journey is marked by terrible trauma.In 2013, on this same formidable spot in Praia do Norte, he was the victim of a terrible accident which almost cost him his life, remaining stuck for many minutes under tons of water. This event plunged him into a deep depression and a paralyzing fear of giant waves for several years.His victory in 2017 represents one of the greatest mental triumphs in the history of extreme sports, illustrating the resilience of these athletes.