Surfing

Surfing : discover the high-level athletes from La Défense who represent France at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Surfing illustration © Ministry of the Armed Forces

Seaman Johanne Defay

Seaman Johanne Defay, surfing © Ministère des Armées

Top-level athlete from the French Navy

Surfing

  • World Cup winner and 3rd in the world championship in 2024.
  • Amateur world vice-champion and 10th in the world rankings in 2023.
  • 3rd in the world in 2022.
  • 9th at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.
  • European champion in 2020.
  • 5th in the world in 2016 and 2018.

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