The history of Peruvian sport champions and
fans continues...
Felipe Pomar -
1965
World surf-champion
Felipe Pomar in a more recent photo in Peru with seems to be his son
The Beach Boys with their epic song "Surfin' Safari" made everyone know that
good surfing was across the world "from Hawaii to the shores of Peru"
Hector_Velarde and Felipe_Pomar-both Peruvian pioneers and world-class surf
champions in mid-1960's
Peruvian surfer Pitty Block (white pants) started bringing and racing powerful racing cars to Peru
in the 50's
Milagros Mujica
Diez-Canseco , Carlos Dogny, Pitty Block and
Nonoy Miro
Quesada in
celebrations. Click the photos.
Car racer and former Lima's Major "Chachi"
Dibos brought go-karts ("Chachi-Karts") to Peru / Peruvian surfing pioneers
in Miraflores beach, notice the large size of the surf-boards then.
Ricardo Guglielmino - bicampeón windsurf sudamericano 2011
Peruvian Miguel Tudela-World Top 2nd-place
Pro Junior North Shore Surf Shop 2014 after Australian Jack Robinson
Former Miss Peru 1979 Jacqueline Brahms, daughter of former Peruvian motorcycle
champion and promoter
Christian Brahms
Peruvian
Paloma Noceda - jet ski
semi-world champion 2009-2011
Cuarto podio mundial 2015 de Paloma
World Champion 2014 - competing in Florida, U.S.A. 2015
- Paloma Noceda from Peru twice
World
Sub-Champion 2009-11
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Maria Delfina Cuglievan -
World ski champion 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 from Peru, competing in
Colombia, in France, and Toronto
Maria Alejandra de Osma (izq) con Maria Delfina Cuglievan
(centro)
Maria Delfina consagrada tricampeona-Bolivariana-2013ski
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Natalia Cuglievan stunning Toronto audience
Natalia Cuglievan
Natalia Cuglievan de campeona en Odesur 2014 a oro en Pan Am Toronto, pasar el cursor sobre la foto
Natalia Cuglievan - Gold-ski-Pan Am-Toronto 2015
Maria
Delfina Cuglievan - another gold for Peru in many other scenarios,
not in Toronto, and
these sisters are the first Latin Americans to conquer these type of
competitions world over.
Delfina Cuglievan, she was not lucky at Toronto, but won every
international contest before.
Click this photo to see an spectacular slanted curve by Delfina
Alexandra Grande - PanAm 2015 gold medal 61 kg - roll cursor over picture
AlessandraVindrola-panamericanos-2015-medalla de bronce, poner el cursor sobre
la foto
Tupac Amaru, Sta Rosa de Lima, San Martin, Chabuca Granda, Bolognesi, Micaela
Abastidas, Miguel Grau, Alfonso Ugarte, Ricardo Palma, José Olaya, etc. - Sky-diving
Delfina Cuglievan..., el poder y habilidad en las aguas
Cristóbal De Col from Grupo Firbas on Vimeo . Peruvian Shredfest - For more amazing video clips, click here
Gabriel Villaran and Sofia Mulanovich (2004-world champion) both Peruvian
world-class surfers
Sofia Mulanovich first Latin American Surfing World Champion- 2004-7
Gerardo Huidobro - Peruvian swimming champion 2011 - fan Debora Barbosa
Peruvian swimming team 2013 , championed in Chile, South America
Sailing Peru - Matias Jochamowitz-worldchamp (sailing) and De Trazegnies
(flagged)
campeón del mundo en sunfish
Alexander Zimmerman - ganó el Campeonato Mundial 2012 de Sunfish realizado en
St. Petersburgo, Florida, Estados Unidos.
Peruvian Alberto Rossel - 2013 AMB World Champion, for second year in a row
Linda Lecca AMB World champion 2014-15
Peruvians fans celebrating
Peru rocks
Beautiful Lima's shore view
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Otto the skateboarding bulldog breaks the
world
record in Lima, Peru
Domingo trains an alpaca to surf in Peru
Peruvian volleyball star
VIDEO
Peruvian Peter Lopez - Taekwondo World Champion 2010 - Canada / Peruvian Jiulisa
Diez Canseco Panamerican Sub-Champion
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Valentina Shevchenko, the Russian that fell
in love with Peru, has nationalized Peruvian, and has won 9 Muay Thai world
titles in addition to 4 others including kick boxing
Peru is N° 1 in martial arts both
individually and as a team too in Latin America See
her in this other page.
Peru loves Valentina
Peru loves Antonina
This motocross scenario is almost identical to
Manchay in
Lima
More motocross at
Cajamarca
north of Peru and
Sicuani in the south
Ecuatorian born with
Peruvian heart Jetro Salazar , Latin American Motocross Champion 2012-2013
Jóvenes campeonas mundiales de ajedréz, Mitzi Caballero categoria escolar
2015 (medalla de plata) y Daysi Cori Campeona Continental 2015 y ex-mundial juvenil
(oro)
Paolo Mautino South American long-jump queen 2015
GLADYS TEJEDA - Marathon gold medal Toronto 2015, finished way ahead of USA and
Brazil
ALGO QUE RESALTAR, SU GRAN HUMILDAD ANTERIOR A SER CAMPEONA PANAMERICANA
2015
Inés Melchor - SE CORONO TRIPLE CAMPEONA EN QUITO 2013-2014-2015
Hay que resaltar que esta 2015 fue la edición número 55 de la ‘Quito-Últimas
Noticias’, que tuvo lugar en la pista atlética del estadio Olímpico
Atahualpa y que contó con la participación de 18,000 atletas de Kenia,
México, Perú y Ecuador, en diferentes categorías.
Francisco Boza - Pan Am
gold medal Toronto 2015,
after 3 years of not competing, has added more medals to his sports
participation at 50 years old
Next Pan Am games 2019 will be held in Lima, Peru with several new games
added. Click the picture to read more.
(this will probably be the last Pan Am games before the
End of Times )
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Akio Tamashiro - World karate
championship 2004 silver medal
En los Juegos Bolivarianos de Ambato, en el 2001, consigue la medalla de oro
en kata equipo.
Ica Hotel, Peru
VIDEO
Playas al norte del Perú - must see northern Peruvian
beaches & Peruvian cumbia "Eres muy bonita pero"
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Felipe Pomar – World Champion Tsunami Rider
Source:
World Champions of Surfing
Felipe Pomar set the bar early for Latin American surfers by winning the
1965 World Championships in his mother land of Lima, Peru. His unorthodox
yet gutsy approach to surfing the tricky peaks at Punta Rocas earned him the
win over some of the world’s greatest wave riders. Mike Doyle, Fred Hemmings,
Mickey Munoz, Paul Strauch, Midget Farrelly, and Nat Young were among his
conquests en route to the historic win.
Some speculation swirled that Pomar may have received preferential hometown
treatment from the judges and that his performance wasn’t worthy of the win.
Describing the final, Midget Farrelly reportedly stated, “Felipe did a
better job at riding the way the judges wanted.” But the general consensus
agreed that Pomar’s local knowledge and his calculating approach enabled him
to make sense of the shifting peaks and consequently make the most of the
waves he rode. At the final horn, it was Felipe Pomar, fresh from 18 months
of training in Hawaii, who became Latin America’s first surfing world
champion
Born in 1943, Felipe Pomar possessed all indications of future success: good
looks, natural charisma, and wealth. But not until the age of 14 did he find
his true calling. He took up surfing and progressed quickly. Five years
later, he won the Peru International. He would win this event again in 1965
and 1966. Described as a quiet, well-mannered aristocrat; Pomar’s disarming
presence on land was a stark contrast to his aggressive, competitive
disposition in the water. Turning his attention to Hawaii, Pomar proved his
big wave chops as a four time finalist of the Duke Kahanamoku Invitational.
He also earned second place at the Smirnoff Pro in 1970.
While he is forever etched into surfing history for his world championship
win, it was Pomar’s unique experience on October 2, 1974 that expanded his
notoriety beyond competitive surfing. Felipe Pomar is widely credited as
being one of the few surfers ever to ride a tsunami. This bizarre event
occurred while surfing with his longtime friend, Pitti Block, on a small
island off the coast of Peru. After an earthquake rocked the area, Pomar and
Pitti were sucked out to sea and subsequently caught two large swells,
successfully riding them toward shore.
A decade later, Pomar embarked on a mission to re-write surfing history. His
claim was that the ancient Peruvians (not the Hawaiians) were actually the
first to regularly ride waves for fun using reed fishing craft and may have
introduced the activity to Hawaii. While no definitive archaeological proof
has been produced, Pomar’s crusade can be added to his many notable
achievements.
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