Gabriel Medina: Meet the athlete
Brazilian surfing star Gabriel Medina was born to surf. He is 30 years old and was born on December 22, 1993. He is from Maresias, Brazil, a small beach-side town located several hours east of the country’s largest city, Sao Paulo. Medina started surfing when he was 8 years old. After his parents got divorced, he was introduced to surfing by his stepfather Charlao, who was an amateur surfer himself. Charlao encouraged Medina to begin surfing, kickstarting his interest in the sport. He learned to surf in his costal hometown of Maresias.
He has a brother named Felipe and a younger sister named Sophia. Like Medina, Sophia is a talented surfer. Between 2021 and 2022, Gabriel Medina took a break from surfing to focus on his mental health. He has been open about his battle with depression and has shared that the break allowed him to return to the sport with a renewed determination.
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