1. Bruno Sroka was born on 9 June 1976 and is a French kitesurfer.
23 Facts About Bruno Sroka
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In 1998, Bruno Sroka arrived in Brest and took up kitesurfing, intrigued by the new sport.
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Bruno Sroka had a successful career and went on to achieve many titles, becoming a three-time World Cup champion.
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Bruno Sroka broke several milestones in the sport: he became the first to kitesurf the Cape Horn in 2008 and from France to Ireland in 2013.
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Bruno Sroka was born in Clamart, France on 9 June 1976 to Edouard and Monique Sroka.
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Bruno Sroka began windsurfing when he was two years old, on the French Riviera, under the supervision of his parents and older brother Christophe.
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Bruno Sroka arrived in Brest in 1998 to finish his studies.
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Bruno Sroka was one of the few competitive kitesurfers from Brest in 1999.
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In 2001 and 2002, Bruno Sroka finished second for France in freestyle.
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Bruno Sroka won second place in the 2004 Kiteboard Pro World Tour.
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Bruno Sroka was a speed crossing French champion in 2005,2006,2007 and in 2005 he obtained his Master diploma from Brest University, Bretagne.
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In 2007 Bruno Sroka won three kitesurfing titles of the year: French Champion, European Champion and World Champion.
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In 2010 Bruno Sroka carried on with the IKA World Cup title and finished 3rd in the World Championship in addition to the European Championship and European Cup.
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On 7 April 2008, Bruno Sroka became the first to kitesurf the Cape Horn.
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On 17 May 2012, Bruno Sroka claimed the record for the fastest time to kitesurf the English Channel, in 4 hours and 45 minutes.
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On 19 July 2013, Bruno Sroka became the first person to kitesurf from France to Ireland.
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Bruno Sroka completed the 240 nautical miles in 16 hours and 37 minutes, starting from the Penn Enez beach in Aber Wrac'h, Brittany, and ending in Crosshaven, Cork Harbour.
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Bruno Sroka planned to kitesurf the Mediterranean Sea in 2014 and the Atlantic Ocean in 2015.
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In January 2009, Bruno Sroka crossed the Gulf of Aqaba with a blue dove on his sail a day after the Gaza War ceasefires.
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In May 2011, Bruno Sroka showed his support for Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, two French journalists held hostage in Afghanistan, by kitsurfing the Pointe du Raz in Brittany with their portraits attached to his sail.
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Bruno Sroka has been active in different organizations and foundations, he's been open in giving his voice for cleaner and safer planet.
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Bruno Sroka is an ambassador for the "Peace and Sport", Green Cross and UNSS foundations.
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Bruno Sroka has been in a relationship with a Lithuanian woman named Deimantina Juskeviciute since 2010.