Margo Oberg won her first competition at the age of 11, won her first world title at 15, and became the first professional female surfer in 1975.
13 Facts About Margo Oberg
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Margo Oberg began surfing at the age of ten, and began competing a year later at the 1965 Western Regional Surfing Championships, at which she won in her division.
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Margo Oberg earned her first national title in 1966 when she won the 12-and-under division at the Menehune Championships; she was the only girl in the division.
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Margo Oberg began surfing on longboards, but switched to short boards in 1968.
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Margo Oberg won the 1968 World Contest in Puerto Rico, and successfully defended her title in 1969.
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Margo Oberg returned to surfing in 1974, winning a contest in Malibu.
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Margo Oberg won the first three professional world championships in 1975,1976, and 1977, as well as in 1980,1981, and 1983.
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Margo Oberg won the WISA Hang Ten Championships and the women's event at the Smirnoff World Pro-Am Surfing Championships.
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Margo Oberg still owns and operates her surf school to this day.
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Margo Oberg is the author of a book chapter on competitive surfing strategies for women.
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Margo Oberg is the mother of two sons, Shane Kainoa was born on in the early 1980s) and Jason Kaipo (b.
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Margo Oberg has identified herself as a Pentecostal Christian, and would seek out churches while traveling.
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Margo Oberg was inducted into the International Surfing Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Surfing Walk of Fame as that year's Woman of the Year; the Walk is in Huntington Beach, California.