BOUKHIAM Ramzi

Date of Birth: 14 Sep 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of residence : AGADIR

Residence Country:

Morocco

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Surfing	Men	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach	Men's Round 1 - Heat 4	Finished
	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach	Men's Round 3 - Heat 3 FRA BOUREZ MBOUREZ Michel 12.43 MAR BOUKHIAM RBOUKHIAM Ramzi 9.40	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Surfing Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
6	Shortboard	2019	Miyazaki, JPN	11.63
22	Shortboard	2021	El Sunzal, ESA	11.43

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, French

He began surfing at age nine. (isasurf.org, 13 Jan 2020)

He was encouraged to take up the sport by his brother. "My brother Samir already was a surfer and he pushed me [into the sport]. My parents took us to the beach every free moment so we could surf. During our school holidays we always went to a surf camp in Oualidia in the north of Morocco. The owner sent me to France for grom [youth] contests, so I started my first competitions and got sponsored by Quiksilver. Surfing changed my life. When I became a professional surfer I left school to be able to travel the world and attend the surf competitions." (isasurf.org, 13 Jan 2020; surfeuropemag.com, 19 Jan 2009)

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (isasurf.org, 13 Jan 2020)

He was named the Best African Male Surfer at 2019 World Surfing Games. (surfertoday.com, 17 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Preferred stance
Goofy (isasurf.org, 13 Jan 2020)

General
SURFING IN MOROCCO
He hopes that competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will increase the popularity of surfing in Morocco. "The people here are very proud that a Moroccan will surf for the very first time in the Olympics. Surfing is not yet a sport known in the whole country, but because of all the media interest it slowly is starting to become more popular. In Taghazout [surf destination in southern Morocco] they even painted my portrait on a wall in the middle of the village. On a national scale it would definitely make the whole surfing scene more popular in Morocco. I hope that finally national sponsors will wake up and start to sponsor us, surfers from Morocco. There is so much talent but we need their help. On a global scale it puts Morocco definitely on the surfing map." (isasurf.org, 13 Jan 2020)

FAMILY HERITAGE
His father is Moroccan and his mother is Dutch. His father died when he was 11, and the family then moved to France. "My childhood has been very very happy. [But] the most difficult part was losing my father. I was only 11 years old. A lot changed after this. Two years later we left Morocco for the southwest of France, near Biarritz. It was good for my surfing, but I hated the cold winters in France. I never got used to it. My brother and I went to new schools, my mum was working all day. The beginning was hard, but we quickly made a lot of new [surf] friends." (Facebook page, 11 Dec 2019; isasurf.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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