MARK OCCHILUPO
www.surfing-odds.com
a.k.a.: Occy, Raging Bull
d.o.b.: June 16, 1966
born: Sydney, NSW, Australia
resides: Coolangatta, QLD, Australia
parents:
siblings:
significant other: Wife Mae
offspring: Sons Jay and Jona
hobbies: Swimming and running, or with his wife Mae and sons Jay and Jona
ATHLETE EQUIPPED
weight: 194 lbs (88 kg)
height: 5'9 (175cm)
stance: Goofy foot
sponsors: Billabong, Globe, JS Industries, Hoven eyewear and Vodafone
shapers: Jason Stevenson
quiver: 6’3”, 6’6”, 6’8”, 7’0”, 7’2” and 7’6”
favorite waves:: Kirra, Duranbah (Aus), Grajagan (Indo), Pipeline (Haw)
favorite maneuvers: Snaps
favorite surfers: Tom Curren, Michael Peterson, Kelly Slater
PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING
highest world tour rating: ASP World Champ in 1999
years on Foster’s ASP World Tour:
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hard yards:
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elite tour victories (12):
Billabong Pro, Anglet/Mundaka (1999)
Quiksilver Pro Fiji, Tavarua/Namotu Islands (1999)
Gotcha Tahiti Pro, Teahupoo, Tairapu (1999)
Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach, Vic Australia (1998)
BHP Steel International, Newcastle, NSW Australia (1986)
OP Pro, Huntington Beach, California (1986)
Swan Margaret River Thriller, Margaret River (1985)
OP Pro, Huntington Beach, California (1985)
Gunston 500, Dairy Beach, Durban (1985)
Beaurepaires Open, Cronulla, NSW Australia (1984)
Tutti Frutti Lacanau Pro, Grande Plage, Lacanau, Gironde (1984)
Country Feeling Classic, Jeffrey’s Bay (1984)
7 Specialty Events
IN OTHER WORDS
What more can be said about one of pro surfing’s most iconic figures boasting a stellar Foster’s ASP World Tour career which spans way back to 1983 where from the age of 15 to now 41 he has redefined high performance surfing for at least two generations. In the early years on tour, Occy was a certain top-five finisher, but after a few years Occy embattled personal demons and dropped off the tour. The tenacious Australian then launched a comeback in the late '90s which saw the fit and focused Occy claim his first world title in 1999 at age 33. After announcing retirement in 2005 Occy re announced that he would stay on in 2006 and once again turned the world on its ear after a stunning performance at the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach Australia. Back again in 2007 the mighty “Raging Bull” will always be hard to contain.
