Steven Van Broeckhoven

Steven Van Broeckhoven (27 September 1985) is a Belgian windsurfer, specialized in freestyle. In 2010 he was ranked #4 on the PWA overall ranking Freestyle Men.

Training Steven Van Broeckhoven began windsurfing at the Vossemeren in Lommel, Belgium. After mastering the basics, he continued his training at Lake Grevelingen in the Netherlands. Today, he trains at Tarifa, Kaapstad and Bonaire, but still considers Lake Grevelingen his homespot.

Major achievements 2006 1st Belgian Championship Freestyle Men 1st overall "Sultans of Surf Marokko" Men 4th Pro Kids Bonaire Men 2007 1st Overall "O'Neill The Crowning" 1st Dutch Championship Freestyle Try Out Men 1st Belgian Championship Freestyle Men 1st TWF (Tarifa-Spain) 2008 1st Dutch Championship Freestyle men 1st Overall "O'Neill The Crowning 2" 4th EFPT overall 2009 1st EFPT overall 4th PWA (Worldcup) Sotavento Fuerteventura 6th PWA Costa Teguise, Lanzarote 2010 1st EFPT overall 2nd PWA/EFPT Surf Worldcup Podersdorf, Austria 3rd PWA Super Grand Slam, Colgate World Cup Sylt, Germany 3rd PWA Freestyle Grand Slam, Sotavento 3rd PWA Grand Slam, Sotavento Fuerteventura 2011 1st PWA Surf World Cup Podersdorf, Austria 1st PWA Surf World Cup Freestyle, overall ; WORLDCHAMPION

Recognition In 2009 Steven Van Broeckhoven was elected as Rookie of the Year by the PWA and in 2011 he won the Zilveren Laurier, which symbolizes the sportsman of the year of Limburg. He was also nominated Yachtsman of the year 2010. On May 4, 2011, Steven Van Broeckhoven has won his first PWA World Cup title. 2011 1st PWA Freestyle, overall