Margienson wins Nias surfing meet

Mon, 17 Jun 1996, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): Brendon Margienson, an unseeded surfer from
Australia, won the world surfing championship at Sorake in Nias,
off northern Sumatra, on Saturday.

Margienson, a newcomer to the Nias championship, beat world
number 28 David Vetea of Tahiti in the final and pocketed
US$5,000. As runner-up, Vetea earned $2,000.

Margienson's final score of 26.67, however, was still below
defending champion and compatriot Jye Gofton's, who scored 28.82
on a scale of 30. Gofton was ousted in the fifth heat after being
thrown off one of Sorake's waves and had his board broken into
two on Friday. (arf)

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