In Memory of Malik Joyeux

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Malik Joyeux (31 March 1980 – 2 December 2005) was an accomplished all-around waterman and a professional Big Wave surfer. Known by many as the "petit prince", the Tahitian goofy-foot surfer often gained attention for charging the treacherous barrels at Teahupoo, Tahiti. He was credited in 2003 with the Billabong XXL Tube of the Year for riding one of the largest waves ever to be surfed in history.
Joyeux was one of the Tahiti's best known professional surfers and was featured on the cover of Surfer Magazine's 2004 "Big Issue".
On Friday, December 2, 2005, Joyeux took off deep on an eight foot wave at Oahu's Pipeline in Hawaii. An autopsy report revealed that he had likely hit his head on his surfboard, instantly rendering him unconscious.





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