Mark Richards

Mark Richards was born on 7th March 1957. He is a professional surfer from Australia. He is a four-time world champion.

Here are some of his career achievements:

• Won the 1975 Smirnoff World Pro-Am Surfing Championships, held in Santa Monica, the United States
• Reigned as the International Professional Surfers (IPS) World Champion for four long years (1979-82)
• His name was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in the year 1985
• Honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia, in 1994
• Honoured with the Australian Sports Medal in the year 2000
• Won the 2001 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grandmasters World Championship. The event was held in the United States of America.
• Honoured with a Centenary Medal, in the year 2001