Saffi Vette
New Zealand Olympian: 1629
Biography
EVENT: Surfing, Individual Women
Saffi Vette qualified for the Paris Olympic Games with her performance at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Championships in El Salvador.
Vette grew up in Gisborne where she was coached by her late father and renowned surfer Andy Vette.
The regular footer won the 2021 New Zealand Open Surfing Title and is known for her powerful manoeuvres.
In 2024, Vette secured a place on the coveted World Surf League Challenger Series alongside some of the best surfers in the world.
athlete
Fast facts
- Sport
- Surfing
- Birth place
- Gisborne
- Born
- 2001
Olympic Summer GamesParis 2024
Surfing(Shortboard - Women)
- Performance: 1.27 pts
- Result: 2
- Placed: 17 of 24