Emily Copeland-Durham: A Pre-eminent Athletic Female Wakeboarding Champion – Part One

Emily Copeland-Durham of the USA is renowned as an athletic and committed wakeboarding competitor since 1999 who recently won the women’s wakeboarding event at the 2007 Gravity Games H2O in Perth, Australia. Copeland-Durham won her third Gravity Games title, edging out Amber Wing and Melissa Marquadt with a high score at 97.5.

There are three significant hallmarks of Emily’s strides in wakeboarding competition:

  1. There is a purposeful drive for ongoing progress coupled —
  2. with a rigorous workout ritual. It is this steadfastness that results in Emily’s tying for the lead inclusively with Dallas Friday on the 2004 Pro Wakeboard Tour and also —
  3. Her desire to be a good role model to others.

Emily talks about learning tricks, the wakeboard industry and the rider-owned Ronix wakeboard company in this relaxed shoot:

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Her ongoing dedication to the wakeboarding sport compelled her to move from Texas to Orlando to train with other professional wake boarders in 1995.

Marital Status: Married
Participant since: 1997
Resides In: Denver, CO
Birthday: 03/28/1984
Height: 5 ft 9”
Weight: 125 lbs
Occupation: Professional Wakeboarder
Sponsors:Nautiques, Ronix, Jetpilot

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