Thorson, Mitch
Down-home power surfer from Western Australia; world-ranked #16 in 1986 and 1987. Thorson was born (1964) and raised on Rottnest Island—a gorgeous, sparsely inhabited seven-mile-long island located 12 miles off Perth—and his formative surfing years were spent riding big waves alone on the craggy Rottnest reefs. Thorson was Western Australia's juniors division champ in 1980 and 1981, and was runne...
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(L to R) Mark Occhilupo, Mitch Thorson, Tom Curren, 1985 Billabong ProSubscribe to view
Mitch Thorson, Jeffreys Bay, 1984. Photo: Paul MaartensSubscribe to view
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Mitch Thorson, 1988. Photo: Brian HughesSubscribe to view
Mitch Thorson
Mitch Thorson, 1984
(L to R) Mark Occhilupo, Mitch Thorson, Tom Curren, 1985 Billabong Pro
Mitch Thorson, Jeffreys Bay, 1984. Photo: Paul Maartens
Mitch Thorson, 1988 Pipeline Masters
Mitch Thorson, 1988. Photo: Brian Hughes