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Tom Carroll (Thomas Victor Carroll) was born on 26 November, 1961 in Newport, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian surfer. Discover Tom Carroll's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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Thomas Victor Carroll |
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Age |
62 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
26 November, 1961 |
Birthday |
26 November |
Birthplace |
Newport, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality |
Australia
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He is a member of famous with the age 62 years old group.
Tom Carroll Height, Weight & Measurements
At 62 years old, Tom Carroll height is 169 cm and Weight 69 kg.
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Height |
169 cm |
Weight |
69 kg |
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Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Not Available |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Jenna Carroll, Mimi Carroll, Grace Carroll |
Tom Carroll Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tom Carroll worth at the age of 62 years old? Tom Carroll’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Australia. We have estimated Tom Carroll's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Tom Carroll Social Network
Timeline
Thomas Victor Carroll (born 26 November 1961, Newport, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian former professional surfer from Sydney.
He won the Australian Junior Title in 1978, the Pro Juniors in 1977 and 1980, the 1983 and 1984 ASP World Tour, and the 1987 Pipe Masters.
Carroll made the finals of the 1979 Pipe Masters as a world tour rookie, finishing 24th in the world that same year.
He continued to ascend from 17th to 10th to 3rd before taking the world title in 1983 (winning 6 of 13 events) and distinguishing himself as the first goofy foot world champion.
The following year he answered the challenge from veteran Shaun Tomson to win the championship again.
Carroll won the 1984 Surfer Poll and was inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame in 1990.
In 1985, he boycotted the South African leg of the tour in protest against apartheid and subsequently fell behind Tom Curren.
Carroll finished 2nd the following year.
In 1988, he made history again by becoming the first surfer to secure a million dollar contract (with Quiksilver).
He became the first surfing millionaire after signing a contract with Quiksilver in 1989.
He finished third that year and again in 1991 (taking the Triple Crown the same year) before retiring in 1993.
In total, Carroll took 26 career world tour wins, three Pipe Masters victories (87, 90, and 91), and two world titles.
Carroll and fellow Australian big wave surfer Ross Clarke-Jones currently travel the world searching for large swells for the Discovery Channel television series Storm Surfers.
In 1991, he won Australia's Surfing Life Peer Poll and 8 years later was inducted into the Huntington Beach Surfing Hall of Fame.
He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1992.
He was voted in at Number 7 on Surfer Magazine's list of the "Greatest Surfers of All Time".
A portrait of him by artist Jan Williamson was hung in the Archibald Prize in 2000.
Carroll has experienced stimulant addiction, most notably 'Ice'.
He has since rehabilitated and warns others about the use of stimulants, saying that the path to ice addiction is slippery and fraught with danger.
In 2012, he appeared in the film Storm Surfers 3D.
In 2015 he participated in a documentary with Australia's ABC TV warning casual users not to be foolhardy.
Carroll is a playable character in the video game Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer.