Silver medal for Denmark’s Isi Campbell after 11th place finish at ISA World Junior Surfing Championships

Denmark surfing gun Isi Campbell has performed strongly at the World Junior Surfing Championships in El Salvador last month, finishing in joint-11th place of the under-16 girls division. A record 419 athletes and 45 national teams took part in the International Surfing Association event, with Hawaii winning their first team gold since 2014. Australia finished runner-up in the competition to win a silver medal ahead of USA in third place and France in fourth spot. Campbell made it to the quarterfinals to finish equal-11th with Margaret River’s Willow Hardy in her category. The Denmark talent also scored a superb 9.0 in one of her heats. Team Hawaii, the 2019 silver medallists, found their way back to gold on the back of a highly impressive squad who claimed four individual medals. Campbell highlighted the unforgettable experiences she and the Australian squad shared throughout the competition. “Nothing will ever compare to the amazing memories I’ve made representing Australia at the ISA world juniors,” Campbell said. “I was lucky enough to meet the most incredible people from all over the world and share some of the best experiences with my favourite people.” ISA president Fernando Aguerre said the event was a fantastic opportunity for the best young surfers to compete. “What an amazing competition, it’s been wonderful to see the best junior surfers ripping the waves of El Salvador,” he said. “This wonderful destination that has become one of the prime surfing spots in the world. As far as I am concerned, these are the best World Junior Surfing Championships in history. “The best waves, the largest amount of competitors, the largest amount of teams and the largest amount of supporting crew that came along with the athletes.”