Malik Joyeux
Malik Joyeux ( born March 31, 1980 to Tahiti; † 2 December 2005 Oahu, Hawaii ) was a Tahitian big wave surfer and winner of the " 2004 Monster Tube Award".
Joyeux was one of the world's most famous surfers. He died in a surfing accident at the " Banzai Pipeline " in Oahu 's North Shore (Hawaii). Malik had attracted the attention of the public and the surf magazines last in particular by browsing deep into the very powerful ( "suction" ) applicable wave of Teahupoo and the kite tow - surfing.