Mark foo biography

Singapore-born Hawaiian professional surfer

Mark Sheldon Foo was a professional surfer who favored big wave surfing. Foo drowned while surfing at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California, in 1994.

Early life

Mark Foo was born in Singapore on February 5, 1958, to Colonel Charlie and Lorna Foo, Chinese photojournalists for the U.S. Information Agency. The family relocated to Hawaii when Foo was 10.

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He spent his early childhood surfing the South Shore of O'ahu, and continued surfing throughout his teenage years. His family moved several times during his adolescence but ultimately returned to Hawaii just before Foo finished high school.^{[citation needed]} He studied for two years at the University of Hawaii.^[1]

Career

In 1977, Foo joined the IPS World Tour, a professional surfing tour.

In the early 1980s, Foo quit the IPS World Tour and stopped competing.^{[citation needed]} Foo's passion for surfing big waves led him to surf