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Surfer Shaun Thomson, winner of the World Championship in Hawaii in 1977, is born in Durban.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Surfer Shaun Thomson, winner of the World Championship in Hawaii in 1977, is born in Durban.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090009
South African History Online (2012) 'Surfer Shaun Thomson, winner of the World Championship in Hawaii in 1977, is born in Durban.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090009 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Surfer Shaun Thomson, winner of the World Championship in Hawaii in 1977, is born in Durban. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090009, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Surfer Shaun Thomson, winner of the World Championship in Hawaii in 1977, is born in Durban.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090009. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Surfer Shaun Thomson, winner of the World Championship in Hawaii in 1977, is born in Durban.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090009.
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