page_title: Huntington Beach, California
section_title: Athletes
hierarchical_section_title: Huntington Beach, California / Notable people / Athletes
caption_attribution_description: Scott Lipsky and Eric Butorac (unseen) against Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in the 2009 Wimbledon Championships first round
context_page_description: Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California, located 35 miles southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 189,992 during the 2010 census, making it the most populous beach city in Orange County and the seventh most populous city in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its estimated 2019 population was 199,223. It is bordered by Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area on the west, the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the northwest, by Westminster on the north, by Fountain Valley on the northeast, by Costa Mesa on the east, and by Newport Beach on the southeast.
  Huntington Beach is known for its long 9.5-mile stretch of sandy beach, mild climate, excellent surfing, and beach culture. The ocean waves are enhanced by a natural effect caused by the edge-diffraction of open ocean swells around Santa Catalina Island.
context_section_description: Huntington Beach is the home to pro skateboarders Christian Hosoi, Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Tosh Townend, Mark Appleyard, Brian Sumner, Ed Templeton, and Nyjah Huston.
  Former NHL hockey player John Blue is from Huntington Beach, as is professional soccer player Sacha Kljestan.
  It is home of mixed martial artists: Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz, Kimo Leopoldo, Tank Abbott and James Irvin.
  Collin Balester, baseball player, attended Huntington Beach High School
  Hank Conger, baseball player, attended Huntington Beach High School
  Jessie Godderz, professional bodybuilder with the World Natural Body Building Federation, contestant on Big Brother 10 and Big Brother 11, and professional wrestler signed to Impact Wrestling
  Julio César González, boxer, 1996 Olympic athlete representing Mexico, WBO light-heavyweight champion 2003, attended Edison High; killed in 2012 by a drunk driver in Baja, Mexico
  Bill Green, former United States Record and NCAA Record holder in track and field, 5th in hammer throw at 1984 Summer Olympic Games, lives in Huntington Beach
  Tony Gonzalez, formerly of NFL's Atlanta Falcons, TV commentator, attended Huntington Beach High School
  Kyle Higashioka, Major League Baseball catcher
  Ian Kennedy, San Diego Padres pitcher, was born in Huntington Beach
  Jeff Kent, retired baseball player and recipient of baseball's 2000 National League MVP award, was raised in Huntington Beach and attended Edison High School.
  Jürgen Klinsmann, soccer player, coach of the German national soccer team and former coach of the United States men's national soccer team; moved with his family in 2008 to Munich, Germany to become the coach of FC Bayern Munich. Klinsmann currently resides in Newport Beach.
  Chris Kluwe, football punter
  Iris Kyle, 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
  Scott Lipsky, professional tennis player, lives in Huntington Beach
  Abner Mares, boxer
  David Martin, professional tennis player, lives in Huntington Beach
  Paul McBeth, four-time disc golf world champion
  Peter Mel, surfer
  Henry Owens, baseball player
  Nick Pratto, baseball player, first-round selection in 2017 MLB Draft
  Joe Seanoa (ring name Samoa Joe), professional wrestler signed to WWE
  Tom Shields, swimmer, 2009 graduate of Edison High School, gold medalist in 400 medley relay for U.S. at 2015 World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia
  Brett Simpson, surfer
  Zane Smith, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver
  Surfer Peter "PT" Townend resided in Huntington Beach
  Joan Weston, star of Roller Derby
  Bob Wolcott, former Seattle Mariners pitcher, was born in Huntington Beach
caption: Scott Lipsky
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