Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cory Lachlan (Martin)

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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 06:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cory Lachlan (Martin)[edit]

Non-notable junior surfer. No evidence provided that the subject has competed at a level that would meet WP:ATHLETE. Mattinbgn\^talk 09:00, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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According to the history of the article Billabong Pro "Billabong Pro is on of the events for the ASP World Tour". The ASP Tour works with a qualification system to fill limited places. If this is also true for the Billabong Pro event, which I have not been able to determine yet, he's clearly notable regardless of age. Being on the ASP World Tour or one of the events in it, makes you notable unless everyone and their uncle can enter. Is there a surf wikiproject that can check this? - Mgm|^(talk) 10:36, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe I am reading the article incorrectly, but I read "competed as a junior at the Billabong Pro" as referring to the "various u/18 side-comps at many of the major tour stops" discussed later in the article. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 10:46, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How many under 18 events are there at each tour stop and how many people compete in them? - Mgm|^(talk) 13:27, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Mgm. It depends how many people qualify to participate in it. It's not just about numbers. I would personally think that making it to the highest sporting competition on any level makes someone notable. Magazine101 (talk) 09:48, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article states that the subject competed in the Billabong Pro, which, as stated before, requires considerable amounts of skill to qualify. Regardless of his age, this is a significant feat, worthy of notability. All professional surfers start somewhere, this is the beginning for him. This article should not be deleted. Magazine101 (talk) 09:31, 28 October 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Magazine101 (talk • contribs) 01:00, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm asking about the numbers because if anyone can qualify, it's not remarkable. If, say, only the top 15 in the field can enter, I totally agree that he is note-worthy. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:07, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete it needs more than the fact he entered an event to make him notable. --Michael Johnson (talk) 01:09, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Soccer and football players are also notable when they play at top events regardless of whether they win. I don't see how a surfing event where there are limited qualification spots is any different. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:05, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There's no evidence to suggest he meets the general requirements of WP:ATHLETE. The two references in the article provide no mention that I could find of Lachlan; they only point to the event or organisation being referenced. Google fails to substantiate his surfing exploits, whereas other semi-professional surfers I've known of (who would still probably fail WP:ATHLETE) pass that test at least. Murtoa (talk) 11:17, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.