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Owen Wright (surfer)

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event scoring two perfect 10-point rides. This was the first time such a score had been achieved at the one event and he was only the fifth surfer to ever achieve a perfect 20. The win took him to third place in the 2015 season's standings.
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Wright won the Australian title in 2007 and qualified for the Champions Tour in 2009. In his 2010 debut season he ranked seventh, and was named Rookie of the Year. In 2011 he won his first Champions Tour event at
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and had to relearn how to talk, walk and then surf again. He recorded his recovery steps on social media. Owen is now championing the use of safety helmets while surfing to protect surfers from wipeout injuries.
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On 16 June 2015 Wright became the first surfer to post two perfect scores in a single event, during Round 5 and the final of the
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who is a two-time Women's Surfing World Champion. Wright's brother Mikey competes on the Men's Championship Tour as well.
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which tells the story of "his relationship with the ocean, his children, and his brain". The book is published by
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After spending 2016 recovering, Wright was granted a wildcard entry to the 2017 World Surf League season.
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As a junior, along with his sister Tyler and fellow south coast local World Tour competitor
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on the south coast of New South Wales. He has 5 siblings who all surf including his sister
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In his comeback, Wright won the Champions Tour calendar's opening event, the
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During the 2015 tour, Wright won his second title at the
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First surfer to post two perfect scores in one event
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