Layne Beachley

Layne Collette Beachley AO is a former professional surfer from Manly, New South Wales. Layne Beachley is widely regarded as the most successful... more

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Layne Beachley

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Miroslava Jurcik

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Layne Collette Beachley AO is a former professional surfer from Manly, New South Wales. Layne Beachley is widely regarded as the most successful female surfer in history. The only surfer, male or female, to claim six consecutive world titles (1998-2003), Layne then went onto win a 7th world title in 2006 before retiring from the ASP World Tour in 2008. Currently she is one of the four vice presidents of the International Surfing Association (ISA) and sits on the organization's Executive Committee.
Layne Beachley was born Tania Maris Gardner on 24 May 1972 in Sydney.[9] Her mother was only 17 years old and unmarried so she was soon adopted by Neil and Valerie Beachley, who lived in nearby Manly. When Layne was only six years old, Valerie suffered a post-operative brain hemorrhage and died, leaving Layne and her brother to be raised by Neil. Beachley has spoken publicly about personal struggles, including the fact that she was conceived during a date rape and later adopted out. She met her biological mother for the first time in 1999. Her biological mother already had a nickname for her, beach.
Beachley received the Laureus World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year Award in 2004 and was named the Extreme Female Athlete of the Year as part of the Teen Choice Awards in 2005. She was inducted into both the Australian and US surfing halls of fame in 2006, and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2011. In 2006, she was also inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame as that year's Woman of the Year; the Walk is in Huntington Beach, California.
At the 2015 Australia Day Honours, Beachley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations, as a mentor for women in sport, and to surfing as a world champion competitor. She was also awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for her back to back world titles in 1998 and 1999.
http://laynebeachley.com/layne-beachley-foundation/
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/layne-beachley-i-was-waking-up-thinking-of-different-ways-to-kill-myself-20160601-gp9cx4.html
This picture was taken at Sydney wax museum !

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August 26th, 2017