Owen Wright
Sport: Surfing
Australia’s Owen Wright is considered to be one of the top ten surfers in the world, continually posting 10-point rides.
In December 2015, he had a wipe out in his warm-up at Pipeline in Hawaii where he suffered a traumatic brain injury. The accident meant he had to relearn how to walk and then surf again. After spending 2016 recovering, Owen was granted a wildcard entry to the 2017 World Surf League season.
In his comeback, he won the Champions Tour calendar's opening event: the Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks on Australia's Gold Coast. That year, Owen finished sixth in the world and went on to win in giant waves at the Tahiti Pro in 2019, which was his 4th World Surf League title.
Surfing made its debut as an official Olympic Games sport at Tokyo 2020 staged at Tsurigasaki Beach. Owen won Australia’s first ever medal in surfing at the Olympic Games, claiming bronze.
In April 2023, Owen retired from competing at the highest level of surfing due to continued health concerns. While surfing will always remain a part of his life, this new chapter of his career will see Owen engaging the wider surfing community to spread word of his experience, and the importance of mental health and wellbeing in overcoming life’s many challenges.
Allianz Australia is proud and committed to supporting Owen Wright as an Allianz ambassador and looks forward to this next chapter of his career.
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