Layne Beachley

Layne Beachley
Beachley in August 2011
Personal information
Born Tania Maris Gardner
Residence Manly, New South Wales Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Surfing career
Major achievements
  • 7 x World Champion 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006
  • 2005 Laureus World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year Award[1]
  • 2003 Teen Choice Awards Extreme Female Athlete of the Year
  • Surfers' Hall of Fame (inducted 2006)[2]
  • Australian Sports Hall of Fame (inducted 2011)
  • Officer of the Order of Australia (awarded 2015)

Layne Collette Beachley AO is a former professional surfer from Manly, New South Wales. She won the World Championship seven times. Currently she is the chair of Surfing Australia (SA) www.surfingaustralia.com

Surfing career

Beachley was inducted into the Surfing Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California.

At the age of 16 Beachley became a professional surfer. By the age of 20 she was ranked sixth in the world. Beachley became the Women's ASP World Champion in 1998, and won the title again in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006. She is the only woman in history to gain 7 World Championships, and only surfer, male or female to win six consecutive world titles.

In 2004, Layne was given a wildcard entry into the Energy Australia Open held at Newcastle, one of the rare occasions a woman has competed in a men's surfing event.[3]

In 2006, Layne was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame.[4]

Beachley announced on 10 October 2008 that she would retire due to her age.[5]

ASP Women's World Tour Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
1993Diet Coke Women's ClassicNarrabeen, New South Wales Australia
1994Quit Women's ClassicBells Beach, Victoria Australia
1995Rip Curl Pro FranceHossegor France
1996Cleanwater ClassicManly Beach, New South Wales Australia
1996Wahine/Airtouch ProHuntington Beach, California United States
1996Wahine Women's US Open of SurfingHuntington Beach, California United States
1996OP ProHaleiwaHawaii Hawaii
1996Quiksilver Roxy Women's ProSunset BeachHawaii Hawaii
1997Quiksilver Roxy Women's ProSunset BeachHawaii Hawaii
1998Sunsmart ClassicBells Beach, Victoria Australia
1998Diet Coke Surf ClassicManly Beach, New South Wales Australia
1998Tokushima ProTokushima Australia
1998Kahlua OpenHuntington Beach, California United States
1998Rip Curl Pro FranceHossegor France
1999Sunsmart ClassicBells Beach, Victoria Australia
1999Diet Coke Surf ClassicManly Beach, New South Wales Australia
1999Newquay ProNewquay England
1999Roxy Pro Sunset BeachSunset BeachHawaii Hawaii
2000Billabong ProGold Coast, Queensland Australia
2000Elleven Pro Women'sHuntington Beach, California United States
2000Rip Curl Pro FranceHossegor France
2000Quiksilver Roxy ProSunset BeachHawaii Hawaii
2001Billabong Pro TahitiTeahupoo, Tahiti French Polynesia
2002Roxy Pro FranceSouth West Coast France
2003Roxy Pro Gold CoastGold Coast, Queensland Australia
2004Roxy ProHaleiwaHawaii Hawaii
2006Billabong Girls ProItacare Brazil

Film appearances

She has appeared in the movies Blue Crush (2002), Billabong Odyssey (2003), Step into Liquid (2003), and the 2001 documentary 7 Girls.[6]

Television work

Beachley narrates the Seven Network factual series Beach Cops.[7]

Personal life

Beachley and her husband Kirk Pengilly at the Sydney premiere of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, 2011.

Layne Beachley was born Tania Maris Gardner on 24 May 1972 in Sydney.[8] 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.[9] 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 at the age of 28. Her biological mother already had a nickname for her, beach. [10] Beachley was brought up in the competitive Manly surfing scene and was competing and winning against men's heats at 15. It is thought that here is where she had developed her strength and style that would make her an unbeaten world champion and big wave rider. Beachley was always available when possible for any worthwhile cause in the community whether it was for sewerage outfall protests or promoting the sport and charities that she is close to.[11]

She married Kirk Pengilly, a member of the Australian rock group INXS, in October 2010.[12]

Recognition

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.[13][14] 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.[15]

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.[16][17] She was also awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for her back to back world titles in 1998 and 1999.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Laureus Awards - Layne Beachley
  2. ↑ Surfers’ Hall of Fame - Layne Beachley Archived 9 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Tracks, June 2004, articles "Get ya own tour" page 29, and Newcastle's Greatest Hits page 78.
  4. ↑ http://www.hsssurf.com/shof/?cat=18
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Layne Beachley Filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Morcombe, John (September 26, 2015). "Surf queen Layne Beachley to call the shots on new Network Seven reality show Beach Cops". Manly Daily. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Layne Beachley". encyclopediaofsurfing.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Howie Games: Episode 15: LAYNE BEACHLEY". Mark Howard. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. ↑ http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/09/29/19941_news.html
  11. ↑ "Australian Story - Walking on Water". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  12. ↑ Sharp, Annette (29 November 2008). "Layne Beachley and Kirk Pengilly announce their engagement". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney: News Limited. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Layne Beachley". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Layne Beachley". Laureus World Sports Awards. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia in the General Division" (pdf). Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Beachley rides top of Australia Day honours". Sky News Australia. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Layne Beachley". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 23 August 2000. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Lisa Anderson		 World surfing champion (Women)
1998–2003		 Succeeded by
Sofia Mulanovich
Preceded by
Chelsea Georgeson		 World surfing champion (Women)
2006		 Succeeded by
Stephanie Gilmore
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