| Tyler Wright | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1994-03-31) 31 March 1994 (age 30) Culburra Beach, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Gerroa, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 149 lb (68 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Surfing career | |||||||||||||||
| Best year | 1st - WSL World Tour (2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Sponsors | Rip Curl, Monster Energy Drink, Pyzel Surfboards,Oakley, Ocean & Earth, Power Base Fins | ||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Regular (natural foot) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tyler Wright (born 31 March 1994) is an Australian professional surfer on the WSL World Tour. She is a consecutive WSL Women's World Champion (2016, 2017). She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Early life
Wright, who is from a close-knit surfing family, grew up at Culburra Beach, a surf spot about two hours south of Sydney near Nowra. Her four siblings are Owen, Kirby, Mikey, and Tim. Her father, Rob, a passionate surfer, and her mother, Fiona, drive the whole family around Australia following the amateur scene.
Identifying as bisexual, Wright has been married to Lilli Baker since 2022; the two had met in Newcastle the previous year while Baker was working at a local cafe and Wright was present for a surfing competition.
Career
At the age of 14, Wright overtook a number of champions, some of whom were twice her age, to become the youngest-ever winner of a Championship Tour event, Layne Beachley's Beachley Classic in 2008. Wright joined the World Surf League Women's Championship Tour in 2011, and won World Titles in 2016 and 2017.
Media
Australian TV channel ABC featured her in its biographic documentary program Australian Story on national television in March 2017.
In 2018 she fell ill with chronic fatigue syndrome after influenza A.
Career victories
WSL World Championship Tour
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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| Roxy Pro Gold Coast | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 5th |
| Rip Curl Pro | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 3rd |
| Margaret River Pro | — | — | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 2nd |
| Rio Pro | 5th | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
| Fiji Pro | — | — | — | 9th | 9th | 13th | 3rd |
| US Open of Surfing | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 13th | 3rd | 5th |
| Swatch Women's Pro at Trestles | — | — | — | 5th | 5th | 1st | 9th |
| Cascais Women's Pro | — | — | 5th | 1st | 9th | 2nd | 13th |
| Roxy Pro France | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Maui Women's Pro | — | — | — | — | 5th | 1st | 3rd |
| TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival | 3rd | 5th | 9th | — | — | — | — |
| Beachley Classic | 5th | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rank | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st |
| Earnings | $44,000 | $47,500 | $83,000 | $259,000 | $171,500 | $400,500 | $215,250 |
References
- "Tyler Wright | Surf News". Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "Shop Surf Apparel, Wetsuits and Watches | Rip Curl Australia".
- "Tyler Wright Surfer Bio | Age, Height, Videos & Results". 3 August 2024.
- Basic bio
- James Buckley, article Tyler Wright dedicates the world surfing title to her late uncle. Sydney Morning Herald 13 October 2013
- Law, Benjamin (17 November 2022). "Not straight, not blonde: Tyler Wright on trumping surfing's monoculture". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- Achenza, Madeleine. "Pro surfer Tyler Wright marries partner in intimate lounge room wedding". news.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ 27 March, 2017 Australian Story, "All for the Family"
- "Tyler Wright's Unstoppable New Sense Of Purpose". World Surf League. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- "Tyler Wright wins maiden WSL Women's Championship Tour title". Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- "Wright wins 2017 World Surf League title at Honolua Bay, Maui". ABC News. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- 21 November, 2018 The Guardian, "Surf champion Tyler Wright reveals struggle with chronic fatigue"
External links
- Tyler Wright at the World Surf League
- Tyler Wright at IMDb
- Tyler Wright on Facebook
- 1994 births
- Living people
- LGBTQ surfers
- People from the South Coast (New South Wales)
- People from the Northern Rivers
- Australian female surfers
- World Surf League surfers
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- People with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
- Surfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Australian lesbian sportswomen
- 21st-century Australian LGBTQ people
- Olympic surfers for Australia
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen