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. After spending 2016 recovering, Wright was granted a wildcard entry to the 2017 World Surf League season. In his comeback, Wright won the Champions Tour calendar's opening event, the Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks on Australia's Gold Coast. It was his third WSL title. In between WSL events, Wright trained with Surfing Australia's national squad preparing for the debut of surfing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games where he won a bronze medal. Career victories References External links 1990 births Living people People from the South Coast (New South Wales) People from the Northern Rivers Australian surfers World Surf League surfers Sportsmen from New South Wales Olympic surfers of Australia Surfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in surfing