James Duncan O'Brien (born June 9, 1983) is a professional surfer from North Shore, Hawaii.
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Careers
O'Brien said that he was lucky as a child grew up near Banzai Pipeline. He is one of the youngest surfer to ever win the Pipeline Masters.
Jamie's father, Mick O'Brien from Australia, is a life guard. Jamie said that one of the things that attracted him to surfing was talking to many regular surfers on his father's beach.
His contest achievements included the Pipeline Masters in 2001, which he took 4th place after recovering from a groin injury. He also got first place at 2003 Hansen's Pipeline Pro in 2003 and at the age of 21, first place in 2004 Fosters Expression Trestles and Rip Curl Pipeline Masters.
O'Brien produced two surf movies, Freakshow and Freakside . He also appeared in Step into Liquid and Blue Crush.
In 2005, O'Brien received the Best Achievers Achievement award at Surfer Magazine for a rising athlete with an impact on this sport for years to come.
In 2016 Jamie O'Brien helps save the destroyed and drowned bodyboarder by pedaling a foam board to help Guilherme Tamega try to bring the victim to the beach.
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References
External links
- An article about Jamie O'Brien JOB on the DemonFactory site
- Red Bull's Profile at Jamie O'Brien
- Nectar Sunglasses Advocates: Jamie O'Brien
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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