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Layne Collette Beachley is a former professional surfer from Manly, New South Wales. She won the World Championship seven times. Currently she is one of the four vice presidents of the International Surfing Association (ISA) and sits on the organization's Executive Committee.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ISA Committees )〕 ==Surfing career== 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 first woman in history to gain 7 World Championships, six of them consecutive. 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.〔''Tracks'', June 2004, articles ''"Get ya own tour"'' page 29, and ''Newcastle's Greatest Hits'' page 78.〕 In 2006, Layne was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame.〔http://www.hsssurf.com/shof/?cat=18〕 Beachley announced on 10 October 2008 that she would retire due to her age.〔http://www.surf.co.nz/news/local/news.asp?newsletterId=6635〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Layne Beachley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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