James Duncan O'Brien (born June 9, 1983) is a professional surfer from the North Shore, Hawaii.

Career

Jamie grew up near one of the most notorious waves on the planet, with a home in front of the

Banzai Pipeline The Banzai Pipeline, or simply Pipeline or Pipe, is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of ...

, on the surfing Mecca of Oahu’s North Shore. He started competing in local surf contests when he was about six years old and carried on into his early 20s. O'Brien has said that he was fortunate as a child to grow up near the Banzai Pipeline. He is one of the youngest surfers ever to win a

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. Jamie's father, Australian Mick O'Brien, was a lifeguard. Jamie has said that one of the things that got him interested in surfing was talking to many of the regular surfers on his dad's beach. Jamie has many achievements to his name. These achievements include the Pipeline Masters in 2001, in which he took 4th place after just recovering from a groin injury. His success continued with 1st place at Hansen's Pipeline Pro in 2003, 1st place in the 2004 Fosters Expression Trestles and the Rip Curl Pipeline Masters at 21 years of age, 1st in the 2009

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Invitational, and 1st in the inaugural

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Pipe Pro back in 2010. Jamie also had many other outstanding performances throughout the WSL qualifying series and the championship tour. O'Brien produced two surfing films, ''Freakshow'' and ''Freakside''. He also appeared in ''

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.'' He is the star of the video series "Who is JOB," which ended with the final episode posted on Oct 18, 2019, for a total of 9 seasons on

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. In 2005 O'Brien received '' Surfer Magazine's'' Boost Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award for an up-and-coming athlete with an impact on the sport for years to come. In 2016 Jamie O'Brien assisted in the rescue of a bodyboarder who had wiped out and was drowning, by paddling out with a foam board to help

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who was trying to bring the victim to shore. Jamie is also the owner and founder o
Jamie O'Brien Surf Experience
a North Shore surf school that gives surf lessons in conjunction with th
Turtle Bay Resort

References

External links

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Red Bull's Profile on Jamie O'BrienJamie O'Brien Official WebsiteJamie O'Brien Surf Experience Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Jamie 1983 births Living people American surfers Surfers from Hawaii World Surf League surfers American people of Irish descent