Shane Beschen
| Shane Beschen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 18, 1972[1] San Clemente, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Hawaii[1] |
| Surfing career | |
| Best year | 2nd 1996 ASP World Tour[1] |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Regular (natural foot) |
Shane Beschen (born February 18, 1972) is a California (USA) born professional surfer.[1]
Biography and career
[edit]Shane Beschen was born on February 18, 1972 to Mike and Sue Beschen.[2] His mother is an elementary school teacher, and his brother Gavin is a professional surfer as well.[2] At 16 years old, Beschen signed his first sponsorship deal and started to tour a a pro surfer.[2] His mother recalled he would attend school for a couple of weeks, and then take off for a couple of weeks, taking "independent-study contracts", and doing his homework while flying to his events. By 1998, he had won more than $250,000 in competitions.[2]
In 1996, at Kirra, Beschen became the first and only professional surfer to score three perfect 10 point rides for a total 30 out of 30 ASP three-wave scoring system.[1][3] In May 1996, he knocked Sunny Garcia from his number one spot in world rankings, at the Marui Pro surfing tournament at Torami Beach, Japan.[4] In 2003, after a five year dry spell of not winning any events, he won the Faith Riding Pro, the opening event on the 2003 Hawaiian Pro-Am Circuit.[5] In May 2005 in the final of the Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Kelly Slater became the first to score two perfect rides for a total 20 out of 20 under the newer ASP two-wave scoring system, matched by Joel Parkinson in the 2008 Billabong Pipeline Masters third-round heats.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Warshaw, Matt (2005). The Encyclopedia of Surfing. Harcourt. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-15-603251-3.
- ^ a b c d Weyler, John (July 23, 1998). "Risky Business: Shane Beschen Still Prefers To Be Radical". Los Angeles Times. pp. C1, C11.
- ^ Pinto, Luís M. (June 21, 2013). "Shane Beschen: the surfer who scored the triple Perfect 10 heat". Surfer Today.
- ^ Star-Bulletin staff (May 28, 1996). "Garcia Bumped From No. 1 Spot". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. D4.
- ^ Morinaga, Dayton (January 29, 2003). "Beschen Keeps The Faith To Triumph At Sunset Beach". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. p. D8.
- ^ "Perfect Parkinson rides into history books". ABC News website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. AAP. December 11, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
Sources
[edit]External links
[edit]- Shane Beschen at the World Surf League
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