ICHINOMIYA, Japan (Reuters) - Australian surfer Owen Wright suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2015 after a training wipeout, but all that was forgotten on Tuesday as he crowned his remarkable comeback with an Olympic bronze medal.
The affable Aussie, who suffered from memory loss and struggled to learn to walk again after a bleeding on the brain, clutched his medal as he recalled how he overcame the darkest of moments.
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