Bethany Hamilton
Bethany Hamilton | |
|---|---|
Hamilton surfing in 2016 | |
| Born | Bethany Meilani Hamilton February 8, 1990 Lihue, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Adam Dirks (m. 2013) |
| Children | 4 |
| Surfing career | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Website | bethanyhamilton |
| Sport | Surfing |
| Best year | 2016 |
| Major achievements | ESPY Award (2004) NSSA National Helping Kids Champion (2005) 2nd place, ASP World Junior Championships (2008) |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Goofy |
Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer and writer. On October 31, 2003, she survived a shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off; ultimately, she returned to professional surfing and wrote about her experiences in the 2004 autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. The book was adapted into the 2011 feature film, Soul Surfer. Hamilton attributes her strength to her Christian faith.
Hamilton is also the subject of a 2018 documentary, Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, in which she discusses how marriage and motherhood have affected her professional surfing career.