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Lihue, Hawaii, U.S.
Bethany Hamilton Dirks (born February 8, 1990) ,more professionaly known as Bethany Hamilton, is an American professional surfer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off, but ultimately returned to—and was victorious in—professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on…
Known for
- The Tucker Carlson Show — Self2024
- Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable — Herself2019
- Wildchat2019
- Dolphin Tale 2 — Herself2014
- The Current: Explore the Healing Powers of the Ocean — Self2014
- First Love — Herself2010
- 19 Kids and Counting — Self2008
- Down the Barrel — Herself2007
- Heart of a Soul Surfer2007
- Superscience2004
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Key facts
- Born
- Bethany Meilani Hamilton , ( 1990-02-08 ) February 8, 1990 (age 36) , Lihue, Hawaii , U.S.
- Spouse
- Adam Dirks ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 )
- Height
- 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
- Weight
- 157 lb (71 kg)
- Website
- bethanyhamilton .com
- Sport
- Surfing
- Major achievements
- ESPY Award (2004), NSSA National Helping Kids Champion (2005), 2nd place, ASP World Junior Championships (2008)
- Stance
- Goofy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bethany
- Family name
- Hamilton
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Līhuʻe
- Occupation
- writer
- Field of work
- surfing
- Sport
- surfing
- Mass
- 64
- Official website
- bethanyhamilton.com
- Image
- Bethany Hamilton speaking at Ellsworth Air Force Base (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 180
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- date of birth
- 1990-02-08
- start of work period
- 2003666-00
- social media followers
- 1371569
- Commons category
- Bethany Hamilton
- name in native language
- Bethany Meilani Hamilton
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bethany Hamilton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.