Bethany Hamilton

American surfer

Photo by: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:February 8, 1990

Age:36

Zodiac Sign:Aquarius

Height:1.80 m (5′11″)

Born in:Līhuʻe, United States

Writer Athlete Q116445694 Autobiographer Surfer

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Dolphin Tale 2The Amazing Race 25The Masked Singer, season 12

Bethany Hamilton

American surfer

Biography

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.

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Quotes

“When I think of peace from God I think of it more in the sense of a long-term unshakeable peace, a comfort in the bigger picture of a life of faith. So, when the daily things happen and cause momentary and temporary stress we can still hold to the comfort of the cross and have peace.”

— Peace is Possible (May 19, 2020)

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Photos

Bethany Hamilton speaking with attendees at the 2025 Young Women's Leadership Summit at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Bethany Hamilton surfing

Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton speaks to Airmen and their families at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 31, 2016. Hamilton emphasized how her faith was an important part of overcoming new challenges she faced after losing her arm in a shark attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Denise M. Nevins/Released)

Bethany Hamilton speaking with attendees at the 2025 Young Women's Leadership Summit at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.