Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Hamilton: Biography in Details

Who is Bethany Hamilton?

Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer from America.

She rose to prominence for continuing her surfing career despite losing her left arm to a tiger shark when she was just 13 years old.

In 2004, she also published a book Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board in which she shared her experience.

Furthermore, Bethany has won the ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete followed by the Courage Teen Choice Award in 2004.

Bethany Hamilton: Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Bethany was born on February 8, 1990, in Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America.

She is the daughter of Tom Hamilton and Cheri Hamilton.

Furthermore, he has two older brothers, Noah and Timmy.

Talking about her nationality, she is American and her ethnicity is unknown.

From the beginning of her childhood, she had a keen interest in surfing and also began to learn from a very early age.

Concerning her education, Bethany Hamilton was homeschooled from an early age and totally focused on surfing.

Bethany Hamilton: Career, Net Worth, and Awards

Bethany began her surfing career in her childhood winning the Surf Competition: Rell Sunn Menehune Surfing Championships on Oahu, Hawaii,  in 1998.

At the age of nine, she won she gained her first major surf sponsorships from Rip Curl and Tim Carroll Surfboards.

Later in 2003, when she was 13 years old a 14-foot tiger shark attacked her and she lost her left arm. It took three weeks for her to recover.

Just after one month after the incident, Bethany returned to her board. In 2004, she also published a book Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board in which she shared her experience.

Additionally, she has also appeared in several shows such as Inside Edition, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Inside Edition, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and a few more.

Back in 2009, she was a contestant on Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? and also won $25,000.

Moreover, Bethany Hamilton has also been featured in a couple of hit shows such as ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, TLC series 19 Kids and Counting, and The Amazing Race. 

In addition, this American surfer has also starred in the 2013 film Dolphin Tale 2.

Being a professional surfer, she earns a handsome amount of money from her profession. Currently, she has a net worth of $2 million.

As of now, Bethany Hamilton has won the ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete followed by the Courage Teen Choice Award in 2004.

Bethany Hamilton: Rumors and Controversy

So far, there are not any drastic rumors regarding her personal and professional life.

Furthermore, she has never faced any controversy in her career to date.

It seems she has total focus on her work rather than being stuck in any controversy.

Body Measurements

Bethany Hamilton has a height of 5 ft 11 inches and weighs 64 kg.

Moreover, she has a pair of gorgeous hazel eyes and blonde hair.

Besides this, there is not any information regarding her other body measurements.

Social Media Profile

Bethany Hamilton is pretty active on social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Currently, she has more than 1.6 million followers on Instagram and almost 2.3 million followers on Facebook.

Additionally, she also holds a Twitter account in which she has more than 1.5 million followers.

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References: (thefamouspeople.com)

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