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Bethany Hamilton biography Bethany Hamilton was born into a family of surfers on February 8, 1990, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii; Bethany began surfing at a young age. At the age of eight, Bethany entered her first surf competition, where she won both the short and long board divisions. This sparked a love for surf competition within her spirit. At the age of thirteen, on October 31, 2003, Bethany was attacked by a tiger shark and she lost her arm. Bethany was on her way to recovery with an unbelievably positive attitude. Miraculously, just one month after the attack, Bethany returned to the water to continue pursuing her goal to become a professional surfer. In January of 2004, Bethany made her return to surf competition; placing 5th in the Open Women’s division of that contest. With no intention of stopping, Bethany continued to enter and excel in competition. In 2007, Bethany realized her dream and turned pro.

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Bethany Hamilton biographyBethany Hamilton was born into a family of surfers on February 8, 1990, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii; Bethany began surfing at a young age. At the age of eight, Bethany entered her first surf competition, where she won both the short and long board divisions. This sparked a love for surf competition within her spirit.At the age of thirteen, on October 31, 2003, Bethany was attacked by a tiger shark and she lost her arm. Bethany was on her way to recovery with an unbelievably positive attitude.Miraculously, just one month after the attack, Bethany returned to the water to continue pursuing her goal to become a professional surfer. In January of 2004, Bethany made her return to surf competition; placing 5th in the Open Womens division of that contest. With no intention of stopping, Bethany continued to enter and excel in competition. In 2007, Bethany realized her dream and turned pro. Since losing her arm, Bethanys story has been told in hundreds of media outlets and she has been recognized with numerous awards, public appearances, and various speaking engagements.In October 2004, Bethany shared her life story in her autobiography entitled Soul Surfer. Seven years later, the book was made into a film it was released in 2011.

Biografa de bethany hamiltonBethany Hamilton naci en una familia de surfistas el 8 de febrero de 1990, en la isla de Kauai, Hawi, Bethany comenz el surf en una edad joven. A la edad de ocho aos, Bethany entr su primera competicin de surf, donde gan tanto las divisiones de tabla corta y larga. Esto despert un amor por la competencia de surf en su espritu.A la edad de trece aos, el 31 de octubre de 2003, Bethany fue atacada por un tiburn tigre y ella perdi su brazo. Betania estaba en camino a la recuperacin con una actitud increblemente positiva.Milagrosamente, slo un mes despus del ataque, Bethany volvi al agua para seguir persiguiendo su objetivo de convertirse en un surfista profesional. En enero de 2004, Bethany hizo su regreso a la competicin de surf; colocando quinto en la divisin de ese concurso de las mujeres abiertas.Con intencin de parar, Betania sigui para entrar y sobresalir en la competencia.En 2007, Bethany se dio cuenta de su sueo y se convirti en profesional.Desde que perdi su brazo, la historia de Bethany se ha dicho en cientos de medios de comunicacin y que ha sido reconocida con numerosos premios, apariciones pblicas, y diversas charlas.En octubre de 2004, Bethany comparti su historia de vida en su autobiografa titulada Soul Surfer. Siete aos ms tarde, el libro fue llevado al cine se estren en 2011.