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Birth date and place?

Bethany Hamilton was born on February 8 , 1990

in Li hue Hawaii

Family Life?

Her parents are Cherilyn and Thomas Hamilton , She also has two brothers Noah and Timothy Hamilton

Education?

Bethany was home schooled during middle school

but she attended Port Richmond High for High School.

Occupations? She was an athlete

and Surfer

Death date and location:

She is still alive (Currently 22) and is

still living in Hawaii

Timeline of her life:

Born Feb 8 , 1990

-Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Hawaii

to Cherilyn and Thomas Hamilton

Age 2-5 (1992-1995)

-Learned to surf with her mom and dad

Age 8 (1998)

-Attended her first real surf

competition

Age 9 (1999)

-First major surf sponsorships:

Rip Curl and Tim Carroll surfborads

Age 10-12 (2000-2002)

-Moved the the rankings in The Amateur

Surfing Competition

Age 13 (2003)

-Attacked by shark leaving her left

arm amputated to shoulder (Oct 31 , 2003)

-Returned to surfing with one arm (Nov 26 , 2003)

Age 14 (2004)

-Received an award for "courage"

at the MTV Teen Choice Awards (Aug 8 , 2004)

Age 15 (2005)

-Visited Thailand and brought back orphans

to see the ocean for the first time since the Tsunami

Age 16 (2006)

-Family surf trip to Samoa

Age 17 (2007)

-"Soul Surfer" book series was published

Age 18 (2008)

-5th place at US Open Of Surfing in

California

Age 19 (2009)

-2nd place at World Junior (under 20)

Championships in Sydney Australia

Age 20 (2010)

-The movie "Soul Surfer" about

Bethany's story began production in Hawaii

(Feb 2 , 2010)

Age 21 (2011)

-The movie "Soul Surfer" came to theaters

on April 8 , 2011

Accomplishments?

Even though the shark

attack was traumatic , Bethany

didn't give up and after 10 weeks she went

back to surfing.

What did she do that contribute to

society?

Bethany supported charities such as

SurfAid , Women's Sports Foundation , and

World Vision

Bethany Hamilton Biography

By: Acacia Boother

Introduction: Bethany Hamilton is an American professional surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for going back to professional surfing right after.

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