One of sport's most extraordinary stories — lost her left arm to a tiger shark attack in 2003 at age 13 while surfing in Hawaii. Rather than ending her career, she returned to competition within a month and went on to win national surfing titles and compete on the WSL Championship Tour. Hamilton became a global inspiration whose story was made into the film Soul Surfer and who remains one of the most recognised athletes in the world.
Bethany Hamilton is one of surfing's most inspiring figures, an American professional surfer who lost her left arm in a shark attack at age 13 and returned to competitive surfing within a month, going on to win professional titles and inspire millions worldwide. Her extraordinary courage, faith, and refusal to be defined by her injury are the subjects of the 2011 film 'Soul Surfer'. She remains one of the sport's greatest ambassadors.