Birthday

1981-06-13

Place of Birth

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Michael Eugene Fanning AO (born 13 June 1981) is an Australian former professional surfer. Fanning won the 2007, 2009 and 2013 ASP World Tour. In 2015, he survived a shark attack with what is suspected to be a great white shark during the J-Bay Open finals in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.