{{short description|American surfer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Lani Doherty | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = April 14, 1993 | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = surfer }}
'''Kalulani''' "'''Lani'''" '''Doherty''' (born April 14, 1993) is an American surfer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Civin |first=Todd |title=Lani Doherty Remains Well-Grounded Despite Life on the Surf |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/259190-lani-doherty-remains-well-grounded-despite-life-on-the-surf |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>
== Early years == Born in Maui, Doherty was introduced to surfing early in life. Both her parents were surfers, and she grew up near a still cove, which allowed her to ride her first waves as a toddler while lying down on her dad’s board. She entered her first surfing competition at the age of seven.
== Professional career == On May 4, 2008, Doherty won the women’s open and junior women’s division at the Hoo-kipa Surfing Challenge Neil Pryde Maui.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/503371.html?nav=11 |title=Doherty earns two wins at HASA meet |publisher=The Maui News |accessdate=May 7, 2009 |last= |first= |date=May 4, 2008 }} </ref> In August 2008, at the SIMA Surfing America USA Championships, Doherty finished fourth in the Girls Under 16 category.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/keanu-asing-takes-two-at-the-sima-surfing-america-usa-champs-2009-pacsun-usa-surf-team-named-warning-shots_17926/ |title=Keanu Asing takes two at the SIMA Surfing America USA Champs; 2009 PacSun USA Surf Team named, WARNING SHOTS |publisher=Surfline |accessdate=May 7, 2009 |last=Cianciulli |first=Mike |date=August 25, 2008 }} </ref> Her first competition outside of the U.S. was as a member of the USA Surf Team at the Quiksilver ISA World Games in April 2009, where she made it to the third round of the Girls Under 18 competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isaworldjuniors.com/2009/Results.php?cat=g18 |title=Quiksilver ISA World Junior Championship |accessdate=May 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405032517/http://www.isaworldjuniors.com/2009/Results.php?cat=g18 |archivedate=April 5, 2009 }}</ref>
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== External links == *[http://www.pbase.com/mauisp/lani_d Photos of Lani Doherty surfing]
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