Damien Hardman (born 23 January 1966[citation needed]), known as The Iceman, is an Australian former surfer from Sydney.
The son of financier Brian Hardman, who was later the ASP World Tour's media director, he was raised in the beachfront Sydney suburb of Narrabeen, home of well-respected and high performing surfers such as Simon Anderson and Col Smith.
[citation needed] Hardman was only 21 when he won the 1987 World Title in a showdown with fellow Australian Gary Elkerton in the season's last contest at Sydney's Manly Beach.
In 1988 he became the first male surfer to win seven events in one season (equaled later by world champions Tom Curren and Kelly Slater).
The following year he founded Instyle Enterprises, a surf accessories distribution company, and later owned a series of Rip Curl outlet stores, and what event director for the Rip Curl Pro Bells.