American surfer and gold medalist in the 2021 Olympics
Carissa Moore
at the 2011 Roxy Pro France in Biarritz, France
Personal information
Born
(1992-08-27) August 27, 1992 (age 31) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Residence
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight
140 lb (64 kg)
Surfing career
Best year
1st: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021
Career earnings
$2.1 million on world tour 2010-19[1]
Sponsors
Nike, Red Bull, Target, Hurley, Subaru Hawaii, Visa, Gillette Venus, FCS traction and fins
Major achievements
5x World Champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021)
3x Triple Crown of Surfing Champion (2020, 2021,2023)
WSL Championship Tour event wins: 29
2010 ASP Rookie of the Year
2x US Open of Surfing champion (2010, 2013)
11 NSSA Titles
Surfers' Hall of Fame inductee
2020 Olympic gold medal
Surfing specifications
Stance
Regular
Website
www.carissamoore.com
Medal record
Women's surfing
Representing United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
Shortboard
World Games
2019 Miyazaki
Team
Carissa Kainani Moore (born August 27, 1992) is a Hawaiian American Olympian, world champion surfer and activist. She was the first-ever winner of the Olympic Gold Medal in women's short board surfing in 2020. She was also the 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021 World Surf League WSL Women's World Tour Champion.[2][3] Moore is the first surfer in history to win a WSL world title and the Olympic title in the same year.[4] She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
In 2013, she was named by Glamour magazine as one of their Women of the Year.[5] She became a member of the Surfers' Hall of Fame in 2014.[6] In 2022, Moore was featured in Naomi Hirahara's anthology We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States that was published by the Smithsonian Institution and Running Press Kids.[7]
^"Women's Championship Tour Rankings 2019". World Surf League.
^Carissa Moore Claims Maiden ASP Women’s World Title, ASP International, 15 July 2011 (accessed 27 July 2011)
^Gilmore Wins Roxy Pro ahead of Freshly Crowned ASP Women’s World Champion Moore, ASP International, 15 July 2011 (accessed 27 July 2011)
^"2021 Olympics". USA Surfing. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
^"Chatting with Glamour Woman of the Year Honoree Carissa Moore". A Bullseye View. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
^"Surfers' Hall of Fame". Huntington Surf & Sport.
^Hirahara, Naomi (2022). We are here: 30 inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have shaped the United States. Illustrated by Illi Ferandez (1st ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 978-0-7624-7965-8. OCLC 1284917938.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Carissa Kainani Moore (born August 27, 1992) is a Hawaiian American Olympian, world champion surfer and activist. She was the first-ever winner of the...
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January 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2021. Branch, John (7 August 2021). "CarissaMoore and Italo Ferreira Win the First Olympic Gold Medals in Surfing". The...
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head to determine the champion at the WSL Finals. Gabriel Medina and CarissaMoore are the defending champions. The first five events of the 2022 Championship...
"Olympic champs Moore and Ferreira seek World Surf League titles at inaugural WSL Finals". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021. "CarissaMoore and Gabriel...
Championship tour to CarissaMoore. By finishing second, Marks earned a spot on the team for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, along with Moore. Marks tested positive...
he won the first of two gold medals. Taylor Crabb and CarissaMoore competed in 2021, with Moore winning gold in the first Olympic surfing competition...
2021. "Surfing finals are set: Kanoa Igarashi vs. Italo Ferreira, and CarissaMoore vs. Bianca Buitendag". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2021. Surfing...
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"Wildcard Moana Jones Wong Wins Billabong Pro Pipeline Against World Champ CarissaMoore". The Inertia. Retrieved 2023-12-27. Pennybacker, Mindy (2022-02-06)...
Crown of Surfing for a second year in a row, alongside fellow Hawaiian CarissaMoore. In December 2023, Florence won the Vans Pipe Masters, alongside fellow...
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