Looking ahead to Paris 2024, the surfing competition will take place in Tahiti at Teahupo'o. In 2021, the mayor granted her the keys to the city and declared October 6 as Carissa Moore Day. Moore made history by winning the first-ever Olympic gold medal in surfing at the Tokyo 2020 Games, where the sport made its Olympic debut.īeyond her athletic accomplishments, Carissa's contributions to surfing have been recognised by her hometown of Honolulu. She reached legendary status over the years to follow, claiming World Tour honours four more times in 2013, 2015, 2019, and 2021.Ĭarissa Moore: First-ever Olympic surfing champion

In her second season, she secured her first world title and became the youngest surfer to win a world title at 18. The following years witnessed the Hawaiian's meteoric rise in the surfing world. Despite being a 17-year-old newcomer, she made a remarkable impact by winning two significant contests, finishing third overall, and earning the Rookie of the Year award. In 2010, Moore began her first season on the ASP World Tour, currently known as the World Surf League (WSL). Carissa Moore: Riding to five-time world champion She has achieved impressive success, winning 11 NSSA amateur titles and making history in 2008 as the youngest champion at a Triple Crown of Surfing event, the Reef Hawaiian Pro.

Moore excelled at NSSA junior surf competitions and quickly climbed the ranks, displaying her talent and earning top spots at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships. Little did she know that these early experiences would set the stage for an extraordinary surfing career. Born on August 27, 1992, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Carissa Moore's love affair with the ocean began at five, riding the waves of Waikiki with her father.

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