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Carissa Moore. 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.
- 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- 140 lb (64 kg)
Jul 27, 2021 · Carissa Moore is the first woman to ever win a gold medal in surfing, which is making its Olympic debut in Tokyo. "The ocean has changed my life and I can't imagine my life without it," Moore said.
- Mandalit Del Barco
Jul 27, 2021 · American Carissa Moore grabbed a typhoon by the tail and rode into the history books on Tuesday, becoming the first woman ever to win a gold medal in surfing at the Olympics.. The 28-year-old ...
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- Bill Hutchinson
Jul 27, 2021 · American Carissa Moore wins first-ever women’s Olympic surfing gold. Carissa Moore celebrates after winning the gold medal in women’s surfing at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Five years ago ...
- kevin.baxter@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Jul 27, 2021 · American surfer Carissa Moore made history Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win a gold medal in surfing at an Olympics Games. Moore, the lone ethnic Hawaiian on the U.S. Olympic roster and a ...
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- NBC Olympics,Patrick Smith
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Jul 27, 2021 · Carissa Moore of Team USA won the gold medal during the women's surfing final at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, in Chiba, on July 27, 2021 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
2 days ago · Carissa Moore remembers the first time she surfed Teahupo’o, the barreling wave located off the island of Tahiti. A recent high school graduate, Moore was short on experience – without the ...