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  1. 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. Jul 27, 2021 · U.S. surfer Carissa Moore is the first woman to ever win a gold medal in her sport at the Olympics. Surfing made its Olympic debut during three days of competition at Tsurigasaki Beach, in...

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  3. 5 days ago · CNN — Carissa Moore remembers the first time she surfed Teahupoo, the barreling wave located off the island of Tahiti . A recent high school graduate, Moore was short on...

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  4. Jul 27, 2021 · Moore, the four-time world champion and top-ranked women’s surfer in the world, defeated Bianca Buitendag of South Africa in the finals of the women’s Olympic surfing competition at the...

  5. Jul 27, 2021 · Carissa Moore became the first woman to win a gold medal in surfing at the Olympics, defeating South Africa's Bianca Buitendag.

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  7. 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...

  8. 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.

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