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Carissa Kainani Moore (born August 27, 1992) is an American surfer. She was the first-ever winner of the Olympic gold medal in women's shortboard surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is also a five-time world champion, winning in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021 on the World Surf League WSL Women's World Tour.
Reigning Olympic gold medallist and five-time World Champion Carissa Moore has announced that she will be stepping away from competitive surfing after she defends her Olympic title at Paris 2024.
Hawaii's Ambassador Of Aloha, Carissa Moore. Born on Oahu's South Shore in 1992, Carissa Moore grew up like so many Hawaiian groms, learning to surf at Waikiki as waves like Baby
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 Chiba...
Aug 2, 2024 · Carissa Moore Makes Tearful Retirement Speech at Surfing Olympics. The 5x world champion and defending gold medalist lost in the Quarterfinals at Paris 2024 in Teahupo’o, Tahiti, and things got emotional.
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...
Olympic medals are on the line at Teahupo’o, but for Tokyo 2020 champion Carissa Moore surfing in Tahiti is about much more. Bridging 4,000km between her home in Hawaii and the Paris 2024 surfing venue, Moore sees the Games as an opportunity to spread a message of love and compassion to the world.