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. Moore is the first surfer in history to win a WSL world title and the Olympic title in the same year.
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at the 2011 Roxy Pro France in Biarritz, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 27, 1992 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Best year | 1st: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career earnings | $2.1 million on world tour 2010-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sponsors | Nike, Red Bull, Target, Hurley, Subaru Hawaii, Visa, Gillette Venus, FCS traction and fins | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2013, she was named by Glamour magazine as one of their Women of the Year. She became a member of the Surfers' Hall of Fame in 2014. 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.