Carissa Moore

Carissa Moore
Moore at the 2011 Roxy Pro France in Biarritz, France
Personal information
Born (1992-08-27) August 27, 1992 (age 32)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
ResidenceHonolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight140 lb (64 kg)
Surfing career
Best year1st: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021
Career earnings$2.1 million on world tour 2010-19[1]
SponsorsNike, Red Bull, Target, Hurley, Subaru Hawaii, Visa, Gillette Venus, FCS traction and fins
Major achievements
Surfing specifications
StanceRegular
Websitewww.carissamoore.com
Medal record
Women's surfing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Shortboard
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Miyazaki Team

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.[2][3] Moore was the first surfer in history to win a WSL world title and the Olympic title in the same year.[4]

In 2013, she was named by Glamour magazine as one of their Women of the Year.[5] She became a member of the Surfers' Hall of Fame in 2014.[6] 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.[7]

  1. ^ "Women's Championship Tour Rankings 2019". World Surf League.
  2. ^ Carissa Moore Claims Maiden ASP Women’s World Title, ASP International, 15 July 2011 (accessed 27 July 2011)
  3. ^ Gilmore Wins Roxy Pro ahead of Freshly Crowned ASP Women’s World Champion Moore, ASP International, 15 July 2011 (accessed 27 July 2011)
  4. ^ "2021 Olympics". USA Surfing. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  5. ^ "Chatting with Glamour Woman of the Year Honoree Carissa Moore". A Bullseye View. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  6. ^ "Surfers' Hall of Fame". Huntington Surf & Sport.
  7. ^ Hirahara, Naomi (2022). We are here: 30 inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have shaped the United States. Illustrated by Illi Ferandez (1st ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 978-0-7624-7965-8. OCLC 1284917938.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)