Carissa Moore
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Moore 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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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. Moore was the first surfer in history to win a WSL world title and the Olympic title in the same year.
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.