Carissa Moore

Carissa Moore
Carissa Moore
	Moore at the 2011 Roxy Pro France in Biarritz, France
Personal information
Born	August 27, 1992 (age 32); Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Residence	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg)
Surfing career
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
Major achievements	5× World Champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021); 3× Triple Crown of Surfing Champion (2020, 2021, 2023); WSL Championship Tour event wins: 29; 2010 ASP Rookie of the Year; 2× US Open of Surfing champion (2010, 2013); 11 NSSA Titles; Surfers' Hall of Fame inductee; 2020 Olympic gold medal;
Surfing specifications
Stance	Regular
Website	www.carissamoore.com
Medal record
Women's surfing
Representing United States
Olympic Games
World Games

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]

^ "Women's Championship Tour Rankings 2019". World Surf League.
^ Carissa Moore Claims Maiden ASP Women’s World Title, ASP International, 15 July 2011 (accessed 27 July 2011)
^ Gilmore Wins Roxy Pro ahead of Freshly Crowned ASP Women’s World Champion Moore, ASP International, 15 July 2011 (accessed 27 July 2011)
^ "2021 Olympics". USA Surfing. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
^ "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.
^ "Surfers' Hall of Fame". Huntington Surf & Sport.
^ 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)

[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.

[:0-5] "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)

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