Carissa Moore

Carissa Moore
Carissa Moore
	at the 2011 Roxy Pro France in Biarritz, France
Personal information
Born	August 27, 1992 (age 31); 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 a Hawaiian and 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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