Carissa Moore facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 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. |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Carissa Kainani Moore, born on August 27, 1992, is an amazing American surfer. She made history by winning the first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's shortboard surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Carissa is also a five-time world champion. She won her world titles in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, and 2021. These wins were on the World Surf League (WSL) Women's World Tour. Carissa was the first surfer ever to win both a WSL world title and an Olympic title in the same year.
In 2013, Glamour magazine named her one of their Women of the Year. She joined the Surfers' Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2022, Carissa was featured in a book called We Are Here. This book celebrates inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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Carissa Moore's Early Life
Carissa started surfing with her dad when she was five years old. They surfed off the beaches of Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii. She said, "Dad taught me how to surf when I was about four or five years old at Waikiki Beach and I was immediately hooked." Her father, Chris, was a competitive swimmer. He won many open water swimming competitions.
When Carissa was ten, her parents divorced. She chose to live with her father near the ocean in Hawaii. Sometimes, when she stayed with her mother, her desire to surf would lessen. To stay motivated, she would write letters to her dad.
Young Surfing Star
Carissa began winning many junior surf competitions at age 11. These were with the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA). She also earned top spots at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championships. There, she helped Hawaii win a team victory.
Overall, she won a record 11 NSSA amateur titles. In 2008, at just 16, she became the youngest champion at a Triple Crown of Surfing event. She won the Reef Hawaiian Pro that year.
Carissa Moore's Surfing Career
In 2010, Carissa qualified to compete on the ASP Championship Tour. This tour is now called the World Surf League (WSL). She won two big contests and finished third overall. She was also named Rookie of the Year.
The next year, Carissa was a young surfer to watch. She lived up to her reputation, winning three events. She claimed her first World Championship, taking the title from four-time champion Stephanie Gilmore. At 18, she became the youngest person, male or female, to win a surfing world title.
Carissa won top World Tour honors again in 2013 and 2015.
Awards and Recognition
National Geographic named Carissa an Adventurer of the Year. Glamour magazine called her a Woman of the Year. She was also named Top Female Surfer many times by SURFER magazine. She was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame. The State of Hawaii even declared January 4 to be Carissa Moore Day!
2019 Championship Tour
At the 2019 World Surf League Women's Championship Tour, Carissa finished in first place. This win helped her qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
2020 Olympic Break
After the 2019 season, Carissa announced she would take a break from the world tour in 2020.
2020 Summer Olympics
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| Gold | Shortboard | 14.93 |
Carissa qualified to surf for the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. These Games were held in Tokyo, Japan, but were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Carissa competed for the United States for the first time in her career. The World Surf League and International Surfing Association usually see Hawaii as separate from the United States. At the 2020 Olympic Games, she was the first surfer of Hawaiian background to compete since Duke Kahanamoku in 1924.
In the first round, Carissa scored 11.74 and won her heat. This sent her straight to the third round. She won her third-round heat against Peru's Sofía Mulánovich with a score of 10.34. This moved her to the quarterfinals. Carissa then won her quarterfinal match against Brazil's Silvana Lima with a score of 14.26. This advanced her to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Carissa won against Japan's Amuro Tsuzuki. This meant she would compete for the gold medal.
In the final match against South African Bianca Buitendag, Carissa won the Olympic gold medal with a score of 14.93. The 2020 Summer Olympics were the first to include surfing as a sport. This made Carissa Moore the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in surfing!
2021 and 2023 Seasons
In 2021, Carissa Moore won the WSL season at the WSL Finals. She also won the Triple Crown of Surfing in January 2022.
In 2023, Carissa placed second in the World Surf League Championship Tour. This qualified her to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
2024 Season
Carissa competed at the 2024 Olympic Games. She represented the United States along with Caroline Marks and Caitlin Simmers. Carissa was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Carissa Moore's Personal Life
Carissa's father has Irish and German roots. Her mother is Native Hawaiian and Filipino. When she competes for the United States in World Surf League events, she chooses to wear the flag of Hawaii. This flag is similar to the Hawaii State flag.
Surfer and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton wrote about Carissa in her autobiography. Bethany admired Carissa's toughness when they competed together as young girls.
Carissa graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu in 2010. She married her high school sweetheart, Luke Untermann, on December 16, 2017.
In 2018, Carissa started the Moore Aloha Charitable Foundation. This organization uses surfing to bring young women together.
WSL Championship Tour Highlights
Carissa Moore has had an amazing career on the WSL Women's Championship Tour.
- 2007: As a wildcard, she reached the final of the Roxy Pro event. She was the youngest surfer to reach a final in an ASP World Title Race event.
- 2009: She won the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach event as a wildcard.
- 2010: Carissa started competing on the ASP Women's World Tour. She won the TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival and Rip Curl Pro Portugal. She finished 3rd overall and was named Rookie of the Year.
- 2011: Carissa became the ASP Women's World Champion, the youngest ever to win the title. She won the Billabong Rio Pro, Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, and Roxy Pro Gold Coast.
- 2012: She finished 3rd in the 2012 ASP World Tour, coming in second place in two events.
- 2013: Carissa won four of the eight ASP World Tour events and became World Champion for the second time.
- 2014: She won three WSL Women's Championship Tour events.
- 2015: She won four WSL Championship Tour events and her third world title.
- 2016: Her only victory was the Roxy Pro in Hossegor, France.
- 2017: She finished the year at No. 5.
- 2018: She finished the year at No. 3.
- 2019: Carissa won her fourth world championship, with wins in France and South Africa.
- 2021: She won another world championship, beating Tatiana Weston-Webb at the first WSL Finals.
Images for kids
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Carissa Moore at the 2011 Roxy Pro France
See also
In Spanish: Carissa Moore para niños
