Surfing Facts, Medals and History for the 2024 Paris Olympics – NBC 6 South Florida

Surfing is part of the 2024 Olympic Games, but is this the first time the sport has been featured at the Olympics?

Here’s what you need to know about surfing at the Olympics:

Since when is surfing an Olympic sport?

Surfing first became an Olympic sport at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. These were held in 2021, with events taking place off Tsurigasaki Beach in Japan.

Did the United States win a gold medal in surfing at the Olympics?

Yes. Team USA’s Carissa Moore won the first gold medal in women’s surfing at the Tokyo Olympics. The 31-year-old from Honolulu, Hawaii, will return for the 2024 Olympics, which will hold their surfing events in Tahiti.

We put surfer Carissa Moore in a time machine to relive the moments that brought her to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Which country has the most surfing medals at the Olympics?

Japan has won a total of two medals in surfing at the Olympic Games: Kanoa Igarashi won silver in the men’s event in Tokyo and Amuro Tsuzuki won bronze in the women’s event.

What were the surfing results at the Tokyo Olympics?

In addition to Moore winning gold for Team USA and Japan winning medals in both the men’s and women’s events, Brazil’s Italo Ferreira won gold in the men’s event and Australia’s Owen Wright won bronze.

In the women’s event, Bianca Buitendag from South Africa won silver.

Will surfing be part of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles?

It has been confirmed that surfing will be part of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. However, the location has not yet been determined.