| Surfing at the Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC Discipline Code | SRF |
| Governing body | ISA |
| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
| Games | |
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Surfing made its debut appearance at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. It has also been approved by the IOC for inclusion at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [1]
In September 2015, surfing was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, karate, skateboarding, and sport climbing to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] In June 2016, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would support the proposal to include all of the shortlisted sports in the 2020 Games. [3] Finally, on August 3, 2016, all five sports (counting baseball and softball together as one sport) were approved for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic program. [1]
One of the biggest obstacles to surfing being included in the Olympics for many years was a landlocked country hosting the games which would make surfing events difficult to stage, and another one was that drowning is one of the big risks in surfing, and the IOC was less likely to take high liabilities in the event of a death. [4]
| Event | 20 | 24 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's shortboard | X | X | 2 |
| Women's shortboard | X | X | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 |
The surfing competitions took place in the following locations:
| Edition | Place |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Shidashita Beach, Chiba |
| 2024 | Teahupo'o reef pass, Tahiti |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Tokyo | Ítalo Ferreira  Brazil | Kanoa Igarashi  Japan | Owen Wright  Australia |
| 2024 Paris | Kauli Vaast  France | Jack Robinson Australia | Gabriel Medina Brazil |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Tokyo | Carissa Moore  United States | Bianca Buitendag  South Africa | Amuro Tsuzuki Japan |
| 2024 Paris | Caroline Marks United States | Tatiana Weston-Webb Brazil | Johanne Defay France |
Sources: [5]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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