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Marge Calhoun was a woman surfer who pioneered surfing in Hawaii. She is considered the first women surfing champion. She was indicted into the surfing hall of fame in 2003. [20] Stephanie Gilmore is an Australian professional surfer and eight-time world champion on the Women's WSL World Tour. She started surfing at 9.
Lifesaving at the 2001 World Games – Women's surf race; M. Margaret River Pro 2015 (women) Margaret River Pro 2016 (women) Margaret River Pro 2017 (women)
Phyllis O'Donnell (1937 – 6 November 2024) was an Australian surfer who became the first Women's World Surfing Champion. O'Donnell won the championship in 1964 at the age of 27. [1] At the time, surfing was dominated by men, and her championship was regarded as a step forward for women's recognition in the sport. [2]
Robert "Wingnut" Weaver Featured, along with Patrick O'Connell, in The Endless Summer II surf film. Sharon Webber (USA) Women's world surfing championship in 1970 and 1972; Dewey Weber (1938–1993) (USA) Surfer and surfboard designer; Dale Webster (1948– ) (USA) Northern California surfer who surfed over 10,407 days in a row, minimum of 3 ...
In 2004, she was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame (located in Huntington Beach, California) as that year's Woman of the Year. [2] She won the US amateur surfing title in 1987 and turned professional the following year. From 1994 to 1997 she won successive women's world titles before injury forced her to stop competing.
On 29 July, the weather turned dangerous towards the end of round 3 of the men's shortboard event, forcing the postponement of the women's third round. The waves continued to be too rough for competition over the next two days, leading to the last women's round and all finals being postponed. [10] Surfing resumed on 1 August. [9]
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In 2016 surfing was added by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as an Olympic sport to begin at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. [3] The first gold medalists of the Tokyo 2020 surfing men and women's competitions were, respectively, the Brazilian Ítalo Ferreira and the American from Hawaii, Carissa Moore. [4] [5]