American pro surfer, Carissa Moore, was born on August 27, 1992, in Hawaii, to her parents, Carol Lum and Chris Moore.
Carissa was the first Olympic Gold Medalist in women’s short board surfing in 2020.
At age 11, Carissa had recorded multiple wins at National Scholastic Surfing Association, NSSA, junior surf competitions.
By the time she was 16, she had 11 NSSA amateur titles to her name. She was crowned the youngest champion at a Triple Crown Surfing event at that time.
She clinched the Women’s Championship tittles for 5 years, at the 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021 World Surf League WSL Women’s World Tour Champion, and has since 2014, been inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame.
Moore is known to prefer wearing the flag of Hawaii, rather than the United States flag whenever she represents the United States at World Surf League international competitions.
Carissa Moore Wiki
Name: Carissa Moore
Date of Birth: August 27, 1992
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Age: 29
Occupation: Professional Surfer
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Mixed
Height: 5 ft 7 inches
Weight: 64 kg
Net Worth: $2 million
Spouse: Luke Untermann
Parents: Carol Lum, Chris Moore
Carissa Moore Religion
Carissa Moore is a Christian.
Carissa Moore Sibling
Carissa has a sister named Cayla Moore, who is a surfer as well as an entrepreneur.
Cayla is a Kamehameha graduate and has won the National Scholastic Surfing Association championship twice at the high-school level.