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Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's shortboard

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Men's shortboard
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Olympic surfing
VenueTeahupo'o reef pass, Tahiti
Dates27 July – 5 August 2024
Competitors24 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kauli Vaast  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jack Robinson  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gabriel Medina  Brazil
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The men's shortboard competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris is being held from 25 July to 5 August at the Teahupo'o reef pass, Tahiti, a French overseas territory in the French Polynesia, located more than 9,320 miles (14,999 km) from Paris.[1]

Qualification

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The 24 quota places per gender were distributed to the eligible surfers at the following events based on the hierarchical structure:[2][3]

  • Host country – As the host country, France reserves one quota place each for the men's and women's shortboard events. If one or more French surfers qualify regularly and directly, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible surfers from the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games.
  • 2022 ISA World Surfing Games – The winning teams by gender will secure one place for their respective NOC, regardless of the two-per-country quota limit.
  • 2023 World Surf League Championship Tour – The top ten men and top eight women eligible for qualification will each be awarded a quota place.
  • 2023 Pan American Games (continental qualification for America) – The gold medalist of each shortboard event will be entitled to a spot for the Olympics; otherwise, it will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked surfer in the same tournament.
  • 2023 ISA World Surfing Games (continental qualification for Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania) – The highest-ranked eligible male and female surfer from Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania will be entitled to a spot for the Olympics; otherwise, it will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked surfer on the continent. The highest-ranked athlete (or next highest-ranked athlete if reallocation) must achieve a top-30 placings at this event; otherwise, it will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible athlete, not yet qualified, regardless of continent.
  • 2024 ISA World Surfing Games:
    • The winning teams by gender will secure one place for their respective NOC, regardless of the two-per-country quota limit.
    • The top five men and top seven women eligible for qualification will each be awarded a quota place.
  • Universality place – For the first time, an additional place per gender will be entitled to eligible NOCs interested to have their surfers compete in Paris 2024. To be registered for a spot granted by the Universality principle, the athlete must finish among the top 50 in his or her respective shortboard event at the 2023 or 2024 ISA World Surfing Games.[4]

Competition format

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The competition consists of six rounds:[5][6]

  • Round 1: 8 heats of 3 surfers each; the top in each heat (8 total) advance to round 3 while the other 2 from each heat (16 total) go to round 2 (essentially a repechage).

From round 2 onwards, all rounds are elimination rounds and the heats consists of two surfers, with the top surfer progressing to the next round and the second place being eliminated.

  • Round 2: Head-to-head competition starts with this round, 8 heats of 2 surfers each; the top in each heat (8 total) advance to round 3 while the other in each heat (8 total) is eliminated.
  • Round 3: 8 heats of 2 surfers each; winner advances, loser eliminated
  • Quarterfinals: 4 heats of 2 surfers each; winner advances, loser eliminated
  • Semifinals: 2 heats of 2 surfers each; winner advances to final, loser advances to third place heat
  • Final and bronze medal match

The length of each heat (25 to 40 minutes) and the number of waves each surfer can ride (maximum 25) are determined by the technical director ahead of the day of competition. Scoring for each wave is from 0.1 to 10, with the best two waves for each surfer counting. Scores are based on the difficulty of manoeuvres performed, innovation and progression, variety, combination, speed, power, and flow of each manoeuvre.[7]

Judges

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The competition is judged by two head judges, two priority judges, and seven regular judges.[8]

  • Ian Buchanan, priority judge ( NZL)
  • Luiz Dantas ( BRA)
  • Tatsuya Fukagawa ( JPN)
  • Tory Gilkerson ( USA)
  • Daniel Kosoof ( NZL)
  • Benjamin Lowe ( AUS)
  • Marcel Miranda, priority judge ( BRA)
  • Luiz Pereira, head judge ( BRA)
  • Richard Pierce Jr., head judge ( USA)
  • Thierry Vidal ( FRA)
  • Mikel Zalacain ( ESP)

After Australian surfing judge Benjamin Lowe posted a picture on social media of himself posing with Australian competitor Ethan Ewing and his coach Bede Durbidge, Lowe was removed from the judging panel by the International Surfing Association on August 1.[9]

Schedule

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H Heats QF Quarter-Finals SF Semi-Finals F Finals
Original schedule
Date 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 July 30 Jul
Men's R1 R2 R3 QF SF F
Women's R1 R2 R3 QF SF F

Competition was originally set to take place over 4 days between 27 and 30 July, with a contingency period of 5 days between 31 July and 5 August, if necessary.[5][10]

On 29 July, the weather turned dangerous towards the end of round 3 of the men's shortboard event, forcing the cancellation of the women's third round. The waves continued to be too rough for competition over the next two days,[11] leaving the final women's round 3 and all finals re-scheduled for 1 and 3 August (a lack of contestable conditions was also expected for 2 August).[12]

Competition was again called off on 3 and 4 August, with the semifinals and finals tentatively set for 5 August.[13]

All times are local, PFT (UTC−10)

Round Original dates Revised dates Original times Revised times
Round 1 Saturday, 27 July 2024 11:48
Round 2 Sunday, 28 July 2024 11:48
Round 3 (round of 16) Monday, 29 July 2024 7:00
Quarter-finals Tuesday, 30 July 2024 Thursday, 1 August 2024 7:00 11:48
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Tuesday, 30 July 2024 Monday, 5 August 2024 11:48
14:12
15:34
10:30
12:54
14:16

Pre-competition seeding

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Surfers were pre-seeded according to their final ranking in the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games.[14]

Results

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Round 1

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The first round is non-elimination. Surfers were seeded into eight heats of three surfers each,[15] with the top surfer advancing straight to Round 3. The bottom two surfers were seeded into Round 2, the first elimination round.[16][17]

Heat 1

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4
1 Ethan Ewing [8]  Australia 7.33 2.57 9.90 R3
2 Jordy Smith [17]  South Africa 5.17 0.93 2.43 7.60 R2
3 Tim Elter [9]  Germany 1.00 0.50 3.00 1.00 4.00 R2

Heat 2

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Joan Duru [4]  France 6.17 2.83 4.67 4.33 7.67 13.84 R3
2 Jack Robinson [13]  Australia 6.83 6.53 5.73 1.40 13.36 R2
3 Matthew McGillivray [21]  South Africa 1.33 0.73 1.93 3.33 1.07 5.26 R2

Heat 3

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3
1 Alonso Correa [5]  Peru 5.83 3.17 8.50 14.33 R3
2 Filipe Toledo [12]  Brazil 0.93 1.40 6.23 7.63 R2
3 Kanoa Igarashi [20]  Japan 4.17 4.17 R2

Heat 4

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gabriel Medina [1]  Brazil 1.00 0.50 6.17 7.17 6.33 13.50 R3
2 Connor O'Leary [16]  Japan 0.20 3.73 6.20 9.93 R2
3 Bryan Pérez [24]  El Salvador 1.20 3.50 3.17 4.03 2.60 7.53 R2

Heat 5

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 João Chianca [23]  Brazil 1.13 0.50 5.67 4.40 0.50 3.57 1.10 10.07 R3
2 Ramzi Boukhiam [2]  Morocco 0.23 0.77 0.23 4.83 3.03 4.93 9.76 R2
3 Billy Stairmand [15]  New Zealand 1.13 3.33 2.20 0.97 5.53 R2

Heat 6

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 John John Florence [11]  United States 6.33 5.67 8.00 1.50 9.33 1.37 5.67 17.33 R3
2 Alan Cleland [19]  Mexico 7.17 7.17 14.34 R2
3 Andy Criere [6]  Spain 3.50 1.00 8.50 12.00 R2

Heat 7

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Griffin Colapinto [22]  United States 7.50 0.50 5.77 9.53 1.00 17.03 R3
2 Kauli Vaast [3]  France 1.50 4.60 5.83 7.80 13.63 R2
3 Lucca Mesinas [14]  Peru 1.00 6.00 4.33 5.10 11.10 R2

Heat 8

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4
1 Reo Inaba [18]  Japan 7.33 5.43 0.37 0.43 12.76 R3
2 Leonardo Fioravanti [10]  Italy 4.17 4.70 8.87 R2
3 Rio Waida [7]  Indonesia 5.17 0.57 5.74 R2

Round 2

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In the second round surfers were seeded into eight heats of two surfers each,[18] with the top surfer advancing to Round 3 (round of 16) and the second place being eliminated.[19]

The pairs in each heat were formed based on surfers' results in the round 1 and according to their pre-competition (PC) seeding, with the second places facing the third places:[16]

  • Heat 1: 2nd in Round 1, 3rd best PC seeding v 3rd in Round 1, 6th best PC seeding
  • Heat 2: 2nd in Round 1, 6th best PC seeding v 3rd in Round 1, 3rd best PC seeding
  • Heat 3: 2nd in Round 1, 7th best PC seeding v 3rd in Round 1, 2nd best PC seeding
  • Heat 4: 2nd in Round 1, 2nd best PC seeding v 3rd in Round 1, 7th best PC seeding
  • Heat 5: 2nd in Round 1, Best PC seeding v 3rd in Round 1, 8th best PC seeding
  • Heat 6: 2nd in Round 1, 8th best PC seeding v 3rd in Round 1, Best PC seeding
  • Heat 7: 2nd in Round 1, 5th best PC seeding v 3rd in Round 1, 4th best PC seeding
  • Heat 8: 2nd in Round 1, 4th best PC seeding v 3rd in Round 1, 5th best PC seeding

Heat 1

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Kanoa Igarashi [20]  Japan 7.17 3.67 0.70 6.00 0.43 6.70 13.87 R3
2 Leonardo Fioravanti [10]  Italy 0.93 1.33 0.70 5.67 7.00 E

Heat 2

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3
1 Connor O'Leary [16]  Japan 7.33 7.17 0.50 14.50 R3
2 Tim Elter [9]  Germany 1.57 0.93 4.50 6.07 E

Heat 3

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Jordy Smith [17]  South Africa 5.50 2.17 2.33 4.00 0.43 3.53 0.27 9.50 R3
2 Rio Waida [7]  Indonesia 4.67 0.20 0.73 5.40 E

Heat 4

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kauli Vaast [3]  France 4.17 7.50 5.67 1.00 6.53 14.03 R3
2 Matthew McGillivray [21]  South Africa 3.50 7.17 0.73 0.60 10.67 E

Heat 5

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Ramzi Boukhiam [2]  Morocco 5.00 0.50 1.43 0.50 7.00 3.33 0.13 7.60 14.60 R3
2 Bryan Pérez [24]  El Salvador 6.17 1.23 0.40 0.50 1.63 5.30 6.43 12.60 E

Heat 6

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Alan Cleland [19]  Mexico 4.50 1.83 1.77 8.50 1.00 3.00 6.67 15.17 R3
2 Andy Criere [6]  Spain 2.50 1.93 1.00 0.73 1.07 1.23 4.43 E

Heat 7

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2
1 Jack Robinson [13]  Australia 9.87 7.00 16.87 R3
2 Lucca Mesinas [14]  Peru 6.00 4.83 10.83 E

Heat 8

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Filipe Toledo [12]  Brazil 7.33 0.43 2.17 9.67 6.33 17.00 R3
2 Billy Stairmand [15]  New Zealand 8.17 5.83 14.00 E

Bracket

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The bracket was determined based on the seeding made for round 3 (round of 16).[20] The winner from each head-to-head heat qualifies to the next round.[21]

Round 3 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal heat
            
5  Alonso Correa (PER) 15.00
17  Jordy Smith (RSA) 12.20
5  Alonso Correa (PER) 10.50
18  Reo Inaba (JPN) 10.16
18  Reo Inaba (JPN) 6.00
12  Filipe Toledo (BRA) 2.46
5  Alonso Correa (PER) 9.60
3  Kauli Vaast (FRA) 10.96
22  Griffin Colapinto (USA) 13.83
3  Kauli Vaast (FRA) 15.10
3  Kauli Vaast (FRA) 15.33
4  Joan Duru (FRA) 12.33
4  Joan Duru (FRA) 18.13
19  Alan Cleland (MEX) 15.17
3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kauli Vaast (FRA) 17.67
13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jack Robinson (AUS) 7.83
1  Gabriel Medina (BRA) 17.40
20  Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) 7.04
1  Gabriel Medina (BRA) 14.77
23  João Chianca (BRA) 9.33
23  João Chianca (BRA) 18.10
2  Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR) 17.80
1  Gabriel Medina (BRA) 6.33
13  Jack Robinson (AUS) 12.33
11  John John Florence (USA) 9.07 Bronze medal heat
13  Jack Robinson (AUS) 13.94
13  Jack Robinson (AUS) 15.33 1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.54
8  Ethan Ewing (AUS) 13.00 5  Alonso Correa (PER) 12.43
8  Ethan Ewing (AUS) 14.17
16  Connor O'Leary (JPN) 11.00

Round 3

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In the third round (round of 16) surfers were also seeded into eight heats of two surfers each,[22] with the top surfer advancing to the quarter-finals and the second place being eliminated.[23]

The pairs in each heat were formed based on surfers' results in the round 1 and according to their pre-competition (PC) seeding, with the second places facing the third places:[20]

  • Heat 1: 1st in Round 1, 3rd best PC seeding v Round 2 winners, 6th best PC seeding
  • Heat 2: 1st in Round 1, 6th best PC seeding v Round 2 winners, 3rd best PC seeding
  • Heat 3: 1st in Round 1, 7th best PC seeding v Round 2 winners, 2nd best PC seeding
  • Heat 4: 1st in Round 1, 2nd best PC seeding v Round 2 winners, 7th best PC seeding
  • Heat 5: 1st in Round 1, Best PC seeding v Round 2 winners, 8th best PC seeding
  • Heat 6: 1st in Round 1, 8th best PC seeding v Round 2 winners, Best PC seeding
  • Heat 7: 1st in Round 1, 5th best PC seeding v Round 2 winners, 4th best PC seeding
  • Heat 8: 1st in Round 1, 4th best PC seeding v Round 2 winners, 5th best PC seeding

Heat 1

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Alonso Correa [5]  Peru 4.83 5.33 8.50 6.50 1.23 15.00 QF
2 Jordy Smith [17]  South Africa 5.90 0.50 0.93 6.30 12.20 E

Heat 2

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Reo Inaba [18]  Japan 2.17 3.17 0.50 2.03 2.83 6.00 QF
2 Filipe Toledo [12]  Brazil 1.43 0.97 1.03 2.46 E

Heat 3

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3
1 Kauli Vaast [3]  France 7.33 7.77 15.10 QF
2 Griffin Colapinto [22]  United States 6.33 7.50 5.90 13.83 E

Heat 4

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Joan Duru [4]  France 4.67 9.10 4.93 4.00 9.03 18.13 QF
2 Alan Cleland [19]  Mexico 3.17 4.33 7.00 8.17 0,20 15.17 E

Heat 5

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During Medina's second run, Agence France-Presse photographer Jerome Brouillet captured an image that went viral, showing Medina and his surfboard appearing to hover above the water.[24][25] His single wave score of 9.90 set an Olympic record.[26]

Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Gabriel Medina [1]  Brazil 2.50 9.90 OR 5.33 7.50 2.63 7.00 17.40 QF
2 Kanoa Igarashi [20]  Japan 0.73 0.17 3.67 2.77 3.37 7.04 E

Heat 6

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 João Chianca [23]  Brazil 8.33 6.70 8.03 9.30 8.80 18.10 QF
2 Ramzi Boukhiam [2]  Morocco 6.33 7.83 5.17 8.10 9.70 1.27 17.80 E

Heat 7

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Jack Robinson [13]  Australia 0.17 1.90 7.17 1.83 5.83 6.77 13.94 QF
2 John John Florence [11]  United States 1.17 1.77 6.50 2.57 9.07 E

Heat 8

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Ethan Ewing [8]  Australia 5.50 1.30 0.20 8.67 1.80 14.17 QF
2 Connor O'Leary [16]  Japan 3.00 0.50 8.00 0.27 0.93 0.23 11.00 E

Quarter-finals

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The men's quarter-finals took place on 1 August 2024.

Heat 1

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Alonso Correa [5]  Peru 0.17 2.57 4.17 6.33 10.50 SF
2 Reo Inaba [18]  Japan 2.83 0.47 7.33 0.50 0.33 10.16 E

Heat 2

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Kauli Vaast [3]  France 1.33 1.07 3.43 6.33 2.00 7.33 8.00 6.83 0.50 15.33 SF
2 Joan Duru [4]  France 3.67 0.77 4.83 7.50 12.33 E

Heat 3

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Gabriel Medina [1]  Brazil 6.67 0.50 8.10 1.00 14.77 SF
2 João Chianca [23]  Brazil 0.20 2.33 1.07 0.80 4.83 1.80 4.50 0.47 9.33 E

Heat 4

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Jack Robinson [13]  Australia 1.00 0.83 7.33 0.50 8.00 15.33 SF
2 Ethan Ewing [8]  Australia 1.20 8.33 1.57 4.67 13.00 E

Semi-finals

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Heat 1

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Kauli Vaast [3]  France 2.00 0.87 4.00 5.83 5.13 10.96 F
2 Alonso Correa [5]  Peru 2.67 1.37 3.77 0.67 0.63 5.67 3.93 1.60 9.60 3/4

Heat 2

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3
1 Jack Robinson [13]  Australia 0.50 4.50 7.83 12.33 F
2 Gabriel Medina [1]  Brazil 6.33 6.33 3/4

Bronze medal heat

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Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Gabriel Medina [1]  Brazil 5.67 0.87 0.83 7.50 7.77 0.50 7.77 1.07 15.54 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2 Alonso Correa [5]  Peru 6.83 0.50 5.00 5.60 2.10 12.43 4th

Gold medal heat

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The final match lasted for 35 minutes.

Rank Surfer Nation Waves Total
score
Notes
1 2
1 Kauli Vaast [3]  France 9.50 8.17 17.67 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2 Jack Robinson [13]  Australia 7.83 7.83 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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