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Who Are The Paris Olympic Games 2024 Surfing Medallists - In Pics

A total of 48 surfers - 24 men and as many women - competed in the Paris Olympic Games 2024 surfing events. The competition was scheduled from July 27 to August 5 in Teahupoʻo reef pass, Tahiti, French Polynesia, creating a new record for the farthest away a medal competition has been held from the host city. France's Kauli Vaast won the men's shortboard title, while United States' Caroline Marks bagged the women's shortboard gold medal.

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Kauli Vaast, of France, center, poses with his gold medal alongside Jack Robinson, of Australia, left, who won the silver medal, and Gabriel Medina, of Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

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Kauli Vaast, of France
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Kauli Vaast, of France, celebrates with his gold medal on the podium after winning the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

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Jack Robinson, of Australia
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Jack Robinson, of Australia, celebrates with his silver medal on the podium after the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

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Gabriel Medina, of Brazil
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Bronze medalist Gabriel Medina, of Brazil, celebrates on the podium after the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

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Caroline Marks, Tatiana Weston-Webb & Johanne Defay
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From left, silver medalist Tatiana Weston-Webb, of Brazil, gold medalist Caroline Marks, of the United States, and bronze medalist Johanne Defay, of France, celebrate with their medals on the podium after the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

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Caroline Marks, of the United States
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Caroline Marks, of the United States, holds her gold medal after winning the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

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Tatiana Weston-Webb, of Brazil
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Tatiana Weston-Webb, of Brazil, celebrates with her silver medal on the podium after the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

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Johanne Defay, of France
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Johanne Defay, of France, kisses her bronze medal on the podium after the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.