Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | Teahupo'o reef pass, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
| Dates | 27 July / 5 August 2024 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 48 |
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| Shortboard | men | women |
Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place 27 July – 5 August 2024 in Teahupo'o reef pass, Tahiti, French Polynesia, breaking the record for the farthest medal competition to stage outside the host city.[1][2] A total of 48 surfers (24 for each gender) will compete in the shortboard events, augmenting the athlete size by eight more than those in Tokyo 2020.[3]
Venue
The surfing competition will stage in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, the French overseas territory of Polynesia in the southern Pacific. The decision was made to hold the surfing competition in the French territory instead of continental Europe because of the famous massive waves on the island suitable for the surfing competitions.[1]
Qualification
The qualification system for Paris 2024 builds on the previous format used for Tokyo 2020, ensuring the participation of the world's best professional surfers, along with the vast promotion of geographical universal opportunities for surfers around the world at the Games. While the quota of two surfers per gender and country remains intact, two exceptions to this rule have been introduced for the ISA World Surfing Games 2022 and 2024 team champions which may result in some teams seeing their quota expand to three surfers.[4]
Timeline
Quota places will be distributed to the eligible surfers at the following events based on the hierarchical structure:[4]
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 ISA World Surfing Games | 16–24 September 2022 |  Huntington Beach |
| 2023 World Surf League | January – September 2023 | Various locations |
| 2023 ISA World Surfing Games | 30 May – 7 June 2023 |  El Sunzal & La Bocana[5] |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 24–30 October 2023 |  Punta de Lobos |
| 2024 ISA World Surfing Games | 22 February – 2 March 2024 |  Arecibo[6] |
| Reallocation of unused quota places | June 2024 | — |
Competition schedule
| R1 | Round 1 | R2 | Round 2 | R3 | Round 3 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event ↓ / Date → | Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | ||
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| Men's shortboard | R1 | R2 | R3 | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Women's shortboard | R1 | R2 | R3 | ¼ | ½ | F |
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's shortboard |
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References
- "Tahiti approved as Olympic surfing venue for 2024 Paris Games". NBC Sports. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- "Paris 2024 – Surfing". Paris 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- Franceschi Neto, Virgilio (17 August 2022). "How to qualify for surfing at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- "International Olympic Committee and ISA Confirm Qualification Process for Surfing Competition at Paris 2024 Olympics". International Surfing Association. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- "ISA Announces Dates for 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games". International Surfing Association. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- "Puerto Rico to Host 2024 ISA World Surfing Games, the Final Qualifier for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". International Surfing Association. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- "Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Schedule – Sport Climbing" (PDF). Paris 2024. p. 24. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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