July 27 (UPI) -- Carissa Moore, a 28-year-old native of Hawaii, won the first-ever Olympic gold medal awarded in women's surfing on Tuesday, in an event held at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Moore's score of 14.93 topped silver medalist Bianca Buitendag of South Africa, who finished with 8.46. Japan's Amuro Tsuzuki took home the bronze, edging out American teenager Caroline Marks, who finished fourth.