Caroline Marks Advances To Surfing Semifinals at the Olympic Games
Team USA's Caroline Marks advances to the semifinals of the women’s surfing competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'5"
Age
23
Hometown
Melbourne Beach, FL
Personal
- Daughter of Darren and Sarah Marks
- Has five siblings
- Started surfing competitively at eight years old
- Before turning to surfing, she also competed in barrel racing on horseback
- Became the youngest female to compete in a World Surf League event at age 13
Became the youngest surfer (man or woman) to qualify for the Women’s Championship Tour at age 15
- Won Rookie of the Year in 2018 and finished ranked 7th in the world
- Has the distinction of being the surfer on tour with the most nicknames based on the sport’s biggest male power surfers – Flare-oline, Carolupo and Occoline
- Hobbies include fishing and riding motocross
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Shortboard - Women)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 4th (Shortboard - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – gold
- Years of participation: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
- Medals: 1 (1 gold)
- Gold – 2023
Athlete News#
U.S. Surfers Cruise Through Opening Round of Olympic Surfing Competition
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti — Team USA’s surfers opened competition with a dominant showing on the first day of competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Competing at the famed Teahupo’o Wave, all five U.S. surfers won their heat to advance directly to Round ...
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