First Olympic gold in surfing (male)

First Olympic gold in surfing (male)
Who
Italo Ferreira
What
First
Where
Japan (Tokyo)
When
27 July 2020

The first Olympic gold in surfing (male) was won by Italo Ferreira (Brazil), at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, Japan, on 27 July 2021.

The Brazilian impressed to win the final over local hero Kanoa Igarashi and the first-ever Gold medal in Olympic surfing.