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Shortboard, Men

Date	25 – 27 July 2021
Status	Olympic
Location	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, Torami, Chiba
Participants	19 from 13 countries

The favourites heading into the men’s competition were the Brazilian one-two punch of Gabriel Medina and Italo Ferreira. The latter, reigning world champion, and a winner this year in a Championship Tour event, was expected to shine with his renowned aerial prowess. Medina, two-time world champion, was also peaking, having made four of five finals in 2021 World Surf League events and winning two of them. Other strong medal hopefuls were Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi, 2019 world ranked number six, a native of California but of Japanese parentage, whose father had surfed at Tsurigasaki Beach while growing up in that country, and American veteran surfer, John John Florence, former two-time world champion. Another veteran hoping to make the podium was Australia’s Owen Wright, past winner of four World Surf League events, who had suffered a devastating brain injury in 2015 during competition, requiring him to relearn how to talk, walk, and surf again.

Florence was the first of the favourites to fall once competition began, being eliminated in Round 3 by fellow countryman Kolohe Andino. Medals days offered very difficult conditions, due to the offshore storm, but promised some stellar wave conditions. In the quarterfinals, the remaining top favourites moved through, with Japan’s Igarashi dispatching the United States’ Andino. The semifinals provided a set of exciting contests, with Igarashi defeating Brazil’s Medina by the narrowest of margins, and the latter’s countryman, Ferreira, closing out Australia’s Wright in another close result. The bronze medal event continued the nail biters with Owen Wright emerging the winner by .20 points, capping a truly remarkable career comeback. The gold medal contest was a bit anticlimactic as Ferreira decisively trimmed Igarashi, and that despite breaking a board and requiring a replacement. The win cemented his standing in surfing circles, with the Olympic gold medal added to his World Surf League Championship Tour title, and World Surfing Games gold medal, both in 2019.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	1	Ítalo Ferreira	BRA	Gold
2	5	Kanoa Igarashi	JPN	Silver
3	7	Owen Wright	AUS	Bronze
4	2	Gabriel Medina	BRA
=5	4	Kolohe Andino	USA
=5	10	Michel Bourez	FRA
=5	13	Lucca Mesinas	PER
=5	11	Hiroto Ohhara	JPN
=9	16	Ramzi Boukhiam	MAR
=9	21	Leonardo Fioravanti	ITA
=9	6	John John Florence	USA
=9	8	Jérémy Florès	FRA
=9	18	Billy Stairmand	NZL
=9	14	Miguel Tudela	PER
=9	19	Rio Waida	INA
=9	9	Julian Wilson	AUS
=17	12	Leon Glatzer	GER
=17	15	Manuel Selman	CHI
19	20	Leandro Usuna	ARG
DNS	22	Carlos Muñoz	CRC

Round One

Date	25 July 2021 — 7:00
Format	First two surfers per heat advanced to round three, others advanced to round two.
Head Judge	Glen Elliott	AUS
Head Judge	Richard Pierce	USA
Judge 1	Luiz Pereira	BRA
Judge 2	Dan Kosoof	NZL
Judge 3	Tory Gilkerson	USA
Judge 4	Ben Lowe	AUS
Judge 5	Bruno Truch	FRA
Judge 6	Masato Kato	JPN
Judge 7	Nuno Trigo	POR

Heat #1

Time	7:00

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13	Wave 14	Wave 15
1	1 / Red	Ítalo Ferreira	BRA	13.67	7.00	6.67	4.17	0.93	2.93	4.00	0.80	5.27	5.40	0.93	5.90	4.90	7.00	5.03	6.67	5.90	3.87	Q
2	11 / Yellow	Hiroto Ohhara	JPN	11.40	6.00	5.40	3.50	0.37	3.83	6.00	5.40	0.77	3.17	1.53	4.40	1.53	–	–	–	–	–	Q
3	21 / White	Leonardo Fioravanti	ITA	9.43	4.93	4.50	3.90	0.47	0.43	4.50	3.77	0.67	4.93	4.37	0.50	0.30	0.97	1.17	–	–	–
4	20 / Blue	Leandro Usuna	ARG	8.27	4.20	4.07	2.33	4.20	1.37	4.07	1.77	0.30	1.70	3.30	2.73	–	–	–	–	–	–

Heat #2

Time	7:40

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9
1	5 / Red	Kanoa Igarashi	JPN	12.77	6.67	6.10	4.90	1.23	0.50	6.67	6.10	1.90	2.00	2.30	–	Q
2	14 / Yellow	Miguel Tudela	PER	10.67	5.60	5.07	3.23	4.57	1.03	5.07	4.33	1.53	5.60	4.27	4.87	Q
3	18 / Blue	Billy Stairmand	NZL	9.97	5.00	4.97	5.00	3.83	1.00	0.87	3.43	3.43	4.97	1.10	–
4	8 / White	Jérémy Florès	FRA	7.63	4.63	3.00	3.00	0.50	1.67	2.67	2.53	1.93	4.63	2.27	–

Heat #3

Time	8:20

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12
1	13 / Yellow	Lucca Mesinas	PER	11.40	5.73	5.67	4.17	1.23	2.33	1.93	3.50	3.63	5.67	5.73	–	–	–	–	Q
2	4 / Red	Kolohe Andino	USA	10.27	5.40	4.87	4.43	4.53	5.40	4.87	0.27	4.57	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q
3	19 / Blue	Rio Waida	INA	9.96	5.13	4.83	3.67	0.93	3.50	4.83	0.50	1.27	5.13	1.13	1.73	0.93	4.27	0.90
4	9 / White	Julian Wilson	AUS	8.77	4.87	3.90	0.83	3.60	3.90	1.67	3.33	1.87	0.43	4.87	0.93	2.13	0.67	–

Heat #4

Time	9:00

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7
1	7 / White	Owen Wright	AUS	10.40	5.50	4.90	4.43	1.63	3.90	4.90	0.50	4.90	5.50	Q
2	16 / Blue	Ramzi Boukhiam	MAR	10.23	6.00	4.23	6.00	1.60	1.37	4.23	4.20	0.30	0.60	Q
3	6 / Red	John John Florence	USA	8.37	4.57	3.80	2.00	2.30	4.57	1.13	3.80	2.57	0.50
4	15 / Yellow	Manuel Selman	CHI	6.20	3.17	3.03	1.87	2.83	0.87	3.03	2.90	3.17	–

Heat #5

Time	9:40

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13	Wave 14
1	2 / Red	Gabriel Medina	BRA	12.23	6.20	6.03	3.50	0.40	1.50	3.23	5.17	4.00	0.50	1.50	5.63	6.03	6.20	0.60	2.97	0.47	Q
2	10 / White	Michel Bourez	FRA	10.10	5.43	4.67	4.67	4.50	0.30	1.93	1.27	5.43	3.27	0.50	1.73	–	–	–	–	–	Q
3	12 / Yellow	Leon Glatzer	GER	10.00	6.00	4.00	2.67	0.50	3.50	1.07	1.70	1.20	6.00	4.00	0.53	1.10	–	–	–	–
DNS	22 / Blue	Carlos Muñoz	CRC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Round Two

Date	25 July 2021 — 13:40
Format	First three surfers per heat advanced to round three.
Head Judge	Glen Elliott	AUS
Head Judge	Richard Pierce	USA
Judge 1	Luiz Pereira	BRA
Judge 2	Dan Kosoof	NZL
Judge 3	Tory Gilkerson	USA
Judge 4	Ben Lowe	AUS
Judge 5	Bruno Truch	FRA
Judge 6	Masato Kato	JPN
Judge 7	Nuno Trigo	POR

Heat #1

Time	13:40

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12
1	6 / Red	John John Florence	USA	12.77	6.67	6.10	4.50	3.43	3.50	6.67	6.10	5.87	0.50	3.27	–	–	–	–	Q
2	19 / Yellow	Rio Waida	INA	11.53	5.90	5.63	2.83	3.10	2.87	5.90	0.50	0.30	4.63	1.10	3.83	5.63	2.10	0.43	Q
3	18 / White	Billy Stairmand	NZL	11.34	5.87	5.47	3.57	5.10	4.27	5.47	5.87	2.83	4.97	–	–	–	–	–	Q
4	15 / Blue	Manuel Selman	CHI	9.74	5.17	4.57	5.17	3.20	4.57	2.17	1.57	2.17	3.43	1.17	4.20	3.67	1.00	–
DNS	22 / Green	Carlos Muñoz	CRC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Heat #2

Time	14:20

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13
1	21 / Red	Leonardo Fioravanti	ITA	12.53	6.50	6.03	3.10	4.57	6.50	5.43	0.50	0.90	4.37	6.03	0.50	–	–	–	–	Q
2	8 / Yellow	Jérémy Florès	FRA	11.37	6.00	5.37	3.33	0.50	5.37	0.50	2.57	6.00	2.60	0.50	0.57	3.50	1.73	–	–	Q
3	9 / Blue	Julian Wilson	AUS	11.27	5.77	5.50	4.50	5.20	4.67	5.50	2.50	5.33	4.50	5.77	–	–	–	–	–	Q
4	12 / White	Leon Glatzer	GER	10.43	5.23	5.20	2.90	3.17	1.00	0.27	4.43	3.57	1.00	4.80	5.20	4.57	1.10	0.63	5.23
5	20 / Green	Leandro Usuna	ARG	9.67	4.90	4.77	4.90	4.53	3.60	3.37	3.33	2.00	0.87	1.13	4.77	0.63	0.40	3.63	2.80

Round Three

Date	26 July 2021 — 13:18
Format	Winners advanced to quarter-finals.
Head Judge	Glen Elliott	AUS
Head Judge	Richard Pierce	USA
Judge 1	Luiz Pereira	BRA
Judge 2	Dan Kosoof	NZL
Judge 3	Tory Gilkerson	USA
Judge 4	Ben Lowe	AUS
Judge 5	Bruno Truch	FRA
Judge 6	Masato Kato	JPN
Judge 7	Nuno Trigo	POR

Heat #1

Time	13:18

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13
1	5 / Red	Kanoa Igarashi	JPN	14.00	8.00	6.00	0.50	0.47	8.00	6.00	2.77	0.60	0.93	3.00	2.90	–	–	–	–
2	19 / White	Rio Waida	INA	12.00	6.17	5.83	2.67	2.00	2.93	0.43	0.53	5.83	0.40	6.17	0.50	1.07	0.27	0.43	0.93

Heat #2

Time	13:54

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13	Wave 14	Wave 15	Wave 16
1	4 / Red	Kolohe Andino	USA	14.83	8.50	6.33	8.50	0.50	0.30	2.67	0.47	0.97	0.60	4.90	3.23	0.57	4.40	1.00	1.17	6.33	0.50	1.93
2	6 / White	John John Florence	USA	11.60	6.77	4.83	4.83	1.10	0.33	2.70	0.47	3.43	1.03	0.43	4.10	1.20	4.07	0.50	6.77	0.37	–	–

Heat #3

Time	14:30

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12
1	10 / Red	Michel Bourez	FRA	12.43	6.83	5.60	0.43	4.33	6.83	5.60	0.30	0.77	0.53	3.10	3.17	0.50	0.57	0.83
2	16 / White	Ramzi Boukhiam	MAR	9.40	4.90	4.50	1.00	3.67	0.73	4.90	1.07	1.17	0.50	4.50	0.70	0.47	0.43	1.00

Heat #4

Time	15:06

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13
1	2 / Red	Gabriel Medina	BRA	14.33	7.50	6.83	7.50	1.00	1.13	0.67	2.60	0.50	0.43	1.03	0.50	6.83	2.73	–	–
2	9 / White	Julian Wilson	AUS	13.00	6.83	6.17	6.17	0.50	5.67	1.13	0.50	1.00	0.47	4.67	0.30	0.53	0.83	0.33	6.83

Heat #5

Time	15:42

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13
1	1 / Red	Ítalo Ferreira	BRA	14.54	7.37	7.17	2.67	4.83	0.67	1.50	0.67	0.33	5.67	7.17	0.43	1.00	7.37	6.67	2.17
2	18 / White	Billy Stairmand	NZL	9.67	5.27	4.40	0.50	3.00	3.77	1.13	0.47	2.00	0.50	1.30	5.27	4.40	0.90	2.47	–

Heat #6

Time	16:18

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12
1	11 / Red	Hiroto Ohhara	JPN	10.00	5.67	4.33	1.00	0.57	3.60	0.47	0.90	4.33	3.17	1.00	0.57	0.93	5.67	–
2	14 / White	Miguel Tudela	PER	9.63	5.13	4.50	4.50	0.50	1.70	4.23	1.23	3.50	4.27	2.27	2.73	5.13	0.60	0.97

Heat #7

Time	16:54

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13	Wave 14
1	13 / Red	Lucca Mesinas	PER	10.77	5.77	5.00	0.50	2.83	2.33	2.73	5.00	0.87	0.43	4.53	4.57	0.30	4.97	0.50	2.20	5.77
2	21 / White	Leonardo Fioravanti	ITA	8.86	4.53	4.33	1.00	3.23	2.73	4.33	0.50	4.53	3.03	0.27	0.83	0.50	0.30	0.80	–	–

Heat #8

Time	17:30

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12
1	7 / Red	Owen Wright	AUS	15.00	7.83	7.17	6.67	7.17	7.83	2.23	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	8 / White	Jérémy Florès	FRA	12.90	6.73	6.17	0.50	6.17	1.00	0.50	0.50	0.93	2.70	1.00	0.37	6.73	1.13	1.10

Quarter-Finals

Date	27 July 2021 — 7:00
Format	Winners advanced to semi-finals.
Head Judge	Glen Elliott	AUS
Head Judge	Richard Pierce	USA
Judge 1	Luiz Pereira	BRA
Judge 2	Dan Kosoof	NZL
Judge 3	Tory Gilkerson	USA
Judge 4	Ben Lowe	AUS
Judge 5	Bruno Truch	FRA
Judge 6	Masato Kato	JPN
Judge 7	Nuno Trigo	POR

Heat #1

Time	7:00

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9
1	5 / Red	Kanoa Igarashi	JPN	12.60	6.67	5.93	5.33	6.67	0.50	5.93	0.83	2.33	4.53	–	–
2	4 / White	Kolohe Andino	USA	11.00	5.77	5.23	5.23	0.87	0.47	0.43	5.77	0.50	3.17	0.27	1.00

Heat #2

Time	7:36

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13
1	2 / White	Gabriel Medina	BRA	15.33	9.00	6.33	0.50	0.43	0.63	1.27	6.33	2.00	9.00	0.57	4.60	1.13	0.47	4.07	1.00
2	10 / Red	Michel Bourez	FRA	13.66	6.93	6.73	2.67	0.50	0.37	1.00	6.73	0.50	6.93	0.43	0.70	–	–	–	–

Heat #3

Time	8:12

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8
1	1 / Red	Ítalo Ferreira	BRA	16.30	9.74	6.57	9.73	0.70	3.50	5.00	1.10	6.43	6.57	0.73
2	11 / White	Hiroto Ohhara	JPN	11.90	6.73	5.17	2.83	5.17	1.00	0.93	0.50	0.40	6.73	–

Heat #4

Time	8:48

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10
1	7 / White	Owen Wright	AUS	12.74	6.67	6.07	2.83	6.67	6.07	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	13 / Red	Lucca Mesinas	PER	7.83	4.10	3.73	3.67	0.50	0.30	0.53	0.60	0.87	3.73	1.00	3.53	4.10

Semi-Finals

Date	27 July 2021 — 11:48
Format	Winners advanced to final round.
Head Judge	Glen Elliott	AUS
Head Judge	Richard Pierce	USA
Judge 1	Luiz Pereira	BRA
Judge 2	Dan Kosoof	NZL
Judge 3	Tory Gilkerson	USA
Judge 4	Ben Lowe	AUS
Judge 5	Bruno Truch	FRA
Judge 6	Masato Kato	JPN
Judge 7	Nuno Trigo	POR

Heat #1

Time	11:48

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7
1	5 / Red	Kanoa Igarashi	JPN	17.00	9.33	7.67	7.67	3.17	0.50	3.03	9.33	0.50	1.00
2	2 / White	Gabriel Medina	BRA	16.76	8.43	8.33	8.33	7.10	0.93	8.43	0.80	0.67	3.17

Heat #2

Time	12:24

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12
1	1 / Red	Ítalo Ferreira	BRA	13.17	6.67	6.50	1.73	4.50	1.23	1.67	1.03	6.50	1.03	1.63	1.30	6.67	1.23	1.93
2	7 / White	Owen Wright	AUS	12.47	6.47	6.00	5.00	2.57	1.00	6.00	0.43	6.47	3.70	0.37	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	27 July 2021 — 14:16
Head Judge	Glen Elliott	AUS
Head Judge	Richard Pierce	USA
Judge 1	Luiz Pereira	BRA
Judge 2	Dan Kosoof	NZL
Judge 3	Tory Gilkerson	USA
Judge 4	Ben Lowe	AUS
Judge 5	Bruno Truch	FRA
Judge 6	Masato Kato	JPN
Judge 7	Nuno Trigo	POR

Heat 1/2

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12	Wave 13	Wave 14
1	1 / White	Ítalo Ferreira	BRA	15.14	7.77	7.37	1.70	7.00	5.50	4.90	7.77	1.07	1.07	0.50	0.37	7.37	0.67	0.20	–	–
2	5 / Red	Kanoa Igarashi	JPN	6.60	3.83	2.77	0.67	3.83	1.73	0.53	0.57	1.03	0.50	0.90	0.63	2.77	0.43	0.87	0.33	0.57

Heat 3/4

Time	14:16

Pos	Number / Color	Competitor	NOC	Points	Best Wave	Second-Best Wave	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	Wave 4	Wave 5	Wave 6	Wave 7	Wave 8	Wave 9	Wave 10	Wave 11	Wave 12
1	7 / White	Owen Wright	AUS	11.97	6.50	5.47	6.50	0.50	2.10	5.47	0.50	0.47	1.00	–	–	–	–	–
2	2 / Red	Gabriel Medina	BRA	11.77	6.00	5.77	0.77	1.00	5.43	1.10	0.30	0.93	3.07	5.77	0.50	6.00	0.50	1.07