2022 ISA World Surfing Games
| 2022 ISA World Surfing Games | |
|---|---|
| Location | Huntington Beach, California, United States | 
| Date | September 16–24, 2022 | 
The 2022 ISA World Surfing Games took place in Huntington Beach, California, from September 16 to 24, 2022. The event was organized by the International Surfing Association (ISA), and it was the first time it had been held in "Surf City, USA" since 2006.[1][2]
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Kanoa Igarashi  Japan | Rio Waida  Indonesia | Jackson Baker .svg.png) Australia | 
| Women | Kirra Pinkerton  United States | Pauline Ado  France | Sally Fitzgibbons .svg.png) Australia | 
| Aloha Cup |  France Gatien Delahaye Tessa Thyssen Vahiné Fierro Timothé Bisso | .png) United States Griffin Colapinto Zoë McDougall Gabriela Bryan Kolohe Andino |  Argentina Leandro Usuna Ornella Pellizzari Lucía Indurain Santiago Muñiz | 
| Team Points | .png) United States Kolohe Andino Griffin Colapinto Nat Young Gabriela Bryan Zoë McDougall Kirra Pinkerton | .svg.png) Australia Jackson Baker Liam O'Brien Callum Robson Sally Fitzgibbons Sophie McCulloch India Robinson |  France Timothé Bisso Mihimana Braye Gatien Delahaye Pauline Ado Vahiné Fierro Tessa Thyssen | 
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png) United States (USA)* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 5 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 6 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Olympic qualification
The event counted towards qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris (surfing events to be held in Teahupo'o, Tahiti). The winning men's and women's national teams earned a qualification slot for their respective country. This was in addition to the maximum quota of two athletes per country. Japan won a qualification slot for the men's event, while the United States won a qualification slot for the women's event.[5][6]
Participating nations
The following countries sent delegations to the 2022 ISA World Surfing Games:[7]
.svg.png) Afghanistan Afghanistan
 Algeria Algeria
 American Samoa American Samoa
 Argentina Argentina
.svg.png) Australia Australia
 Barbados Barbados
.svg.png) Belgium Belgium
 Brazil Brazil
.svg.png) Canada Canada
 Chile Chile
 China China
 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
 Colombia Colombia
 Costa Rica Costa Rica
 Denmark Denmark
 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
 Ecuador Ecuador
 El Salvador El Salvador
 Finland Finland
 France France
 Germany Germany
 Great Britain Great Britain
 Greece Greece
 Indonesia Indonesia
 Iran Iran
 Ireland Ireland
 Israel Israel
 Italy Italy
 Jamaica Jamaica
 Japan Japan
 Lithuania Lithuania
 Mexico Mexico
 Netherlands Netherlands
 New Zealand New Zealand
 Nicaragua Nicaragua
 Norway Norway
 Panama Panama
 Peru Peru
 Poland Poland
.svg.png) Portugal Portugal
 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
 Senegal Senegal
 South Africa South Africa
 South Korea South Korea
 Spain Spain
.svg.png) Switzerland Switzerland
 Turkey Turkey
 Ukraine Ukraine
.png) United States United States
 Venezuela Venezuela
See also
References
- ^ "2022 ISA World Surfing Games Returning to Huntington Beach, USA". International Surfing Association. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Huntington Beach to stage 2022 World Surfing Games". Inside The Games. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Final Results WSG 2022" (PDF). International Surfing Association. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Igarashi and Pinkerton win World Surfing Games titles, help book Paris 2024 spots". Inside The Games. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Here's How the Qualifying Process Works For the 2024 Olympics at Teahupo'o". The Inertia. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Japan and USA win the first Paris 2024 Olympic quota spots through performance at 2022 ISA World Surfing Games". Olympics. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Teams". isasurf.org. Retrieved 2022-09-17.