By Jorge Hernandez
05 Aug 2024, 20:53 PM EDT
Gabriel Medina He will not only be remembered for his viral image in which he seems to float on the sea with his board behind hims, but also because He won the bronze medal in surfingin the competition that takes place 15,000 kilometers from Paris, on Teahupo’o beach, Tahiti, in French Polynesia.
The Brazilian surfer He won the duel for third place against Peruvian Alonso Correaafter obtaining 15.54 points, achieving his best wave of 7.77 on his fifth attempt, which left him as a clear winner over Belt, that He finished with a score of 12.43, the result of a 6.83 on his best wave and a 5.60 on his second best.
The Brazilian, who was one of the favourites to fight for gold, did not fare well in the semi-finals, where he fell to Australian Jack Robinson, but in the fight for bronze the sea was more kind to the South American, who achieved his first medal in the Olympic Games.
At Tokyo 2020, where his compatriot Ítalo Ferreira took gold, Medina finished in fourth place.
Gabriel Medina won his first Olympic medal and the 12th for Brazil in Paris 2024.
As for the Peruvian Correa, who before the competition said he was happy to be on this beach in Teahupo’o and to show everything he can do in the water, he had a great debut in his Olympic competitions.
The Peruvian fell in the semifinals against the local team Kauli Vaastwho minutes later he hung the gold in Paris 2024; Silver went to Australian Jack Robinson.
Correa, who did not have such a long preparation for the Olympic trials, had his best performance in the third round, in the match against South African Jordy Smith, with a final score of 15.00.
*With information from EFE.
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