Kauli Vaast of France is the reigning Olympic men’s surfing champion, after winning gold at the Paris 2024 Games ahead of Jack Robinson of Australia and Gabriel Medina of Brazil. The next Olympic surfing contest is at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, at Trestles State Beach, from Saturday, July 15 to Tuesday, July 18, 2028, with the men’s gold medal match on the last day.
This page names no price for 2028. It keeps Paris as the record and takes the LA field and prices when they are set.
Paris 2024 men’s surfing results
| Place | Surfer |
|---|---|
| Gold | Kauli Vaast (France) |
| Silver | Jack Robinson (Australia) |
| Bronze | Gabriel Medina (Brazil) |
| 4 | Alonso Correa (Peru) |
João Chianca (Brazil), Joan Duru (France), Ethan Ewing (Australia) and Reo Inaba (Japan) tied for fifth, according to the official Olympic results.
What this page called in 2024
The 2024 version of this page backed Medina at +200 to win gold. He won bronze, so the bet lost. A +200 price implied 33.3%. Vaast, the winner, was +700 on the board this page printed, which implied 12.5%, and Robinson +600, or 14.3%.
Surfing at LA 2028
LA28’s competition schedule (version 4.0, dated July 29, 2026, and subject to change) puts surfing at Trestles State Beach, over four days:
| Day (2028) | Men’s rounds |
|---|---|
| Saturday, July 15 | Round 1 |
| Sunday, July 16 | Round 2 |
| Monday, July 17 | Round 3 |
| Tuesday, July 18 | Quarterfinals, semifinals, bronze and gold medal matches |
Each day starts at 7:30 a.m. Pacific time, and the women’s event runs on the same days. LA28 describes the format as heats of two to three surfers lasting 25 to 35 minutes, in which each surfer’s two best waves count.
Where to go next
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