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FOUND: France s vaast usa s marks win olympic surfing golds - What They Never Told You

Brazil's Gabriel Medina, who provided one of the defining images of the Olympics, has taken the bronze medal in men's surfing (Credit: AFP)

France's Kauli Vaast won men's surfing Olympic gold Monday on his Tahitian home waves at Teahupo'o, while the United States' Caroline Marks claimed gold in the women's event in a thrilling final that went down to the wire.

Vaast, who grew up nearby, beat Australian silver medallist Jack Robinson to claim France's first Olympic surfing gold after taking the two best waves of a high-level match.

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