• Olympic betting odds for the Men’s Surfing gold medal favor Gabriel Medina of Brazil with +200 odds.
• John John Florence (+350) of the United States has great value as the No. 1 ranked surfer.
• Rankings from the World Surf League (WSL) list American Griffin Colapinto (+1000) as the No. 2 ranked surfer, ahead of other surfers with less appealing odds.

TAHITI – Gabriel Medina earned his spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics with a dominant win at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games. Now, he’s the Olympic betting odds favorites to win the gold medal with +200 odds.

Men’s Surfing Gold Medal Odds

• Gabriel Medina (BRA) +200
• John John Florence (USA) +350
• Jack Robinson (AUS) +450
• Kauli Vaast (FRA) +800
• Griffin Colapinto (USA) +1000
• Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) +2500
• Jordy Smith (RSA) +2800
• Ethan Ewing (AUS) +3300
• Filipe Toledo (BRA) +3300
• Joao Chianca (BRA) +3300
• Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR) +3300
• Connor O'Leary (JPN) +4000
• Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) +4000
• Joan Duru (FRA) +5000
• Lucca Mesinas (PER) +5000
• Rio Waida (INA) +6600
• Matthew McGillivray (RSA) +8000
• Reo Inaba (JPN) +17500
• Bryan Perez (ESA) +25000
• Alan Cleland (MEX) +50000
• Alonso Correa (PER) +50000
• Andy Criere (ESP) +50000
• Billy Stairmand (NZL) +50000
• Tim Elter (FRA) +50000

Olympic surfers will compete in Teahupo’o, located on the French territory island of Tahiti. It’s the farthest medal competition outside of the host city in Olympic history, and it’s nickname of “End of the Road” references the danger of the reef break waves.

Florence (+350), Colapinto (+1000) Top Bets For Surfing Gold

Brazilians make up three of the top 10 spots to best the dangerous waves, but it’s the two Americans who stand out on the Olympic surfing betting odds board. John John Florence is the No. 1 ranked surfer according to World Surf League (WSL) and has +350 odds to win the Olympic Surfing gold medal.

The 31-year-old has responded strongly from two ACL tears prior to a ninth-place finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Florence is the WSL points leader with a win, three second place finishes, and two fifth place finishes this season.

His fellow countryman Griffin Colapinto’s Summer Olympics betting odds at +1000 are undervalued. Colapinto is the No. 2 ranked surfer in the World Surf League standings thanks to a win, three top five finishes and three more top 10 finishes.