Silver surfer Buitendag bags second medal for Team SA
Bianca Buitendag picked up the silver medal, Team SA’s second for the day after she was defeated 14.93 to 8.46 by the USA’s Carissa Marks.
South Africa’s Bianca Buitendag competes during the women’s Surfing gold medal final at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, in Chiba, on 27 July 2021 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Picture: Yuki Iwamura/AFP
CAPE TOWN – Surfer Bianca Buitendag pocketed South Africa’s second medal at the Tokyo Olympics when she finished second in her final on Tuesday.
Buitendag picked up the silver medal, Team SA’s second for the day after she was defeated 14.93 to 8.46 by the USA’s Carissa Marks.
The American was the top seed at the Games and is a four-time world champion.
Earlier on Tuesday, swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker picked up the silver medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke final.
SILVER!!! Bianca Buitendag takes the silver medal in womens surfing with gold going to No1 seed and 4x world champion Carissa Marks of the USA 14.93 to 8.46#TeamSA #tokyo2020
Team South Africa (@TeamSA2020) July 27, 2021
Silver Medalist at the first ever Womens Surfing @olympics competition #TeamSA#Olympics#Tokyo2020 #BiancaBuitendag pic.twitter.com/89fJB1dBjW
Team South Africa (@TeamSA2020) July 27, 2021
Congrats Team USA. Thats the 2nd time today youve stood between us and the https://t.co/P0rhFvWABy
Team South Africa (@TeamSA2020) July 27, 2021
