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The win at Surf City comes two weeks after the
30-year-old clinched the World Surf League title at Rottnest
Island in Western Australia.
"This is a great runway heading into Tokyo 2020," said
Fitzgibbons, who became the event's first three-times winner in
an individual category.
"This event has been an unreal platform to test our mental
strength."
Fitzgibbons won gold with a score of 14.10 points, finishing
clear of Portuguese surfers Yolanda Sequeira (9.20) and Teresa
Bonvalot (9.04) and Peru's Daniella Rosas in the four-woman
final.
The World Surfing Games was the final qualifying event ahead of
the Tokyo Games, where surfing will make its Olympic debut.
France's Joan Duru won the men's gold.
Japan’s Hiroto Ohhara beat compatriot Shun Murakami in the men's
repechage final to become the last of the 40 surfers to qualify
for the Olympics.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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