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Lisa Carrington
MNZM
Carrington at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 35)
Tauranga, New Zealand
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country New Zealand
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 200 m, K-1 500 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m
ClubEastern Bay Canoe Racing Club (Whakatane)[2]
Coached byGordon Walker (2010–present)
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  New Zealand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 5 0 1
World Championships 10 5 2
Total 15 5 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Račice K–1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Račice K-4 500 m

Lisa Carrington MNZM (born 23 June 1989)[2] is a flatwater canoeist and New Zealand's most successful Olympian ever, having won a total of five gold medals and one bronze medal.[3][4] She won three consecutive gold medals in the Women's K-1 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as gold in the same event at the 2011 Canoe Sprint World Championships.[5][6] At the 2020 Summer Olympics she also won a gold medal in the K-2 500 metres, with crewmate Caitlin Regal, and as an individual in the K-1 500 metres.

Early and private life

Born in Tauranga,[7] Carrington was raised in Ōhope, a satellite town of Whakatane in the eastern Bay of Plenty, and is of Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Ngāti Porou descent.[8] She attended Whakatane High School, and Massey University in Albany.[2] As a child she played netball and aspired to be a Silver Fern.[9] Her partner is Michael Buck.[10]

Canoeing

In June 2009 she won a bronze medal at the World Cup regatta held in Szeged, Hungary, competing alongside Teneale Hatton in the women's K-2 1000 metres event.[11] In May 2010 the pair won the gold medal in the same event at a World Cup regatta in Vichy, France.[12] In late 2010 she started working with coach Gordon Walker.[13]

Carrington and Hatton won three gold medals at the 2010 Oceania Canoe Championships; they won the 500 and 1000 metres K-2 events and were joined by Rachael Dodwell and Erin Taylor to win the K-4 500 metres.[14] The pair became the first New Zealanders ever to reach a World Championship A final at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland;.[15] Their time of one minute 42.365 seconds in the semi-finals meant they qualified third fastest for the final of the K-2 500 metres, however they finished the final in ninth position.[15]

At the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Carrington won the gold medal in the women's K–1 200 metres event; and became the first New Zealand woman to win a canoeing World Championship title.[16] The result secured an Olympic qualification berth for New Zealand.[17] She was also honoured with the Māori Senior Sports Woman of the Year Award.[18]

Carrington represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom[19] In the K-2 500 metres, Carrington and Taylor finished 7th, and in the K-1 200 metres Carrington won the gold medal. At the 2012 Oceania Championships, Carrington won gold medals in the K-1 200 metres and in the K-2 200 metres with Erin Taylor.[17][20]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she defended her gold medal in the K-1 200 metres event[21] and won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 metres event.[22] In doing so, she became the first New Zealand woman to win multiple medals at the same Olympic games.[10] Carrington was the flag bearer at the 2016 closing ceremony.[23]

At the 2019 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Carrington won gold medals in the K1 500 metre and K1 200 metre events.[24]

On 3 August 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Carrington won her third consecutive gold medal in the K-1 200 metres event.[6] On the same day, she and her crewmate Caitlin Regal won a gold medal in the K-2 500 metres event.[25] On 5 August 2021, she won a further gold medal in the K-1 500 metres event.[4] With her third gold medal, she became New Zealand's most successful Olympian of all time, with a total of six medals (one more than fellow canoeists Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald and equestrian Mark Todd), five of which are gold (one more than Ferguson's previous record).[26][27] She is also the first New Zealand woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympics.[27] As a result of these achievements, she was lauded by many New Zealand media outlets, with the New Zealand Herald referring to her as the "GOAT in the boat".[28]

Awards and honours

Carrington was named as New Zealand's senior Māori sportswoman and overall Māori sportsperson of the year in November 2012.[29] In the 2013 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to kayaking.[30] In 2014, Carrington was named the NEXT Woman of the Year in the Sport category.[31] At the 2016 Halberg Awards, she won the Sportswoman of the Year and also won the Supreme Award.[10]

On 11 February 2021, Carrington was named the most influential Māori sports personality of the past 30 years in the Māori Sports Awards 30 in 30 show, aired on Māori Television.[32][33]

Sponsorship and advertising work

Carrington is an athlete ambassador for Beef and Lamb New Zealand, alongside Eliza McCartney, Sophie Pascoe and Sarah Walker.[34] She is also an ambassador for Southern Cross Health Society.[35]

References

  1. ^ "Lisa Carrington – Profile – London 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Lisa Carrington". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ Anderson, Ian (3 August 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Lisa Carrington wins second gold, ties record as New Zealand duo win K2 500". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Anderson, Ian (5 August 2021). "New Zealand's Lisa Carrington wins third gold at Tokyo Olympics". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Lisa Carrington – Profile – Rio 2016 Olympics". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b Cleaver, Dylan (3 August 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kayaking - Lisa Carrington claims third straight gold in the K1 500m". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ Plumb, Simon (11 August 2012). "Carrington wins gold in K1 200m". Fairfax Media New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Iwi hails Carrington's prowess". Radio New Zealand. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Lisa Carrington's proud parents 'very humbled' after daughter's Olympic win". 1 News. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Burgess, Michael (9 February 2017). "Lisa Carrington queen of sport with Halberg Awards wins". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  11. ^ Leggat, David (13 August 2009). "Kayaking: Custom boat helps get speed up". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  12. ^ Cleaver, Dylan (10 May 2012). "Kayaking: Young Kiwis paddle to first in K2 1000". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  13. ^ McFadden, Suzanne (9 June 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Lisa Carrington on how her long-time coach helps calm her nerves". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Kiwis take three Oceania kayaking golds". New Zealand Press Association. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  15. ^ a b "Kiwi women qualify for kayaking final". New Zealand Press Association. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Carrington restores canoeing credibility". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Press Association. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  17. ^ a b "Australia Secures three Olympic Quotas at Oceania Championships". International Canoe federation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  18. ^ "Lisa Carrington wins Maori Sports Award". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  19. ^ Plumb, Simon (4 May 2012). "Kayaker Lisa Carrington has eyes on gold". Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  20. ^ "2012 ICF Oceania Championship". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  21. ^ "Olympics Banner Rio Olympics 2016: Lisa Carrington claims gold in K1 200m". The New Zealand Herald. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  22. ^ Hinton, Marc (19 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Lisa Carrington claims bronze in women's K1 500m final". Stuff. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  23. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Lisa Carrington to carry the NZ flag at closing ceremony". The New Zealand Herald. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  24. ^ Miller, Grant (26 August 2019). "K1 golden double". Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  25. ^ Anderson, Ian (3 August 2021). "Lisa Carrington get another gold as New Zealand duo win K2 500 at Tokyo Olympics". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  26. ^ Farrer, Martin (5 August 2021). "Lisa Carrington is New Zealand's greatest ever Olympian after third Tokyo gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  27. ^ a b "Tokyo Olympics: Carrington wins gold to make history". Radio New Zealand. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shot at Games immortality as Lisa Carrington storms into another final in the K1 500m". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Carrington wins Maori Sportsperson of Year". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). 24 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  30. ^ "New Year honours list 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  31. ^ "NEXT Woman of the Year 2014 revealed". Fashion Quarterly. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Māori Sports Awards 30 in 30, Episode 3". Māori Television. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  33. ^ Smith, Tony (11 February 2021). "Māori Sports Awards: Lisa Carrington judged most influential Māori sports star since 1991". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  34. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: McCartney becomes an Iron Maiden". The New Zealand Herald. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  35. ^ Pellegrino, Nicky (6 December 2018). "Olympian Lisa Carrington reveals how she overcame exhaustion and her top tips for living well". Now To Love. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
Awards
Preceded by New Zealand's Sportswoman of the Year
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 		Incumbent
Preceded by Halberg Awards – Supreme Award
2016 		Succeeded by
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