Lisa Carrington
New Zealand canoeist
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Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
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1989-06-23
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23 June 1989
(age
34)
Tauranga , New Zealand |
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Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) |
Michael Buck
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m.
2022
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Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Sprint kayak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | K-1 200 m, K-1 500 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Eastern Bay Canoe Racing Club (Whakatāne) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Gordon Walker (2010–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dame Lisa Marie Carrington DNZM (born 23 June 1989) [2] is a flatwater canoeist and New Zealand's most successful Olympian , 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 Whakatāne in the eastern Bay of Plenty , and is of Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Ngāti Porou as well as European descent. [8] [9] She attended Whakatane High School , and Massey University in Albany . [2] As a child she played netball and aspired to be a Silver Fern . [10] She married her long-time partner Michael Buck in 2022. [11]
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. [12] In May 2010 the pair won the gold medal in the same event at a World Cup regatta in Vichy , France. [13] In late 2010 she started working with coach Gordon Walker. [14]
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. [15] 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. [16] 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. [16]
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. [17] The result secured an Olympic qualification berth for New Zealand. [18] She was also honoured with the Māori Senior Sports Woman of the Year Award. [19]
Carrington represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . [20] In the K ‑ 2 500 metres , Carrington and Erin 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 Taylor. [18] [21]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , she defended her gold medal in the K ‑ 1 200 metres event [22] and won a bronze medal in the K ‑ 1 500 metres event . [23] In doing so, she became the first New Zealand woman to win multiple medals at the same Olympic games. [24] Carrington was the flag bearer at the 2016 closing ceremony . [25]
At the 2019 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Carrington won gold medals in the K ‑ 1 500 metres and K ‑ 1 200 metres events. [26]
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 . [27] 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). [28] [29] She is also the first New Zealand woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympics, [29] [28] and was referred to by the New Zealand Herald as the "Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in the boat". [30]
Awards and honours
Carrington was named as New Zealand's senior Māori sportswoman and overall Māori sportsperson of the year in November 2012. [31] In the 2013 New Year Honours , she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to kayaking. [32] In 2014, Carrington was named the NEXT Woman of the Year in the Sport category. [33] At the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 Halberg Awards , she won the Sportswoman of the Year, and in 2016 and 2021 she also won the Supreme Award. [24] [34] [35]
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 . [36] [37]
In the 2022 New Year Honours , Carrington was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services to canoe racing. [38]
Sponsorship and advertising work
Carrington is an athlete ambassador for Beef and Lamb New Zealand, alongside Eliza McCartney , Sophie Pascoe and Sarah Walker . [39] She is also an ambassador for Southern Cross Health Society. [40]
References
- ↑ "Lisa Carrington – Profile – London 2012 Olympics" . Archived from the original on 30 July 2012 . Retrieved 12 August 2012 .
- 1 2 3 "Lisa Carrington" . Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012 . Retrieved 17 September 2012 .
- ↑ 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 .
- 1 2 Anderson, Ian (5 August 2021). "New Zealand's Lisa Carrington wins third gold at Tokyo Olympics" . Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 5 August 2021 .
- ↑ "Lisa Carrington – Profile – Rio 2016 Olympics" . Archived from the original on 22 September 2016 . Retrieved 22 August 2016 .
- 1 2 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 .
- ↑ Plumb, Simon (11 August 2012). "Carrington wins gold in K1 200m" . Fairfax Media New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz) . Retrieved 14 August 2012 .
- ↑ "Iwi hails Carrington's prowess" . Radio New Zealand. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013 . Retrieved 14 August 2012 .
- ↑ "Carrington: Connecting to my Māori roots has helped me" . 1 News . 6 August 2021 . Retrieved 6 October 2021 .
- ↑ "Lisa Carrington's proud parents 'very humbled' after daughter's Olympic win" . 1 News . 6 August 2021 . Retrieved 6 August 2021 .
- ↑ " 'Best day ever': Lisa Carrington marries" . Otago Daily Times . 24 March 2022.
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ "Kiwis take three Oceania kayaking golds" . New Zealand Press Association. 14 February 2010 . Retrieved 19 July 2012 .
- 1 2 "Kiwi women qualify for kayaking final" . New Zealand Press Association. 21 August 2010 . Retrieved 19 July 2012 .
- ↑ "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 .
- 1 2 "Australia Secures three Olympic Quotas at Oceania Championships" . International Canoe federation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 . Retrieved 19 July 2012 .
- ↑ "Lisa Carrington wins Maori Sports Award" . Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012 . Retrieved 12 August 2012 .
- ↑ Plumb, Simon (4 May 2012). "Kayaker Lisa Carrington has eyes on gold" . Fairfax NZ News . Retrieved 19 July 2012 .
- ↑ "2012 ICF Oceania Championship" . Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012 . Retrieved 19 July 2012 .
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ Hinton, Marc (19 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Lisa Carrington claims bronze in women's K1 500m final" . Stuff . Retrieved 22 August 2016 .
- 1 2 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 .
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ Miller, Grant (26 August 2019). "K1 golden double" . Gisborne Herald . Retrieved 9 September 2019 .
- ↑ 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 .
- 1 2 Farrer, Martin (5 August 2021). "Lisa Carrington is New Zealand's greatest ever Olympian after third Tokyo gold" . The Guardian . Retrieved 6 August 2021 .
- 1 2 "Tokyo Olympics: Carrington wins gold to make history" . Radio New Zealand . 5 August 2021 . Retrieved 6 August 2021 .
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shot at Games immortality as Lisa Carrington storms into another final in the K1 500m" . NZ Herald . Retrieved 5 August 2021 .
- ↑ "Carrington wins Maori Sportsperson of Year" . Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). 24 November 2012 . Retrieved 25 November 2012 .
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ "NEXT Woman of the Year 2014 revealed" . Fashion Quarterly . 9 October 2014 . Retrieved 6 August 2021 .
- ↑ "Hamish Bond and Eric Murray crowned decade champions at Halberg Awards" . Stuff.co.nz . 25 March 2021 . Retrieved 5 October 2021 .
- ↑ "Dame Lisa Carrington takes out Supreme Award at 59th Halberg Awards" . The New Zealand Herald . 23 February 2022 . Retrieved 1 March 2022 .
- ↑ "Māori Sports Awards 30 in 30, Episode 3" . Māori Television . 11 February 2021 . Retrieved 11 February 2021 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ "New Year Honours: the full list of 2022" . New Zealand Herald . 31 December 2021 . Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ 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 .
External links
- Lisa Carrington at the International Canoe Federation
- Lisa Carrington at the International Olympic Committee
- Lisa Carrington at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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New Zealand's Sportswoman of the Year
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
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Halberg Awards – Supreme Award
2016 2021 |
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
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Lonsdale Cup
2016, 2017 2021 |
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