Lisa Carrington

Lisa Carrington MNZM (born 23 June 1989)[2] is a New Zealand flatwater canoeist. She won gold in the Women's K-1 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as gold in the same event at the 2011 Canoe Sprint World Championships.[3]

Lisa Carrington
MNZM
Carrington at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989
Tauranga, New Zealand
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryNew 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]

Early and private life

Born in Tauranga,[4] 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.[5] She attended Whakatane High School, and Massey University in Albany.[2] Her partner is Michael Buck.[6]

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.[7] In May 2010 the pair won the gold medal in the same event at a World Cup regatta in Vichy, France.[8]

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.[9] 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;.[10] 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.[10]

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.[11] The result secured an Olympic qualification berth for New Zealand.[12] She was also honoured with the Māori Senior Sports Woman of the Year Award.[13] At the 2019 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Carrington won gold medals in the K1 500 metre and K1 200 metre events.[14]

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.[12][15]

Carrington represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom[16] 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 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she defended her gold medal in the K-1 200 metres event[17] and won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 metres event.[18] In doing so, she became the first New Zealand woman to win multiple medals at the same Olympic games.[6] Carrington was the flag bearer at the 2016 closing ceremony.[19] She is coached by Gordon Walker.[2]

Awards and honours

Carrington was named as New Zealand's senior Māori sportswoman and overall Māori sportsperson of the year in November 2012.[20] In the 2013 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to kayaking.[21] At the 2016 Halberg Awards, she won the Sportswoman of the Year and also won the Supreme Award.[6]

Sponsorship and advertising work

Carrington is an athlete ambassador for Beef and Lamb New Zealand, alongside Eliza McCartney, Sophie Pascoe and Sarah Walker.[22] She is also an ambassador for Southern Cross Health Society.[23]

References
  1. "Lisa Carrington – Profile – London 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. "Lisa Carrington". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. "Lisa Carrington – Profile – Rio 2016 Olympics". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. Plumb, Simon (11 August 2012). "Carrington wins gold in K1 200m". Fairfax Media New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. "Iwi hails Carrington's prowess". Radio New Zealand. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. "Kiwis take three Oceania kayaking golds". New Zealand Press Association. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  10. "Kiwi women qualify for kayaking final". New Zealand Press Association. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  11. "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.
  12. "Australia Secures three Olympic Quotas at Oceania Championships". International Canoe federation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  13. "Lisa Carrington wins Maori Sports Award". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  14. Miller, Grant (26 August 2019). "K1 golden double". Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  15. "2012 ICF Oceania Championship". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  16. Plumb, Simon (4 May 2012). "Kayaker Lisa Carrington has eyes on gold". Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  17. "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.
  18. Hinton, Marc (19 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Lisa Carrington claims bronze in women's K1 500m final". Stuff. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  19. "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.
  20. "Carrington wins Maori Sportsperson of Year". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). 24 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  21. "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.
  22. "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.
  23. 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
Lydia Ko		 New Zealand's Sportswoman of the Year
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019		 Incumbent
Preceded by
All Blacks		 Halberg Awards – Supreme Award
2016		 Succeeded by
Emirates Team New Zealand
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