Lisa Carrington

Lisa Carrington
Personal information
Born 23 June 1989
Tauranga, New Zealand
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
Club Eastern Bay Canoe Racing Club (Whakatane)[2]

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

Born in Tauranga,[3] Carrington was raised in Ohope Beach, a satellite town of Whakatane in the eastern Bay of Plenty, and is of Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Ngāti Porou descent.[4] She attended Whakatane High School, and Massey University in Albany.[2] She is coached by Gordon Walker.[2]

Carrington was chosen New Zealand's Māori Sportsperson of the year in November 2012, and senior Māori sportswoman of the year.[5] Carrington was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2013 New Year's Honours, for her services to kayaking.[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 semifinals 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 2012 Oceania Championships Carrington won gold medals in the K-1 200 metres and in the K-2 200 metres with Erin Taylor.[12][14]

Carrington was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, in the K-2 500 metres alongside Taylor, and individually in the K-1 200 metres.[15] She and Taylor came 7th in the K-2 500 metres. Carrington won the gold medal in the K-1 200 metres event, after setting a new Olympic record time of 40.528 seconds in her semifinal.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lisa Carrington – Profile – London 2012 Olympics". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Lisa Carrington". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Plumb, Simon (11 August 2012). "Carrington wins gold in K1 200m". Fairfax Media New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Iwi hails Carrington's prowess". Radio New Zealand. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Carrington wins Maori Sportsperson of Year". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). 24 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "New Year Honours List 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Leggat, David (13 August 2009). "Kayaking: Custom boat helps get speed up". New Zealand herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  8. ↑ Cleaver, Dylan (10 May 2012). "Kayaking: Young Kiwis paddle to first in K2 1000". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Kiwis take three Oceania kayaking golds". New Zealand Press Association. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Kiwi women qualify for kayaking final". New Zealand Press Association. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Carrington restores canoeing credibility". New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Press Association. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Australia Secures three Olympic Quotas at Oceania Championships". International Canoe federation. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Lisa Carrington wins Maori Sports Award". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "2012 ICF Oceania Championship". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  15. ↑ Plumb, Simon (4 May 2012). "Kayaker Lisa Carrington has eyes on gold". Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 19 July 2012.