Teneale Hatton

Teneale Hatton
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Competitor for  New Zealand
World Championships
Gold 2013 Duisburg K-1 5000 m
Gold 2014 Moscow K-1 1000 m

Teneale Hatton (born 13 January 1990 in Queenstown, Otago)[1] is a New Zealand flatwater canoer.

Hatton has two older brothers and moved from her hometown, Queenstown, to Auckland at the age of five.[2] She attended Carmel College and as of 2012 studies at the University of Auckland.[1][2] She is 1.68 metres (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs 63 kilograms (139 lb).[1] She is coached by four-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Ferguson.[3]

As well as canoeing, Hatton has competed in surf lifesaving events;[2] she won four medals, three gold and a bronze, at the 2009 Australian surf lifesaving championships in Perth.[4]

Canoeing

At the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival Hatton won the gold medal in the women's K-1 100 metres event and a silver in the 500 metres event.[5] In June 2009 she won a bronze medal, competing alongside Lisa Carrington in the women's K-2 100 metres event, at the World Cup regatta held in Szeged, Hungary.[6] In May 2010 the pair won the gold medal in the same event at a World Cup regatta in Vichy, France.[7]

Hatton and Carrington won three gold medals at the 2010 Oceania Canoe Championships; they won the 500 and 100 metres K-2 events and were joined by Rachael Dodwell and Erin Taylor to win the K-4 500 metres.[8] The pair became the first New Zealanders to reach a World Championship A final at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland;[9] their semifinal time of one minute 42.365 seconds meant they were the third fastest qualifiers in the K-2 500 metres, however they finished ninth in the final.[1][9] Hatton was also part of the women's 500 metres K-4 crew that finished in eleventh position at the Championships.[1]

Hatton was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. She competed in the women's K-1 500 metres event between 7 and 9 August at Eton Dorney,[10] finishing in 15th place.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Teneale Hatton". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rattue, Chris (7 February 2009). "Surf Lifesaving: Aussies boost career of young Kiwi paddler". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Chandler, Philip (21 June 2012). "Queenstown's Olympic kayaker". Queenstown News. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Surf lifesaving: Hatton gets greedy in golden run". Otago Daily Times. New Zealand Press Association. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Teneale Hatton". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Leggat, David (13 August 2009). "Kayaking: Custom boat helps get speed up". New Zealand herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Cleaver, Dylan (10 May 2012). "Kayaking: Young Kiwis paddle to first in K2 1000". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kiwis take three Oceania kayaking golds". New Zealand Press Association. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Kiwi women qualify for kayaking fina". New Zealand Press Association. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kayaker Teneale Hatton wins Olympic nod". Fairfax NZ News. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Women's Kayak Single (K1) 500m". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 July 2012.