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Lisa Carrington

1989 - Today

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Dame Lisa Marie Carrington (born 23 June 1989) is a flatwater canoeist and New Zealand's most successful Olympian, having won a total of eight gold medals and one bronze medal. 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. At the 2020 Summer Olympics she also won a gold medal in the K‑2 500 metres, with Caitlin Regal, and as an individual in the K‑1 500 metres. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Carrington defended her titles in the K‑1 500 metres and K‑2 500 metres event (with Alicia Hoskin) and also won the K‑4 500 metres event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Lisa Carrington is the 5,731st most popular athlete (down from 4,908th in 2024), the 232nd most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 221st in 2019) and the 36th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among people born in 1989, Lisa Carrington ranks 1,029. Before her are Edenílson, Anel Rashkaj, Jetse Bol, Fernando Pimenta, Adilbek Niyazymbetov, and Jefferson Montero. After her are Junpei Mizobata, Tom-Jelte Slagter, Taisuke Muramatsu, Marcelo Demoliner, Ben Mee, and Sercan Sararer.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Lisa Carrington ranks 234 out of 303. Before her are Beauden Barrett (1991), James Bannatyne (1975), Princess Chelsea (1985), Bret McKenzie (1976), Brett Steven (1969), Marco Rojas (1991), Chris Killen (1981), and Maddison Keeney (1996). After her are Tony Lochhead (1982), Danielle Cormack (1970), Tom Ashley (1984), and Martin Crowe (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Lisa Carrington ranks 36. Before her are Barbara Kendall (1967), Rob Waddell (1975), Jenny Armstrong (1970), Hamish Carter (1971), Laurel Hubbard (1978), and Maddison Keeney (1996). After her are Tom Ashley (1984), Nathan Twaddle (1976), Nick Willis (1983), Hayden Wilde (1997), Danyon Loader (1975), and Hamish Kerr (null).

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