Lisa Carrington

Dame
Lisa Carrington
DNZM
Carrington in 2022
Personal information
Born (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 35)
Tauranga, New Zealand
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Spouse
Michael Buck
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(m. 2022)​
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 (Whakatāne)[2]
Coached byGordon Walker (2010–present)
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  New Zealand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 8 0 1
World Championships 15 5 2
Total 23 5 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg K-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Račice K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Račice K-4 500 m

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 eight 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 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. Carrington equalled Danuta Kozák's record of winning all three K-1, K-2, K-4 events, over 500 metres, at one Olympics.

  1. ^ "Lisa Carrington – Profile – London 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Lisa Carrington". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Anderson, Ian (5 August 2021). "New Zealand's Lisa Carrington wins third gold at Tokyo Olympics". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Lisa Carrington – Profile – Rio 2016 Olympics". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. ^ 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.