New Zealand's most decorated Olympian — five Olympic gold medals across three Games in sprint kayaking. Dominated the K1 200m event for a decade and expanded to win gold in K1 500m and K2 500m at Tokyo 2020. The most successful paddler in Olympic history and New Zealand's greatest female athlete.
Lisa Carrington is New Zealand's most decorated Olympian and one of the greatest sprint kayakers in the history of the sport, winning gold medals across multiple kayak events at three consecutive Olympic Games. Her extraordinary combination of power, technique, and competitive consistency have produced an unmatched record in women's sprint canoeing and confirmed her status as one of New Zealand's greatest ever athletes.
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1993
👶 Born in Hamilton, New Zealand