Lisa Carrington

Dame Lisa Carrington is New Zealand’s most successful Olympian, having achieved nine Olympic medals, including eight gold, in canoe sprint events. She is a dominant figure in kayaking, with numerous World Championship titles and significant accolades. After becoming the first New Zealand woman to win a canoeing world title in 2011, Dame Lisa Carrington has solidified her status as the nation’s most successful Olympian, achieving nine Olympic medals, including eight gold, across her illustrious career. Carrington first showcased her formidable talent in 2009, securing a bronze medal in the K2 1000 event with Teneale Hatton at the World Cup regatta in Szeged, Hungary.

Dame Lisa Carrington has been honored with multiple Halberg Awards, including the Supreme Award three times, was named Sportswoman of the Decade for 2010-2019, recognized as the most influential M?ori sports personality of the past 30 years in 2021, and recently received the ANOC Outstanding Sporting Career Award in 2024.