Dame Lisa Marie Carrington is a New Zealand sprint kayaker and New Zealand's most successful Olympian, with eight gold medals and one bronze across the 2012 to 2024 Games. She won three consecutive golds in the women's K-1 200 meters at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympics, added golds in K-1 500m and K-2 500m at Tokyo 2020, and won three more golds at the 2024 Paris Olympics in K-1 500m, K-2 500m and K-4 500m. She has also won 15 gold medals at World Championships.
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Career HighlightWon a total of eight Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal, New Zealand's most successful Olympian 1 Sources
1. Lisa Carrington - Wikipedia
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1989-06-23T00:00:00Z
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born 23 June 1989
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New Zealand's most successful Olympian
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having won a total of eight gold medals and one bronze medal
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