Hamish Carter

Hamish Carter, born on 28 April 1971 in Auckland, is a New Zealand triathlete who won the gold medal in triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, his second Olympic games, in a time of 1 hour 51 minutes 7.73 seconds, less than eight seconds ahead of his fellow New Zealander Bevan Docherty. He raced on the ITU World Cup circuit as a professional for many years, winning twelve World Cup races, and took the bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and silver at the 2006 World Championships, 17 seconds behind Tim Don. In October 2006 he won the Xterra World Championship in Maui, Hawaii, and in March 2007 he announced his retirement. He attended Auckland Grammar School, where he rowed.