1. Lisa Carrington equalled Danuta Kozak's record of winning all three K-1, K-2, K-4 events, over 500 metres, at one Olympics.
12 Facts About Lisa Carrington
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Lisa Carrington attended Whakatane High School, and Massey University in Albany.
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Lisa Carrington married her long-time partner Michael Buck in 2022.
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Lisa Carrington was honoured with the Maori Senior Sports Woman of the Year Award.
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Lisa Carrington represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Lisa Carrington was the flag bearer at the 2016 closing ceremony.
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Lisa Carrington is the first New Zealand woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympics, and was referred to by the New Zealand Herald as the "Greatest of All Time in the boat".
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Lisa Carrington was named as New Zealand's senior Maori sportswoman and overall Maori sportsperson of the year in November 2012.
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In 2014, Lisa Carrington was named the NEXT Woman of the Year in the Sport category.
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On 11 February 2021, Lisa Carrington was named the most influential Maori sports personality of the past 30 years in the Maori Sports Awards 30 in 30 show, aired on Maori Television.
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Lisa Carrington is an athlete ambassador for Beef and Lamb New Zealand, alongside Eliza McCartney, Sophie Pascoe and Sarah Walker.
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Lisa Carrington is an ambassador for Southern Cross Health Society.