Lisa Carrington, MNZM

Lisa Carrington is New Zealand's most successful Olympian. She was the first New Zealand woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. She has won five Olympic golds in her career surpassing the four gold won by fellow kayaker Ian Fergusson.

• 2012 Māori Sportsperson of the Year
• 2013 New Zealand Order of Merit for services to kayaking
• 2014 NEXT Woman of the Year in the Sport category
• 2016 Halberg Awards - Sportswoman of the Year
• 2016 Halberg Awards - Supreme Award
• 2021 Māori Sports Awards 30 in 30 - most influential Māori sports personality of the past 30 years
• Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Politics and Māori Studies

Sources

1. Radio New Zealand: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/448549/tokyo-olympics-carrington-w...
2. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Carrington