Teneale Hatton
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| Born | (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 36) Queenstown, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teneale Hatton (born 13 January 1990 in Queenstown, Otago)[1] is a New Zealand flatwater canoeist.
Hatton has two older brothers and moved from her hometown, Queenstown, to Auckland at the age of five.[2] She attended Carmel College and as of 2012 studies at the University of Auckland.[1][2] She is 1.68 metres (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs 63 kilograms (139 lb).[1] She is coached by four-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Ferguson.[3]
As well as canoeing, Hatton has competed in surf lifesaving events;[2] she won four medals, three gold and a bronze, at the 2009 Australian surf lifesaving championships in Perth.[4] She combines competing with work as a paramedic.[5]
At the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival Hatton won the gold medal in the women's K-1 1000 metres event and a silver in the 500 metres event.[6] In June 2009 she won a bronze medal, competing alongside Lisa Carrington in the women's K-2 1000 metres event, at the World Cup regatta held in Szeged, Hungary.[7] In May 2010 the pair won the gold medal in the same event at a World Cup regatta in Vichy, France.[8]
Hatton and Carrington won three gold medals at the 2010 Oceania Canoe Championships; they won the 500 and 100 metres K-2 events and were joined by Rachael Dodwell and Erin Taylor to win the K-4 500 metres.[9] The pair became the first New Zealanders to reach a World Championship A final at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland;[10] their semifinal time of one minute 42.365 seconds meant they were the third fastest qualifiers in the K-2 500 metres, however they finished ninth in the final.[1][10] Hatton was also part of the women's 500 metres K-4 crew that finished in eleventh position at the Championships.[1]
Hatton was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. She competed in the women's K-1 500 metres event between 7 and 9 August at Eton Dorney,[11] finishing in 15th place.[12]
In 2014 Hatton won the K-1 1000 m event at the World Championships, only the second non-European to do so.[13] It was a championship record time of 3:49.423.[13]
Hatton also competes in ocean canoe racing, where she won the 2015 Senior World Title.[14][15]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Teneale Hatton". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 Rattue, Chris (7 February 2009). "Surf Lifesaving: Aussies boost career of young Kiwi paddler". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ Chandler, Philip (21 June 2012). "Queenstown's Olympic kayaker". Queenstown News. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Surf lifesaving: Hatton gets greedy in golden run". Otago Daily Times. New Zealand Press Association. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Hatton plans to use disappointment to lift her to world title". canoeicf.com. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ↑ "Teneale Hatton". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ Leggat, David (13 August 2009). "Kayaking: Custom boat helps get speed up". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ Cleaver, Dylan (10 May 2012). "Kayaking: Young Kiwis paddle to first in K2 1000". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Kiwis take three Oceania kayaking golds". New Zealand Press Association. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Kiwi women qualify for kayaking final". New Zealand Press Association. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Kayaker Teneale Hatton wins Olympic nod". Fairfax NZ News. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Women's Kayak Single (K1) 500m". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Women's Kayak Previews". ICF – Planet Canoe. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ↑ "The Pearl of the Women's class in Tahiti". ICF – Planet Canoe. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ↑ "Champion focus: Teneale Hatton (NZL)". ICF – Planet Canoe. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
External links
- Teneale Hatton at the International Canoe Federation
- Teneale Hatton at Olympics.com
- Teneale Hatton at Olympedia
- Teneale Hatton at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
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