Anne Cairns

Anne Cairns (born 11 January 1981) is a New Zealand-Samoan canoeist, who represented Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Anne Cairns
Personal information
Born (1981-01-11) 11 January 1981
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountrySamoa
SportCanoeing
Event(s)Women's K-1 200 metres
Women's K-1 500 metres

Personal life

Cairns lives in Palmerston North, where she attended Palmerston North Girls' High School, and is a firefighter.[1][2]

Canoeing career

Cairns originally represented New Zealand, and attempted to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in the K1 and K4 boats.[1][3]

Cairns competed in the K1 200 and 500 metre races at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing last in both of her heats.[4]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's K-1 200 m, and Women's K-1 500 m.[5]

References
  1. "Cairns has another Olympic avenue". stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. "Late charge to fulfil an Olympic dream". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. "Dannevirke: Paddler works hard at Olympic dream". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. "CAIRNS Anne". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  5. "Canoe Sprint - CAIRNS Anne". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.


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