Teneale Hatton

Teneale Hatton (born 13 January 1990 in Queenstown, Otago)[1] is a New Zealand flatwater canoer.

Teneale Hatton
Personal information
Born (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990
Queenstown, New Zealand
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 DuisburgK-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-1 1000 m

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]

Canoeing

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. "Teneale Hatton". Canoe Racing New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  2. Rattue, Chris (7 February 2009). "Surf Lifesaving: Aussies boost career of young Kiwi paddler". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. Chandler, Philip (21 June 2012). "Queenstown's Olympic kayaker". Queenstown News. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  4. "Surf lifesaving: Hatton gets greedy in golden run". Otago Daily Times. New Zealand Press Association. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  5. "Hatton plans to use disappointment to lift her to world title". canoeicf.com. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. "Teneale Hatton". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  7. Leggat, David (13 August 2009). "Kayaking: Custom boat helps get speed up". New Zealand herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  8. Cleaver, Dylan (10 May 2012). "Kayaking: Young Kiwis paddle to first in K2 1000". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  9. "Kiwis take three Oceania kayaking golds". New Zealand Press Association. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  10. "Kiwi women qualify for kayaking final". New Zealand Press Association. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  11. "Kayaker Teneale Hatton wins Olympic nod". Fairfax NZ News. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  12. "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.
  13. "Women's Kayak Previews". ICF – Planet Canoe. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  14. "The Pearl of the Women's class in Tahiti". ICF – Planet Canoe. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. "Champion focus: Teneale Hatton (NZL)". ICF – Planet Canoe. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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