{"id":252,"date":"2019-08-02T15:09:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canoeracing.org.nz\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2024-06-25T19:59:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T01:59:42","slug":"olympicworldchampshistory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/olympicworldchampshistory\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics &#038; World Championships History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"252\" class=\"elementor elementor-252\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b59709b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b59709b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c6531\" data-id=\"37c6531\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2534aae elementor-nav-menu__align-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-324 elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2534aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-caret-down&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-2534aae\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5881\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddletoparis\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Paddle to Paris \u2013 Olympics and Paralympics 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-353\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/performance\/selection\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Selection<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-356\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/performance\/athlete-pathway\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Athlete Pathway<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5935\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/olympicworldchampshistory\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Olympics &#038; 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World Championships History<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-355\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/performance\/drug-free-sport\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Drug Free Sport<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d57f160\" data-id=\"d57f160\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0973f7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0973f7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OLYMPIC &amp; PARALYMPIC HISTORY\n<br><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">\"Flatwater Racing\" as it was called, was first introduced to the Olympic programme at Paris in 1924&nbsp; as a demonstration sport.&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">It was officially welcomed into the Olympics as a full medal sport at Berlin in 1936 with both canoe and kayak events.&nbsp;<\/span><br><font face=\"Source Sans Pro, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Canoe Sprint has been at every Olympics since then, although there have been changes to the race program.&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><br><font face=\"Source Sans Pro, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Women began competing in kayaks only at London in 1948.&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><br><br><font face=\"Source Sans Pro, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Paracanoe debuted&nbsp; at the Paralympics at Rio 2016, with Scott Martlew being the first kayaker to represent NZ at the Paralympics.&nbsp;&nbsp;Only kayaks were contested at Rio 2016. Va'a (also known as waka ama or outrigger canoe) was added as a discipline in 2020.<\/span><\/font><br><br><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">New Zealand's proud Canoe Sprint Olympic<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">&nbsp;history began at Munich in 1972, and has since become one of the country's best performing sports, with a total of 14 medals. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Dame Lisa Carrington surpassed fellow kayaker Ian Ferguson as the most decorated New Zealand Olympian, when she won her 6th Olympic medal (5 gold, 1 bronze).<br><\/span><br><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c37461 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c37461\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8194ab5\" data-id=\"8194ab5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950f2e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"950f2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><strong>Munich 1972<\/strong><br \/><\/span><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Donald Cooper, Thomas Dooney<\/i><\/p><p>Don Cooper and Tom Dooney became the sport\u2019s first Olympians, racing in the men&#8217;s K2 1000m, with Don also racing in the K1 1000m event, where he advanced to the semifinals.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e326ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e326ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Montreal 1976<br \/><\/span><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Donald Cooper, Ian Ferguson, Rodney Gavin, John Leonard<\/i><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Ian Ferguson made his Olympic debut in the MK1 500m in 1976, the first of five Olympics that he would go on to attend. Don Cooper progressed to the semis in K1 1000m, and Rod Gavin and John Leonard paired up for K2 500m and K2 1000m.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cbea64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cbea64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px !important;\">Moscow 1980<br \/><\/span><span style=\"margin-bottom: 0px !important;\"><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); margin-bottom: 0px !important;\">Ian Ferguson, Alan Thompson, Geoffrey Walker<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Three canoers made up the four New Zealand athletes who defied the western boycott and competed as independents at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.\u00a0 Ferguson made the\u00a0 K1 500 and K1 1000 finals where he finished 7th and 8th respectively. Thompson and Walker also progressed to K2 1000m finals, finishing 8th.<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29a253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f29a253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Los Angeles 1984\u00a0<\/span><br \/><i>Grant Bramwell,\u00a0Ian Ferguson, Robert Jenkinson,\u00a0Paul MacDonald,\u00a0<\/i><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Edwin Richards,\u00a0<\/i><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0Alan Thompson<\/i><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><i>Medals: 4x Gold\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald, Alan Thompson and Grant Bramwell won four gold medals between them in the K1 500, K1 1000, K2 500 and K4 1000 \u2013 the only New Zealand sport ever to achieve such an accomplishment at a single Games and topping the Canoe Sprint medal table.\u00a0\u00a0Ferguson was the first Kiwi to win two golds on a single day and three golds in a single Olympics.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZBb0b59iJLc&amp;t=83s\">Watch: Ian Ferguson wins Gold in Los Angeles 1984<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8d454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a8d454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Seoul 1988<br \/><\/span><i>Brent Clode,<\/i>\u00a0<i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Grant Bramwell,\u00a0Ian Ferguson, John MacDonald, Paul MacDonald, Stephen Richards, Alan Thompson<\/i><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><i>Medals: 1x Gold, 1x Silver, 1x Bronze<\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Ferguson and Paul MacDonald retained their K2 500 olympic title, as well as winning a silver in the K2 1000. Paul MacDonald also won a bronze medal in the K1 500m, securing his place in the record books as a 5-time Olympic medalist. <br \/>Ferguson was honoured as Flag Bearer of the New Zealand Olympic Team at the Opening Ceremony.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cw9xj5EeQMc&amp;t=2s\">Watch: Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald win K2 500 Gold, Seoul 1988<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9341d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9341d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Barcelona 1992<br \/><\/span><i>Richard Boyle,\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16px;\">Ian Ferguson, John MacDonald, Paul MacDonald,\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><i>Finn O\u2019Connor, <\/i><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16px;\">Stephen Richards,\u00a0<\/i><i>Mark Scheib<\/i><\/p><p>Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald proved age was no barrier as they advanced into the K2 1000m finals, finishing 8th.\u00a0 John MacDonald made the semi finals in both the K1 500m and 1000m while the\u00a0 K4 (Boyle, O&#8217;Connor, Richards &amp; Scheib) made the 1000m semi finals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c7b333\" data-id=\"1c7b333\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0763f6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0763f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ian-Ferguson-3-gold-e1716256427367.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ian-Ferguson-3-gold-e1716256427367.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ian-Ferguson-3-gold-e1716256427367-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ian Ferguson won 3 gold medals in 1984<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb3bff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddb3bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Layer-12-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-260\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Layer-12-1.png 430w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Layer-12-1-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> The Dream Team : Alan Thompson, Grant Bramwell, Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc138b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcc138b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ian-Ferguson-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ian-Ferguson-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ian-Ferguson-4-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ian-Ferguson-4-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Paul MacDonald and Ian  Ferguson, with coach Mark Sutherland 1988<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b34e8a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b34e8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57e89aa\" data-id=\"57e89aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9646a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9646a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\"><br \/>Athens 2004<br \/><\/span><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Steven\u00a0<\/i><i style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16px;\">Ferguson, Ben Fouhy<\/i><\/p><p><strong>Medals: 1x Silver<\/strong><\/p><p>I<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">n 2004 Ben Fouhy became New Zealand\u2019s 5th Olympic medal winner when he won a silver medal in the K1 1000m at the Athens Games.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Fouhy and Steven Ferguson, son of kayaking great Ian, paired up in the K2 1000m and finished 8th in the final.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hYyEgh-uUKY\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Watch:\u00a0<\/span>Ben Fouhy wins K1 1000 Silver in Athens 2004<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-558d6ef\" data-id=\"558d6ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae560b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ae560b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ben-Fouhy-Silver-medal-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ben-Fouhy-Silver-medal-1.jpg 629w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ben-Fouhy-Silver-medal-1-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ben Fouhy 2004<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb63dbe\" data-id=\"bb63dbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34adb2c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34adb2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ben-Fouhy-2008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ben-Fouhy-2008.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ben-Fouhy-2008-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f34395f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f34395f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-437fc5e\" data-id=\"437fc5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b1d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31b1d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Beijing 2008<br \/><\/span><i>Steven Ferguson, Ben Fouhy,\u00a0<\/i><i>Erin Taylor,\u00a0<\/i><i>Mike Walker<\/i><\/p><p>In 2008, Erin Taylor became the first female flatwater kayaker from New Zealand to compete at the Olympic Games. She progressed to the semis in the K1 500m.<br \/>Fouhy finished in 4th place in the K1 1000m finals, while Ferguson and Mike Walker were 5th in the K2 1000m final.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32f580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f32f580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">London 2012<br \/><\/span><i>Lisa Carrington, Steven Ferguson, Darryl Fitzgerald, Ben Fouhy, Teneale Hatton,\u00a0<\/i><i>Erin Taylor<\/i><\/p><p><b>Medals: 1x Gold<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">At her debut Olympics, Lisa Carrington won the women&#8217;s K1 200m final, bringing home the coveted gold medal. Carrington and Taylor were 7th in the K2 500m event, and Teneale Hatton finished 15th in the K1 500m. <br \/>In the men&#8217;s racing, Darryl Fitzgerald and Steven Ferguson were 7th in their K2 1000m final. and Ben Fouhy was 14th in the K1 1000m in his 3rd and final Olympic games.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M7Rjx5b8Gbg&amp;t=59s\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Watch: Lisa Carrington win Gold in K1 200m, London 2012<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932adc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"932adc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Rio 2016<br \/><\/span><i>Lisa Carrington, Aimee Fisher, Kayla Imrie, Jaimee Lovett, Scott Martlew (Paralympian), Marty McDowell, Caitlin Ryan<\/i><\/p><p><b>Medals: 1x Gold, 1x Bronze<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In Rio, Lisa Carrington made history by becoming the first NZ woman to win multiple medals in the same Olympic Games. She won gold in the K1 200m and then bronze in the K1 500m. A NZ women&#8217;s K4 competed at the Olympic Games for the first time, achieving 5th place in the 500m event.<\/span><\/p><p>Canoe sprint was introduced to the Paralympic Games programme in Rio, with Scott Martlew representing NZ in the KL3 200m. He placed 8th in the final.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85b5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d85b5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tokyo 2020 (2021)<br \/><\/b><i>Max Brown, Lisa Carrington, Corbin Hart (Paralympian), Teneale Hatton, Alicia Hoskin, Kurtis Imrie, Scott Martlew (Paralympian), Caitlin Regal,<\/i><\/p><p><b>Medals: 3x Gold<\/b><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were delayed due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, being held a year later in August 2021 but this did not deter the kiwi kayakers. Lisa Carrington achieved the incredible K1 200m and K1 500m double<span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">, winning her 3rd and 4th gold medals, including her 3rd consecutive in the K1 200m. Lisa paired up with Caitlin Regal (nee Ryan)\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">in the K2 500m<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0and together they claimed gold\u00a0 in a world-best time. This 3rd gold medal of the games made Lisa Carrington the most successful NZ Olympian of all time (6 medals- 5 gold and 1 bronze). Lisa and Caitlin teamed up with Alicia Hoskin and Teneale Hatton in the K4 500m and finished in 4th place. <br \/>A standout performance of the games was the mens K2 pair, Kurtis Imrie and Max Brown, who powered to a stunning 5th place in the final, well exceeding expectations.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">In the 2020 Paralympics, Scott Martlew was 4th in the KL2 200m final, before finishing 8th in the VL3 200m final.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Cor<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">bin Hart was\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">13th in the KL3 200m at his first games.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d20137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d20137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Paris 2024\u00a0<\/b><br \/>NZ has confirmed its largest team ever for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.<br \/><i>Follow along and support our NZ team as they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddletoparis\/\">Paddle to Paris!\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14fa4b8\" data-id=\"14fa4b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1c0b1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa1c0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1467675214476-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5351\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1467675214476-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1467675214476-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1467675214476-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1467675214476.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lisa Carrington became NZ 6th canoe sprint medalist in 2012<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d9be9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4d9be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2016-k4-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2016-k4-2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2016-k4-2-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2016-k4-2-1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">NZ Womens K4 debut in Rio 2016<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0988802 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0988802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2016-Lisa-2-medals-resize.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2016-Lisa-2-medals-resize.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2016-Lisa-2-medals-resize-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lisa Carrington Rio 2016<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aeaa0a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2aeaa0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T06_9192-scaled-e1644900084472-1024x784.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4160\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T06_9192-scaled-e1644900084472-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T06_9192-scaled-e1644900084472-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T06_9192-scaled-e1644900084472-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T06_9192-scaled-e1644900084472.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Golden Girls: Lisa Carrington &amp; Caitin Regal<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-52d0a9f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52d0a9f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b49d5\" data-id=\"73b49d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbf48f elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6dbf48f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/World-Champs-Olympic-medallists-lists-updated-June-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/World-Champs-Olympic-medallists-lists-updated-June-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOLYMPIC MEDALS,  WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS  &amp; WORLD BEST TIMES HELD BY NEW ZEALANDERS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d2b93 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b9d2b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cb8784 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cb8784\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af73665\" data-id=\"af73665\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f331a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f331a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NZ OLYMPIANS\/ PARALYMPIANS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0609fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0609fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Donald Cooper 1972 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Thomas Dooney 1972<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Ian Ferguson 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992; 4 gold, 1 silver<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Rodney Gavin 1976<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">John Leonard 1976<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Alan Thompson 1980, 1984, 1988; 2 gold<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Geoffrey Walker 1980<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Grant Bramwell 1984, 1988; 1 gold<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Robert Jenkinson 1984<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Paul MacDonald 1984, 1988, 1992; 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Edwin Richards 1984<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Brent Clode 1988<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">John MacDonald 1988, 1992<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Stephen Richards 1988, 1992<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Richard Boyle 1992<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Finn O\u2019Connor 1992<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Mark Scheib 1992<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Steven Ferguson 2004, 2008, 2012<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Ben Fouhy 2004, 2008, 2012; 1 silver<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Mike Walker 2008<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Erin Taylor 2008, 2012<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Lisa Carrington 2012, 2016, 2020; 5 gold, 1 bronze<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Teneale Hatton 2012, 2020<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Darryl Fitzgerald 2012<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Marty McDowell 2016<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Jaimee Lovett 2016\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Kayla Imrie\u00a02016<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Caitlin Ryan 2016, 2020; 1 gold<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Aimee Fisher 2016<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Scott Martlew 2016, 2020 (Paralympian)<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Alicia Hoskin 2020\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Kurtis Imrie 2020<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Max Brown 2020<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">Corbin Hart 2020 (Paralympian)<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3105ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3105ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HONOURS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd8f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfd8f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">In 1985 Ian Ferguson was made a Member Of The British Empire in the New Year Honours for his services and achievements in canoeing. Paul MacDonald has also been awarded an MBE.<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">In 2005 Ben Fouhy was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit<\/p><p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">In 2013 Lisa Carrington was awarded a New Years Honour and was appointed to the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to kayaking.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">In the 2022 New Year Honours, Carrington was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5888a8\" data-id=\"b5888a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-955bc17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"955bc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CANOE SPRINT \/ PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bd8c2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37bd8c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ian Ferguson &#8211; 2 gold, 1 silver<\/p>\n<p>Alan Thompson &#8211; 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze<\/p>\n<p>Geoffrey Walker<\/p>\n<p>Grant Bramwell<\/p>\n<p>Paul MacDonald &#8211; 3 gold, 3 silver<\/p>\n<p>Brent Clode<\/p>\n<p>John MacDonald<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Richards<\/p>\n<p>Steven Ferguson<\/p>\n<p>Ben Fouhy-&nbsp; 1 gold<\/p>\n<p>Peter Duncan<\/p>\n<p>Gavin Elmiger<\/p>\n<p>Katie Pocock<\/p>\n<p>Mike Walker<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Leigh Barker<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paul Green<\/p>\n<p>Maui Kjeldsen<\/p><p><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2c34f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2c34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Troy Burbidge<\/span><\/p><p>Scott Bicknell<\/p><p>Lisa Carrington &#8211; 15 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze<\/p><p>Erin Taylor<\/p><p>Caitlin Regal (nee Ryan)-\u00a0 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze<\/p><p>Aimee Fisher &#8211; 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze<\/p><p>Kayla Imrie- 2 silver, 1 bronze\u00a0<\/p><p>Scott Martlew- 1 silver, 2 bronze<\/p><p>Jaimee Lovett<\/p><p>Alicia Hoskin -1 gold<\/p><p>Tara Vaughan\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">-1 gold<\/span><\/p><p>Olivia Brett\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">-1 gold<\/span><\/p><p>Danielle McKenzie<\/p><p>Corbin Hart<\/p><p>Peter Cowan &#8211; 1 silver<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfedfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dfedfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AWARDS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2608b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2608b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Halberg Awards<\/b><\/span><br>In 1984 Ian Ferguson was honoured as the Halberg Award recipient. In 2003 Ben Fouhy was New Zealand Sports Man of the Year and at the 2004 Halbergs Ian Ferguson received the SPARC Leadership award.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023 Lisa Carrington won the Sportswoman of the Year and in 2016, 2021 and 2023 she also won the Supreme Award. Coach Gordon Walker won Coach of the year for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Lisa Carrington won Sportswoman of the Decade and Gordon Walker was awarded Coach of the Decade.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame<\/b><\/span><br>In 2003 Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald and Alan Thompson were inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Lonsdale Cup<\/b><\/span><br>In 1979 and 1984 Ian Ferguson was awarded the New Zealand Olympic Committee\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympic.org.nz\/about-the-nzoc\/nzoc-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lonsdale Cup<\/a>. In 1985 he and Paul MacDonald received the award. Paul MacDonald again received the award in 1987. In 2016 Lisa Carrington was the first female kayaker to receive this award, and she has subsequently received it in 2017, 2021 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>IOC Annual Trophy<\/b><\/span><br>In 1996 Ian Ferguson was awarded the IOC\u2019s Centennial Olympic Games Trophy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59b4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a59b4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lisa-Supreme-award-2024-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5652\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lisa-Supreme-award-2024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lisa-Supreme-award-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lisa-Supreme-award-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lisa-Supreme-award-2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lisa-Supreme-award-2024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55c3217 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55c3217\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c04eea5\" data-id=\"c04eea5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29a186 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a29a186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIC &amp; PARALYMPIC HISTORY &#8220;Flatwater Racing&#8221; as it was called, was first introduced to the Olympic programme at Paris in 1924&nbsp; as a demonstration sport.&nbsp;It was officially welcomed into the Olympics as a full medal sport at Berlin in 1936 with both canoe and kayak events.&nbsp;Canoe Sprint has been at every Olympics since then, although &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/olympicworldchampshistory\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Olympics &#038; World Championships History&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-252","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Olympics &amp; World Championships History - CRNZ - Sprint, Surf Ski &amp; Marathon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canoe Sprint, Surf Ski &amp; Marathon. 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