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(Canoeist) Dame Lisa Carrington is a highly accomplished flatwater canoeist from New Zealand. She is the country's most successful Olympian, with eight gold medals and one bronze medal in her career. Carrington has excelled in the Women's K‑1 200 metres at various Summer Olympics and World Championships, winning multiple gold medals. She has also shown her versatility by winning gold in the K‑2 500 metres and K‑1 500 metres events at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, Carrington successfully defended her titles in the K‑1 500 metres and K‑2 500 metres events, while also winning the K‑4 500 metres event, matching a record set by Danuta Kozák.
