Today we are going to be talking about Lisa Carrington. For you who don't know who is Lisa Carrington. She is a flatwater canoeist age 32. She is one of the best winning three consecutive gold medals in the Women's K-1 200 meters at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, and gold in the same event at the 2011 Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Why is Lisa Carrington in the news right now? Lisa Carrington is in the news because she just won gold in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
What country is Lisa from?
New Zealand
Where was Lisa born? Tauranga
What province is that city in?
Bay of Plenty
Identify Lisa’s iwi.
Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou
What satellite town did Lisa grow up in?
Ōhope
What High School did Lisa attend?
Whakatane High School
Name the University Lisa went to and where it is located.
Massey University in Wallace Street, Mount Cook, Wellington 6021
What is Lisa’s Olympic event?
Flatwater Canoeing
List 5 countries that Lisa has competed successfully in.
Brazil, Japan, Hungary, Poland, and France
Who is Lisa's crewmate in the Tokyo Olympics?
Alicia Hoskin, Caitlin Regal, and Teneale Hatton
Name 2 awards Lisa has achieved in NZ.
She got 5 Olimpic gold medals and counting.
What are Lisa’s ambassadorial roles in NZ? (clue… there are 2)
Beef and Lamb NZ and Southern Cross Health Society.
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An excellent overview in your introduction. Why did you copy and paste the last 5 activities? Do you want your readers to do them?:-). Great choice of pics.
ReplyDeleteNot Really I just forgot to do them
DeleteThat's not like you to forget!:-)
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