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| Born | (1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (age 35) Queenstown, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teneale Hatton (born 13 January 1990 in Queenstown,Otago)[1] is a New Zealandflatwater canoeist.
Hatton has two older brothers and moved from her hometown,Queenstown, toAuckland at the age of five.[2] She attendedCarmel College and as of 2012 studies at theUniversity 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 medallistIan Ferguson.[3]
As well as canoeing, Hatton has competed insurf lifesaving events;[2] she won four medals, three gold and a bronze, at the 2009 Australian surf lifesaving championships inPerth.[4] She combines competing with work as a paramedic.[5]
At the 2009Australian 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 alongsideLisa Carrington in the women's K-2 1000 metres event, at the World Cup regatta held inSzeged, Hungary.[7] In May 2010 the pair won the gold medal in the same event at a World Cup regatta inVichy, 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 byRachael Dodwell andErin Taylor to win the K-4 500 metres.[9] The pair became the first New Zealanders to reach a World Championship A final at theICF Canoe Sprint World Championships inPoznań, 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 representNew Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics inLondon,United Kingdom. She competed in thewomen's K-1 500 metres event between 7 and 9 August atEton 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 the2015 Senior World Title.[14][15]
