Hamish Clive Carter (born 28 April 1971 in

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) is a New Zealand triathlete. He won the gold medal in triathlon at the

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, his second Olympic games. Carter also competed on the

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circuit as a professional for many years, culminating in a silver medal in 2006 before announcing his retirement early in 2007. During his career he won twelve ITU world cup races. Carter attended

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where he was a successful rower, competing twice in the Maadi Cup. Hamish Carter 2005 Chicago Triathlon

Carter won the

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in triathlon at the

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and then went on to win the triathlon

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at the

, defeating fellow New Zealander, Bevan Docherty. Carter's time was 1:51:07.73, less than eight seconds faster than Docherty's. On 3 September 2006 in

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, Carter won silver at the

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after finishing 17 seconds behind Tim Don. In October 2006, Hamish Carter won the Xterra World Championship in Maui, Hawaii defeating a field of more experienced off-road triathletes. On 6 March 2007 he announced his retirement.Docherty hopes to carry on from Carter
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