Teneale Hatton (born 13 January 1990 in Queenstown,

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) is a New Zealand flatwater canoeist. Hatton has two older brothers and moved from her hometown, Queenstown, to

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at the age of five. She attended Carmel College and as of 2012 studies at the

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. She is tall and weighs . She is coached by four-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Ferguson. As well as canoeing, Hatton has competed in

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events; she won four medals, three gold and a bronze, at the 2009 Australian surf lifesaving championships in

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. She combines competing with work as a paramedic.

Canoeing

At the 2009

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Hatton won the gold medal in the women's K-1 1000 metres event and a silver in the 500 metres event. In June 2009 she won a bronze medal, competing alongside

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in the women's K-2 1000 metres event, at the World Cup regatta held in

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, Hungary. In May 2010 the pair won the gold medal in the same event at a World Cup regatta in

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, France. 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 by Rachael Dodwell and Erin Taylor to win the K-4 500 metres. The pair became the first New Zealanders to reach a World Championship A final at the

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, Poland; 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. Hatton was also part of the women's 500 metres K-4 crew that finished in eleventh position at the Championships. Hatton was selected to represent

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. She competed in the women's K-1 500 metres event between 7 and 9 August at

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, finishing in 15th place. In 2014 Hatton won the K-1 1000 m event at the World Championships, only the second non-European to do so. It was a championship record time of 3:49.423. Hatton also competes in ocean canoe racing, where she won the 2015 Senior World Title.

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