Andrea Hewitt
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Birth name | Andrea Hewitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Christchurch,New Zealand | 4 April 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrea HansenMNZM(néeHewitt,born 4 April 1982) is a New Zealand triathlete who placed third at the2009 ITU Triathlon World Championshipsand competed at the2008,2012,and2016 Summer Olympics.
Biography[edit]
Hewitt was born inChristchurch,New Zealand, in 1982. She lived together with the French triathleteLaurent Vidal,who was also her coach and fiancé, in Sète on the Mediterranean from May to December, and for the rest of the year she returned to Christchurch until his death on 10 November 2015 from a heart attack.[1]At theUniversity of Canterburyin New Zealand she completed a Bachelor in Commerce and Economics. Andrea Hewitt's sisters are successful sportswomen as well. Tina, her elder sister, won the New Zealand Championship in Surf Life Saving, and Sara is part of the water polo National Team.
Athletic career[edit]
Hewitt's early athletic career was as a competitive pool swimmer and a surf life saver.[2]She was a well known swimmer when at the beginning of 2005, at the age of 22, she decided to convert to triathlon and straight away won the bronze medal at the New Zealand U23 Championships and was admitted to the National Team. In autumn 2005, after having been into triathlon for not more than half a year, Hewitt won the U23 World Championships in Gamagori. In 2006, she took part in the first World Cup of her life, placing third in Mooloolaba (Elite category). In 2007, she won her first World Cup race in Kitzbühel and began taking part in the prestigious FrenchClub Championship SeriesLyonnaise des Eaux.In 2008, she placed 8th in the Olympic Games.
In 2009, Hewitt took part in seven out of eight competitions of the Dextro Energy World Championship Series and won three medals: gold in Madrid, silver in Yokohama and bronze in Kitzbühel, in the overall ranking she placed third.
At the beginning of the 2010 season Hewitt won the Oceania Championships and then achieved six top ten positions at the Elite Cup in Hy-Vee and at five of the six World Championship Series triathlons. In theWorld Championship Rankings 2010,Hewitt was number sixth. In France, Hewitt again represented Beauvais in theLyonnaise des Eauxcircuitand again played the decisive role. At Dunkirk and at Tourangeaux she won the gold medal, at the Grand Final of theLyonnaisecircuit in La Baule (Triathlon Audencia) she won silver. Hewitt did not take part at Beauvais and Paris, whereHollie Avilwas the best triathlete of her club. Thus in 2010 againBeauvaisowes its first place in the overall ranking of the FrenchClub Championshipto Andrea Hewitt andHollie Avil,Anja Dittmer,andVicky Holland.At La Baule there were no French triathletes among the threetriathlètes classants l'équipeof Beauvais at all.
From 2007 to 2010, Hewitt took part in 15 FrenchClub Championshiptriathlons and won 7 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals,[3]so she may be considered the dominant figure in French triathlon as well.
In 2011, Hewitt won theWorld Championship SeriesGrand Final in Beijing, China and placed second in the overall championship rankings.[4]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Hewitt finished 6th.[5]At the 2014 Commonwealth Games Hewitt finished in 4th place in the women's individual event, and was part of the New Zealand team that finished 5th in the mixed relay event.[6][7]She represented—alongsideNicky Samuels—New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympicsintriathlonand came seventh.[8]
ITU results[edit]
In the seven years from 2005 to 2011, Hewitt took part in 58 individual ITU competitions and achieved 48 top ten positions, among which 21 medals.[9]Unless indicated otherwise, the events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to theElitecategory.
Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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2005-07-03 | Asian Championship | Singapore | 3 |
2005-09-10 | U23 World Championships | Gamagori | 1 |
2005-11-13 | World Cup | New Plymouth | 21 |
2005-12-03 | European Cup | Eilat | 2 |
2006-02-19 | Oceania Cup | Hobart | 5 |
2006-03-18 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne | 3 |
2006-03-26 | World Cup | Mooloolaba | 3 |
2006-06-04 | World Cup | Madrid | 2 |
2006-07-01 | Premium European Cup | Kitzbühel | 3 |
2006-07-30 | BG World Cup | Salford | 3 |
2006-08-20 | European Cup | Geneva | DNF |
2006-09-03 | World Championships | Lausanne | 10 |
2006-09-10 | BG World Cup | Hamburg | 45 |
2006-09-24 | BG World Cup | Beijing | 7 |
2006-11-12 | BG World Cup | New Plymouth | 10 |
2007-03-04 | Oceania Championships | Geelong | 4 |
2007-03-25 | BG World Cup | Mooloolaba | 6 |
2007-03-31 | Oceania Cup | Wellington | 4 |
2007-04-15 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki | 7 |
2007-06-03 | BG World Cup | Madrid | 2 |
2007-07-22 | BG World Cup | Kitzbühel | 1 |
2007-09-15 | BG World Cup | Beijing | 14 |
2008-03-09 | Oceania Championships | Wellington | 4 |
2008-03-30 | BG World Cup | Mooloolaba | 14 |
2008-04-06 | BG World Cup | New Plymouth | 10 |
2008-05-25 | BG World Cup | Madrid | 20 |
2008-06-08 | BG World Championships | Vancouver | 25 |
2008-07-20 | BG World Cup | Kitzbühel | 4 |
2008-08-18 | Olympic Games | Beijing | 8 |
2008-09-27 | BG World Cup | Lorient | 9 |
2008-10-26 | BG World Cup | Huatulco | 6 |
2009-04-05 | Oceania Cup | New Plymouth | 4 |
2009-05-02 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Tongyeong | 39 |
2009-05-31 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 1 |
2009-06-21 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Washington DC | 6 |
2009-06-27 | Elite Cup | Des Moines | 6 |
2009-07-12 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | 3 |
2009-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 9 |
2009-08-22 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Yokohama | 2 |
2009-09-13 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final | Gold Coast | 8 |
2010-03-13 | Oceania Championships | Wellington | 1 |
2010-04-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Sydney | 2 |
2010-05-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Seoul | 5 |
2010-06-12 | Elite Cup | Des Moines | 5 |
2010-07-17 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | 6 |
2010-07-24 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 4 |
2010-08-15 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | 3 |
2010-09-12 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final | Budapest | 22 |
2011-03-12 | Oceania Championships | Wellington | 6 |
2011-04-09 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Sydney | 3 |
2011-06-05 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 4 |
2011-06-19 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Kitzbühel | 11 |
2011-07-16 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | 4 |
2011-08-06 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 6 |
2011-08-19 | Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships | Lausanne | 3 |
2011-09-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final | Beijing | 1 |
2011-09-19 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Yokohama | 1 |
2011-11-20 | Triathlon World Cup | Auckland | 1 |
Honours[edit]
In the2018 Queen's Birthday Honours,Hewitt was appointed aMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to triathlon.[10]
Notes[edit]
- ^"Fiancé and coach of NZ athlete Andrea Hewitt dies".New Zealand Herald.10 November 2015.ISSN1170-0777.Retrieved10 November2015.
- ^Smith, Tony (18 March 2016)."Andrea Hewitt looks forward to Rio Olympics after death of fiance and coach".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved19 March2016.
- ^Cf.http://beauvais-triathlon.onlinetri.com/index.php?page_id=3050&news_id=24084.Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^"2011 ITU Women's World Championship Series Rankings"(PDF).International Triathlon Union.Retrieved5 December2011.
- ^"Individual women results – Triathlon – London 2012 Olympics".Retrieved20 March2016.
- ^"2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's Triathlon".g2014results.thecgf.com.8 August 2014.Retrieved16 March2015.
- ^"Commonwealth Games 2014 – Triathlon – Mixed Relay".g2014results.thecgf.com.8 August 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2021.Retrieved16 March2015.
- ^"Rio Olympics 2016: Kiwis finish in top 15 at triathlon".The New Zealand Herald.21 August 2016.Retrieved21 August2016.
- ^"Results for Andrea Hewitt".International Triathlon Union. Archived fromthe originalon 8 October 2011.Retrieved5 December2011.
- ^Caldwell, Olivia (4 June 2018)."Retirement not an option for NZ triathlon star Andrea Hewitt".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved4 June2018.
External links[edit]
- Andrea HansenatWorld Triathlon
- Andrea Hansenat theNew Zealand Olympic Committee
- Andrea Hansenat theBirmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Andrea Hewittat theGold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games(archived)
- Andrea Hewittat theGlasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games(archived)
- Andrea HewittatOlympics.com
- Andrea HewittatOlympedia
- 1982 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female triathletes
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic triathletes for New Zealand
- Triathletes at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- University of Canterbury alumni
- New Zealand expatriates in France
- Triathletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in triathlon
- Triathletes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- Sportspeople from Christchurch
- 20th-century New Zealand women
- 21st-century New Zealand women
- Triathletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games