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Caitlin Regal

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Caitlin Regal
Personal information
Birth nameCaitlin Ryan
NationalityNew Zealand
Born(1992-02-09)9 February 1992(age 32)
Takapuna,New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportCanoe sprint
Medal record
Women'scanoe sprint
RepresentingNew Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Račice K-4 500 m

Caitlin Regal(néeRyan;born 9 February 1992) is a New Zealandcanoeist.On 3 August 2021 she won a gold medal alongsideLisa Carringtonin theK-2 500 metres event.[1]

Early life[edit]

Regal was born on 9 February 1992 inTakapuna,a suburb ofNorth Shore.[2][3]Aged 5, she joined theRed BeachSurf Life Saving & Squash Club on theHibiscus Coastnorth ofAuckland,where she later competed in surf competition. By age 14, she had qualified as a life guard.[4]She has won numerous titles at the New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships.[4]

Canoeing[edit]

At the 2015 Canoe World Cup in Portugal, she won gold in the Women's K-4 500 metres event, and silver in the Women's K-2 500 metres event.[4]She represented New Zealand at the2016 Summer Olympicsfinishing fifth in theWomen's K-4 500 metresalongsideJaimee Lovett,Kayla ImrieandAimee Fisher.[5]

At the2020 Summer OlympicsinTokyo,she once again represented New Zealand. She competed in theWomen's K-1 500 metres,Women's K-2 500 metres,andWomen's K-4 500 metres.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Caitlin Ryan married her partner, Nick Regal, in early 2021.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Canoe Sprint Results".Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Retrieved23 July2021.[dead link]
  2. ^"Caitlin Ryan".New Zealand Olympic Committee.Retrieved5 August2016.
  3. ^"Caitlin Ryan".Rio 2016 Olympics.Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2016.Retrieved6 August2016.
  4. ^abc"World Cup Kiwi kayaker Caitlin Ryan tastes gold".Rodney Times.20 May 2015.Retrieved5 August2016.
  5. ^"Rio Olympics 2016: Kiwi kayak quartet finish fifth".The New Zealand Herald.21 August 2016.Retrieved21 August2016.
  6. ^"Canoe Sprint - REGAL Caitlin".Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 3 August 2021.Retrieved8 August2021.
  7. ^"Caitlin Ryan".New Zealand Olympic Committee.Retrieved22 June2021.

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