Caitlin Regal

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Caitlin Regal
Caitlin Ryan Rio 2016 (NZL).jpg
Personal information
Birth nameCaitlin Ryan
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 31)
Takapuna, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportCanoe sprint
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  New 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 (née Ryan; born 9 February 1992) is a New Zealand canoeist. On 3 August 2021 she won a gold medal alongside Lisa Carrington in the K-2 500 metres event.[1]

Early life

Regal was born on 9 February 1992 in Takapuna, a suburb of North Shore.[2][3] Aged 5, she joined the Red Beach Surf Life Saving & Squash Club on the Hibiscus Coast north of Auckland, 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

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 the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing fifth in the Women's K-4 500 metres alongside Jaimee Lovett, Kayla Imrie and Aimee Fisher.[5]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she once again represented New Zealand. She competed in the Women's K-1 500 metres, Women's K-2 500 metres, and Women's K-4 500 metres. [6]

Personal life

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

References

  1. ^ "Tokyo Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 July 2021.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Caitlin Ryan". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Caitlin Ryan". Rio2016. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "World Cup Kiwi kayaker Caitlin Ryan tastes gold". Rodney Times. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Kiwi kayak quartet finish fifth". The New Zealand Herald. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Canoe Sprint REGAL Caitlin - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Caitlin Ryan". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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