Lisa Carrington

Six-time Olympic medallist Dame Lisa Carrington has married her long-time partner Michael Buck. Sharing the news on social media, Carrington announced the ...

It was Carrington's second supreme award, having also won the ultimate honour in another Olympic year in 2016, while she has now won five consecutive sportswoman of the year awards, to go alongside her sportswoman of the decade honour, claimed last year in the absence of the yearly Halberg Awards due to the impact of Covid-19 on New Zealand sport. She was named the sportswoman of the year earlier in the night, before being presented the supreme award honours by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro. The caption is accompanied by a number of photos taken from the couple's special day.