| Teneale Hatton | |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Queenstown, New Zealand |
| Height: | 167 cm |
| Weight: | 64 kg |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Teneale Hatton (born 13 January 1990 in Queenstown, Otago)[1] is a New Zealand flatwater canoeist.
Hatton has two older brothers and moved from her hometown, Queenstown, to Auckland at the age of five.[2] She attended Carmel College and as of 2012 studies at the University of Auckland.[1] [2] She is tall and weighs .[1] She is coached by four-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Ferguson.[3]
As well as canoeing, Hatton has competed in surf lifesaving events;[2] she won four medals, three gold and a bronze, at the 2009 Australian surf lifesaving championships in Perth.[4] She combines competing with work as a paramedic.[5]
At the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival Hatton won the gold medal in the women's K-1 1000 metres event and a silver in the 500 metres event.[6] In June 2009 she won a bronze medal, competing alongside Lisa Carrington in the women's K-2 1000 metres event, at the World Cup regatta held in Szeged, Hungary.[7] In May 2010 the pair won the gold medal in the same event at a World Cup regatta in Vichy, France.[8]
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.[9] The pair became the first New Zealanders to reach a World Championship A final at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland;[10] 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.[1] [10] Hatton was also part of the women's 500 metres K-4 crew that finished in eleventh position at the Championships.[1]
Hatton was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. She competed in the women's K-1 500 metres event between 7 and 9 August at Eton Dorney,[11] finishing in 15th place.[12]
In 2014 Hatton won the K-1 1000 m event at the World Championships, only the second non-European to do so.[13] 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.[14] [15]