Cory Hutchings
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cory Francis Hutchings |
| Born |
5 March 1972 [1] Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Surf Lifesaving |
| Event(s) | Ironman |
| Retired | 2003 |
Cory Francis Hutchings (born 5 March 1972) is a former world surf lifesaving Ironman champion from Gisborne, New Zealand.[2] Hutchings was born in Gisborne to a family of passionate sportspeople. His father Ben was the coach of the New Zealand men’s canoeing team who won gold in four events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.[3] Cory’s involvement in surf lifesaving begun at age five.[4]
Career
Hutchings held the New Zealand Ironman title for more than a decade. He also represented New Zealand as an individual and as part of the national team.[4] In 1994, he suffered from a debilitating bout of Hepatitis A which was picked up through water contamination at Manly, Sydney. During this time he ate three peeled beetroot a day as medication.[3] Hutchings won the World Surf Ironman biannual title in 1998, 2000 and 2002.[2][4] He retired from the professional circuit in 2003.[3]
Hutchings is currently working as an ambassador for SPARC's Sports Ambassador Programme. The mentoring programme aims to assist promising young athletes in achieving sporting goals.[5]
Sporting Achievements
- 1995 - 2nd in the Board and 3rd in the Ironman at the Australian National Championships
- 1995 - Won the New Zealand National Surf League Open Ironman
- 1996 - Won the New Zealand National Surf League Open Ironman
- 1996 - 2nd in the World Ironman
- 1997 - Won the New Zealand National Surf League Open Ironman
- 1998 - World IronMan Champion
- 1998 - NZ IronMan Champion
- 1999 - NZ IronMan Champion
- 1999 - NZ Board Champion
- 1999 - NZ Surf Swim Champion
- 2000 - 2nd Place in the Kellogg's Professional Surf League IronMan series
- 2000 - NZ IronMan Champion
- 2000 - NZ Board Champion
- 2000 - NZ Surf Swim Champion
- 2000 - World IronMan Champion
- 2002 - World IronMan Champion
Television appearances
Cory hosted TV2's local surf lifesaving television series Surf Club 174, and appeared as a contestant on the televisions shows Celebrity Treasure Island and Dancing With The Stars [4]
References
- ↑ http://www.drugfreesport.org.nz/Students+Section/Athlete+Views/Cory+Hutchings.html
- 1 2 http://www.edgenz.com/whoweare%2FSports%2FIndex.asp
- 1 2 3 McMurran, Alistair (20 May 2009). "Surf life-saving: How a sporting great beet the odds". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Cory Hutchings". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www.sparc.org.nz/en-nz/young-people/Ages_13-18_Years/Sport-Ambassador-Programme/