Cory Hutchings

Cory Hutchings
Personal information
Full name Cory Francis Hutchings
Born (1972-03-05) 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

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

  1. http://www.drugfreesport.org.nz/Students+Section/Athlete+Views/Cory+Hutchings.html
  2. 1 2 http://www.edgenz.com/whoweare%2FSports%2FIndex.asp
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Cory Hutchings". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. http://www.sparc.org.nz/en-nz/young-people/Ages_13-18_Years/Sport-Ambassador-Programme/

External links

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