Anne Cairns
{{Short description|New Zealand-Samoan canoeist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|01|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Palmerston North, New Zealand
| height = {{convert|1.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| country = {{flag|Samoa}}
| sport = Canoeing
| event = Women's K-1 200 metres
Women's K-1 500 metres
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Anne Cairns (born 11 January 1981) is a New Zealand-Samoan canoeist, who represented Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Cairns lives in Palmerston North, where she attended Palmerston North Girls' High School, and is a firefighter.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/66279004/cairns-has-an-olympic-kayaking-dream |title=Cairns has another Olympic avenue |website=stuff.co.nz |date=16 February 2015 |access-date=25 August 2016 |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208021705/https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/66279004/cairns-has-an-olympic-kayaking-dream |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11397845 |title=Late charge to fulfil an Olympic dream |work=New Zealand Herald |date=7 February 2015 |access-date=25 August 2016 |archive-date=10 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510092414/http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11397845 |url-status=live}}
Canoeing career
Cairns originally represented New Zealand, and attempted to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in the K1 and K4 boats.{{cite web |url=http://m.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11613125 |title=Dannevirke: Paddler works hard at Olympic dream |work=New Zealand Herald |date=23 March 2016 |access-date=25 August 2016 |archive-date=18 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918115143/http://m.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11613125 |url-status=live}}
Cairns competed in the K1 200 and 500 metre races at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing last in both of her heats.{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/anne-cairns |title=CAIRNS Anne |work=Rio 2016 Olympics |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826115845/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/anne-cairns |archive-date=26 August 2016}}
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's K-1 200 m, and Women's K-1 500 m.{{Cite web |title=Canoe Sprint - CAIRNS Anne |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/canoe-sprint/athlete-profile-n1296294-cairns-anne.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=4 September 2021 |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |language=en-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726073317/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/canoe-sprint/athlete-profile-n1296294-cairns-anne.htm |archive-date=26 July 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{ICF|anne-cairns}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|anne-cairns}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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Category:21st-century New Zealand sportswomen
Category:Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:New Zealand female canoeists
Category:New Zealand firefighters
Category:New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:Olympic canoeists for Samoa
Category:People educated at Palmerston North Girls' High School
Category:Samoan female canoeists
Category:Sportspeople from Dannevirke
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