EVENT: Canoe Slalom: Women's K1 and Women's C1
Canoe slalom athlete Luuka Jones will be competing in her fourth Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020.
The Tauranga born paddler won a historic silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Jones qualified seventh for the K1-final, finishing with a stunning run down the 24-gate 242m course in a time of 101.28s. It was New Zealand's first ever Olympic medal in canoe slalom.
At Tokyo 2020 Jones will compete in both the K1 and C1 disciplines. She became New Zealand's first female canoe slalom Olympian at the Beijing Games in 2008, where she placed 21st. She also competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games where she placed 14th.
Jones has continued to impress post Rio and in 2019 finished second at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Slovakia.
She is coached by former British paddler Campbell Walsh. Away from canoe slalom, Luuka loves all water sports and most outdoor pursuits.
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Luuka's Games History
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Olympic Summer Games Tokyo 2020
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Final 110.67Semifinals 108.97 QHeat - 2nd Run 101.72 QHeat - 1st Run 110.22
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Semifinals 130:39Heat - Run 2 115.19 QHeat - Run 1 116.55
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Olympic Summer Games Rio 2016
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Kayak (K1) Women Final 101.82Kayak (K1) Women Semi-final 108.05pts QKayak (K1) Women Heats 2nd Run 101.96Kayak (K1) Women Heats 1st Run 100.59 Q2
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Olympic Summer Games London 2012
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Semi-final 121.41 QHeats 2nd Run 258.69Heats 1st Run 109.23
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Olympic Summer Games Beijing 2008
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Heats - Run 2 272.36Heats - Run 1 162.35
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