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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 6 February 2000 Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Sprint kayak |
| Club | North Shore Canoe Club |
| Partner | Elliot Snedden |
| Coached by | Gordon Walker |
Medal record | |
Alicia Hoskin (born 6 February 2000) is a New Zealand flatwater canoeist.
Born and raised in Gisborne, she attended Gisborne Girls High School where she was the Head Girl (2018). A member of the Poverty Bay Kayak Club there, she was coached by 1984 Olympic sprint canoeist Liz Thompson. She attended Massey University studying Sport Development.
Hoskin was selected for the junior canoe sprint world championships in 2017 when, as a 17-year-old, she underwent what was initially thought to be a routine pre-departure health check. Unfortunately, cardiology tests revealed Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, which is present at birth and can cause rapid heartbeats and even heart failure. Hoskin required a cardiac ablation, a procedure that scars tissue in the heart to block abnormal electrical signals. It involved feeding a catheter up one of the veins in her leg and through the wall of her heart to the other side. [1] [2]
Hoskin wanted to continue to compete internationally after the heart surgery and moved to Auckland to train with the Canoe Racing New Zealand high performance squad. Hoskin made her World Championship debut in Szeged in Hungary, finishing ninth with Caitlin Ryan at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's K-2 500 metres.
In June 2021 Hoskin was one of four women's paddlers selected to the New Zealand team to compete in Tokyo for the delayed 2020 Summer Games, [3] [4] [5] placing 14th in the K2 500m, alongside Teneale Hatton and 4th in the K4 500m, alongside Hatton, Lisa Carrington, and Caitlin Regal.
Hoskin was named Canoe Sprint Athlete of the Year at the Canoe Racing New Zealand 2020 Sport and Recognition Awards.
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