Nicole van der Kaay

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Nicole van der Kaay
Nicole van der Kaay (cropped).jpg
Van der Kaay in 2018
Personal information
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Triathlon
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Hambrg Mixed relay
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed relay

Nicole van der Kaay (born 10 February 1996) is a New Zealand triathlete who represented her country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. [1] She won a bronze medal in the mixed relay with teammates Andrea Hewitt, Tayler Reid, and Ryan Sissons, [2] and was the best-placed New Zealander in the women's triathlon, finishing seventh. [3] She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she came 9th in the women's event. [4] She grew up in Taupō.

She competed in the women's triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [5]

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References

  1. "Nicole van der Kaay". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Triathlon results – mixed team relay final". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. "Triathlon results – women's final". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. "Triathlon - Women's Individual Triathlon Results". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. "Women's Triathlon Results" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.