Background
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.
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Cory Hutchings
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Cory’s involvement in surf lifesaving begun at age five. 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
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. He retired from the professional circuit in 2003.
Hutchings is currently working as an ambassador for SPARC"s Sports Ambassador Programme. 1995 - 2nd in the Board and 3rd in the Ironman at the Australian National Championships 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.
Achievements
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1995 - 2nd in the Board and 3rd in the Ironman at the Australian National Championships 1995 - Won the New Zealand National Surf League Open Ironman 1996 - Won the New Zealand National Surf League Open Ironman 1996 - 2nd in the World Ironman 1997 - Won the New Zealand National Surf League Open Ironman 1998 - World IronMan Champion 1998 - New Zealand IronMan Champion 1999 - New Zealand IronMan Champion 1999 - New Zealand Board Champion 1999 - New Zealand Surf Swim Champion 2000 - 2nd Place in the Kellogg"s Professional Surf League IronMan series 2000 - New Zealand IronMan Champion 2000 - New Zealand Board Champion 2000 - New Zealand Surf Swim Champion 2000 - World IronMan Champion 2002 - World IronMan Champion.
