ASSIGNMENT: At lounges and workplaces almost everywhere at the moment, people are giving their two cents worth on who they think is New Zealand's greatest-ever Olympian. It has to be Lisa Carrington after her golden run at the Tokyo Games, and a career of winning gold medals for fun. READ MORE:* Lisa Carrington's legacy grows with double gold for NZ at the Tokyo Olympics* Tokyo Olympics: How New Zealand hit rarefied air in the medal table top-10* Tokyo Olympics: Flying Kiwis, world firsts, and unity in a pandemicBut not so fast. Let's not forget the athletes of past, who inspired New Zealand's current generation of winners. Who do you think is New Zealand's greatest ever Olympian and why?

Source: Stuff August 06, 2021 23:15 UTC