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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|New Zealand slalom canoeist (born 1995)}} ~~{{in use}}~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2024}} {{Use New Zealand English\|date=August 2024}} Line 6 ⟶ 5: \| name = Finn Butcher \| image = Butcher F. - 2024 Canoe Slalom WC Prague (770).jpg \| caption = Butcher in 2024 ~~\| nationality = New Zealand~~ \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1995\|3\|17\|df=y}} \| birth_place = [[Dunedin]], New Zealand \| height = 1.82 m<ref>{{cite web \|title=Finn Butcher \|url= https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/finn-butcher \|publisher=[[New Zealand Olympic Committee]] \|access-date=5 August 2024 \|url-status=live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211026181842/https://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/finn-butcher/ \|archive-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> ~~\| height = 1.82 m<ref name=profile />~~ \| weight = 77 kg<ref>{{cite news \|title=Finn Butcher \|url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Canoe-kayak/AussiFicheAthlete277061.html \|newspaper=[[L'Équipe]] \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|language=fr}}</ref> ~~\| weight = 77 kg~~ ~~\| country = New Zealand~~ \| sport = [[Canoe slalom]] \| event = K1K-1, Kayak cross \| club = \| medaltemplates = Line 23 ⟶ 20: {{MedalCompetition\|[[ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships\|World Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver\|[[2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships\|2021 Bratislava]]\|[[2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships – Men's extreme slalom\|Kayak cross]]}} {{MedalCompetition\|Oceania Championships}} {{MedalGold\|[[2025 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships\|2025 Penrith]]\|K1}} {{MedalBronze\|2025 Penrith\|Kayak cross}} }} '''Finn Butcher''' (born 17 March 1995) is a New Zealand [[Canoe slalom\|slalom canoeist]] who has competed at the international level since 2012.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Finn Butcher (NZL) \|url= https://www.canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_13932b \|website=CanoeSlalom.net \|access-date=26 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211102123340/https://infoicf.msl.es/webICF/searcherOneSport?page=ZBB101A_0000000308SL@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=36663 \|archive-date=2 November 2021 \|url= https://infoicf.msl.es/webICF/searcherOneSport?page=ZBB101A_0000000308SL@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=36663 \|title=Biography \|access-date=2 November 2021 \|publisher=infoicf.msl.es \|date=2 November 2021 }}</ref> He is the inaugural Olympic champion in [[Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom kayak cross\|kayak cross in 2024]]. ==Early life== Butcher was born in [[Dunedin]] on 17 March 1995.<ref name="NZOC profile">{{cite web \|title=Finn Butcher \|url= https://~~www.~~olympic.org.nz/athletes/finn-butcher/ \|~~website~~publisher=[[New Zealand Olympic~~.org.nz~~ Committee]] \|access-date=265 ~~September~~August ~~2021~~2024}}</ref> He grew up in [[Alexandra, New Zealand\|Alexandra]] in [[Central Otago]]. He attended [[Dunstan High School]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Priestley \|first1=Laine \|last2=Shaw \|first2=Ruby \|title=Gran gleeful as grandson grabs gold \|url= https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/gran-gleeful-grandson-grabs-gold \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|work=[[Otago Daily Times]] \|date=6 August 2024}}</ref> He is often referred to as "The Butcher".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Heveldt \|first1=Guy \|title=Watch: 'The Butcher' muscles his way to gold for NZ in kayak cross \|url= https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/06/watch-the-butcher-muscles-his-way-to-gold-for-nz-in-kayak-cross/ \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|work=[[1News]] \|date=6 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Golden moment {{!}} Finn Butcher {{!}} Men's Kayak Cross {{!}} Paris Olympics 2024 \| date=5 August 2024 \|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfTcNl1naxw \|publisher=Sky Sport NZ \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|quote="You can never count this man out World Ranking top 10 he's in the ninth 29 years old from New Zealand it's The Butcher Finn Butcher"}}</ref> Butcher studied industrial design at the [[University of Otago]] for two years. He took a year off from university to concentrate on training, travelling, and competition. He moved to [[Auckland]] in 2016. He then enrolled for and graduated from a bachelor of sport and exercise via distance study at [[Massey University]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Living a career highlight: graduate to make Paris debut \|url= https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/living-a-career-highlight-graduate-to-make-paris-debut/ \|publisher=[[Massey University]] \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|date=25 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Distance study allows rapid rise for canoe champ \|url= https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/distance-study-allows-rapid-rise-for-canoe-champ/ \|publisher=[[Massey University]] \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|date=15 July 2019}}</ref> ~~==Sport==~~ Butcher's early canoeing experience is from the [[Kawarau River]].<ref name="stuns world champion" /> He won a silver medal in [[2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships – Men's extreme slalom\|kayak cross]] at the [[2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships\|2021 World Championships]] in [[Bratislava]]. He is the [[Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom kayak cross\|2024 kayak cross]] Olympic champion, where he unexpectedly beat the three-time world champion [[Joe Clarke (canoeist)\|Joe Clarke]].<ref name="stuns world champion" /> ==Canoeing== [[File:2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships - Finn Butcher - New Zealand - by 2eight - ZSC2213.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Butcher at the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships]] Butcher first tried paddling aged nine.<ref name="NZOC profile" /> His early canoeing experience is from the [[Kawarau River]].<ref name="stuns world champion">{{cite news \|last1=Shannon \|first1=Kris \|title=Olympics 2024: Finn Butcher stuns world champion to win gold in canoe slalom cross \|url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-finn-butcher-stuns-world-champion-to-win-gold-in-canoe-slalom-cross/QGNZIRCJXZBQHMSFI54BPYAHSA/ \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] \|date=6 August 2024}}</ref> His mentor was Alan "Sarge" Hoffman, who died in 2022.<ref name="Who is Finn" /><ref>{{cite web \|title=Canoe Slalom mourn loss of legendary Sarge \|url= https://www.canoeslalomnz.org.nz/newsarticle/121474?newsfeedId=613033 \|publisher=Canoe Slalom NZ \|access-date=5 August 2024 \|date=30 October 2022}}</ref> Once he had moved to Auckland, he flatted with fellow canoeist [[Callum Gilbert]] so that they could maximise their training time at the then-new [[Vector Wero Whitewater Park]] in [[Manukau]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Tauranga canoe athletes to take on the world's best \|url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-canoe-athletes-to-take-on-the-worlds-best/TN3BUHVF4IUT6RH33KQD3ZMP6M/ \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|work=[[Bay of Plenty Times]] \|date=8 February 2017}}</ref> At the [[2018 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships]], Butcher came fourth in the U23 K-1, narrowly beaten by Sweden's [[Erik Holmer]] for the bronze medal (Holmer finished in 80.85 sec and Butcher in 80.89 sec).<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Troughton \|first1=Jamie \|title=Brilliant finish by young Kiwi paddlers Butcher and Mutton \|url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/brilliant-finish-by-young-kiwi-paddlers-butcher-and-mutton/CAFTB6LDRQ5EAFX7CIWLBVMS3E/ \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|work=[[Rotorua Daily Post]] \|date=25 July 2018}}</ref> He won a silver medal in [[2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships – Men's extreme slalom\|kayak cross]] at the [[2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships\|2021 World Championships]] in [[Bratislava]], beaten for gold by [[Joe Clarke (canoeist)\|Joe Clarke]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Men's Extreme Slalom – Results \|url= https://123result.blob.core.windows.net/canoe/CS_2021/201201/1703/MCSLX_XER_26@Event%20Result.pdf \|access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> Butcher was a non-travelling reserve for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games for the [[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1\|K-1 event]]. At the [[2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships]], he gained quota places for New Zealand in K-1 and kayak cross by finishing 13th and 11th, respectively.<ref name="Who is Finn">{{cite news \|title=Olympics 2024: Who is Finn Butcher? New Zealand's latest gold medal winner \|url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-who-is-finn-butcher-new-zealands-latest-gold-medal-winner/UWE5RPVOHZCPJJFI3USZCOUPAQ/ \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] \|date=6 August 2024}}</ref> He was selected to fill these quota places and competed in [[Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1\|slalom K-1]] and [[Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom kayak cross\|kayak cross]]. In the K-1, he missed getting into the finals. In the kayak cross, he became the inaugural Olympic champion when he unexpectedly beat the three-time world champion Joe Clarke.<ref name="stuns world champion" /><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Johannsen \|first1=Dana \|title=Finn Butcher wins first ever kayak cross Olympic gold \|url= https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/olympics-2024/524240/finn-butcher-wins-first-ever-kayak-cross-olympic-gold \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|work=[[Radio New Zealand]] \|date=6 August 2024}}</ref> ==World Cup individual podiums== {\|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center~~; font-size:95%;"~~ !Season !Date Line 41 ⟶ 50: !Event \|- \| '''[[2021 Canoe Slalom World Cup\|2021]]''' \|\| align=right\| 13 June 2021 \|\|align=left\| [[Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre\|Prague]] \|\| bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|\| Kayak cross<ref>{{cite web \|title=Extreme Slalom M official result list – World Cup Race 1 \|url= https://123result.blob.core.windows.net/canoe/CS_2021/201201/1699/MCSLX_XER_13@Event%20Result.pdf \|access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> \|- \| '''[[2023 Canoe Slalom World Cup\|2023]]''' \|\| align=right\| 8 October 2023 \|\|align=left\| [[Vaires-sur-Marne]] \|\| bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|\| Kayak cross<ref>{{cite web \|title=KXM official result list – World Cup Final \|url=https://123result.blob.core.windows.net/canoe/CS_2023/siwidata/1978/CSLMX1----------------------------@Final%20Results.pdf \|access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> \|- \|rowspan=2\| '''[[2024 Canoe Slalom World Cup\|2024]]''' \|\| align=right\| 31 May 2024 \|\|align=left rowspan=2\| [[Augsburg Eiskanal\|Augsburg]] \|\| bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|\| K1<ref>{{cite web \|title=World Cup Race 1 – Men's Kayak \|url=https://123result.blob.core.windows.net/canoe/CS_2024/siwidata/2191/CSLMK1----------------------------@Final%20Results.pdf \|access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> \|- \| align=right\| 2 June 2024 \|\| bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|\| Kayak cross<ref>{{cite web \|title=World Cup Race 1 – Men's Kayak Cross \|url=https://123result.blob.core.windows.net/canoe/CS_2024/siwidata/2191/CSLMX1----------------------------@Final%20Results.pdf \|access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> ~~\| align=right\| 2 June 2024 \|\|align=left\| [[Augsburg Eiskanal\|Augsburg]] \|\| bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|\| Kayak cross~~ \|} ~~==Private life==~~ Butcher's partner is Courtney.<ref name="stuns world champion">{{cite news \|last1=Shannon \|first1=Kris \|title=Olympics 2024: Finn Butcher stuns world champion to win gold in canoe slalom cross \|url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-finn-butcher-stuns-world-champion-to-win-gold-in-canoe-slalom-cross/QGNZIRCJXZBQHMSFI54BPYAHSA/ \|access-date=6 August 2024 \|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] \|date=6 August 2024}}</ref> ==References== Line 61 ⟶ 67: {{Footer Olympic Champions Men slalom kayak cross}} {{2024 New Zealand Olympic team}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Butcher, Finn}} Line 68 ⟶ 75: [[Category:Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Dunedin]] [[Category:21st-century New Zealand ~~people~~sportsmen]] [[Category:Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Massey University alumni]] [[Category:Olympic canoeists for New Zealand]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand]] ~~{{NewZealand-canoe-bio-stub}}~~ [[Category:Olympic medalists in canoeing]]

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