Photo credit: Tommy Zaferes
Swimming competitively from age six, it was in surf lifesaving that Andrea Hansen (née Hewitt) first represented New Zealand at age 19.
Converting to triathlon just a few years later, Andrea qualified in her first event to represent New Zealand in the Under 23 World Championships – which she then won. Now a prominent triathlete, she has represented New Zealand at three Summer Olympics and four Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in both the individual and mixed team relay events in the Melbourne 2006, and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games respectively. Andrea was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2018 for services to triathlon.
Check out Andrea Hansen, one of our Sporting Legends profiles in our 150th Alumni Showcase here.
Photo credit: Tommy Zaferes