Kierryn Hughes
New Zealand
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | New Zealand | |
| Born | 18 Apr 1993
in  Palmerston North | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Hamilton, NZL | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 38.16 | 05 Dec 2020 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:13.28 | 17 Nov 2017 |  Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:51.38 | 10 Oct 2021 | Inzell |
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| 5000m | 6:42.59 | 20 Nov 2021 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/kierryn.hughes |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Hauraki Ice Racing Club: Auckland, NZL | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | He previously competed in roller speed skating, and his coach asked him if he wanted to try ice speed skating. He also wanted to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. "I started because inline skating is not in the Olympic Games." | |
| Name of coach | Kalon Dobbin, NZL; Shane Dobbin, NZL; Roy Dobbin, NZL | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating in 2015 in Inzell, Germany. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His mother, and New Zealand speed skaters Shane Dobbin and Kalon Dobbin. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019, 16 Jan 2021) | |
| Hero / Idol | His older brother, US surfer Andy Irons. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019, 16 Jan 2021) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Representing New Zealand at the world championships in speed skating and roller speed skating. (Athlete, 16 Jan 2021) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Go hard, turn left." (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019) | |
| Hobbies | Surfing, outdoor sports. (Athlete, 16 Jan 2021; Instagram profile, 14 Nov 2020) | |
| Other sports | He has also represented New Zealand in roller speed skating, and competed at the world championships in 2013, 2015 and 2018. (Athlete, 16 Jan 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jan 2021) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 16 Jan 2021) | |
| Nicknames | Kess (Athlete, 16 Jan 2021) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 8 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 14 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2020/2021 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 21 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 37 | |||