JONES Luuka

Date of Birth: 18 Oct 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Place of birth: TAURANGA

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Place of residence : NEW ZEALAND

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Slalom	Women's Kayak	6
	Women's Canoe	13

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Kayak Heats 1st Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Kayak Heats 2nd Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Kayak Semi-final	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Kayak Final	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Canoe Heats 1st Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Canoe Heats 2nd Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Canoe Semi-final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	K1
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2
2012	London, GBR	14
2008	Beijing, CHN	21

World Championships

Year	Location	K1	CSLX	C1	K1 Team
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	3	-	9	-
2019	Prague, CZE	-	5	-	-
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7	-	12	-
2017	Pau, FRA	4	17	13	15
2015	London, GBR	11	-	-	-
2014	McHenry, MD, USA	10	-	-	-
2013	Prague, CZE	16	-	-	-
2011	Bratislava, SVK	32	-	-	13
2010	Tacen, SLO	35	-	-	8
2009	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	59	-	-	-

Oceania Open Championships

Year	Location	K1	C1
2021	Auckland, NZL	1	1
2020	Auckland, NZL	2	3
2019	Penrith, NSW, AUS	11	5
2018	Auckland, NZL	9	2
2017	Auckland, NZL	10	11

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Kayak	-	1 x 5th, 1 x 10th
2021	Canoe	-	1 x 17th
2019	Kayak	15th	1 x 2nd, 1 x 15th, 1 x 19th
2019	CSLX	9th	1 x 5th
2019	Canoe	29th	1 x 17th, 1 x 19th
2018	Kayak	18th	1 x 12th, 1 x 16th, 1 x 23rd
2018	Canoe	20th	1 x 8th, 1 x 18th, 1 x 26th
2017	Kayak	27th	2 x 12th, 1 x 26th, 1 x 35th
2017	Canoe	11th	1 x 4th, 1 x 7th, 1 x 8th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
2	2019	Kayak	Bratislava, SVK
4	2017	Canoe	Augsburg, GER
5	2021	Kayak	Prague, CZE
5	2019	Women's CSLX	Prague, CZE
7	2017	Canoe	Ivrea, ITA
8	2018	Canoe	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
8	2017	Canoe	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
10	2021	Kayak	Markkleeberg, GER
12	2018	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
12	2017	Kayak	Augsburg, GER
12	2017	Kayak	Prague, CZE

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

LJ, Jonesy (Athlete, 28 Jul 2012)

Mountain biking, paddleboarding, surfing, travelling, arts and crafts. (canoeicf.com, 08 Dec 2017)

Occupation:

Communications, Media Studies - Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua, NZL

Languages spoken:

Campbell Walsh [personal], GBR, from 2013

She began paddling at age 10 and entered her first canoe slalom competition at age 14. (luukajones.com, 26 Feb 2015)

"I took up the sport after my parents moved next door to a kayaking adventure park. I soon became hooked and offered to help out in exchange for lessons." (luukajones.com, 26 Feb 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (newshub.co.nz, 29 Jan 2020)

Winning a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (luukajones.com, 28 Sep 2019)

Her family and friends. (luukajones.com, 26 Feb 2015)

Philosophy:

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career, I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed." [Michael Jordan] (luukajones.com, 26 Feb 2015)

She was named 2019 Canoeist of the Year by Whitewater New Zealand. (canoeslalombop.co.nz, 01 Aug 2019)

General Interest

General
NAME
Her mother was a fan of British actress Audrey Hepburn, so Jones was named after Hepburn's son Luca. "The second 'u' was added so it sounded more like a girl's name." (nzherald.co.nz, 04 Feb 2012)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After studying for a diploma in applied communications and media studies at Waiariki Institute of Technology, she studied for a bachelor's degree in business, management, marketing and related support services at Massey University in New Zealand. Between 2018 and 2019 she completed a certificate IV in graphic design with Australian online institution The Graphic Design School. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Sep 2018)

Milestones

She became the first New Zealand athlete to win an Olympic medal in canoe slalom, when she claimed silver at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Dec 2020)

She became the first female athlete to represent New Zealand in canoe slalom at the Olympic Games when she participated in the women's K1 event at the 2008 Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Jan 2020; olympic.org.nz, 01 Sep 2016)

Social Media

Athlete Blog: http://luukayaker.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/luukajones
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/luukajonesathlete
https://instagram.com/luukajones
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/luuka-jones/51/99a/92
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/luukajones
https://twitter.com/luukajones
Athlete Website: http://www.luukajones.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/Luukajones

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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