Kierryn Hughes
New Zealand
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNZL11804199301 | |
| NOC | New Zealand | |
| Born | 18 Apr 1993
in  Palmerston North | |
| Gender | Men |
| Languages | English | |
| Residence | Hamilton, NZL | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.64 | 16 Mar 2023 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:12.37 | 20 Nov 2022 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:49.64 | 18 Nov 2022 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:42.59 | 20 Nov 2021 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing seventh in team pursuit at the 2021 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He previously competed in roller speed skating and his coach asked him if he would like 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." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His mother. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | US surfer Andy Irons. (Athlete, 16 Jan 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating in 2015 in Inzell, Germany. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Go hard, turn left." (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019) | |
| Hobbies | Surfing. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/kierryn.hughes |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other sports | He represented New Zealand in roller speed skating at the world championships in 2013, 2015, and 2018. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jan 2021; Athlete, 16 Jan 2021) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Nicknames | Kess, Kezza (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 16 Jan 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Hauraki Ice Racing Club: Auckland, NZL | |
| Name of coach | Shane Dobbin, NZL; Kalon Dobbin, NZL |
| 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 Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 21 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 32 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 37 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 37 | |||