Olympic triathlon hero Hamish Carter has stepped down as a High Performance Sport NZ campaign consultant manager, after he was implicated in the a leak of information during the recent review of NZ Cycling.
Carter admitted to divulging the contents of supposedly confidential athlete interviews to cycling sprint coach Anthony Peden, who left his role earlier this year amid accusations of bullying and inappropriate behaviour.
"I want to assure all athletes and other stakeholders with whom I have worked over the years that my overarching priority has always been to support them and their success," he said, through an HPSNZ statement.
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In accepting his resignation, HPSNZ chief executive Michael Scott paid tribute to Carter's service to the organisation, since joining in 2013.
""We acknowledge the honesty and integrity he has shown in responding to the report by Michael Heron QC," said Scott.
"There has been no agreement or settlement between us, relating to Hamish's decision to leaveu HPSNZ and we want to be clear that Hamish has made this decision on his own account."
Carter, 47, won a triathlon gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, defeating countryman Bevan Docherty in an all-Kiwi finish.
He was also the 1998 ITU World Cup champion, won world championship silver medals in 1997 and 2006, and also captured a 2002 Commonwealth Games bronze medal.
Since his retirement in 2007, he has been one of New Zealand's most respected sporting ambassadors.
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