Kirsten Sweetland (born September 24, 1988)[1] is a retired Canadian professional triathlete, the Junior World Champion of the year 2006, and the 2010 U23 World Championship silver medalist.
 Sweetland winning the 2009 ITU Mooloolaba World Cup | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 24, 1988 Nanaimo, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In the six years from 2005 to 2010, Sweetland took part in 26 ITU competitions and achieved 13 top ten positions. In 2010, Sweetland won the silver medals at the U23 World Championships and at the Premium Pan American Cup in Kelowna.
In France, Sweetland represents the club Tri Olympique Club Cessonnais in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux and took part in one of the five triathlons of this circuit. At the Grand Final in La Baule (Triathlon Audencia) on 18 September 2010, she placed 8th and was the best triathlete of her club, which placed 5th thanks to the guest athletes Sweetland and Aileen Morrison.
In 2015, she was member of ECS Triathlon club in Sartrouville in France. In 2016, she was named to the Canadian Olympic team[2] and competed in the Rio Olympics.[3] Kirsten retired from elite triathlon in 2017.[4] Today, she is a triathlon coach, supporting athletes through her online platform,[5] as well as a Registered Massage Therapist.[6]
ITU Competitions
editThe following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's ITU Profile Page.[7] Unless indicated otherwise the following competitions are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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| 2005-09-10 | World Championships (Junior) | Gamagori | DNF |
| 2006-07-29 | Duathlon World Championships (Junior) | Corner Brook | 2 |
| 2006-09-02 | World Championships (Junior) | Lausanne | 1 |
| 2006-11-12 | BG World Cup | New Plymouth | 15 |
| 2007-03-25 | BG World Cup | Mooloolaba | 15 |
| 2007-04-15 | BG World Cup | Ishigaki | 12 |
| 2007-05-06 | BG World Cup | Lisbon | 7 |
| 2007-05-13 | BG World Cup | Richards Bay | 1 |
| 2007-06-17 | BG World Cup | Des Moines | DNF |
| 2007-06-24 | BG World Cup | Edmonton | 2 |
| 2007-07-22 | BG World Cup | Kitzbuhel | 8 |
| 2007-07-29 | BG World Cup | Salford | 19 |
| 2007-08-30 | BG World Championships | Hamburg | DNF |
| 2007-09-15 | BG World Cup | Beijing | DNF |
| 2008-04-26 | BG World Cup | Tongyeong | 5 |
| 2008-06-05 | BG World Championships | Vancouver | 38 |
| 2009-03-01 | OTU Oceania Championships | Gold Coast | DNS |
| 2009-03-29 | World Cup | Mooloolaba | 1 |
| 2009-04-05 | Oceania Cup | New Plymouth | 1 |
| 2009-05-02 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Tongyeong | 5 |
| 2009-08-22 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Yokohama | 8 |
| 2010-03-27 | World Cup | Mooloolaba | DNF |
| 2010-07-17 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Hamburg | DNF |
| 2010-07-24 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | London | 45 |
| 2010-08-20 | Premium Pan American Cup | Kelowna | 2 |
| 2010-09-11 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World Championship | Budapest | 2 |
| 2010-10-17 | PATCO Pan American Championships | Puerto Vallarta | DSQ |
DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · DSQ = disqualified
Notes
edit- ^ "www.triathlon.org -The Official Triathlon Resource". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ "Canadian Triathlon Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.triathloncanada.com/. Triathlon Canada. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Kirsten Sweetland". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "What's next for Kirsten Sweetland after her retirement from triathlon?". Triathlon Magazine Canada. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Kirsten Sweetland Triathlon Coaching". kirstensweetlandcoaching.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Massage Therapist - Kirsten Sweetland - Sea to Sky Physio Team". Sea to Sky Sports Physio. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ See http://archive.triathlon.org/?call=TVRFeA%253D%253D&keep=sh&lst=sweetland&rgn=&frst=&reprstng=&ctg=&MM_filter=frmFilters&Submit=Filter+Athletes#. Retrieved 22 January 2011. Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine