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.
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
The 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
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
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