Ainsley Thorpe (born 13 February 1998) is a New Zealand professional triathlete. She competed in the women's triathlon at the

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in Paris, France. Thorpe began participating in triathlons as a 16-year-old. She has competed in the World Triathlon Series since 2018, with a best result of third in the 2019 sprint event in

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. She also competes in the World Triathlon mixed relay series, winning the relay at the Edmonton leg of the series in 2019. She represented her country at the

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, but did not finish the women's triathlon after crashing on the cycle leg. She also competed in the mixed relay alongside Tayler Reid,

Hayden Wilde Hayden Wilde (born 1 September 1997) is a New Zealand professional triathlete. He was the bronze medallist at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, the silver medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the winner of the 2021 XTERRA World Championships. ...

, and

Nicole van der Kaay Nicole van der Kaay (born 10 February 1996) is a New Zealand triathlete who represented her country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. She won a bronze medal in the mixed relay with teammates Andrea Hewitt, Tayler Reid, and ...

. Thorpe was listed to compete in the women's trialthlon at the

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in Birmingham, England, but did not start the event due to COVID-19.

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