Kirsten Sweetland (born September 24, 1988) is a retired Canadian professional
triathlete
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...
, 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
Espérance cycliste Sartrouville Triathlon or ECS Triathlon is a French sports club based in the suburbs of Paris, commune of Sartrouville. The club's specialization is triathlon for elite level athletes, especially Olympians. Team members have ...
club in Sartrouville in France. In 2016, she was named to the Canadian Olympic team and competed in the
Rio Olympics. Kirsten retired from elite triathlon in 2017. Today, she is a triathlon coach, supporting athletes through her online platform, as well as a Registered Massage Therapist.
ITU Competitions
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's ''ITU Profile Page.''
[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. ]
Unless indicated otherwise the following competitions are triathlons and belong to the ''Elite'' category.
DNF = ''did not finish'' · DNS = ''did not start'' · DSQ = ''disqualified''
Notes
External links
Triathlon Canada BioKirsten Sweetland CoachingSea to Sky Sports Physio
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1988 births
Living people
Canadian female triathletes
Commonwealth Games medallists in triathlon
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
Olympic triathletes of Canada
Sportspeople from Nanaimo
Triathletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
21st-century Canadian women
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games