Kirsten Sweetland

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.

Kirsten Sweetland
Sweetland winning the 2009 ITU Mooloolaba World Cup
Personal information
Born (1988-09-24) September 24, 1988
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
Medal record
Triathlon
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Women's

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.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  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 CupNew Plymouth 15
  2007-03-25  BG World CupMooloolaba 15
  2007-04-15  BG World CupIshigaki 12
  2007-05-06  BG World CupLisbon 7
  2007-05-13  BG World CupRichards Bay 1
  2007-06-17  BG World CupDes Moines DNF
  2007-06-24  BG World CupEdmonton 2
  2007-07-22  BG World CupKitzbuhel 8
  2007-07-29  BG World CupSalford 19
  2007-08-30  BG World ChampionshipsHamburg DNF
  2007-09-15  BG World CupBeijing DNF
  2008-04-26  BG World CupTongyeong 5
  2008-06-05  BG World ChampionshipsVancouver 38
  2009-03-01  OTU Oceania ChampionshipsGold Coast DNS
  2009-03-29  World CupMooloolaba 1
  2009-04-05  Oceania CupNew Plymouth 1
  2009-05-02  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesTongyeong 5
  2009-08-22  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesYokohama 8
  2010-03-27  World CupMooloolaba DNF
  2010-07-17  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg DNF
  2010-07-24  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon 45
  2010-08-20  Premium Pan American CupKelowna 2
  2010-09-11  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World ChampionshipBudapest 2
  2010-10-17  PATCO Pan American ChampionshipsPuerto Vallarta DSQ

DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · DSQ = disqualified

Notes
  1. "www.triathlon.org -The Official Triathlon Resource". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. "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.
  3. "Kirsten Sweetland". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  4. "What's next for Kirsten Sweetland after her retirement from triathlon?". Triathlon Magazine Canada. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. "Kirsten Sweetland Triathlon Coaching". kirstensweetlandcoaching.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. "Massage Therapist - Kirsten Sweetland - Sea to Sky Physio Team". Sea to Sky Sports Physio. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  7. 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
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