Kirsten Sweetland (born September 24, 1988) 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 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. 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
Notes
External links Triathlon Canada Bio Kirsten Sweetland Coaching Sea to Sky Sports Physio