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Kirsten Sweetland
Canadian triathlete (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
![]() Sweetland winning the 2009 ITU Mooloolaba World Cup | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1988-09-24) September 24, 1988 (age 35) Nanaimo, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]