Amélie Kretz

Amélie Kretz
Personal information
Born (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31)
Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportTriathlon

Amélie Kretz (born 19 May 1993) is a Canadian triathlete.[1][2] She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics with a top-ten finish in the 2016 International Triathlon Union event in Yokohama.[3] In 2016, she was named in the Canadian Olympic team[4] and finished in 2 hours, and 2 minutes and 48 seconds.[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kretz continued to prepare for the 2020 Summer Olympics, by building a small pool in her parents' garage and tethered herself inside.[6][7] In July 2021, Kretz was officially named in Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[8]

She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she came 15th in the women's event.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Amelie Kretz". triathlon.org. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Amelie Kretz". Team Canada. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Amelie Kretz, Canadian triathlete, impresses ahead of Olympics". CBC. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Triathlon Tournaments". Autopica. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Amélie Kretz is swimming to Tokyo, tethered by a rope in her parents' garage". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Olympian Amélie Kretz builds a pool in parent's garage". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. ^ Awad, Brandi (7 July 2021). "Four triathletes ready to swim, bike and run for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Triathlon - Women's Individual Triathlon Results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.