Athlete Profile: Amelie Kretz

Amelie Kretz

Canada
Born: 1993

Rankings
World Ranking	105
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	87
Continental Ranking	26

Starts

49

Podiums

12

Wins

6 Biography

I grew up in Ste-Therese Quebec, a little town in the Laurentians about 30 minutes north of Montreal. As a kid, I was always really active, I’ve been involved in sports my whole life, from hockey, ski, golf, mountain biking, soccer and Triathlon. However, triathlon has been an ever growing passion since I was 8 years old. One day during the summer of 2001, my dad asked me if I wanted to try a triathlon. Being very curious about any new sports, I immediately said yes and a few days later we were in the car driving to Trois-Riviere, Quebec for a local race. As soon as the race started, I was hooked and my passion for triathlon never stopped growing since then.
I raced on the quebec cups circuit until I was 15 years old and was old enough to race the national junior series. Back then, I was coached by Kyla Rollinson and she taught me pretty much all I know about elite racing and wouldn’t be here without her.
I raced as a junior for 4 years, traveling around Canada to race the national junior series and traveling around the continent for PanAmerican races. When I started racing as a U23, I moved to Guelph Ontario to train with the RTC Guelph coached my Craig Taylor. I then trained with the Wollongong Wizards coached by Jamie Turner for 4 years. We were based in Australia during the Canadian winter and in Spain during the summer.
I am now back home, training with coach Alex Sereno.

As well as doing triathlon, I am currently in university studying nutrition.

Latest Athlete Results

22	2020 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 14 Mar, 2020 - Elite Women - 00:59:54
DNF	2019 Santo Domingo ITU Triathlon World Cup 10 Nov, 2019 - Elite Women - DNF
6	2019 Miyazaki ITU Triathlon World Cup 26 Oct, 2019 - Elite Women - 02:00:22
13	2019 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup 19 Oct, 2019 - Elite Women - 00:57:52
34	2019 Banyoles ITU Triathlon World Cup 07 Sep, 2019 - Elite Women - 00:58:09
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38	2019 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2019-07-20 - Elite Women - 01:08:06
DNF	2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2018-07-27 - Elite Women - DNF
38	2018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2018-07-14 - Elite Women - 01:01:18
DNF	2018 ITU World Triathlon Leeds 2018-06-10 - Elite Women - DNF
23	2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2018-05-12 - Elite Women - 01:58:22
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34	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 02:02:48
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13 Mar, 2020
Rio Olympics: Canada's pre-race convos
as all of the triathletes make their way to Rio, we had a chance to talk with some of Canada's team members ahead of all the action that is about to take place.
16 Aug, 2016
Sophia Saller wins U23 World Title in stunning style
Germany’s Sophia Saller turned her silver European Championship medal into gold when she stormed home on the run to win the U23 Women’s World Championship today
31 Aug, 2014
Canadian women sweep the podium in Edmonton
Canada scored a huge day in the women’s race, as Emelie Kretz, Ellen Pennock and Kirsten Sweetland swept the podium for the host country at the 2013 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup.
23 Jun, 2013
Fumika Matsumoto wins Japan's first ITU World Championship in 2012 Junior Women's Race
Fumika Matsumoto dominated torrid conditions to become the first ITU World Champion from Japan, beating France's Leonie Periault and the USA’s Tamara Gordon to win the 2012 ITU Junior…
21 Oct, 2012

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Amelie
Family Name	Kretz
Representing	CAN
Year of Birth	1993
Place of Birth	St-Agathe-des-monts, Québec, Canada
Residence	Ste-Therese, Canada
Coach	Alex Sereno
Sponsors	Asics, Cascades, Oakley Canada, HED wheels, Zone 3, Barista Montreal and Clifbar
Hobbies	Cooking, fishing
Website	http://www.ameliekretz.com
Twitter	@@ameliekretz