Athlete Profile: Amelie Kretz

On this episode of Athlete Profile, Sara Gross talks to Rio-bound Canadian triathlete Amelie Kretz.  Amelie was a bronze medalist at the International Triathlon Union U23 World Championship in 2013 and that same year that she won the World Cup event in Edmonton Canada. She was named elite U23 athlete of the year by Triathlon Canada in 2013 and 2014. Her second career World Cup podium came in 2015 in Mooloolaba, and she posted her first top-10 finish at the World Triathlon Series in London in 2012. In 2016, Amelie achieved a career-best result at a World Triathlon Series event placing eighth in Yokohama which put Canada in a position to qualify three women for Rio. Visit www.wispsports.com for more podcasts, videos, BlogCASTS, blogs and articles and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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