Ashleigh Gentle
 Ashleigh Gentle at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Edmonton in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 February 1991 South Brisbane, Australia |
| Residence | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1] |
| Weight | 52 kg (8 st 3 lb) [1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Coached by | Cliff English |
Ashleigh Gentle (born 25 February 1991 in South Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian triathlete who was selected as part of the team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Biography
Ashleigh Gentle was born in South Brisbane, Queensland, on 25 February 1991, but now lives on the Gold Coast.[1] She has two brothers.[2] She attended St Vincent's Primary School and All Saints Anglican School. In 2009, she entered Griffith University, where as of 2016, she is studying for a Bachelor of Public Health degree in nutrition.[1] She has trained with the Australian Institute of Sport and the Queensland Academy of Sport. Her partner is long distance triathlete Josh Amberger.[1]
At school, Gentle participated in many different sports, including touch football, netball, athletics and cross country running. In 2004, a family friend persuaded her to take up triathlon. Initially this was to improve her running times, but she soon found that she enjoyed the swimming and cycling too. She won silver at the Junior World Championships in Hamburg in 2007 and Vancouver in 2008 before winning in Budapest in 2010.[1][3]
In 2011, she ran in her first ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS) event, and was placed ninth. In 2012 and 2013, she ran in ten WTS events, and was placed in the top ten in all of them. She has been coached by Cliff English since 2014. She won silver in Yokohama in 2015 and 2016, and in Abu Dhabi in 2016.[1][3][4] By May 2016, she was ranked third in the world.[5] In May 2016, the Australian Olympic Committee announced Gentle's selection as one of six triathletes who would represent Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, her first Olympics.[6]
Notable performances
| Year | Competition | Country | Position | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WTS Yokohama |  Japan |  | 1h 57' 20" | [7] |
| WTS Abu Dhabi |  United Arab Emirates | | 1h 56' 18" | [7] | |
| 2015 | WTS Yokohama | Japan | | 1h 58' 33" | [7] |
| Noosa Triathlon | Australia |  | 1h 59' 18" | [7] | |
| 2014 | 5150 Philippines |  Philippines | | 2h 2' 0" | [7] |
| Noosa Triathlon | Australia | | 1h 59' 10" | [7] | |
| 2013 | Noosa Triathlon | Australia | | Timing | [7] |
| 2012 | OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships | Australia | | 1h 57' 26" | [7] |
| ITU Triathlon World Cup – Tiszaújváros |  Hungary | | 0h 58' 39" | [7] | |
| 2011 | OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships |  New Zealand | | 2h 6' 5" | [7] |
| ITU Triathlon World Cup – Edmonton |  Canada | | 2h 0' 14" | [7] | |
| Oceania Cup Mooloolaba | Australia | | 2h 3' 25" | [7] | |
| 2009 | Asian Cup in Singapore |  Singapore | | 1h 54' 31" | [7] |
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ashleigh Gentle – AUS Team – Rio 2016". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Team Media Guide – Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon – Auckland 14–22 October 2012" (PDF). Triathlon Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Ashleigh Gentle: Professional Triathlete". Subaru. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ Boswell, Tom (16 May 2016). "Triathlete Ashleigh Gentle tops off her push for Rio Olympic Games with silver in Yokohama". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Athlete profile – Ashleigh Gentle". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Six triathletes selected for the Rio Olympic challenge". Australian Olympic Committee. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Athlete results – Ashleigh Gentle". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
External links
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"Ashleigh Gentle". Personal blog. Retrieved 28 May 2016.