Ashleigh Gentle

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Ashleigh Gentle
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Ashleigh Gentle at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Edmonton in 2015
Personal information
Born (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33)
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 study 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. It will be her first Olympics.[6]

Notable Performances

Year Competition Country Position Time Source
2016 WTS Yokohama  Japan 15x 1h 57'  20" [7]
WTS Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 15x 1h 56'  18" [7]
2015 WTS Yokohama  Japan 15x 1h 58'  33" [7]
Noosa Triathlon  Australia 15x 1h 59'  18" [7]
2014 5150 Philippines  Philippines 15x 2h 2'  0" [7]
Noosa Triathlon  Australia 15x 1h 59'  10" [7]
2013 Noosa Triathlon  Australia 15x Timing [7]
2012 OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships  Australia 15x 1h 57'  26" [7]
ITU Triathlon World Cup - Tiszaújváros  Hungary 15x 0h 58'  39" [7]
2011 OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships  New Zealand 15x 2h 6'  5" [7]
ITU Triathlon World Cup - Edmonton  Canada 15x 2h 0'  14" [7]
Oceania Cup Mooloolaba  Australia 15x 2h 3'  25" [7]
2009 Asian Cup in Singapore  Singapore 15x 1h 54'  31" [7]

Notes

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External links

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