Desirae Ridenour
| Height: | 171cm |
| Date of Birth: | December 15, 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Duncan, B.C. |
| Residence: | Cowichan Bay, B.C. |
Desirae grew up playing a variety of sports including soccer, field hockey, swimming cross country running, track and field, and of course, triathlon.
Her career kicked off while trying to keep up with her older sister, Christine. Desirae joined the local swim club in Duncan when she was five and did her first triathlon in Qualicum shortly after.
She has never looked back. During her elementary school days, Desirae joined KKT where she was coachd by Kelly Guest, and continued with the program until the fall of 2015 when she moved to the National Performance Centre in Victoria. Desirae enjoyed a breakout year in 2017 where she captured the world’s attention with two international junior titles in addition to a silver medal in the junior category of the Duathlon World Championships. The 2017 Junior Canadian Champ also won three Canada Games titles. Desirae took another major step forward in her development in 2018 when she represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games where she was 17th in the individual race and helped Canada a fourth-place finish in the team relay. She got her second taste of multi-sport Games experience the year later at the 2019 Pan American Games where she was part of Canada’s silver-medal winning mixed relay squad.
With her eyes now squarely focused on LA 2028, Desirae got the Olympic quadrennial off to a record start becoming the first Canadian woman in a decade to win a World Triathlon Cup race. She won the 2025 season-opener in Ahuriri, New Zealand.
Still very active in soccer, Desirae decided to put all of her other sport passions on the sidelines in 2015 to focus solely on being a triathlete. Desirae started at the University of Victoria in the fall. Her family is very active – having cycled many of times across Europe including The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, Hungary, Slovakia, Denmark and France. These family trips, which are her fondest childhood memories, were filled with adventure!
Career Highlights
2025 – World Triathlon Cup, Ahuriri, NZL: 1
2024 – Canadian Sprint Championships, Montreal, CAN: 1
2024 – Americas Triathlon Cup, Edmonton, CAN: 3
2024 – Europe Triathlon Cup, Wels, AUT: 3
2024 – Europe Triathllon Cup, Kitzbuhel, AUT: 4
2024 – Worlld Triathlon Cup, Hong Kong: 17
2023 – World Triathlon Cup, Tongyeong, South Korea: 16
2023 – Americas Triathlon Cup, Edmonton, CAN: 5
2023 – Americas Triathlon Cup, Long Beach, USA: 3
2023 – Americas Triathlon Cup, Montreal, CAN: 6
2023 – Americas Triathlon Cup, Ixtapa, MEX: 5
2022 – Americas Triathlon Cup, Manta, ECU: 5
2019 – World Triathlon Grand Final, Lausanne, SUI: 8 (mixed U23/junior relay)
2019 – Pan American Games, Lima, Peru: 2 (mixed relay)
2018 – World Cup, Salinas, USA: 14
2018 – CAMTRI Mixed Relay American Championships, Sarasota, USA: 2
2018 – Junior World Triathlon Series Grand Final, Gold Coast, AUS: 8
2018 – World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series, Edmonton, CAN: 7
2018 – Mixed Relay World Championships, Hamburg, GER: 10
2018 – ASTC Sprint Triathlon Asian Cup, Osaka-Castle: 1
2018 – Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, AUS: 4 (mixed relay), 17 (individual)
2018 – Triathlon Oceania YOG Qualifier, New Plymouth, NZL: 1 (junior)
2018 – World Cup, Mooloolaba, AUS: 16
2018 – World Triathlon Series, Abu Dhabi: 23
2017 – Junior World Championships, Rotterdam, NED: 8
2017 – Junior Duathlon World Championships, Penticton, CAN: 2
2017 – Junior European Cup, Tiszaujvaros, HUN: 1
2017 – CAMTRI Triathlon Junior American Championships, Magog, CAN: 1
Three-Time Champion at 2017 Canada Summer Games, Winnipeg, Man.
2016 – CAMTRI Triathlon U23 and Junior American Championships, Des Moines, Iowa: 6
2016 – Canadian Junior Elite Nationals, Ottawa: 1
2016 – Canadian Junior Elite Series Race, Montreal: 1
2016 – Canadian Junior Elite Series Race #3, Verdun, Que.: 1
2016 – Canadian Junior Elite Series Race #4, Edmonton: 1
2016 – Junior World Championships, Cozumel, MEX: 6
2015 – Kelowna Apple Triathlon Canadian, Kelowna, B.C.: 1
Major Games
2019 – Pan American Games, Lima, Peru: 2 (mixed relay)
2018 – Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, AUS: 4 (mixed relay), 17 (individual)
Three-Time Champion at 2017 Canada Summer Games, Winnipeg, Man.
2015 – Western Canada Summer Games, Wood Buffalo, Alta.: 3
World Championships
2019 – World Triathlon Grand Final, Lausanne, SUI: 8 (mixed U23/junior relay)
2018 – Junior World Triathlon Series Grand Final, Gold Coast, AUS: 8
2018 – Mixed Relay World Championships, Hamburg, GER: 10
2017 – Junior World Championships, Rotterdam, NED: 8
2017 – Junior Duathlon World Championships, Penticton, CAN: 2
2016 – Junior World Championships, Cozumel, MEX: 6
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