Kendall Gretsch
Sport: Paratriathlon, Para Nordic Skiing, Para Biathlon
Gold: 4 Silver: 2 Bronze: 1
Quick Facts
Birthday: April 2, 1992
Height: N/A
Age: 33
Hometown: Downers Grove, IL
Education: Washington University St. Louis
Biography
Quick Facts
- Gretsch, who was born with spina bifida, grew up swimming and competed on her high school’s swim team
- She made her Paralympic debut as a winter-sport athlete, winning two gold medals in Nordic skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018
- She became involved in triathlon after her sophomore year of college, after she was encouraged to join a local paratriathlon club, Dare2tri, while at a swim practice
- She especially loves the positive community aspect of triathlon, as well as being able to race outdoors
- In 2014, Gretsch was named the USA Triathlon Female Paratriathlete of the Year, and in 2015 she was nominated for an ESPY for Best Female Athlete with a Disability
- She has won gold at both the summer and winter Paralympic Games
Paralympic Experience
- 4-time Paralympian; 7-time Paralympic medalist (4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (PTHC - Women)
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, gold (10km Middle - Sitting - Women), silver (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Women), bronze (6km Individual - Sitting - Women), 4th (15km - Sitting - Women), 5th (1km Sprint - Sitting - Women), 6th (7.5km - Sitting - Women), 9th (4 x 2.5km Relay Open - Open)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (PTHC - Women)
- Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, gold (12km - Sitting - Women, 6km Individual - Sitting - Women), 4th (10km Middle - Sitting - Women), 6th (5km - Sitting - Women), 7th (1km Sprint - Sitting - Women, 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed), 8th (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2025 – gold (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Women, 3km Pursuit - Sitting - Women, 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Women), silver (1km Sprint - Sitting - Women, 20km - Sitting - Women, 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed), bronze (10km - Sitting - Women)
- Years of participation: 10km - Sitting - Women 2023, 2025; 12.5km Individual - Sitting - Women 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; 1km Sprint - Sitting - Women 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025; 20km - Sitting - Women 2025; 3km Pursuit - Sitting - Women 2024, 2025; 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed 2022, 2023, 2025; 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Women 2023, 2024, 2025; 4km Team Sprint - Sitting - Open 2024; PTHC - Women 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024; Team Relay - Open 2022, 2023, 2024; 10km Middle - Sitting - Women 2019, 2022, 2023; 18km - Sitting - Women 2023; 15km - Sitting - Women 2022; 6km Individual - Sitting - Women 2019, 2022; 7.5km - Sitting - Women 2022; 12km - Sitting - Women 2019; 5km - Sitting - Women 2019; PT1 - Women 2014, 2015, 2016
- Medals: 38 (22 gold, 13 silver, 3 bronze)
- Gold – 2025 (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Women, 3km Pursuit - Sitting - Women, 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Women); 2024 (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Women, 3km Pursuit - Sitting - Women, 4km Team Sprint - Sitting - Open, PTHC - Women, Team Relay - Open); 2023 (10km - Sitting - Women, 10km Middle - Sitting - Women, 12.5km Individual - Sitting - Women, 18km - Sitting - Women, 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed, 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Women, Team Relay - Open); 2022 (7.5km - Sitting - Women, 10km Middle - Sitting - Women, 12.5km Individual - Sitting - Women); 2019 (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Women); 2016 (PT1 - Women); 2015 (PT1 - Women); 2014 (PT1 - Women)
- Silver – 2025 (1km Sprint - Sitting - Women, 20km - Sitting - Women, 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed); 2023 (1km Sprint - Sitting - Women, PTHC - Women); 2022 (15km - Sitting - Women, PTHC - Women, Team Relay - Open); 2019 (10km Middle - Sitting - Women, 12km - Sitting - Women, 5km - Sitting - Women, 6km Individual - Sitting - Women, PTHC - Women)
- Bronze – 2025 (10km - Sitting - Women); 2024 (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Women); 2019 (1km Sprint - Sitting - Women)
