Kris Gemmell

Kris Andrew Gemmell is a New Zealand triathlete, born on 28 April 1977 in Palmerston North. He moved to Christchurch to study at the University of Canterbury, where an injury ended his hopes in rugby union and he came under the guidance of the coach John Hellemans. He has raced on the ITU World Cup circuit since 1998, won the aquathon world title in Cancun in 2002, and recorded his first World Cup victory in Gamagori, Japan, in 2004. He represented New Zealand at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, finishing sixth and fifth, and at the Olympic Games, placing 39th in Beijing in 2008 and 15th in London in 2012. He has also raced against professional cyclists in UCI events such as the Tour of Southland and the Tour of Wellington.