Historical data of the Triathlon in the Olympic Games

In Rio de Janeiro it will be the fifth time that the Triathlon will participate as an Olympic sport and within our triathlon special we will see some interesting facts about all these years that the ITU has published.

 

What is the maximum difference that the winner has taken to the second place?

67 seconds, Record achieved by the Australian Emma Snowsill in the women's event of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008.

What is the maximum difference that a triathlete has been able to overcome since T2 to get gold?

173 seconds, The Austrian Kate Allen I was 173 seconds behind the leader when she faced the last discipline in the Athens Olympic triathlon, but incredibly, she charged and passed to the Australian Loretta Harrop in the final meters to keep the gold medal.

What numbers of exit are those that more gold medals have obtained?

From 30 to 39, so far five athletes with these numbers were gold medal: Emma Snowsill (34) Brigitte McMahon (35) Kate Allen (39)Jan Frodeno (32) and Alistair Brownlee (30)

How many ITU races have you won Alistair Brownlee, gold in London?

65 races, in WTS 21 of 32 races won.

How old are the youngest triathletes in Rio?

Boys: 21 - Age of Tyler Mislawchuck (CAN), Tyler meets 22 years the day after the race.

Chicas_ 19 - Age of Cassandrea Beaugrand (FRA), youngest triathlete in Rio.

Why is the 13 number not used in the exit lists?

 No athlete carries the 13 number in an Olympic Game, a number that is also excluded from the start lists in all ITU races. Therefore, the last number is the 56, even though the competitors are 55.

Which is the country with the most Gold medals?

Switzerland is the only country with two gold medals thanks to Brigitte McMahon in Sydney and Nicola Spirig in London.

Who participates in Rio that has won a medal?

Four women and three men participating in Rio have already won Olympic medals: Nicola Spirig (SUI),Lisa Norden (SWE), Emma Moffatt (AUS), Erin Densham (AUS), Alistair Brownlee (GBR), Jonathan Brownlee(GBR) and Sven Reiderer (SUI).

 

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How many ITU World Champions compete?

Girls: 3 triathletes were World Champions twice: Helen Jenkins (2008, 2011), Emma Moffatt (2009, 2010) and Gwen Jorgensen (2014, 2015). Other Champions are Non Stanford (GBR) and Lisa Norden (SWE) The New Zealand Andrea Hewitt has five World Championship medals.

Guys: 2 triathletes have been ITU World Champions, Alistair Brownlee (2009, 2011) and Jonathan Brownlee (2012). From 2008, Javier Gomez He is the only man to have won five World Championships. Unfortunately, the Spanish will not participate in the river due to an injury.

How many athletes have competed in the 4 Olympic Games?

3 triathletes have competed in all four Olympic Games; the German Anja Dittmer, the American Hunter Kemper and the Canadian Simon Whitfield.

 In Rio, the Spanish Ainhoa ​​Murua, the Japanese Hirokatsu Tayama, and the Swiss duo of Nicola Spirig y Sven Riederer they join this exclusive club.

 

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