Triathlon at the Summer Olympics

Triathlon had its Summer Olympics debut at the 2000 Games, in Sydney, and has been contested since then. It is governed by the International Triathlon Union.

History

The 2000 Summer Olympics saw the first appearance of the triathlon. 48 women and 52 men competed in separate triathlons. The distances used were the "international" or "standard" ones, with a km to mi|1.5|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes swim, km to mi|40|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=no cycle, and a km to mi|10|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=no run. The 2004 triathlon was identical to the first in distance, but the 100-athlete quota was evened between 50 women and 50 men. The quota was further increased to 55 women and 55 men for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Medal table

Nine nations have split the eighteen medals awarded in the triathlon events.

External links

* [http://olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=TR Olympic.org]
* [http://www.triathlon.org ITU homepage]
* [http://www.tritraining.ca/ Premier Online Triathlon Training Programs]