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Triathlon was invented in the early 1970s by the San Diego Track Club, as an alternative workout to the rigours of track training. The club’s first event consisted of a 10km run, an 8km cycle and a 500m swim. Triathlon made its Olympic full medal debut at the 2000 Sydney Games. This helped the sport to become even more popular. It now has over 120 affiliated national federations around the world.
Find more about Triathlon at http://www.olympic.org/triathlon
| 1st Gold | Alistair BROWNLEE | GBR | 1:46:25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Silver | Javier GOMEZ | ESP | 1:46:36 |
| 3rd Bronze | Jonathan BROWNLEE | GBR | 1:46:56 |
| 4th | David HAUSS | FRA | 1:47:14 |
| 5th | Laurent VIDAL | FRA | 1:47:21 |
| 6th | Jan FRODENO | GER | 1:47:26 |
While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall course completion time, including timed “transitions” between the individual swim, cycle, and run components.The word “triathlon” is of Greek origin from τρεις or treis (three) and αθλος or athlos (contest).
Triathlon races vary in distance. According to the International Triathlon Union, and USA Triathlon, the main international race distances are:
Intermediate (or Standard) distance; commonly referred to as the “Olympic distance”:
Long Course;
Ultra Distance; commonly referred to as 140.6 (total distance in miles, equivalent to 226.2 km) or the ‘Ironman’;