2015 ITU World Triathlon Series

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2015 ITU World Triathlon Series
League ITU World Triathlon Series
Sport Triathlon
Men's Series
Series ChampionFlag of Spain.svg  Javier Gómez  (ESP)
Points4930
Womens's Series
Series ChampionFlag of the United States.svg  Gwen Jorgensen  (USA)
Points5200
World Triathlon Series seasons
  2014
2016  


The 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series is a series of ten World Championship Triathlon events that lead up to a Grand Final held in Chicago. The Series is organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon, the International Triathlon Union (ITU).

ITU World Triathlon Series world championship series in the sport of triathlon

The ITU World Triathlon Series is the International Triathlon Union's annual series of triathlon events used to crown an annual world champion. There are multiple rounds of competitions culminating in a Grand Final race. Athletes compete head-to-head for points in these races that will determine the overall ITU world champion. The elite championship races are held over two distances the standard and the sprint distance.

Triathlon sport which combines swimming, cycling and distance running

A triathlon is a multisport race with three continuous and sequential endurance races. The word is of Greek origin, from τρεῖς or treis (three) and ἆθλος or athlos (competition).

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Contents

Calendar

The 2015 series visited ten cities around the world. [1]

DateLocationStatus
March 6–7 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi Sprint distance
March 28–29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland
April 11–12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast
April 25–26 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town
May 16–17 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama
May 30–31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Sprint distance
July 18–19 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg Sprint distance
August 22–23 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm
September 5–6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton Sprint distance
September 15–20 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Grand Final

Results

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Abu Dhabi [2] Flag of Spain.svg  Mario Mola  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  Vincent Luis  (FRA)Flag of South Africa.svg  Richard Murray  (RSA)
Auckland [3] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jonathan Brownlee  (GBR)Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Gómez  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  Pierre Le Corre  (FRA)
Gold Coast [4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jonathan Brownlee  (GBR)Flag of Spain.svg  Mario Mola  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Gómez  (ESP)
Cape TownFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alistair Brownlee  (GBR)Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Gómez  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  Vincent Luis  (FRA)
YokohamaFlag of Spain.svg  Javier Gómez  (ESP)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alistair Brownlee  (GBR)Flag of Spain.svg  Mario Mola  (ESP)
LondonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alistair Brownlee  (GBR)Flag of Spain.svg  Fernando Alarza  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  Vincent Luis  (FRA)
HamburgFlag of France.svg  Vincent Luis  (FRA)Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Gómez  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Mario Mola  (ESP)
Stockholm [5] Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Gómez  (ESP)Flag of Portugal.svg  João Pereira  (POR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Aaron Royle  (AUS)
Edmonton [6] Flag of South Africa.svg  Richard Murray  (RSA)Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Gómez  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Mario Mola  (ESP)
Chicago [7] Flag of Spain.svg  Mario Mola  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Gómez  (ESP)Flag of South Africa.svg  Richard Murray  (RSA)

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Abu Dhabi [8] Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Jorgensen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Zaferes  (USA)Flag of Bermuda.svg  Flora Duffy  (BER)
Auckland [9] Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Jorgensen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Zaferes  (USA)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Andrea Hewitt  (NZL)
Gold Coast [10] Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Jorgensen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Sarah True  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Zaferes  (USA)
Cape TownFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Vicky Holland  (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Zaferes  (USA)Flag of Switzerland.svg  Nicola Spirig  (SUI)
YokohamaFlag of the United States.svg  Gwen Jorgensen  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ashleigh Gentle  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Emma Moffatt  (AUS)
LondonFlag of the United States.svg  Gwen Jorgensen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Zaferes  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Sarah True  (USA)
HamburgFlag of the United States.svg  Gwen Jorgensen  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Vicky Holland  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Non Stanford  (GBR)
Stockholm [11] Flag of the United States.svg  Sarah True  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Zaferes  (USA)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Andrea Hewitt  (NZL)
Edmonton [12] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Vicky Holland  (GBR)Flag of Bermuda.svg  Flora Duffy  (BER)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gillian Backhouse  (AUS)
Chicago [13] Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Jorgensen  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Non Stanford  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Vicky Holland  (GBR)

Rankings : http://wts.triathlon.org/rankings/

Overall standings

The athlete who accumulates the most points throughout the 8 race season is declared the year's world champion. The final point standings are:

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