List of triathletes

This is a list of triathletes who are athletes notable for their achievements in the triathlon.

Legend

Symbol/Column	Description
	Gold medal in the Olympics, Ironman World Championship, ITU World Triathlon Series or ITU Triathlon World Cup Series
	Silver medal in the Olympics, Ironman World Championship, ITU World Triathlon Series or ITU Triathlon World Cup Series
	Bronze medal in the Olympics, Ironman World Championship, ITU World Triathlon Series or ITU Triathlon World Cup Series
(#)	Placement in any major triathlon competition ranked 4th or below
Name	Athlete's name
Country	Athlete's citizenship during competition
Olympics	Placement in the Olympics
Ironman	Placement in the Ironman World Championship
WTS	Placement in the ITU World Triathlon Series
WC	Placement in the ITU Triathlon World Cup Series
Other	Other notable information

Men

Name	Country	Olympics	Ironman	WTS	WC	Other	Ref
Craig Alexander	Australia		2008 2009 2011
Jonas Deichmann	Germany					First man to complete a triathlon around the world covering a distance of 120 long-distance triathlons.
Rutger Beke	Belgium		2008
Alistair Brownlee	United Kingdom	(12) 2008 2012 2016		2009 2011
Jonathan Brownlee	United Kingdom	2012 2016		2012 2013 2014
Hamish Carter	New Zealand	(26) 2000 2004
Bevan Docherty	New Zealand	2004 2008 (12) 2012
Jan Frodeno	Germany	2008 (6) 2012	2014 2015 2016
Arthur Gilbert	United Kingdom					At 90 years of age, confirmed as the world's oldest competing triathlete in 2011.	[1]
Pete Jacobs	Australia		2011 2012
Sebastian Kienle	Germany		2013 2014 2016
Patrick Lange	Germany		2016 2017			He is the record holder for the Ironman World Championship
James Lawrence	Canada					Holds record for most triathlons completed in a single year
Chris Lieto	United States		2009
Eneko Llanos	Spain	(23) 2000 (20) 2004	2008
Chris McCormack	Australia		2010 2007 2006	1997	1997
Javier Gomez	Spain	2012		2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014	2006 2007 2008
Andreas Raelert	Germany	(12) 2000 (6) 2004	2009 2010 2011 2012 2015
Jan Rehula	Czech Republic	2000
Sven Riederer	Switzerland	2004 (23) 2008
Marino Vanhoenacker	Belgium		2010
Stephan Vuckovic	Germany	2000
Simon Whitfield	Canada	2000 (11) 2004 2008 (DNF) 2012				First man to win a gold medal at the Olympics

Women

Name	Country	Olympics	Ironman	WTS	WC	Other	Ref
Kate Allen	Austria	2004 (14) 2008
Erin Densham	Australia	(22) 2008 2012
Vanessa Fernandes	Portugal	(8) 2004 2008
Jude Flannery	United States					From 1991-96, won six US age group national championship and four world age-group triathlon championships.	[2]
Loretta Harrop	Australia	(5) 2000 2004
Helen Jenkins	United Kingdom	(5) 2000 2004
Michellie Jones	Australia	2000
Brigitte McMahon	Switzerland	2000 (10) 2004				First women to win a gold medal at the Olympics
Magali Messmer	Switzerland	2000 (13) 2008
Emma Moffatt	Australia	2008 (DNF) 2012
Lisa Norden	Sweden	(18) 2008 2012
Daniela Ryf	Switzerland	(7) 2008 (40) 2012	2015 2016 2017			Current overall and "m-dot" record holder;
Emma Snowsill	Australia	2008
Nicola Spirig	Switzerland	(19) 2004 (6) 2008 2012
Chrissie Wellington	United Kingdom		2007   2008   2009   2011			WC record holder 2009–2012; undefeated at the Ironman distance
Susan Williams	United States	2004

References

1. "Oldest triathlete: Arthur Gilbert sets world record". World Record Academy. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
2. Mooar, Brian; Thomas-Lester, Avis (1997-04-03). "World-class triathlete killed in MD". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2016-09-03.