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This is a list of triathletes who are athletes notable for their achievements in the triathlon.
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This is a list of triathletes who are athletes notable for their achievements in the triathlon.
| 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 |
| 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 | Current overall and "m-dot" record holder; | |||
| Emma Snowsill | Australia | 2008 | |||||
| Nicola Spirig | Switzerland | (19) 2004 (6) 2008 2012 | |||||
| Chrissie Wellington | United Kingdom | WC record holder 2009–2012; undefeated at the Ironman distance | |||||
| Susan Williams | United States | 2004 |
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the disciplines included. The word is of Greek origin, from τρεῖς or treis (three) and ἆθλος or athlos (competition).
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.2 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.2 km) run completed in that order, a total of 140.6 miles (226.3 km). It is widely considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world.
Triathlon had its Summer Olympics debut at the 2000 Games, in Sydney, when men's and women's individual events were first held, and has been contested since then. In 2021, at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics a mixed team relay event was held for the first time. The sport, and its Olympic events, are governed by the International Triathlon Union, known since 2019 as World Triathlon.
Samantha Warriner is a retired triathlete who represented New Zealand in triathlons ranging from sprint distance up to the Ironman. She was born in Alton, Hampshire, England. She turned professional at the end of 2005 after competing internationally for 3 years while teaching full-time at Whangarei Girls High School.
Andrew Robert Potts is a triathlete from the United States. He competed in triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is the 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Champion. Prior to triathlon, Potts was a swimmer where he won the bronze medal in the men's 400m individual medley at the 1995 Summer Universiade and earned a spot on the USA Swimming national team where he would place fourth at the 1996 Olympic Trials in the 400 IM.
Sarah Reinertsen is an American Paralympic triathlete and former track athlete. She was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, a bone-growth disorder; her affected leg was amputated above the knee at age seven.
Emma Laura Snowsill OAM is an Australian professional triathlete and multiple gold medalist in the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. She won the gold medal in triathlon at the 2008 Olympics. Snowsill is married to the 2008 Olympic champion in men's triathlon, Jan Frodeno.
Melissa Hauschildt is an Australian professional triathlete and former middle-distance runner. She is a 3-time World Champion, winning Gold at the 2011 and 2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championship as well as the 2013 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. She also won Silver at the 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championships. In April 2018, Hauschildt set a new Ironman brand record of 8:31:05, at the Ironman North American Championships, breaking the previous record of 8:33:56 set by Chrissie Wellington in 2011.
Madonna Buder,, also known as the Iron Nun, is an American Senior Olympian triathlete and former religious sister. Buder has the current world record for the oldest woman to ever finish an Ironman Triathlon, which she obtained at age 82 by finishing the Subaru Ironman Canada on August 26, 2012.
Yoko Shibui is a long-distance runner from Japan, who is competing in the 5000 and 10,000 metres as well as the marathon race. She holds the Japanese record over 10,000 m with her best time of 30:48.89 minutes. Shibui is one of only a handful of women to have completed the marathon under two hours and twenty minutes – her personal best of 2:19.41 ranks her within the top ten fastest ever.
Erin Margaret Baker is a former New Zealand triathlete. She won many world championship and Ironman titles.
Scott Molina is a retired triathlete. His most memorable performances took place at the Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii. The peak of his career coincided with the going out of Dave Scott and coming in of Mark Allen, both 6 time Ironman world champions. Molina won Ironman World Championships in 1988. He has garnered the nickname, "The Terminator".
Andrea Hansen is a New Zealand triathlete who placed third at the 2009 ITU Triathlon World Championships and competed at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Yvonne van Vlerken is a Dutch triathlete and duathlete, twice winner of Quelle Challenge Roth, who in 2008 set a world record for Ironman-distance triathlon races. She is one of a small group of female triathletes to have recorded three or more sub-9 hour times over the Ironman distance.
Francisco Javier Gómez Noya is a Spanish triathlete. He is the winner of five ITU Triathlon World Championships, he holds three ITU Triathlon World Cup titles, and won the Silver medal for Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in men's triathlon. He has also won world titles for Ironman 70.3 and XTERRA Triathlon.
Carolyn Murray is a Canadian triathlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Carla Stampfli is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events and later became a professional triathlete. She is a single-time Olympian (2004), a 27-time Swiss swimming champion, and a short-course national record holder in the 100 m butterfly (2007).
Siri Lindley is an American triathlon coach and former professional triathlete. She is the 2001 ITU Triathlon World Champion as well as the winner of the 2001 and 2002 ITU Triathlon World Cup series and 2001 ITU Aquathlon World Championships. She has coached a number of Olympic and Ironman athletes and champions, including Mirinda Carfrae, Leanda Cave, Sarah True, and Susan Williams. In 2014, she was selected to be a member of the inaugural International Triathlon Union (ITU) Hall of Fame class.
Lionel James Sanders is a Canadian professional triathlete and the winner of the 2017 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. In 2017 and 2021, he also placed second at the Ironman World Championship. In 2014 he placed fourth in the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship held in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Sanders's first professional race was in September 2013 at the Muskoka Ironman 70.3, where he took 1st place over Andreas Raelert.
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