Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Paratriathlon
at the XVI Paralympic Games
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Paratriathlon pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Venue Odaiba Marine Park
Dates28 to 29 August 2021
Competitors80 in 8 events
2016
2024

Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Odaiba Marine Park. It was the second time that paratriathlon was scheduled in the Paralympics. [1] Eight events were contested (four events for men and women each); two more events than previously contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

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The race course consisted of a 750m swim, 20 km bike ride and 5 km run, the swimming part of the race took place at the Odaiba Bay while the cycling and running courses traveled through the West Promenade district of Odaiba, featuring waterfalls and public gardens. [2]

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [3] [4]

Qualification

There were 80 qualified slots in the paratriathlon (36 male, 36 female and 8 gender free). The Paralympic qualification period started on 28 June 2019 and was suspended for a period on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused the 2020 Summer Paralympics to be postponed to August 2021, the qualification ranking period ended on 15 July 2021. [5]

PTWCPTS2PTS4PTS5PTVITotal
MenFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag placeholder.svg  RPC
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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WomenFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag placeholder.svg  RPC
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag placeholder.svg  RPC
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Schedule

All events start at 6:30 am and finish at 11:10 am (in Japanese Standard Time UTC+9)

OCOpening ceremony  Event finalsCCClosing ceremony
Tues
24 Aug
Wed
25 Aug
Thurs
26 Aug
Fri
27 Aug
Sat
28 Aug
Sun
29 Aug
Mon
30 Aug
Tues
31 Aug
Wed
1 Sept
Thurs
2 Sept
Fri
3 Sept
Sat
4 Sept
Sun
5 Sept
Gold
medals
OC

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Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3205
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1124
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1113
4Flag of France.svg  France 1012
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1001
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1001
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0123
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan*0112
9Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0101
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0101
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0011
Totals (11 entries)88824

Medalists

EventClassGoldSilverBronze
MenPTWC
details
Jetze Plat
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Florian Brungraber
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Giovanni Achenza
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
PTS4
details
Alexis Hanquinquant
Flag of France.svg  France
Hideki Uda
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Alejandro Sánchez Palomero
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
PTS5
details
Martin Schulz
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
George Peasgood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Stefan Daniel
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
PTVI
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Brad Snyder
Guide: Greg Billington
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Héctor Catalá Laparra
Guide: Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Satoru Yoneoka
Guide: Kohei Tsubaki
WomenPTWC
details
Kendall Gretsch
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Lauren Parker
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Eva Moral
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
PTS2
details
Allysa Seely
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Hailey Danz
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Veronica Yoko Plebani
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
PTS5
details
Lauren Steadman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Grace Norman
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Claire Cashmore
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
PTVI
details
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Susana Rodríguez
Guide: Sara Loehr
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Anna Barbaro
Guide: Charlotte Bonin
Flag of France.svg  France
Annouck Curzillat
Guide: Céline Bousrez

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