Triathlon at the 1995 Pan American Games

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Triathlon at the 1995 Pan American Games
Mar del Plata - Buenos Aires - Argentina - panoramio.jpg
Mar del Plata, host of the 1995 Pan American Games, on April 7, 2010.
Venue Mar del Plata
DatesMarch 26, 1995
Competitors57
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The triathlon competitions at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, were scheduled on March 26. Triathlon is a sport that combines three different modalities, in which competitors compete for the best overall time. [1] In total, 57 triathletes participated in the two events in the sport. [2]

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In the women's event, the American Karen Smyers won the gold medal. The podium was completed by Canadians Kristie Otto and Fiona Cribb, silver and bronze medalists, respectively. In the men's event, Brazil won the competition with Leandro Macedo. He was followed by Canadian Mark Bates and Argentine Oscar Galíndez.

Events

Triathlon was included in the Pan American calendar in 1993. Two years later, the events were scheduled for March 26 in Mar del Plata. [3] The Brazilian Susana Schnarndorf led the swimming race, followed by the American Gail Laurence. This remained in the first places, but ended up off the podium. In cycling, Canadian Kristie Otto had the best performance, followed by Karen Smyers and Gail. Smyers, however, overtook Otto in the last race, winning the gold. Fiona Cribb also won a position in the last race, completing the podium with the bronze medal. [4] In the transition from swimming for men, the American Nataniel Llerandi took the lead with 17 minutes and 25 seconds, but lost positions during the race. Argentine Oscar Galíndez finished cycling in first position, he remained on the podium after finishing in third position, but was overtaken by Brazilian Leandro Macedo and Canadian Mark Bates. [5]

Medalists

American triathlete Karen Smyers won the gold medal in the women's event, [6] while Canadian Kristie Otto and Fiona Cribb won silver and bronze medals, respectively. [7] The male event ended with the victory of Brazilian Leandro Macedo; [8] [9] the podium was completed by triathletes Mark Bates (silver medalist) and Oscar Galíndez (bronze medalist). [10] [11]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women Karen Smyers
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Kristie Otto
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Fiona Cribb
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Male Leandro Macedo
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Mark Bates
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Oscar Galíndez
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Women Team United States
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Canada
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Mexico
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Male team Mexico
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Argentina
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
United States
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Medal board

In this edition, the United States is the leadership of the medal table, winning the most gold medals, respectively. However, Canada was the country with the most medals won; the country kept the two silvers distributed and also obtained a bronze. Finally, Argentina finished with the men's bronze medal. [12] [13]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2013
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1012
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1001
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0314
5Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 0112
Totals (5 entries)44412

References

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  11. "Há 25 anos, Oscar Galindez iniciava a sua trajetória de sucesso e conquistas no Triathlon". Mundotri.com.br. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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