Triathlon at the 2011 Pacific Games

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Triathlon at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia was held on September 3, 2011.

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).

2011 Pacific Games 2011 Pacific Games held in Nouméa, New Caledonia

The 2011 Pacific Games took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games. Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" had registered from the twenty-two competing nations, although it was expected that not all would attend.

Nouméa Commune in New Caledonia, France

Nouméa is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian, Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians, Ni-Vanuatu and Kanaks who work in one of the South Pacific's most industrialised cities. The city lies on a protected deepwater harbour that serves as the chief port for New Caledonia.

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Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia 2204
2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti 1124
3Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 0011
Totals (3 nations)3339

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's sprint
details
Patrick Vernay
Flag of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
56:11 Audric Lucini
Flag of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
59:16 Romain Lambert
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
1:00:28
Women's sprint
details
Manuelia Heitz
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
1:11.32 Sarah Laran
Flag of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
1:11.33 Jessica Levaux
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
1:12:02
Team sprint
details
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia
Patrick Vernay
Audric Lucini
Sarah Laran
3:07:00 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
Romain Lambert
Alexandre Delattre
Manuelia Heitz
3:13:41Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Peter Lombard II
Mark Walters
Chiyo Lombard
3:28:07

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