Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's

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Men's Triathlon
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Triathlon pictogram.svg
Venue Strathclyde Country Park
Date24 July 2014
Competitors45 from 22 nations
Winning time1:48:50
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
  2006
2018  

The men's triathlon was part of the Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games program. The competition was held on 24 July 2014 at Strathclyde Country Park in Glasow.

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Competition format

The race was held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance") and consisted of 1,500 metres (0.93 mi) swimming, 43 kilometres (27 mi) road bicycling, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) road running. [1]

Results

A total of 45 athletes participated. [2]

Rank#TriathleteSwimmingCyclingRunningTotal time [3] Difference
Gold medal icon.svg3Flag of England.svg  Alistair Brownlee  (ENG)18:0058:4331:091:48:50-
Silver medal icon.svg1Flag of England.svg  Jonathan Brownlee  (ENG)17:5858:4531:211:49:01+0:11
Bronze medal icon.svg2Flag of South Africa.svg  Richard Murray  (RSA)18:4559:0931:351:50:21+1:31
415Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Andrew Yorke  (CAN)18:4459:1231:501:50:40+1:50
56Flag of Australia.svg  Ryan Bailie  (AUS)18:1159:4531:531:50:43+1:53
69Flag of England.svg  Aaron Harris  (ENG)18:3959:1232:011:50:49+1:59
714Flag of Scotland.svg  David McNamee  (SCO)18:4659:0832:081:50:59+2:09
84Flag of Australia.svg  Aaron Royle  (AUS)18:1259:4232:161:51:03+2:13
98Flag of Australia.svg  Dan Wilson  (AUS)18:4459:0732:501:51:36+2:46
1012Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tony Dodds  (NZL)18:4259:1133:081:51:58+3:08
1110Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kyle Jones  (CAN)18:4559:0933:271:52:15+3:25
1217Ulster banner.svg  Conor Murphy  (NIR)18:3559:2033:401:52:29+3:39
135Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ryan Sissons  (NZL)18:4059:1434:101:53:01+4:11
1416Flag of Scotland.svg  Grant Sheldon  (SCO)18:3559:1334:211:53:10+4:20
1511Flag of South Africa.svg  Wian Sullwald  (RSA)18:421:00:1733:471:53:43+4:53
167Flag of South Africa.svg  Henri Schoeman  (RSA)17:5459:5734:511:53:46+4:56
1735Flag of Jersey.svg  Daniel Halksworth  (JER)18:0959:3336:141:54:53+6:03
1818Flag of Barbados.svg  Jason Wilson  (BAR)18:3759:1936:301:55:21+6:31
1922Flag of Bermuda.svg  Tyler Butterfield  (BER)19:001:01:1234:131:55:31+6:41
2024Flag of Barbados.svg  Matthew Wright  (BAR)18:561:02:0134:521:56:51+8:01
2119Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Matthew Sharpe  (CAN)18:0459:5038:021:56:56+8:06
2221Flag of Scotland.svg  Mark Austin  (SCO)18:0159:5738:581:57:53+9:03
2323Ulster banner.svg  Russell White  (NIR)18:481:02:3137:001:59:20+10:30
2432Flag of Jersey.svg  Thomas Perchard  (JER)20:501:05:1437:102:04:16+15:26
2525Flag of Namibia.svg  Drikus Coetzee  (NAM)20:541:05:1441:152:08:23+19:33
2642Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Christopher Walker  (GIB)21:221:07:1740:572:10:45+21:55
2733Ulster banner.svg  Harry Speers  (NIR)20:131:08:3242:432:12:29+23:39
20Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tom Davison  (NZL)18:551:18:32Did not finish
27Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Andrew Nash  (IOM)23:16LAP
37Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Andrew Gordon  (GIB)22:38LAP
28Flag of Malta.svg  Keith Galea  (MLT)23:18LAP
44Flag of Kenya.svg  Swaleh Balala  (KEN)22:36LAP
43Flag of Mauritius.svg  Boris Toulet  (MRI)23:51LAP
46Flag of Bermuda.svg  Jonathan Herring  (BER)23:20LAP
39Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Richard Muscat  (GIB)24:13LAP
30Flag of Bermuda.svg  Tucker Murphy  (BER)25:45LAP
38Flag of Mauritius.svg  Boris De Chazal  (MRI)25:40LAP
31Flag of Ghana.svg  Christopher Symonds  (GHA)25:47LAP
40Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  David Cottle  (TRI)25:07LAP
45Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Jad Godfrey Nalo  (SOL)25:21LAP
41Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Stanley Ofasisili  (SOL)26:46LAP
36Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Casmer Kamangip  (PNG)28:13LAP
29Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Polihau Popeliau  (PNG)Did not finish
26Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Bob Gabourel  (BIZ)Did not finish
47Flag of Kenya.svg  Vincent Onyango  (KEN)Did not finish

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References

  1. "Triathlon". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. "Elite Men Start List". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. Official results