Women's Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Strathclyde Country Park | |||||||||
Date | 24 July 2014 | |||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:58:56 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |||
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men | women | mixed relay | |
The women'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 Glasgow.
The race was held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance") and consisted of 1,500 metres (0.93 mi) swimming, 40 kilometres (25 mi) road bicycling, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) road running. [1]
A total of 24 athletes participated. [2] Jodie Stimpson won the gold medal. [3]
Rank | # | Triathlete | Swimming | Cycling | Running | Total time [4] | Difference |
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1 | Jodie Stimpson (ENG) | 19:37 | 1:04:01 | 34:21 | 1:58:56 | - | |
6 | Kirsten Sweetland (CAN) | 19:53 | 1:03:41 | 34:26 | 1:59:01 | +0:05 | |
10 | Vicky Holland (ENG) | 19:35 | 1:04:00 | 34:37 | 1:59:11 | +0:15 | |
4 | 2 | Andrea Hewitt (NZL) | 19:47 | 1:03:44 | 34:51 | 1:59:25 | +0:29 |
5 | 4 | Emma Jackson (AUS) | 19:57 | 1:03:39 | 34:58 | 1:59:34 | +0:38 |
6 | 5 | Aileen Reid (NIR) | 19:39 | 1:03:57 | 35:11 | 1:59:46 | +0:50 |
7 | 3 | Emma Moffatt (AUS) | 19:43 | 1:03:50 | 36:55 | 2:01:31 | +2:35 |
8 | 18 | Flora Duffy (BER) | 19:45 | 1:03:52 | 37:40 | 2:02:18 | +3:22 |
9 | 8 | Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) | 20:24 | 1:06:14 | 35:43 | 2:03:24 | +4:28 |
10 | 9 | Nicky Samuels (NZL) | 19:39 | 1:03:55 | 39:16 | 2:03:52 | +4:56 |
11 | 15 | Lucy Hall (ENG) | 19:33 | 1:04:03 | 40:36 | 2:05:13 | +6:17 |
12 | 14 | Kate McIlroy (NZL) | 20:23 | 1:06:10 | 38:40 | 2:06:20 | +7:24 |
13 | 12 | Gillian Sanders (RSA) | 20:59 | 1:10:41 | 38:19 | 2:11:01 | +12:05 |
14 | 17 | Kate Roberts (RSA) | 19:49 | 1:11:48 | 39:04 | 2:11:45 | +12:49 |
15 | 26 | Danica Bonello Spiteri (MLT) | 22:55 | 1:14:15 | 42:57 | 2:21:14 | +22:18 |
16 | 20 | Fabienne St Louis (MRI) | 24:07 | 1:13:05 | 43:43 | 2:22:00 | +23:04 |
11 | Sarah-Anne Brault (CAN) | 20:59 | 1:10:40 | Did not finish | |||
16 | Ellen Pennock (CAN) | 19:51 | Did not finish | ||||
22 | Emilie Ng Foong Po (MRI) | 24:08 | LAP | ||||
30 | Jessie de Boer (KEN) | 27:37 | LAP | ||||
28 | Emma Sharkey (NIR) | Did not finish | |||||
23 | Elisabeth Mondon (JAM) | LAP | |||||
27 | Rachael Sapera James (PNG) | LAP | |||||
24 | Hanifa Said (KEN) | Did not finish |
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