Triathlon at the 2015 Island Games was held on 28 June at Les Jardins de la Mer, Jersey. [1]
* Host nation (Gibraltar)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jersey* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Guernsey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Isle of Man | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shetland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's | Daniel Halksworth (JEY) | 1:57:09.84 | James Travers (GGY) | 2:02:22.49 | Tom Perchard (JEY) | 2:04:43.69 |
Men's Team | Jersey Michael Charlton Daniel Halksworth Demri Mitchell Tom Perchard Nathan Woodland | 6:09:05 | Guernsey Ben Creasey Matthew Dorian James Gower Bob Guilbert Sean Murphy Alan Rowe Max Thornton James Travers | 6:18:32 | Gibraltar Mark Chichon Andrew Gordon Edgar Harper Keith Laguea Robert Matto Tobie Muir Sean Randall Christopher Redondo Akhill Viz Christopher Walker | 6:23:55 |
Women's | Kariana Ottosen (FRO) | 2:16:48.10 | Joanne Gorrod (JEY) | 2:19:34.60 | Samantha Lee (JEY) | 2:19:47.95 |
Women's Team | Jersey Joanne Gorrod Samantha Lee Arlene Lewis Jennifer O'Brien Della Roderick Philippa Worth | 4:39:23 | Isle of Man Lynsey Elliott Hannah Howitt Karen Shimmin | 4:52:51 | Shetland Sanna Aitken Wendy Hatrick Lynsey Henderson Frances Hutchison Louise Parr | 4:57:42 |
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