Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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This article details the qualifying phase for triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics . The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 110 athletes coming from their respective NOCs; each has been allowed to enter a maximum of three for the first eight NOCs, while the remaining nations are limited to two. All athletes must undergo a qualifying process to earn a spot for the Games through the Continental Qualification Events, the World Qualification Event, and then the Olympic Qualification List that begin on May 15, 2014, and then conclude two years later on the same date. [1] [2]

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The winners of each of the five Continental Qualification Events are selected to compete for the Games, followed by the top three finishers at the 2015 ITU World Qualification Event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thirty-nine athletes for each gender must directly qualify through the Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016, ensuring that the first eight NOCs qualifying for positions are subjected to a maximum of three, and then the remaining NOCs to a limit to two. [1] [3] Host nation Brazil has guaranteed a single place for each gender, while further two berths are made available to NOCs through a Tripartite Invitation Commission. In the end, further five places are distributed to the NOCs without any quota through the ITU Points List. [1]

Summary

NOCMenWomenTotal
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 202
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 336
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 123
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 101
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 101
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 224
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 011
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 112
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 235
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 011
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 112
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 101
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 011
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 101
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 011
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 011
Flag of France.svg  France 325
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 235
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 336
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 224
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 112
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 101
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 224
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 134
Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Jordan 101
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 011
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 325
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 022
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 235
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 011
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 303
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 325
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 101
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 011
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 224
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 336
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 213
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 112
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 336
Total: 38 NOCs5656112

Timeline

EventDateVenue
World Qualification EventAugust 1–2, 2015 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro
2015 European Games June 13–14, 2015 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku
2015 Pan American Games July 11–12, 2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto
2016 Oceania Triathlon ChampionshipsMarch 19–20, 2016 Flag of New Zealand.svg Gisborne
2016 African Triathlon ChampionshipsMarch 20, 2016 Flag of South Africa.svg East London
2016 Asian Triathlon ChampionshipsApril 29 – May 1, 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Hatsukaichi
Cutoff for World RankingsMay 15, 2016
Re-allocation of unused quotasJune 13, 2016

Men's event

EventPlacesQualified NOCSelected triathlete
2015 European Games 1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Gordon Benson
2016 African Championships0*Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [1]
2016 Asian Championships1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hirokatsu Tayama
2016 Oceania Championships1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Ryan Bailie
2015 Pan American Games 1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Crisanto Grajales
ITU World Qualification Event2Flag of France.svg  France Vincent Luis
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Richard Murray
ITU Olympic Qualification List
(as of May 15, 2016)
38Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Mario Mola
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Fernando Alarza
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal João José Pereira
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Alistair Brownlee
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Jonathan Brownlee
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Ryan Fisher
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Dmitry Polyanski
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Henri Schoeman
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Vicente Hernández
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Aaron Royle
Flag of France.svg  France Pierre Le Corre
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Sven Riederer
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alessandro Fabian
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Igor Polyanski
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal João Silva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alexander Bryukhankov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Rostyslav Pevtsov
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Joe Maloy
Flag of France.svg  France Dorian Coninx
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Richard Varga
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Ryan Sissons
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Kristian Blummenfelt
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Irving Perez
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gäbor Faldum
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Andrea Salvisberg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jelle Greens
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Gregory Billington
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Martin van Riel
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Davide Uccellari
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Gonzalo Tellechea
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Tony Dodds
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Andrew Yorke
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ben Kanute
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Leonardo Chacón
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Diogo Sclebin
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Andreas Schilling
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Luciano Taccone
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Tyler Mislawchuk
Tripartite Commission Invitation1Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Jordan Lawrence Fanous
ITU Points List
(as of May 15, 2016)
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Thomas Springer
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Jason Wilson
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bai Faquan
Re-allocation of unused quota places7Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland Bryan Keane
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Ron Darmon
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Rodrigo González
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Miguel Arraiolos
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Tamás Tóth
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Manuel Huerta
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Ivan Ivanov
Total55

Women's event

EventPlacesQualified NOCSelected triathlete
2015 European Games 1Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Nicola Spirig
2016 African Championships0*Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [1]
2016 Asian Championships1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ai Ueda
2016 Oceania Championships1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Emma Moffatt
2015 Pan American Games 1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Bárbara Riveros
ITU World Qualification Event3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Gwen Jorgensen
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Non Stanford
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Vicky Holland
ITU Olympic Qualification List
(as of May 15, 2016)
36Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Andrea Hewitt
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sarah True
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Katie Zaferes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Rachel Klamer
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Flora Duffy
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Helen Jenkins
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Ashleigh Gentle
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Vendula Frintová
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Lisa Perterer
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland Aileen Morrison
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Annamaria Mazzetti
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Anne Haug
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yuka Sato
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Claudia Rivas
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Charlotte McShane
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Pâmella Oliveira
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yurie Kato
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Sara Vilic
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Ainhoa Murúa
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Gillian Sanders
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Nicky Samuels
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Mari Rabie
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alexandra Razarenova
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Yuliya Yelistratova
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Jolanda Annen
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Margit Vanek
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Agnieszka Jerzyk
Flag of France.svg  France Audrey Merle
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Carolina Routier
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Miriam Casillas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kirsten Sweetland
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Mateja Šimic
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Charlotte Bonin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Anastasia Abrosimova
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sarah-Anne Brault
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Zsófia Kovács
ITU Points List
(as of May 15, 2016)
4Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Fabienne St. Louis
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Elizabeth Bravo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wang Lianyuan
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Kaidi Kivioja
Re-allocation of unused quota places7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Claire Michel
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Katrien Verstuyft
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lisa Nordén
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Amelie Kretz
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Mariya Shorets
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Cecilia Pérez
Flag of France.svg  France Cassandre Beaugrand
Total55

Notes

^ 1. South Africa has awarded a quota place through the continental qualifier, but later declined, as SASCOC made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the continental route would not be considered. [4]

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