Triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games

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Triathlon
at the 2018 Asian Games
2018 Asian Games Triathlon.png
Venue Jakabaring Sport City
Dates31 August – 2 September 2018
Competitors81 from 22 nations
  2014
2022  

Triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the JSC Lake Jakabaring, Palembang, Indonesia, from 31 August to 2 September. Both men and women competed in individual events, plus a mixed-gendered relay event. [1]

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The individual triathlon contained three components: a 1.5 km swim, 40 km cycle, and a 10 km run. The relay event featured teams of four competitors, where each completed a 300 m swim, a 6.3 km cycle, and a 2.1 km run.

Schedule

FFinal
Event↓/Date →31st
Fri
1st
Sat
2nd
Sun
Men's individual F
Women's individual F
Mixed relay F

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's individual
details
Jumpei Furuya
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Ayan Beisenbayev
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Li Mingxu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Women's individual
details
Yuko Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Zhong Mengying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Hoi Long
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Mixed relay
details
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yuka Sato
Jumpei Furuya
Yuko Takahashi
Yuichi Hosoda
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Jang Yun-jung
Kim Ji-hwan
Park Ye-jin
Heo Min-ho
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Bailee Brown
Law Leong Tim
Hilda Choi
Wong Tsz To

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)3003
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0112
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0101
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)0101
5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)0011
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau  (MAC)0011
Totals (6 entries)3339

Participating nations

A total of 81 athletes from 22 nations competed in triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games:

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References

  1. "Triathlon Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.