| Triathlon at the 2019 Island Games | |
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| Venue | Eastern Beach |
| Dates | 7 July |
Triathlon, for the 2019 Island Games, was held at Eastern Beach, Gibraltar on 7 July 2019. [1] [2]
| Triathlon at the 2019 Island Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Eastern Beach |
| Dates | 7 July |
Triathlon, for the 2019 Island Games, was held at Eastern Beach, Gibraltar on 7 July 2019. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guernsey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Jersey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Isle of Man | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Shetland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Joshua Lewis Guernsey | 2:03:51 | Will Draper Isle of Man | 2:05:22 | Oliver Turner Jersey | 2:06:00 |
| Team | Jersey James Allan Michael Steens Richard Tanguy Nic Thorne Oliver Turner | 6:29:48 | Guernsey Daniel Galpin Aivis Kergalvis Joshua Lewis David Mosley Josh Thornton James Travers | 6:33:16 | Isle of Man Ryan Downey Will Draper Christopher Hewson Juan Kinley Andrew Nash Jonathon Piggin Nigel Quaye James Wright | 6:42:21 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Súsanna Skylv Sørensen Faroe Islands | 2:31:27 | Megan Chapple Guernsey | 2:32:56 | Lynsey Elliott Isle of Man | 2:36:59 |
| Team | Guernsey Meghan Chapple Amy Cirtchlow Chantal Green Emily Squire | 7:57:24 | Jersey Louise Bracken-Smith Kirstie Clutton Clare Forbes Joanne Gorrod Mel Messervy-Gross Katie Silva | 8:00:19 | Shetland Shelley Humphray Louise Parr Miriam Veenhuizen | 8:30:26 |
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