Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Triathlon
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Triathlon, Tokyo 2020.svg
VenueOdaiba Marine Park
Dates26–31 July 2021
No. of events3
Competitors111
  2016
2024  

The triathlon competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured fifty-five athletes competing in each of the men's and women's events. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . [1] It also added the new mixed team relay event. [2]

Format

The Olympic triathlon contains three components; a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) swim, 40 km (25 mi) cycle, and a 10 km (6.2 mi) run. [3] The competitions take the form of a single event between all competitors with no heats.

The new mixed team event features teams of four (two men and two women). Each athlete performs a triathlon of 300 m (980 ft) swim, 8 km (5.0 mi) cycle, and a 2 km (1.2 mi) run in a relay format. [2]

Qualification

The qualification period spanned from 11 May 2018 to 11 May 2020. A total of 110 athletes (55 for each gender) vied for the coveted spots with a maximum of three per gender for each NOC. Qualification places are awarded first through the ITU mixed relay rankings of 31 March 2020, with seven NOCs each earning four quota spots (two per gender). Three more NOCs can earn four quota spots apiece at the 2020 ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event. Individual rankings of 11 May 2020 are considered next, with the top 26 individuals per gender qualifying, subject to the limit of three per NOC and ignoring the first two from each NOC that qualified via mixed teams. One additional spot for each continent will go to the highest-ranked competitor from an NOC that has not yet earned a qualifying spot. The host, Japan, is guaranteed two spots per gender. The final two spots per gender are awarded through Tripartite Commission invitations. [4]

Schedule

All times and dates use Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). All event times are subject to change. [5] [6]

EventDateStart time
Men's individual26 July06:30
Women's individual27 July06:30
Mixed relay31 July07:30

Participating nations

The list shows the number of participating athletes from each nation.

*Host nation indicated in bold.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1203
2Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 1001
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1001
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0112
5Flag of France.svg  France 0011
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0011
Totals (6 nations)3339

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's individual
details
Kristian Blummenfelt
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1:45:04 Alex Yee
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1:45:15 Hayden Wilde
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1:45:24
Women's individual
details
Flora Duffy
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
1:55:36 Georgia Taylor-Brown
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1:56:50 Katie Zaferes
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:57:03
Mixed relay
details
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Jess Learmonth
Jonathan Brownlee
Georgia Taylor-Brown
Alex Yee
1:23:41Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Katie Zaferes
Kevin McDowell
Taylor Knibb
Morgan Pearson
1:23:55Flag of France.svg  France
Léonie Périault
Dorian Coninx
Cassandre Beaugrand
Vincent Luis
1:24:04

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