Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Triathlon
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Triathlon - Paris 2024.svg
Triathlon logo for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Venue Pont Alexandre III
Dates31 July – 5 August
No. of events3 (1 men, 1 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors110 from 42 nations
  2020
2028  

The triathlon competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris ran from 31 July to 5 August at Pont Alexandre III, featuring a total of 110 athletes who were to compete in each of the men's and women's events. [1] [2] After a successful debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the mixed relay competition will remain in the triathlon program for the second time. [1]

Format

The Olympic triathlon comprises three components: swimming 1.5 km (0.93 mi), cycling 40 km (25 mi), and running 10 km (6.2 mi). [3] The competitions take the form of a single event between all competitors with no heats.

The mixed team event features teams of four (two men and two women). Each athlete swims 300 m (330 yd), cycles 8 km (5.0 mi), and runs 2 km (1.2 mi) in a relay format. [1]

Qualification

The qualification period commenced on 27 May 2022 and concluded on the same day in 2024. 110 athletes (55 for each gender) vied for the coveted spots with a maximum of three per gender for each NOC. [4] As the host country, France automatically receives four quota places (two per gender) while the highest-ranked eligible NOC will each obtain two men's and two women's spots at the 2022 and 2023 Mixed Relay World Championships. [3]

Six highest-ranked eligible NOCs will be awarded two quota places per gender based on the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Rankings of 25 March 2024, with two more from the Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event held between 15 April and 27 May 2024. The qualification period concludes with the top 26 individuals per gender securing a coveted place, subject to the limit of three per NOC and ignoring the first two from each NOC that qualified through the mixed relays. One additional spot for each continent will be allocated to the highest-ranked male and female triathlete from the NOC not yet qualified for the Games. The final two spots per gender are awarded to the triathletes under the Tripartite Commission and to those eligible in the top 180 of the World Triathlon individual rankings. [3] [5]

Schedule

All dates use Central European Summer Time (UTC+2). All event times are subject to change.

EventDateTime
Women's Individual31 July8:00
Men's Individual31 July10:45
Mixed Relay5 August8:00

The men's individual event was originally scheduled for 30 July 2024 but was postponed when the water quality in the Seine failed a safety test for levels of pollution. [6]

Participating nations

A total of 110 triathletes from 42 nations qualified.

    Medal summary

    A total of nine medals were won by six NOC's. [7]

    Medal table

      *   Host nation (France)

    RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
    1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1023
    2Flag of France.svg  France*1012
    3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1001
    4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0101
    Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0101
    Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0101
    Totals (6 entries)3339

    Medalists

    GamesGoldSilverBronze
    Men's individual
    details
    Alex Yee
    Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
    1:43:33 Hayden Wilde
    Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
    1:43:39 Léo Bergère
    Flag of France.svg  France
    1:43:43
    Women's individual
    details
    Cassandre Beaugrand
    Flag of France.svg  France
    1:54:55 Julie Derron
    Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
    1:55:01 Beth Potter
    Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
    1:55:10
    Mixed relay
    details
    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
    Tim Hellwig
    Lisa Tertsch
    Lasse Lührs
    Laura Lindemann
    1:25:39Flag of the United States.svg  United States
    Seth Rider
    Taylor Spivey
    Morgan Pearson
    Taylor Knibb
    1:25:40Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
    Alex Yee
    Georgia Taylor-Brown
    Sam Dickinson
    Beth Potter
    1:25:40

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