| Triathlon at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | ITU |
| Events | 3 (men: 1; womens: 1; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Triathlon has been included in the Summer Youth Olympics since their inauguration. Unlike the Summer Olympic competition, a mixed relay is competed, in which competitors are paired across national boundaries to create evenly matched multinational teams, as part of the Youth Olympic Games' spirit of cooperation.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1 |  New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
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Great Britain participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore.
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Girls' triathlon was part of the triathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics programme. The event consisted of 750 metres (0.47 mi) swimming, 20 kilometres (12 mi) cycling, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) running. It was held on 17 August 2014 at Xuanwu Lake.
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