World Triathlon Long Distance Championships

The World Triathlon Long Distance Championships is a triathlon race held annually since 1994. The championships involve a continuous swim-cycle-run, over distances varying between that of an Olympic-distance and an Iron-distance triathlon race. The championships are organised by World Triathlon.

Venues

Year	Date	Location	Race distances (kilometres)
			Swim	Cycle	Run
1994	26 June	Nice	4	120	32
1995	1 October	Nice	4	120	32
1996	7 September	Muncie	1.9	90	21.6
1997	8 June	Nice	4	120	30
1998	5 September	Sado Island	3	136	28
1999	11 July	Säter	4	120	30
2000	18 June	Nice	4	120	30
2001	5 August	Fredericia	3.8	180	42
2002	22 September	Nice	4	120	30
2003	11 May	Ibiza	4	120	30
2004	3 July	Säter	4	120	30
2005	7 August	Fredericia	4	120	30
2006	19 November	Canberra	4	120	30
2007	15 July	Lorient	3	80	20
2008	31 August	Almere	4	120	30
2009	25 October	Perth	3	80	20
2010	31 July	Immenstadt	4	130	30
2011	5 November	Henderson	0 [a]	120	30
2012	29 July	Vitoria-Gasteiz	4	120	30
2013	1 June	Belfort	[b]	87	20
2014	21 September	Weihai	4	120	20
2015	27 June	Motala	1.5 [c]	120	30
2016	24 September	Oklahoma City	4	120	30
2017	27 August	Penticton	3	120	30
2018	14 July	Fyn	3	120	30
2019	4 May	Pontevedra	1.5 [d]	110	30
2021	12 September	Almere	3.8	180.2	42
2022	21 August	Šamorín	2	79.8	17.9
2023	7 May	Ibiza	3	116	30
2024	25 August	Townsville	3	114	30
2025	29 June	Pontevedra	3	120	30

1. Swim stage cancelled due to cold weather ^[1]
2. Swim stage changed to a 9.5k run and overall course shortened due to cold weather. ^[2]
3. Swim shortened due to water temperature ^[3]
4. Swim shortened due to water temperature ^[4]

Medallists

Men's

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1994	Rob Barel  (NED)	Lothar Leder  (GER)	Yves Cordier  (FRA)
1995	Simon Lessing  (GBR)	Luc Van Lierde  (BEL)	Peter Reid  (CAN)
1996	Greg Welch  (AUS)	Luc Van Lierde  (BEL)	Spencer Smith  (GBR)
1997	Luc Van Lierde  (BEL)	Rob Barel  (NED)	Jean-Christophe Guinchard  (SUI)
1998	Luc Van Lierde  (BEL)	Rob Barel  (NED)	Peter Sandvang  (DEN)
1999	Peter Sandvang  (DEN)	Torbjørn Sindballe  (DEN)	Massimo Guadagni  (ITA)
2000	Peter Sandvang  (DEN)	Cyrille Neveu  (FRA)	François Chabaud  (FRA)
2001	Peter Sandvang  (DEN)	Rasmus Henning  (DEN)	Jonas Colting  (SWE)
2002	Cyrille Neveu  (FRA)	Torbjørn Sindballe  (DEN)	Rutger Beke  (BEL)
2003	Eneko Llanos  (ESP)	Rutger Beke  (BEL)	Xavier Le Floch  (FRA)
2004	Torbjørn Sindballe  (DEN)	Jonas Colting  (SWE)	Marino Vanhoenacker  (BEL)
2005	Viktor Zyemtsev  (UKR)	Marino Vanhoenacker  (BEL)	Xavier Le Floch  (FRA)
2006	Torbjørn Sindballe  (DEN)	Craig Alexander  (AUS)	Marino Vanhoenacker  (BEL)
2007	Julien Loy  (FRA)	Xavier Le Floch  (FRA)	Sébastien Berlier  (FRA)
2008	Julien Loy  (FRA)	François Chabaud  (FRA)	Martin Jensen  (DEN)
2009	Timothy O'Donnell  (USA)	Sylvain Sudrie  (FRA)	Martin Jensen  (DEN)
2010	Sylvain Sudrie  (FRA)	Timothy O'Donnell  (USA)	François Chabaud  (FRA)
2011 [1]	Jordan Rapp  (USA)	Joe Gambles  (AUS)	Sylvain Sudrie  (FRA)
2012 [5]	Chris McCormack  (AUS)	Eneko Llanos  (ESP)	Dirk Bockel  (LUX)
2013 [2]	Bertrand Billard  (FRA)	Terenzo Bozzone  (NZL)	Dirk Bockel  (LUX)
2014	Bertrand Billard  (FRA)	Sylvain Sudrie  (FRA)	Cyril Viennot  (FRA)
2015 [3]	Cyril Viennot  (FRA)	Martin Jensen  (DEN)	Joe Skipper  (GBR)
2016	Sylvain Sudrie  (FRA)	Cyril Viennot  (FRA)	Matt Chrabot  (USA)
2017	Lionel Sanders  (CAN)	Joshua Amberger  (AUS)	Joe Gambles  (AUS)
2018 [6]	Pablo Dapena  (ESP)	Ruedi Wild  (SUI)	Marko Albert  (EST)
2019	Javier Gómez  (ESP)	Pablo Dapena  (ESP)	Jaroslav Kovačič  (SLO)
2021	Kristian Høgenhaug  (DEN)	Jesper Svensson  (SWE)	Reinaldo Colucci  (BRA)
2022	Pierre Le Corre  (FRA)	Florian Angert  (GER)	Frederic Funk  (GER)
2023	Clément Mignon  (FRA)	Antonio Benito  (ESP)	Matt Trautman  (RSA)
2024	Antonio Benito  (ESP)	Steven Mckenna  (AUS)	Louis Naeyaert  (BEL)
2025	Antonio Benito  (ESP)	Dylan Magnien  (FRA)	William Draper  (GBR)

Women's

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1994	Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys  (FRA)	Karen Smyers  (USA)	Lydie Reuze  (FRA)
1995	Jenny Rose  (NZL)	Ute Schaefer  (GER)	Ines Estedt  (GER)
1996	Karen Smyers  (USA)	Sophie Delemer  (FRA)	Suzanne Nielsen  (DEN)
1997	Ines Estedt  (GER)	Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys  (FRA)	Virginia Berasategui  (ESP)
1998	Rina Hill  (AUS)	Lena Wahlqvist  (SWE)	Megumi Shigaki  (JPN)
1999	Suzanne Nielsen  (DEN)	Joanne King  (AUS)	Jasmine Haemmerle  (AUT)
2000	Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys  (FRA)	Natascha Badmann  (SUI)	Daniela Locarno  (ITA)
2001	Lisbeth Kristensen  (DEN)	Lena Wahlqvist  (SWE)	Suzanne Nielsen  (DEN)
2002	Ines Estedt  (GER)	Kathleen Smet  (BEL)	Virginia Berasategui  (ESP)
2003	Virginia Berasategui  (ESP)	Ana Burgos  (ESP)	Sione Jongstra  (NED)
2004	Tamara Kozulina  (UKR)	Lisbeth Kristensen  (DEN)	Sione Jongstra  (NED)
2005	Kathleen Smet  (BEL)	Mirinda Carfrae  (AUS)	Tina Boman  (FIN)
2006	Bella Comerford  (GBR)	Edith Niederfriniger  (ITA)	Johanna Daumas  (FRA)
2007	Leanda Cave  (GBR)	Erika Csomor  (HUN)	Catriona Morrison  (GBR)
2008	Chrissie Wellington  (GBR)	Charlotte Kolters  (DEN)	Yvonne van Vlerken  (NED)
2009	Jodie Swallow  (GBR)	Rebekah Keat  (AUS)	Delphine Pelletier  (FRA)
2010	Caroline Steffen  (SUI)	Yvonne van Vlerken  (NED)	Virginia Berasategui  (ESP)
2011 [7]	Rachel Joyce  (GBR)	Leanda Cave  (GBR)	Meredith Kessler  (USA)
2012 [8]	Caroline Steffen  (SUI)	Camilla Pedersen  (DEN)	Jodie Swallow  (GBR)
2013 [2]	Melissa Hauschildt  (AUS)	Camilla Pedersen  (DEN)	Rachel McBride  (CAN)
2014	Camilla Pedersen  (DEN)	Kaisa Lehtonen  (FIN)	Andrea Hewitt  (NZL)
2015 [3]	Mary Beth Ellis  (USA)	Camilla Pedersen  (DEN)	Kaisa Lehtonen  (FIN)
2016	Jodie Swallow  (GBR)	Caroline Steffen  (SUI)	Rachel McBride  (CAN)
2017	Sarah Crowley  (AUS)	Helle Frederiksen  (DEN)	Heather Wurtele  (CAN)
2018 [9]	Helle Frederiksen  (DEN)	Bárbara Riveros  (CHI)	Annabel Luxford  (AUS)
2019	Alexandra Tondeur  (BEL)	Judith Corachán  (ESP)	Anna Noguera  (ESP)
2021	Sarissa de Vries  (NED)	Manon Genêt  (FRA)	Michelle Vesterby  (DEN)
2022	Lucy Charles-Barclay  (GBR)	Emma Pallant  (GBR)	Sarissa de Vries  (NED)
2023	Marjolaine Pierré  (FRA)	Sara Svensk  (SWE)	Gurutze Frades  (ESP)
2024	Charlène Clavel  (FRA)	Marta Łagownik  (POL)	Julie Iemmolo  (FRA)
2025	Marjolaine Pierré  (FRA)	Marta Łagownik  (POL)	Charlène Clavel  (FRA)

Notes

1. Sherwood, Merryn (6 November 2011). "Jordan Rapp wins ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship". triathlon.org . Retrieved 6 November 2011.
2. Krabel, Herbert (1 June 2013). "Billard, Hauschildt in Belfort". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
3. "Viennot & Ellis secure first Long Distance titles" . Retrieved 27 June 2015.
4. "The swim course has been reduced to 1.5km". ITU. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
5. Sherwood, Merryn (29 July 2012). "Chris McCormack triumphant at 2012 ITU Long Distance World Championships". triathlon.org . Retrieved 23 August 2012.
6. "Results: 2018 Fyn ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships - Elite Men". ITU. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
7. Sherwood, Merryn (6 November 2011). "Rachel Joyce claims another ITU Long Distance Triathlon world title for Great Britain". triathlon.org . Retrieved 11 November 2011.
8. "2012 Vitoria-Gasteiz ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships : Elite Women : Results" . Retrieved 23 August 2012.
9. "Results: 2018 Fyn ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships - Elite Women". ITU. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

References

• "Long Distance Triathlon ITU World Champions" (PDF). International Triathlon Union . Retrieved 16 December 2008.
• "2010 Immenstadt ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships". triathlon.org . ITU . Retrieved 13 August 2010.