1997 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships
International sports competition
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The 1997 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships was a triathlon competition held in Nice in France on June 8 1997 and organized by the International Triathlon Union, now World Triathlon. The Elite races for men and consisted of a 4 km (2.5 mi) swim, 120 km (75 mi) bike and 30 km (19 mi) run, longer than the standard 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike and 10 km run associated with the World Triathlon Championship Series and the Olympic Games, but shorter than the classic Ironman Triathlon event.
| World Long Distance Triathlon Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Nice, France |
| Date | June 8 1997 |
| Competitors | 48 (30 men, 18 women) |
| Champions | |
| Men | Luc Van Lierde  |
| Women | Ines Estedt  |
Medal Summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men[1][2] | Luc Van Lierde Belgium | 5:35:44 | Rob Barel Netherlands | 5:39:47 | Jean-Christophe Guinchard Switzerland | 5:41:00 |
| Women[3][4] | Ines Estedt Germany | 6:14:23 | Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys France | 6:21:23 | Virginia Berasategi Luna Spain | 6:25:51 |
Results
The following are the results of the elite races:
Men
30 athletes started and completed the race, led home by Belgian Luc Van Lierde.[1][2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | Overall time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Luc Van Lierde | Belgium | 49:20 | 2:05 | 2:57:23 | 1:42 | 1:45:10 | 5:35:44 |
 | Rob Barel | Netherlands | 51:31 | 1:49 | 2:56:31 | 1:38 | 1:41:16 | 5:39:47 |
 | Jean-Christophe Guinchard | Switzerland | 51:40 | 1:56 | 2:59:35 | 1:34 | 1:46:12 | 5:41:00 |
| 4 | Peter Sandvang |  Denmark | 51:46 | 1:50 | 2:57:44 | 1:37 | 1:50:09 | 5:43:08 |
| 5 | Christoph Mauch | Switzerland | 54:04 | 1:49 | 3:04:00 | n/r | 1:46:49 | 5:46:42 |
| 6 | David Hyam |  South Africa | 51:37 | 1:57 | 3:03:01 | 1:46 | 1:49:39 | 5:48:01 |
| 7 | Anton Van Zyl | South Africa | 49:19 | 1:52 | 3:01:11 | 1:42 | 1:55:38 | 5:49:43 |
| 8 | Vasilis Krommidas |  Greece | 51:43 | 2:05 | 3:02:51 | 1:33 | 1:51:44 | 5:49:56 |
| 9 | Olivier Marceau | Switzerland | 51:43 | 1:52 | 2:59:45 | 1:42 | 1:55:06 | 5:50:10 |
| 10 | Conrad Stoltz | South Africa | 51:35 | 2:06 | 3:07:36 | 1:54 | 1:48:22 | 5:51:36 |
| 11 | Stefan Holzner | Germany | 53:30 | 2:15 | 3:04:07 | 1:46 | 1:50:45 | 5:52:25 |
| 12 | Cyrille Neveu | France | 51:46 | 1:49 | 2:59:37 | 1:37 | 1:58:07 | 5:52:57 |
| 13 | Francisco Javier Marco | Spain | 49:16 | 1:49 | 3:05:28 | 1:46 | 1:54:57 | 5:53:17 |
| 14 | Mark Bates |  Canada | 51:29 | 1:52 | 3:08:08 | 1:34 | 1:50:15 | 5:53:19 |
| 15 | Matthias Klumpp | Germany | 53:33 | 2:09 | 3:05:43 | 1:41 | 1:51:17 | 5:54:23 |
| 16 | Rolf Lautenbacher | Germany | 55:21 | 2:15 | 3:05:18 | 1:21 | 1:50:18 | 5:54:36 |
| 17 | Francois Chabaud | France | 51:46 | 1:53 | 3:07:34 | 1:42 | 1:53:12 | 5:56:09 |
| 18 | Martin Breedijk | Netherlands | 56:49 | 2:02 | 3:00:58 | 1:26 | 1:56:06 | 5:57:25 |
| 19 | Dirk Van Gossum | Belgium | 55:18 | 2:08 | 3:05:13 | 1:33 | 1:55:12 | 5:59:25 |
| 20 | Richard Van Diesen | Netherlands | 56:59 | 1:54 | 3:06:25 | 1:41 | 1:53:05 | 6:00:07 |
| 21 | Danilo Palmucci |  Italy | 53:33 | 2:01 | 3:12:26 | 1:50 | 1:50:32 | 6:00:26 |
| 22 | Hektor Llanos Burguera | Spain | 51:39 | 2:08 | 3:13:37 | 1:53 | 1:52:20 | 6:01:38 |
| 23 | Joachim Van Der Auwera | Belgium | 55:07 | 1:53 | 3:00:39 | 1:34 | 2:02:37 | 6:01:52 |
| 24 | Paul White | Canada | 54:11 | 2:13 | 3:11:47 | 1:35 | 1:52:24 | 6:02:12 |
| 25 | Andriy Yastrebov |  Ukraine | 54:10 | 1:49 | 3:12:11 | 1:46 | 1:54:01 | 6:03:57 |
| 26 | Bernardo Zetina |  Mexico | 51:48 | 1:46 | 3:09:48 | 1:46 | 2:01:03 | 6:05:14 |
| 27 | Machiel Utmann | Netherlands | 55:10 | 1:57 | 3:07:14 | 3:37 | 1:58:26 | 6:06:27 |
| 28 | Trondeval Hansen |  Norway | 55:12 | 2:20 | 3:08:37 | 1:42 | 2:00:32 | 6:08:27 |
| 29 | Per Nilsson | Denmark | 53:40 | 2:13 | 3:02:59 | 1:49 | 2:07:59 | 6:08:40 |
| 30 | Taro Shirato |  Japan | 51:31 | 1:46 | 3:14:26 | 1:27 | 2:00:27 | 6:09:41 |
| Key : DNF - did not finish ; DNS - did not start; n/r : not recorded | ||||||||
Women
18 athletes took to the water in Nice, all of whom completed the course. They were led home by the German Ines Estedt.[3][4]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | Overall time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ines Estedt | Germany | 54:01 | 2:05 | 3:12:19 | 3:26 | 2:02:27 | 6:14:23 |
| Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys | France | 53:51 | 1:54 | 3:24:37 | 2:36 | 1:59:22 | 6:21:23 |
| Virginia Berasategi Luna | Spain | 53:57 | 2:20 | 3:19:03 | 3:46 | 2:06:44 | 6:25:51 |
| 4 | Christine De Wit | Netherlands | 53:52 | 2:12 | 3:24:22 | 1:39 | 2:11:22 | 6:33:28 |
| 5 | Mieke Suys | Belgium | 53:59 | 1:47 | 3:32:53 | 1:49 | 2:05:24 | 6:35:57 |
| 6 | Beatrice Mouthon | France | 53:57 | 1:58 | 3:34:46 | 3:27 | 2:03:22 | 6:37:33 |
| 7 | Sophie Delemer | France | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45:44 |
| 8 | Julie Nievergelt |  United States | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43:29 |
| 9 | Jackie Corrigan |  Great Britain | 57:18 | 2:20 | 3:33:49 | 2:15 | 2:15:19 | 6:51:03 |
| 10 | Nerea Martinez Urruzola | Spain | 58:59 | 2:40 | 3:33:03 | 1:47 | 2:17:26 | 6:53:57 |
| 11 | Marijke Zeekant | Netherlands | 57:00 | 2:08 | 3:31:34 | 2:05 | 2:21:30 | 6:54:17 |
| 12 | Jacqueline Van Vliet | Netherlands | 1:02:19 | 2:29 | 3:27:46 | 2:13 | 2:24:09 | 6:58:57 |
| 13 | Mirella Gandellini | Italy | 1:05:11 | 2:41 | 3:28:43 | 1:53 | 2:20:47 | 6:59:16 |
| 14 | Kim Isherwood | Denmark | 59:36 | 3:13 | 3:37:58 | 2:28 | 2:20:06 | 7:03:22 |
| 15 | Sonja Frank | Canada | 58:56 | 2:39 | 3:40:25 | 2:05 | 2:24:09 | 7:08:16 |
| 16 | Tara Lee Marshall |  New Zealand | 1:05:53 | 2:16 | 3:37:23 | 2:16 | 2:35:46 | 7:23:37 |
| 17 | Rachel Louise Dumont Playfair | Canada | 1:03:59 | 2:19 | 3:39:26 | 2:17 | 3:36:58 | 8:25:03 |
| 18 | Suzanna Degazon |  Puerto Rico | 1:43:06 | 6:00 | 4:22:45 | 4:27 | 2:56:56 | 9:13:17 |
| Key : DNF - did not finish ; DNS - did not start | ||||||||