Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Triathlon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir |
| Dates | 18 and 19 August 2008 |
| Competitors | 110 from 37 nations |
| Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 (women) and Tuesday, August 19 (men), on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling.
Each competitor started the event with a 1,500 metres (0.93 mi) swim course, followed by a 40 kilometres (25 mi) road bicycle race and finished with a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) road run. Both leg transitions (swimming—cycling and cycling—running) were performed on a special transition area, under judge's scrutiny. The cycling was carried out as 6 laps of 6.66 km each and the running as 4 laps of 2.5 km each.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's individual |
Jan Frodeno Germany |
Simon Whitfield Canada |
Bevan Docherty New Zealand |
| Women's individual |
Emma Snowsill Australia |
Vanessa Fernandes Portugal |
Emma Moffatt Australia |
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Event | Date | Start time |
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| Women's Triathlon | August 18 | 10:00 |
| Men's Triathlon | August 19 | 10:00 |
Participating nations
A total of 110 triathletes (55 men and 55 women) from 37 nations (men from 31 nations - women from 30 nations) competed at the Beijing Games:
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
