Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, was contested at the Pont d'Iéna. It marked the third time the sport of para triathlon was included in the Summer Paralympics.[1][2][3]
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| Triathlon at the XVII Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Pont d'Iéna |
| Dates | 1–2 September 2024 |
| Competitors | 122 in 11 events from 31 nations |
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Venue
The triathlon course started from Pont Alexandre III bridge near Seine River and ended at the same place. It involved a 750 metre Swim through Seine River, 20 km para cycling at Champs-Élysées, Avenue Montaigne, crossing the Seine by the Pont des Invalides and reaching the Quai d'Orsay with the last leg of 5 km run ending at Pont Alexandre III bridge.[4]
Qualification
There were a total of 11 events (6 men's and 5 women's). There were 120 slots (54 men, 50 women and 16 gender-free). The Paralympic qualification period was from 1 July 2023 to 1 July 2024. An NPC could send a maximum of 2 athletes per event. Out of 120 slots, 104 were to be qualified through ranking process and 16 other were filled with bipartite invitation by World Triathlon.[5] In the event, World Triathlon granted two extra slots for a total of 122.
Schedule
- All times and dates use Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| August | September | Events | ||||||||||
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| 28th Wed |
29th Thu |
30th Fri |
31st Sat |
1st Sun |
2nd Mon |
3rd Tue |
4th Wed |
5th Thu |
6th Fri |
7th Sat |
8th Sun | |
| OC | ● | ● | CC | |||||||||
Medal table
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  France* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 32 | |