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CONTENTSITU & TRIaTHloN HISToRy ............................................................ 4NEW FOR LONDON 2012 ............................................................... 5ITU WoRld TRIaTHloN SeRIeS ....................................................... 5OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION SUMMARY .............................................. 6TRIaTHloN lIve SITeS page ........................................................... 7ScHedUle aNd Hyde paRK veNUe ................................................. 8veNUe map ................................................................................. 9

WOMEN’S LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC TRIATHLON FIELD ......................10WOMEN’S PROFILES ............................................................... 11-29FINAL WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION RANKINGS .................... 29MEN’S LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC TRIATHLON FIELD .......................... 30MEN’S PROFILES ................................................................... 31-49FINAL MEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION RANKINGS ......................... 49

2012 ITU SeaSoN To daTe ........................................................... 50loNdoN 2011 RevIeW ................................................................ 52SydNey 2000 ReveW ................................................................. 54aTHeNS 2004 RevIeW ................................................................. 56beIjINg 2008 RevIeW ................................................................. 58

looKINg aHead ......................................................................... 60ITU WoRld cHampIoNS ............................................................. 62ITU RecoRdS .............................................................................. 63


ITU & TRIAThLON hISTORYa yoUNg, dyNamIc SpoRT’S RapId RISe To THe olympIc STage

The first recorded triathlon took place in San Diego, California on 25 September 1974. It was organised by the San Diego Track & Field Club as an alternative to the rigors of training on the track. The race, which took place in San Diego’s Mission Bay, consisted of a 5.3-mile run, followed by a 5-mile bike and a 600-yard swim in the bay. A total of 46 athletes finished that first race. The International Triathlon Union (ITU) was founded in 1989 as the world governing body for triathlon and has been head-quartered in Vancouver, Canada ever since. A total of 30 National Federations attended the first ITU Congress in Avignon, France in 1989. Today there are over 140 affiliated National Federations. The ITU Triathlon World Cup Series began in 1991, staging 11 races in eight countries. The ITU World Triathlon Series was created as ITU’s top tier race series in 2009, staging multiple rounds in iconic cities across the globe. Triathlon was awarded full olympic games medal status by the Ioc at its congress in paris in 1994, and made its debut in the Sydney 2000 olympic games.

TRIAThLON’S OLYMPIC hISTORYTriathlon grew rapidly from its humble beginnings in San Diego and within a matter of years it became one of the fastest growing sports around the world. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was intrigued by the sport’s meteoric growth and in 1988 began discussions to include triathlon in the olympic games programme. Then Ioc President Juan Antonio Samaranch arranged a meeting in Stockholm that year with the intention of including triathlon in the olympic games as soon as possible. at that meeting, Canadian Les McDonald was selected as President to a working committee for triathlon, while Sweden’s Sture Jonasson was elected as Secretary. Triathlon was officially added to the olympic programme by the Ioc at its congress in paris in 1994.

Triathlon made its official Olympic Games debut in Sydney, where Simon Whitfield and Brigitte McMahon stamped their names into the history books as the first gold medallists. In Athens, it was Hamish Carter and Kate Allen’s golden turn before Emma Snowsill and Jan Frodeno won the gold in Beijing. Overall, Australia is on top of the Olympic medal tally with a total of four. As well as Snowsill’s gold, Australian women have collected two silver medals and one bronze. New Zealand and Switzerland have three medals each, each with one gold, then Canada and Germany have two medals. Both of Canada’s medals belong to Whitfield. Austria, the Czech Republic and the USa currently have one medal each.

a total of 13 athletes competed in each of the three editions in triathlon at the olympics before london. In the men’s, Whitfield, Ivan Rana (ESP), Hunter Kemper (USA), Reto Hug (SUI), Tim Don (GBR), Andriy Gluschenko (UKR), Csaba Kuttor (HUN), Olivier Marceau (SUI), Juraci Moreira (BRA), Volodymyr Polikarpenko (UKR) and Filip Ospaly (CZE) all competed in Sydney, Athens and Beijing. In the women’s field, there were just two – Japan’s Kiyomi Niwata and Germany’s Anja Dittmer. In London, less than a handful of those athletes will join the revered four consecutive Olympic Games club: Whitfield, Kemper and dittmer.


NEW FOR LONDON 2012Penalty Box - The major rule change from Beijing to the London Olympic Games is the introduction of a penalty box. Time penalties may be given during the race for minor infringements such as equipment outside the designated box in transition, or early or late dismount from the bike. Before, athletes were shown a red card in transition and had to stop on the spot for the appropriate time, now time penalties incurred during the race must be served in a designated box on course. For a full list of infringements, see the ITU Rules at www.triathlon.org/about/downloads/category/competition_rules/

ITU WORLD TRIAThLON SERIESThe ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS) was introduced in 2009, creating a series of world championship races rather than a single-day world championship. The series sees the world’s top triathletes competing head-to-head for rankings points that determine the overall ITU world champion, with media and fans able to watch from everywhere with a live international broadcast feed available from every event. The series has so far been staged in 14 of the world’s most amazing cities includ-ing Beijing, Budapest, Gold Coast, Hamburg, Kitzbühel, Lausanne, London, Madrid, San Diego, Seoul, Sydney, Tongyeong, Washington, Yokohama. This year the series travels to Stockholm and Auckland for the first time. A total of $2.06-million USD will be available for elite athletes racing the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series, the first time the prize pool has topped two million since the series started.


qUALIFICATION SUMMARY

There are a total of 110 spots in the triathlon events at the London 2012 Olympics: 55 men and 55 women. ITU’s interna-tional triathlon circuit, which includes the ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS), World Cups and Continental Championships, is where athletes competed for Olympic qualification. The qualification took place over a two-year period, from 1 June 2010 until 31 may 2012.

Athletes collected ITU Olympic qualification points to secure a place for their country on the start line. With a total of 55 places in the men’s and women’s races, a maximum of eight National Olympic Committees (NOCs) could qualify three places. Other NOCs can qualify a maximum of two. The next step is for athletes to qualify for their country’s Olympic team based on the criteria set by their National Federations.

The majority of Olympic slots are decided through the ITU Olympic qualification points list. National Federations can also gain spots if one of their athletes wins a Continental Championship, through the qualification and test event in London 2011, and through New Flag slots – in which the ITU awards berths to one country per continent, that would otherwise not have a slot.

In all, a record number of 39 NOCs had qualified spots at the triathlon competition for London 2012, the highest number ever for triathlon at an Olympic Games. In Beijing 2008, there were 36 NOCs that had qualified positions. Prior to that, there were 33 in Athens 2004 and 34 in Sydney 2000, although in those Olympics, there were 50 women and 50 men on the start lists.

Among the 39 NOCs this year, five have qualified a spot for the first time in the history of triathlon at the Olympic Games, including: Ecuador, Mauritius, Monaco, Republic of Korea, and Slovenia. The eight NOCs that were able to qualify the maxi-mum of three women were the United States, Australia, Great Britain, Japan, France, Germany, New Zealand and Spain. The eight NOCs that have qualified the maximum of three men are: Great Britain, Germany, Russia, New Zealand, France, Spain, Australia, and Canada. For more on Olympic qualification, please see www.triathlon.org/olympics/qualification.

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Triathlon Live allows fans and novices alike the next best experience to competing on the Olympic course, all neatly packed into an area less than half the size of a tennis court. Fans can jump into our cutting edge Endless Pool® and test their ability against a current that will challenge swimmers of all abilities, before biking and running on our state of the art equipment as they take in all the action from the Games on the big screen. Located in the heart of downtown in eight cities across Britain this is a chance for people all across the UK to take part in the Games. Triathlon Live will feature big screens and event spaces during the london 2012 olympic games, offering live broadcasts of olympic competitions and community triathlon events. In all there are eight Triathlon Live Sites operating across the UK, with sites in England, Scotland and Wales. Triathlon Live is an initiative by the International Triathlon Union and the British Triathlon Federation working in conjunction with LOCOG, the BBC and local authorities. Endless Pools are kindly providing the state-of-the-art pools for the project. Visit them at http://www.endlesspools.co.uk

Triathlon Live take place in the following cities: Leeds - Millennium Square - August 4- 7Bristol - Millennium Square - August 4- 7Cardiff - The Hayes - August 4- 7Coventry - Millennium Place - August 4- 7Edinburgh - Festival Square - August 4- 7Leicester - Humberstone Gate - August 4- 7London - Hyde Park - July 28 - August 12Manchester - Exchange Square - August 4- 7

BT LONDON LIVE hYDE PARKeven outside of the competition days for triathlon, Hyde Park will be the centre of attention during the Olympics as it transforms into the BT London Live Hyde Park. A partnership between the Mayor of London, The Royal Parks and The London Borough of Tower Hamlets, BT London Live is a key part of the programme of events organised by the Mayor of London to celebrate the games. Throughout london 2012, bT london live is offering the public the chance to catch sporting action live on state-of-the-art screens and enjoy a great range of free entertainment. Hyde Park is one of the eight Royal Parks, that will deliver unparalleled viewing of the Olympic Games via a series of big screens, including the largest one in the UK. The live BBC coverage will include London 2012 medal events, with cultural entertainment and live music also on offer. BT London Live Hyde Park will be free to access between 28 July and 11 August. The Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert on July 27 and the Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert on August 12 will be ticketed. For more information on the Hyde Park live site, visit www.london2012.com

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SChEDULE AND VENUE55 WOMEN AND 55 MEN GO FOR GOLD AT HYDE PARK

ThE SChEDULEWomen’s Triathlon – Saturday 4 August - 09:00 (Local time – GMT +1)Men’s Triathlon – Tuesday 7 August - 11:30 (Local time – GMT +1)

ThE VENUE - hYDE PARKAcquired by King Henry VIII in 1536, the park was originally used a hunting reserve where deer were kept for the purpose of sport. King james I opened the park to the public in 1637 and it has since become one of the most popular places in the city to visit for locals and tourists alike. It covers over 350 acres in central london, and is home to a number of grassroots sports clubs, including the Serpentine Swimming Club, whose members swim in the Serpentine Lake whatever the weather – even on Christmas Day. Hyde Park will host the Marathon Swimming and Triathlon events at London 2012.

Temporary seats will be built in June 2012 for spectators, and the course will be marked out. The park is also expected to be home to the music, theatre, film and cultural events that will take place throughout the summer of 2012.

ThE COURSESwim (1.5km) – The swim takes place in The Serpentine with a dive start from the swim platform placed on the north side of the lake. Athletes will swim one continuous lap, counter-clockwise.

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YOUNgEST AThLETE – Lucy Hall (GBR) – 21 February 1992 - 20 years, 5 months and 15 days on August 4, 2012OLDEST AThLETE – Laura Bennett (USA) – 25 April 1975 – 37 years old, 3 months and 11 days on August 4, 2012

PAST ELITE ITU WORLD ChAMPIONSHelen Jenkins (GBR) – 2008 & 2011Emma Moffatt (AUS) – 2009 & 2010

OLYMPIC MEDALLISTSEmma Moffatt (AUS) – Bronze in Beijing

FOUR-TIME OLYMPIANSAnja Dittmer (GER)

MOThERSIrina Abysova (RUS) has an 8-year-old daughterMateja Simic (SLO) has a 4-year-old son

NEW NOCsMauritius, Ecuador and Slovenia will complete in the triath-lon for the first time in Olympic history

WOMEN’S FIELDTHE

FACTS & FIgURES


Past Olympic games:25th – Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:2011 ITU Sprint World champion1st – 2011 Ishigaki ITU World Cup1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Sydney2nd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Sydney2nd – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Seoul2nd – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games3rd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid

Notable:• First Chilean to win an ITU World Championship

and an ITU World Triathlon Series race• alumnus of the ITU development programme• Studying nutrition at University• Speaks Spanish and english• Was one of 16 triathletes to receive a scholar-

ship from the Ioc olympic Solidarity World Programme Fund in 2011

• Known as one of the fastest runners on the ITU circut and smallest athletes at 5’0”

BARBARA RIVEROS DIAZ (ChI)Date of Birth: 4 august 1987Place of Birth: Santiago, chileResidence: pontevedra, Spain

Website: barbarariveros.cl

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Past Olympic games:London 2012 is first Olympic Games

ITU highlights:3rd – 2011 Edmonton ITU World Cup7th – 2011 Guatape ITU World Cup1st – 2012 Jiayuguan ITU Premium Asian Cup6th – 2009 ETU European Junior Championships8th – 2010 ETU European Junior Championships

Notable:• one of the youngest triathletes at the london

2012 olympic games• Made elite women’s debut in 2011• Has also competed in Winter Triathlon, and won

the Junior European title in 2008 and a bronze medal in the 2009 junior World championships

• Coach is 2-time Austrian Olympic triathlete Eva dollinger, and her husband Helmut dollinger

• Won bronze in ITU World Cup debut in edmonton in 2011

LISA PERTERER (AUT)Date of Birth: 16 october 1991Place of Birth: villach, austriaResidence: villach, austria

Website: lisaperterer.com

#2


ITU highlights:2nd – 2012 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup4th – 2009 ITU Junior World Championships5th – 2010 Holten ITU World Cup6th – 2011 Auckland ITU World Cup

Notable:• Raced on the ITU junior circuit from 2006 to

2009, and made her elite debut in the same race as 2012 olympic teammate Rachel Klamer

• Has a twin sister, Anouk Caelers, who also competed in ITU junior races from 2006 to 2009

• Claimed her first ITU World Cup podium just weeks before London 2012

MAAIKE CAELERS (NED)Date of Birth: 2 September 1990Place of Birth: Weert, NetherlandsResidence: Weert, Netherlands

Twitter: @maaikecaelersWebsite: maaikecaelers.com

#3



ITU highlights:2nd – 2009 ETU Junior European Championships 3rd – 2010 Huatulco ITU World Cup3rd – 2009 ITU Junior World Championships4th – 2010 ITU U23 World Championships5th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid5th – 2012 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup5 ITU European Cup wins

Notable:• Born in Zimbabwe where her parents worked

as doctors, they moved back to the Netherlands when she was 3

• Took up swimming first and then running• a triathlete at her athletics club advised her

to participate in a talent Id day set up by the Dutch Triathlon Federation

• Studies Health Sciences at the University of maastricht

RAChEL KLAMER (NED)Date of Birth: 8 october 1990Place of Birth: Harare, ZimbabweResidence: denekamp, Netherlands

Twitter: @rachelklamerWebsite: rachelklamer.com

#4


ITU highlights:3rd – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup5th – 2010 PATCO Pan American Championships6th – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games6th – 2012 PATCO Pan American Championships2008 ITU aquathlon World champion5 ITU Pan American Cup wins

Notable:• Made her junior debut in 2005 at the ITU Junior

World championships in gamagori, and her elite debut in 2007

• Competed in her first triathlon at age 9• Coached by Luis Miguel Chavez, who also

coaches London-bound swimmers Lizeth Rueda Santos (marathon swimming) and Patricia castaneda (800m freestyle)

CLAUDIA RIVAS (MEX)Date of Birth: 15 june 1989Place of Birth: Guadalajara, Mexico Residence: Guadalajara, Mexico

#5


ITU highlights:2nd – 2011 ITU U23 World Championships2nd – 2004 ETU Junior European Championships 4th – 2006 ETU Junior European Championships 7th – 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup7th – 2011 ETU European Championships

Notable:• Made her junior debut at the 2004 European

titles, where she claimed silver, and her elite debut in Hungary’s legendary World cup race, Tiszaujvaros in 2006

ZSOFIA KOVACS (hUN)Date of Birth: 7 February 1988Place of Birth: ma’trafured, HungaryResidence: ma’trafured, Hungary

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ITU highlights:2011 aTU U23 african champion3rd – 2011 Maputo 10th All Africa Games4th – 2012 ATU African Championships2 ITU African Cup wins

Notable:• alumnus of ITU’s development programme• First triathlete from Mauritius to qualify for the

olympic games• Took up triathlon when she was 9, because

of her sister, Floriane, and also competed in swimming and volleyball

• It wasn’t until she moved to France after high school that she started to focus on triathlon full time

• Speaks French and English

FABIENNE ST. LOUIS (MRI)Date of Birth: 22 march 1988Place of Birth: curepipe, mauritiusResidence: St Pierre du Perray, France

#7


ITU highlights:9th – 2012 Salinas ITU Pan American Cup12th – 2012 ETU European Championships9th – 2011 ETU Junior European Championships

Notable:• Youngest athlete in the women’s triathlon at

london 2012 • One of the fastest swimmers in triathlon• made her elite debut in the ITU World Triathlon

Series in 2011 - and exited the water first on three occasions (Hamburg, lausanne and yokohama)

• Competed in first triathlon at the age 8 • Studying sports science and management at

loughborough college

LUCY hALL (gBR)Date of Birth: 21 February 1992Place of Birth: Lutterworth, England, GBRResidence: leicester, england, great britain

#8


ITU highlights:4th – 2009 ITU U23 World Championships 5th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego5th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg6th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final budapest6th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon London7th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid

Notable:• An accomplished junior swimmer and runner,

she won national titles in athletics (1500m), and reached four national finals as a backstroke swimmer

• Also won the National Modern Biathlon Champs three times in a row

• Within her first week Loughborough University she was contacted by British Triathlon, and she focused on triathlon full time from 2005

VICKY hOLLAND (gBR)Date of Birth: 12 january 1986Place of Birth: Swansea, Wales, Great BritainResidence: gloucester, england, great britain

Twitter: @vixHollandWebsite: vickyholland.com

#9


Past Olympic games:21st – Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:2008 & 2011 ITU World champion1st – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego 1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon London2nd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney2nd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final3rd – 2010 ITU World Triathlon London3rd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final

Notable:• born Helen Tucker in Scotland to parents, ed

and Jo Tucker, her father was in the Royal Air force and was based in RAF Lossiemouth

• Spent the first few years of her life moving, her sister Harriet was born in Germany

• Did her first triathlon at age 15• Suffered an Achilles tendon injury in 2006 but

won 2008 ITU World Championship• Husband marc jenkins represented great

britain at the 2004 athens olympic games

hELEN JENKINS (gBR)Date of Birth: 8 march 1984Place of Birth: elgin, Scotland, great britainResidence: bridgend, Wales, great britain

Twitter: @heljinxWebsite: helenjenkins.co.uk

#10


ITU highlights:2011 eTU european champion2009 ITU junior World champion2008 & 2009 eTU junior european champion2nd – ITU World Triathlon Madrid3rd – 2012 ETU European Championships3rd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Madrid3rd – 2011 ITU U23World Championships

Notable:• In 1997 she took part in her first triathlon in

Vaulx-en-Velin and since then she has won ten national championships in various age-group categories

• Known as a strong runner• Speaks French and English

EMMIE ChARAYRON (FRA)Date of Birth: 17 january 1990Place of Birth: Lyon, FranceResidence: Messimy, France

#11


ITU highlights:1st – 2011 Tongyeong ITU World Cup 2nd – 2010 ITU Mixed Relay World Championships3rd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Madrid 3rd – 2009 Huatulco ITU World Cup 3rd – 2008 Lorient ITU World Cup3 French National Championships

Notable:• Bachelor in Sport Science and post-grad

diploma in translation• Known as one of the top swim-bikers on the

ITU tour• Co-owner of Mako Sport, wetsuit and swim-

wear manufacturer• partner carole peon also competes on the

French National team• Member of ITU Executive Board as co-chair of

the athletes committee

JESSICA hARRISON (FRA)Date of Birth: 27 october 1977Place of Birth: Sheffield, great britainResidence: Montpellier, France

Twitter: @jessmakoWebsite: jessica-harrison.onlinetri.com

#12



ITU highlights:1st – 2011 Guatape ITU Triathlon World Cup 2nd – 2010 ETU European Championships2nd – 2008 Kitzbühel ITU World Cup2nd – 2007 Cancun ITU World Cup4th – 2011 Tongyeong ITU World Cup4th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Sydney4th – 2006 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup

Notable:• Started at the age of 19 after a friend sug-

gested she give it a try and finished last in her first triathon

• masters in sport science• In her spare time, she acts in an improv theatre

group• partner jessica Harrison also competes on the

French National team

CAROLE PEON (FRA)Date of Birth: 4 November 1978Place of Birth: Nice, FranceResidence: Montpellier, France

Website:carole-peon.onlinetri.com

#14


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 Tateyama ASTC Asian Championships1st – 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games 3rd – 2011 Auckland ITU World Cup3rd – 2011 Yilan ASTC Asian Championships4th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Madrid4th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Sydney

Notable:• As a former competitive swimmer, her strength

is the swim• made her ITU debut in 2003 in an asian cup,

and started competing regularly on the ITU circuit in 2006

• Trains with fellow Olympic Juri Ide and Youth olympic games inaugural champion yuka Sato

MARIKO ADAChI (JPN)Date of Birth: 21 july 1983Place of Birth: osaka, japanResidence: Tokyo, japan

#15


ITU highlights:1st – 2011 Huatulco ITU World Cup1st – 2010 Muscat Asian Beach Games 1st – 2009 Ishigaki ITU World Cup2nd – 2007 Eilat ITU World Cup3rd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama3rd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Tongyeong3rd – 2008 Guangzhou ASTC Asian Championships

Notable:• one of the most successful japanese triathletes

ever and highest Japanese finisher at the olympic games

• only japanese triathlete to make podium in the ITU World Triathlon Series

• 2008, 2009, 2011 japanese National champion• Trains with fellow Olympic Mariko Adachi and

inaugural youth olympic champion yuka Sato• made her ITU debut in the Under23 World

championships in lausanne in 2006

JURI IDE (JPN)Date of Birth: 9 june 1983Place of Birth: Tokyo, japanResidence: Tokyo, japan

#16



ITU highlights:2006 & 2008 aSTc asian champion1st – 2010 Huatulco ITU World Cup1st – 2009 Huatulco ITU World Cup2nd – 2011 Monterrey ITU World Cup2nd – 2010 Monterrey ITU World Cup2nd – 2006 Doha Asian Games

Notable:• Went to a swimming club with her brother

when she was in elementary school. At14 she participated in an ekiden race, a relay race run in japanese schools and she set a record

• Switched to track and field from swimming in high school and after graduating, she moved to chiba to start training as a triathlete

• Outside of triathlon she enjoys painting• All 4 ITU World Cup medals won in Mexico• Known as one of the sport’s top runners

AI UEDA (JPN)Date of Birth: 26 october 1983Place of Birth: Kyoto, japanResidence: chiba, japan

Website: aiueda.com

#17


ITU highlights:2nd – 2009 Huatulco ITU World Cup4th – 2011 Monterrey ITU World Cup7th – 2012 ETU European Championships5 ITU European Cup wins

Notable:• Member of Denmark’s national swimming team

from 12 to 18, and won several national titles• Retired from swimming and worked as a spin

instructor for five years, while also attending University, before taking up triathlon in 2004

• bachelor of Science, physical education and Health from the University of Southern denmark and a masters of Science in Human Nutrition from the Faculty of Life Science, the University of copenhagen

hELLE FREDERIKSEN (DEN)Date of Birth: 3 march 1981Place of Birth: Funen, DenmarkResidence: Farum, Denmark

Twitter: @helle_fWebsite: hellefrederiksen.com

#18


ITU highlights:3rd – 2010 Monterrey ITU World Cup5th – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup6th – 2009 Huatulco ITU World Cup13th – 2012 ETU European Championships

Notable:• made ITU debut in 2009, after spending a num-

ber of years on the Danish national swim team • Attended Oakland University in the U.S, where

she was part of the swim team • completed a master’s degree in biochemistry

and molecular biology in 2008• Will start a PhD with the Department of Clinical

pathology at odense University• brother martin jensen is also an elite triathlete

LINE JENSEN (DEN)Date of Birth: 14 january 1981Place of Birth: Silkeborg, denmarkResidence: odense, denmark

Website: jensentri.com/line

#19



ITU highlights:2010 ITU Sprint World champion2007 ITU Under23 World champion1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg1st – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama1st – 2008 Lorient ITU World Cup 3rd – 2010 ITU World Championships2nd – 2009 ITU World Championships

Notable:• Grew up competing in equestrian and took up

triathlon in 2002, as a way to keep active while her horse was injured

• First Swedish triathlete to win an ITU World championship

• alumnus of the ITU development programme• Injuries in the past 18 months includes two

torn calf muscles• Trains with fellow Olympic triathletes Sarah

groff, vicky Holland, and Kate Roberts

LISA NORDEN (SWE)Date of Birth: 24 November 1984Place of Birth: Kristianstad, SwedenResidence: Hoor, Sweden

Twitter: @lisanordenWebsite: lisanorden.com

#20


ITU highlights:9th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Madrid9th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel15th – 2009 ETU European Championships1st – 2007 ITU Age-Group World Championships (20-24 Female)

Notable:• Started swimming at age 12, but didn’t take up

triathlon until after high school• Former tennis player and gymnast• degree in physical education• Qualified for London 2012 with a 12th place

finish in the final qualification race in Madrid• Speaks german and english

SVENJA BAZLEN (gER)Date of Birth: 1 january 1984Place of Birth: Stuttgart, germanyResidence: Freiberg, Germany

Website: svenja-bazlen.de

#21

Past Olympic games:33rd – Beijing 200811th – Athens 200415th – Sydney 2000

ITU highlights:1999 eTU european champion3rd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon London5th – 2009 ITU World Triathlon London5th – 2000 Perth ITU World Championships 7 ITU World Cup wins (tied for 9th all-time)

Notable:• Only woman to have qualified for four consecu-

tive olympic games in triathlon• One of the oldest triathletes in the women’s

event at the london 2012 games• Brother Andreas Dittmer is a three-time

olympic gold medallist in canoeing• Competed in her first ITU event in 1994, finish-

ing 8th at the junior world championships • Out of 102 ITU events, has finished in the top

ten 61 times

ANJA DITTMER (gER)Date of Birth: 22 September 1975Place of Birth: Neubrandenburg, germanyResidence: Saarbrucken, germany

Website: anjadittmer.de

#22



ITU highlights:3rd – 2011 Monterrey ITU World Cup4th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid 4th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg7th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney7th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego7th – 2011 Auckland ITU World Cup

Notable:• Qualified for Olympics with 4th place in 2012

ITU World Triathlon madrid• Has competed in duathlon and Winter Triathlon

World championships• likes to relax by completing Sudoku, solving

puzzles or knitting• First sport was tennis, and she also competed in

modern pentathlon• Took up triathlon at age 20• degree in sports science from TU munich

ANNE hAUg (gER)Date of Birth: 20 january 1983Place of Birth: bayreuth, germanyResidence: munich, germany

Website: anne-haug.de

#23

Past Olympic games:42nd – Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:2nd – 2010 Muscat Asian Beach Games2nd – 2009 ASTC U23 Asian Championships4th – 2008 ATSC Asian Championships16th – 2012 Ishigaki ITU World Cup

Notable:• made her elite ITU debut in 2007• One of only two Chinese triathlete to qualify for

two Olympic Games• Has been china’s top female triathlete since

2009

YI ZhANg (ChN)Date of Birth: 1 january 1987Place of Birth: chengdu, chinaResidence: Beijing, China

#24


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney 1st – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg1st – 2012 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup 1st – 2010 Holten ITU World Cup 2006 ITU U23 World champion2nd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego2nd – 2012 Banyoles ITU World Cup

Notable:• In 2009, Densham collapsed and was pulled

from the water at a race in Des Moines, Iowa• Diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia

(racing heartbeat) and had corrective surgery• Began 2012 with wins in Mooloolaba and

Sydney, followed by silver in San Diego, to secure Olympic qualification

• In 7 ITU races in 2012, has finished on the podium 6 times, including 3 golds and 2 silvers

ERIN DENShAM (AUS)Date of Birth: 3 may 1985Place of Birth: camden, australiaResidence: melbourne, australia

Twitter: @erindensham

#25



ITU highlights:2010 ITU U23 World champion1st – 2012 OTU Oceania Championships2nd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg2nd – 2011 ITU Sprint World Championships2nd – 2009 ITU Junior World Championships4th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon London

Notable:• Studying for a bachelor of commerce at the

University of Southern Queensland• Competed her first triathlon at age 15, after

current coach Stephen moss spotted her competing in a cross country race

• Finished fourth overall in the 2011 ITU World championship series, in her debut elite season

• Partner is fellow Australian triathlete Drew Box

EMMA JACKSON (AUS)Date of Birth: 20 august 1991Place of Birth: brisbane, australiaResidence: brisbane, australia

Twitter: @ejjackoWebsite: emmajackson.net.au

#26

Past Olympic games:Bronze – Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:2009 & 2010 ITU World champion5 ITU World Triathlon Series wins (tied for 1st all-time)4 ITU World Cup wins2nd – 2006 ITU U23 World Championships

Notable:• beginning triathlon at the age of 13, she

followed in both her parents’ footsteps, who have always competed in triathlon, as she rose through the junior ranks

• Only previous Olympic medallist in the women’s triathlon field

• Awarded AIS athlete of the year in 2009• coached by 2000 olympian craig Walton• Race superstitions include always competing in

pearls and puts on her left sock before her right

EMMA MOFFATT (AUS)Date of Birth: 7 September 1984Place of Birth: moree, australiaResidence: gold coast, australia

Twitter: @_MoffyWebsite: emmamoffatt.com

#27


ITU highlights:2nd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid2nd – 2012 Ishigaki ITU World Cup2nd – 2011 Tongyeong ITU World Cup2nd – 2011 Ishigaki ITU World Cup3rd – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

Notable:• Was a swimmer and national level cross coun-

try runner, and tried triathlon first at school• Won 2007 Irish championship as an amateur,

but started training with Triathlon Ireland’s high performance programme soon after

• First Irish triathlete to medal in an ITU World Triathlon Series event, with bronze in Hamburg

• Honours degree in Heath and physical education from liverpool Hope and a teaching certificate in PE from the University of Ulster

AILEEN MORRISON (IRL)Date of Birth: 15 june 1982Place of Birth: derry, IrelandResidence: lisburn, Ireland

Twitter: @aileenmorrWebsite: aileenmorrison.com

#28



ITU highlights:2nd – 2011 Huatulco ITU World Cup 2nd – 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup 2nd – 2010 Holten ITU World Cup3rd – 2011 ETU European Championships3rd – 2012 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup4th – 2005 ITU Junior World Championships 10th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

Notable:• Started swimming at age 3, and also competed

in volleyball and rhythmic gymnastics• Made her European debut at the junior

women’s world championships in 2004, and competed on the junior ITU circuit until 2007

• Won a silver medal in her debut World cup race, in Holten in 2010

ANNAMARIA MAZZETTI (ITA)Date of Birth: 25 august 1988Place of Birth: magenta, ItalyResidence: cesate, Italy

#29

Past Olympic games:23rd – Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:1st – 2010 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup2nd – 2011 ETU European Championships2nd – 2005 ITU U23 World Championship2nd – 2004 ITU U23 World Championships2009 ITU World duathlon champion

Notable:• Came to triathlon from swimming, made her

eTU debut in 2002 and ITU debut in 2003• a graduate of the department of anthropol-

ogy and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Charles University in prague

• Works as a sports instructor• Collapsed just before the finish at the Huatulco

World Cup this year, but just a week later raced ITU World Triathlon San Diego where her 18th place helped to qualify her spot in london

VENDULA FRINTOVA (CZE)Date of Birth: 4 September 1983Place of Birth: Nachod, Czech RepublicResidence: Nachod, Czech Republic

Website: frintova.toof.cz

#30


ITU highlights:3rd – 2010 Holten ITU World Cup6th – 2011 Tongyeong ITU World Cup6 ITU European Cup wins2008 eTU european duathlon champion

Notable:• Has also competed in Winter Triathlon and won

the 2006 Under23 european title• Has been racing on the ITU circuit since 2003,

and has collected 34 podium places across a range of events including ITU World cups, european cups, asian cups and duathlon and aquathlon races

RADKA VODICKOVA (CZE)Date of Birth: 7 November 1984Place of Birth: Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Rep.Residence: Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Rep.

#31



ITU highlights:1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Beijing1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 1st – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Madrid1st – 2011 Auckland ITU World Cup1st – 2007 Kitzbühel ITU World Cup3rd – 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2005 ITU U23 World champion

Notable:• Competitive swimmer from age 6, then repre-

sented New Zealand in surf lifesaving• Did first triathlon in 2005 and within six

months, won the ITU U23 World Championship• Her partner, French Olympian Laurent Vidal, is

also her coach• economics degree from Univ. of cantenbury• In 2005 she completed a coast to coast in New

Zealand - 243km running, cycling and kayaking from the west to east coast of New Zealand

ANDREA hEWITT (NZL)Date of Birth: 4 april 1982Place of Birth: Christchurch, New ZealandResidence: Christchurch, New Zealand

Twitter: @andreahewittnzWebsite: andreahewitt.com

#32


ITU highlights:1st – 2009 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup3rd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama4th – 2010 OTU Oceania Championships6th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Beijing6th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Madrid8th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

Notable:• In 2005, won the World Mountain Running

championships in Wellington and was named New Zealand sportswoman of the year

• Represented New Zealand at the 2006 Com-monwealth Games in the 3000m steeplechase

• Qualified for 2008 Olympics in 3000m steeple-chase, but had to withdraw due to injury

• Switched her focus to triathlon, and her first year on the ITU circuit was 2009

• bachelor of commerce degree

KATE MCILROY (NZL)Date of Birth: 26 august 1981Place of Birth: Wellington, New ZealandResidence: Wellington, New Zealand

Twitter: @katemcilroyWebsite: katemcilroy.com

#33

Past Olympic games:Alternate for Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:1st – 2011 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup3rd – 2007 Kitzbühel ITU World Cup3rd – 2006 ITU U23 World Championships 4th – 2009 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup4th – 2006 Madrid ITU World Cup

Notable:• Former national league field hockey player• Her high school teacher and 7-time ITU World

Cup winner Sam Warriner suggested she take up triathlon

• 2012 New Zealand national road cycling champion, and regarded as one of the best cyclists on the ITU circuit

• graduated from the University of otago in 2004 with a Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) & bachelor of physical education

NICKY SAMUELS (NZL)Date of Birth: 28 February 1983Place of Birth: Whangarei, New ZealandResidence: Wanaka, New Zealand

Twitter: @NickySamuelsWebsite: nickysamuels.com

#34



ITU highlights:1st – 2010 Eilat ITU Premium European Cup8th – 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup8th – 2011 Monterrey ITU World Cup

Notable:• First female triathlete from Belgium to qualify

for the olympic games• Focused on swimming from age 11. But gave it

up after finishing marketing and sports man-agement studies to work full-time work in 2006

• First triathlon in the summer of 2007• In September 2011 focused full time on triath-

lon with the aim of qualifying for London 2012• Speaks Dutch, German, French, English and

Spanish

KATRIEN VERSTUYFT (BEL)Date of Birth: 21 july 1982Place of Birth: Antwerp, BelgiumResidence: morstel, belgium

Twitter: @K_VerstuyftWebsite: katrienverstuyft.wordpress.com

#35

Past Olympic games:DNF – Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:1st – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup2nd – 2006 ITU Junior World Championships3rd – 2012 Edmonton ITU World Cup6th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego8th – 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games9th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Beijing

Notable:• Completed her first triathlon in Bermuda at

age 7, then at 16, moved to devon, england, to finish school and focus on triathlon

• After not finishing in her Olympic debut in Bei-jing, Duffy took two years off from competitive triathlon to focus on her University studies

• alumnus of ITU development programme• Was one of 16 triathletes to receive a scholar-

ship from the Ioc olympic Solidarity World Programme Fund in 2011

FLORA DUFFY (BER)Date of Birth: 30 September 1987Place of Birth: Warwick, BermudaResidence: Warwick, Bermuda

Twitter: @floraduffyWebsite: floraduffytri.blogspot.com

#36


ITU highlights:2009 eTU european U23 champion 1st – 2010 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup5th – 2011 ETU European Championships5th – 2011 ITU U23 World Championships5th – 2009 ITU U23 World Championships3 ITU European Cup wins

Notable:• Studying a postgraduate course at Zhytomyr

National agroecological University, in econom-ics management of agricultural enterprises

• alumnus of the ITU development programme• From 2008 to 2010 was married to fellow

Ukrainian olympian danylo Sapunov• one of 16 triathletes to receive a scholarship

from the Ioc olympic Solidarity World Programme Fund in 2011

YULIYA YELISTRATOVA (UKR)Date of Birth: 15 February 1988Place of Birth: ovruch, UkraineResidence: Zhytomyr, Ukraine

Website: yuyilatriathlete.com

#37



ITU highlights:3rd – 2009 PATCO U23 Pan American Champion-ships5th – 2012 PATCO Pan American Championships5th – 2010 Monterrey ITU World Cup5 ITU Pan American Cup wins

Notable:• First triathlete from Ecuador in Olympic Games• Coached by Roberto Solano, who also coaches

leonardo chacon and manny Huerta • Before triathlon, was a swimmer, and com-

peted in middle distance track races • Both her parents were middle distance runners,

competing in 5 and 10km events• Her sister is a national swim champion in

ecuador in the 400m and 800m• alumnus of the ITU development programme

ELIZABETh BRAVO (ECU)Date of Birth: 30 january 1987Place of Birth: cuenca, ecuadorResidence: cuenca, ecuador

#38


ITU highlights:2nd – 2011 Edmonton ITU World Cup5th – 2011 Huatulco ITU World Cup8th – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup9th – 2003 ITU World Championships21st – 2012 ETU European Championships

Notable:• First triathlete from Slovenia to win an ITU

World cup medal• First triathlete from Slovenia to qualify for the

olympic games• Mother to a four-year-old son, Luka• alumni of the ITU development programme• In 2011 she started her campaign to qualify for

london 2012 and competed in 23 races over an 18 month period and eight in 2012 to qualify for london

MATEJA SIMIC (SLO)Date of Birth: 11 march 1980Place of Birth: Ljubljana, SloveniaResidence: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Twitter: @SimicMateja

#39


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 ETU Mixed Relay European Champion-ships2nd – 2009 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup3rd – 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup8th – 2012 ETU European Championships8th – 2009 ETU European Championships9th – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

Notable:• Former world championship medallist in open

water swimming• In 2002, she decided to switch to triathlon and

won her first Russian national title in 2003• Married to fellow Russian triathlete and 2008

olympian Igor Sysoyev• gave birth to her daugher in 2004• Failed to finish at the Beijing 2008 Olympic

games after crashing on the bike

IRINA ABYSOVA (RUS)Date of Birth: 7 November 1980Place of Birth: Moscow, RussiaResidence: Moscow, Russia

#40



ITU highlights:2011 eTU U23 european champion1st – 2012 ETU Mixed Relay European Champion-ships3 ITU Junior European Cup wins4th – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup5th – 2010 ITU U23 World Championships5th – 2009 ITU Junior World Championships

Notable:• Made her elite debut when she was still a

junior in 2005, then competed on the junior circuit from 2006 to 2009 before returning to the elite fields in 2009

• 2011 Russian National champion• member of the 2012 european championship

winning Russian Mixed Relay team

ALEXANDRA RAZARENOVA (RUS)Date of Birth: 17 july 1990Place of Birth: St petersburg, RussiaResidence: St petersburg, Russia

#41


ITU highlights:2008 ITU U23 World champion2004 eTU european junior champion 1st – 2009 & 2010 ITU Mixed Relay World championships1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Seoul3rd – 2010 ITU Sprint World Championships3rd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

Notable:• Known as one of the strongest cyclists on the

ITU circuit• Spent most of 2011 on the sidelines with injury

and stomach problems, but took a break and returned to start 2012 with a sixth place in mooloolaba

• past coaches include darren Smith and 2000 olympian craig Walton

• Secondary vocational certificate in occupational health field

DANIELA RYF (SUI)Date of Birth: 29 may 1987Place of Birth: Solothurn, SwitzerlandResidence: Feldbrunnen, Switzerland

Twitter: @danielaryfWebsite: danielaryf.ch

#42

Past Olympic games:6th – Beijing 200819th – Athens 2004

ITU highlights:2009, 2010 & 2012 eTU european champion2001 ITU junior World champion1st – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel1st – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Madrid1st – 2009 ITU World Triathlon London

Notable:• Regarded as the strongest cyclist on the ITU

circuit• Won the first and last race of the London 2012

Olympic Games qualification period, both ITU World Triathlon series events in madrid

• Partner is three-time Olympic triathlete Reto Hug

• Won the 2012 Swiss national championships in 5000m running

• Has a law degree

NICOLA SPIRIg (SUI)Date of Birth: 7 February 1982Place of Birth: Zurich, SwitzerlandResidence: Winkel, Switzerland

Twitter: @NicolaSpirigWebsite: nicolaspirig.ch

#43



ITU highlights:3rd – 2011 Huatulco ITU World Cup4th – 2011 Ishigaki ITU World Cup6th – 2011 ETU European Championships9th – 2006 ETU European Championships

Notable:• married her husband, William, in 2011• a viral disease affected her start to the 2012

season, but she raced WTS San diego and the Huatulco World cup to help secure three olympic for Spain

MARINA DAMLAIMCOURT (ESP)Date of Birth: 15 october 1979Place of Birth: madrid, SpainResidence: collado villalba, Spain

Twitter: @mdamlaimcourtWebsite: marinadamlaimcourt.blogspot.com

#44


ITU highlights:2nd – 2012 ETU European Championships3rd – 2010 Tongyeong ITU World Cup4th – 2005, 2010 & 2011 ETU European championships6th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney6th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid

Notable:• Becomes one of only a few athletes to compete

at three consecutive olympic games in london• made her ITU debut in 2001 and has competed

in 95 ITU races, and finished in the top ten 38 times

• Known as a strong runner and the top Spanish female triathlete since 2008

AINhOA MURUA (ESP)Date of Birth: 18 july 1978Place of Birth: Zarautz, SpainResidence: Zarautz, Spain

Twitter: @ainhoamuruitxWebsite: ainhoamura.com

#45


ITU highlights:3rd – 2011 Guatape ITU World Cup3rd – 2011 Tongyeong ITU World Cup4th – 2004 ITU U23 World Championships 4th – 2003 ITU U23 World Championships

Notable:• Collected two consecutive World Cup podiums

in 2011, in Tongyeong and guatape, to help qualify a spot for Spain in london

ZURINE RODRIgUEZ (ESP)Date of Birth: 21 may 1982Place of Birth: viccaya, SpainResidence: madrid, Spain

Twitter: @ZurineRodriguez

#46



ITU highlights:2006, 2007, 2010 & 2011 aTU african champion5th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg4th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg4th – 2010 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup6th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel6th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Sydney 16th – 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games

Notable:• Competitive swimmer and middle distance

runner throughout school• bachelor of Human Resource management

degree at the University of the Free State • after her elite career, she hopes to be involved

in grassroots development of the sport in africa• Has a twin sister, Tessa• Olympic dream began in 1992 after watching

South Africa’s Elana Meyer win silver in the 10,000m at the barcelona olympics games

KATE ROBERTS (RSA)Date of Birth: 20 june 1983Place of Birth: bloemfontein, South africaResidence: bloemfontein, South africa

Twitter: @katiepureWebsite: kateroberts.com

#47


ITU highlights:2012 aTU african champion2nd – 2011 ATU African Championships4th – 2012 Ishigaki ITU World Cup

Notable:• competed in triathlon from an early age, fol-

lowing in the footsteps of her father and sister• Law degree at the University of Stellenbosch • Moved to London for work in 2009, where a trip

to the Windsor triathlon sparked a comeback• In 2010, combined full time work with compet-

ing on the ITU circuit, and focused full time on triathlon from the start of 2011

• Youngest female lawyer to appear in the High court in South africa

gILLIAN SANDERS (RSA)Date of Birth: 15 october 1982Place of Birth: johannesburg, South africaResidence: london, great britain

Twitter: @gillcurrsandersWebsite: gilliansanders.com

#48


ITU highlights:2nd – 2012 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup3rd – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games2011 paTco pan american Sprint champion2010 paTco pan american U23 champion

Notable:• made her ITU debut in 2008• Known as one of the strongest swimmers on

the ITU circuit

PAMELA OLIVEIRA (BRA)Date of Birth: 6 october 1987Place of Birth: Vila Velha, BrazilResidence: Vila Velha, Brazil

Twitter: @Pami_OliveiraWebsite: pamellaoliveira.com.br

#49



ITU highlights:6th – 2011 Ishigaki ITU World Cup6th – 2010 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup 9th – 2010 Tongyeong ITU World Cup10th – 2011 Guatape ITU World Cup10th – 2008 Richards Bay ITU World Cup11th – 2009 ETU European Championships

Notable:• First athletic career was modern pentathlon,

which she had hoped to qualify for the olympics in, but after coming 3rd at the polish national triathlon championships in 2001 which was her first triathlon, she decided to switch sports

• made her ITU debut at the 2002 european championships

MARIA CZESNIK (POL)Date of Birth: 3 august 1977Place of Birth: Warsaw, PolandResidence: Warsaw, Poland

Website: mariaczesnik.pl

#50


ITU highlights:2011 ITU U23 World champion 2010 eTU U23 european championship2010 FISU World University Champion4th – 2010 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup5th – 2011 Guatape ITU World Cup5th – 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup6th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

Notable:• First Polish triathlete to win an ITU World

championship• Was a swimmer and runner before triathlon,

competed on the junior circuit from 2006 to 2007 and made elite debut in Holten in 2008

• a national champion in cross country• Studying physical education at University• Spent her early years living by a forest, and her

grandfather taught her to identify animals by their footprints and other outdoor skills

AgNIESZKA JERZYK (POL)Date of Birth: 15 janury 1988Place of Birth: Leszno, PolandResidence: Leszno, Poland

Website: agnieszkajerzyk.pl

#51


ITU highlights:2nd – 2003 ITU World Championships3rd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego3rd – 2005 ITU World Championships3rd – 2007 ITU World Championships3rd – 2004 ITU World Championships4 ITU World Cup wins3 U.S. National championships

Notable:• Married to elite triathlete Greg Bennett, who

finished 4th at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games• Bachelor of Finance from Southern Methodist

University and a diploma is Real estate • Was an eight-time All-American and member

of the 1997 Ncaa champion 400 medley relay while swimming at SMU

• Named USaT Triathlete of the year in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

• Known as one of the strongest swimmers

LAURA BENNETT (USA)Date of Birth: 25 april 1975Place of Birth: Palm Beach, FL, United StatesResidence: boulder, co, United States

Twitter: @lauraRbennettWebsite: bennettendurance.com

#52



ITU highlights:3rd – 2011 ITU World Championships3rd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg3rd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel 7th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel 7th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon London 7th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Lausanne 7th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Madrid

Notable:• First American woman to make ITU World

Triathlon Series podium • bachelor of arts from middlebury college in

conservation biology and Studio art • Hobbies include reading, hiking, cooking,

printmaking, woodcarving, and bird watching• Sister Lauren is a novelist and short story writer• Post-triathlon career in environmental law• athlete rep on ITU’s Sustainability commission

and also serves on ITU athletes’ committee

SARAh gROFF (USA)Date of Birth: 27 November 1981Place of Birth: Cooperstown, NY, United StatesResidence: Hanover, NH, United States

Twitter: @sgroffyWebsite: sarahgroff.com

#53


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 Banyoles ITU World Cup1st – 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup2nd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon London2nd – 2010 PATCO Pan American Championships2nd – 2010 FISU World University Championships 4th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney

Notable:• Former swimmer and runner identified by USA

Triathlon’s collegiate recruitment programme• earned all american honours in both track and

cross country running at college• 2009 big Ten champion in 5000m and 3000m• Competed in her first ITU event in 2010• outside of triathlon, she has a masters in

accounting from the University of Wisconsion, and works as an accountant

• Top-8 finishes in 21 of 26 career ITU events

gWEN JORgENSEN (USA)Date of Birth: 25 april 1986Place of Birth: Waukesha, WI, United StatesResidence: Milwaukee, WI, United States

Twitter: @gwenjorgensenWebsite: gwenjorgensen.com

#54


ITU highlights:1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Sydney1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Madrid1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon London1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel1st – 2010 Monterrey ITU World Cup 3rd – 2009 ITU U23 World Championships

Notable:• Started as a competitive swimmer• Had laser eye surgery in 2011• Studying medicine at University of alberta• Tied with Emma Moffatt with most ITU World

Triathlon Series wins with five• Forced out of Edmonton World Cup with a hip

injury in July 2011• Father Max is a neurosurgeon, mother Sheila

is a respiratory therapist and former World Championship rower and age-group triathlete

PAULA FINDLAY (CAN)Date of Birth: 26 may 1989Place of Birth: edmonton, canadaResidence: edmonton, canada

Twitter: @PaulaFindlayWebsite: paulafindlay.blogspot.com

#55


Past Olympic games:31st – Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:1st – 2012 Ishigaki ITU World Cup2nd – 2009 Ishigaki ITU World Cup3rd – 2006 Mazatlan ITU World Cup4th – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel4th – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Tongyeong4th – 2007 Rio Pan American Games2006 paTco pan american champion

Notable:• Started her athletic careers as a swimmer,

but was drawn to triathlon because she could combine swimming with training outside

• ba from montreal University in public relations, industrial relations, and business creation

• Speaks English and French• Coached by two-time Olympian Michelle

dillon (gbR)

KAThY TREMBLAY (CAN)Date of Birth: 16 june 1982Place of Birth: St Foy, CanadaResidence: montreal, candada

Website: kathytremblay.ca

#56

1 – Hewitt, Andrea (NZL) 8694.62 – Jenkins, Helen (GBR) 8543.13 – Moffatt, Emma (AUS) 7467.74 – Spirig, Nicola (SUI) 6588.25 – Bennett, Laura (USA) 6180.26 – Findlay, Paula (CAN) 5636.37 – Morrison, Aileen (IRL) 5546.48 – Riveros Diaz, Barbara (CHI) 5516.89 – Murua, Ainhoa (ESP) 5372.410 – Holland, Vicky (GBR) 5105.411 – Norden, Lisa (SWE) 5088.012 – Groff, Sarah (USA) 4675.213 – Jackson, Emma (AUS) 4532.614 – Harrison, Jessica (FRA) 4413.115 – Adachi, Mariko (JPN) 4364.416 – Densham, Erin (AUS) 4213.017 – Ueda, Ai (JPN) 4102.818 – Roberts, Kate (RSA) 4086.419 – Snowsill, Emma (AUS) 4048.120 – Blatchford, Liz (GBR) 3904.721 – Klamer, Rachel (NED) 3758.922 – Jorgensen, Gwen (USA) 3710.623 – Charayron, Emmie (FRA) 3632.324 – McIllroy, Kate (NZL) 3592.425 – Niwata, Kiyomi (JPN) 3476.4

FINAL OLYMPIC qUALIFICATION RANKINgS (TOP 50)26 – Peon, Carole (FRA) 3475.527 – Annaheim, Melanie (SUI) 3319.328 – Dittmer, Anja (GER) 3159.7 29 – Ide, Juri (JPN) 3088.730 – Razarenova, Alexandra (RUS) 3065.331 – Bazlen, Svenja (GER) 3032.132 – Rodriguez, Zurine (ESP) 3023.033 – Czesnik, Maria (POL) 2945.634 – Haug, Anne (GER) 2904.335 – Samuels, Nicky (NZL) 2883.136 – Damlaimcourt, Marina (ESP) 2878.037 – Sakimoto, Tomoko (JPN) 2847.038 – Duffy, Flora (BER) 2834.239 – Jerzyk, Agnieszka (POL) 2775.740 – Stimpson, Jodie (GBR) 2768.541 – Tanner, Debbie (NZL) 2725.942 – Gentle, Ashleigh (AUS) 2676.243 – Muller, Kathrin (GER 2660.744 – Frederiksen, Helle (DEN) 2648.945 – Haskins, Sarah (USA) 2589.946 – Mazzetti, Annamaria (ITA) 2514.147 – Abysova, Irina (RUS) 2485.648 – Rivas, Claudia (MEX) 2430.849 – Ryf, Daniela (SUI) 2415.050 – Abram, Felicity (AUS) 2243.3


YOUNgEST AThLETE – Davide Uccellari (ITA) – 11 October 1991- 20 years, 9 months and 28 days on August 7, 2012OLDEST AThLETE – Simon Whitfield (CAN) - 16 May 1975 – 37 years two months and 23 days on August 7, 2012

PAST ELITE ITU WORLD ChAMPIONSAlistair Brownlee – 2009 & 2011Javier Gomez – 2008 & 2010Bevan Docherty – 2004

OLYMPIC MEDALLISTSSimon Whitfield (CAN) – Gold in Sydney, Silver in BeijingBevan Docherty (NZL) – Silver in Athens, Bronze in BeijingJan Frodeno (GER) – Gold in BeijingSven Riederer (SUI) – Bronze in Athens*This is the most number of olympic medallists represent-ed in the triathlon field since the sport made its debut in Sydney

FOUR-TIME OLYMPIANSSimon Whitfield (CAN)Hunter Kemper (USa)

FAThERSCourtney Atkinson (AUS), Tyler Butterfield (BER), Diogo Sclebin (BRA), Simon Whitfield (CAN), Herve Banti (MON), Bevan Docherty (NZL), Dmitry Polyanskiy (RUS), Sven Riederer (SUI), Reinaldo colucci (bRa) and Hunter Kemper (USa)

NEW NOCsRepublic of Korea and Monaco will complete in the triath-lon for the first time in Olympic history

MEN’S FIELDTHE

FACTS & FIgURES



ITU highlights:11th – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games 2nd – 2010 Puerto Vallarta Pan American championships5th – 2008 Huatulco ITU World Cup5th – 2007 Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games4 ITU Pan American Cup wins

Notable:• First man from Costa Rica to qualify for the

triathlon event at the olympic games• Training partner manuel Huerta (USa) has also

qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games• chacon and Huerta spent large amounts of time

in 2011 living in costa Rica on an active volcano and training under coach Roberto Solano

• bachelor degree in business administration• alumnus of the ITU development programme• Ioc olympic Solidarity scholarship recipient

LEONARDO ChACON (CRC)Date of Birth: 29 june 1984Place of Birth: liberia, costa RicaResidence: liberia, costa Rica

#1


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 Subic Bay ITU Asian Cup1st – 2012 Fuzhou ITU Premium Asian Cup1st – 2011 Mauritius ITU African Cup1st – 2011 Huangshan ITU Premium Asian Cup2nd – 2009 ASTC U23 Asian Championships2nd – 2008 Yicheng ITU Asian Cup5th – Muscat Asian Beach Games

Notable:• made his elite men’s ITU debut in 2007, at an

asian cup in yicheng• Qualified for London 2012 through the Asia

New Flag spot• only the second chinese male triathlete to

qualify for olympic games• attended yunnan Normal University

FAqUAN BAI (ChN)Date of Birth: 18 march 1986Place of Birth: Beijing, ChinaResidence: Beijing, China

#2

Past Olympic games:Alternate for Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:1st – 2012 Edmonton ITU World Cup3rd – 2012 PATCO Pan American Championships4th – 2007 & 2011 Pan American Games1st – 2011 Weihai ITU Premium Asian Cup1st – 2011 Amakusa ITU Asian Cup1st – 2011 Ixtapa ITU Pan American Cup

Notable:• His father Doug Jones was a coach with

canada’s canoe team for the 1984 and 1988 olympics

• eric Smith, a canadian olympic canoeist, is his godfather

• Was Simon Whitfield’s long-term training partner, since 2004, before teaming up with Joel Filliol this year

• Wife Kelly is a doctor

KYLE JONES (CAN)Date of Birth: 15 November 1984Place of Birth: Hamilton, canadaResidence: victoria, canada

Twitter: @jonesKyleWebsite: kylejones.ca

#3


Past Olympic games:39th – Athens 2004

ITU highlights:1st – 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup2nd – 2007 Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games2nd – 2012 PATCO Pan American Championships3rd– 2009 ITU Mixed Relay World Championships3rd – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games

Notable:• part of the canadian team in athens, but raced

with a debilitating injury to his iliotibial band• Forced to take 18 months off from competitive

racing with a career-threatening knee injury in 2010

• Returned to win three straight bronze medals at continental cup races in asia last year before his first-ever World Cup victory in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary

BRENT MCMAhON (CAN)Date of Birth: 17 September 1980Place of Birth: Kelowna, CanadaResidence: victoria, canada

Twitter: @tribrentmcmahonWebsite: brentmcmahon.blogspot.ca

#4

Past Olympic games:Silver – Beijing 200810th – Athens 2004Gold – Sydney 2000

ITU highlights:12 ITU World Cup wins (tied for 2nd most all-time)1st – 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games3rd – 1999 Winnipeg Pan American Games12 canadian National championships

Notable:• Competed in his first triathlon at age 11 and

made his ITU debut as a junior in 1995• First triathlete named as flag bearer at an

olympic games• Has competed in more than 75 ITU events• lived in australia as a teenager• Married to Jennie, with two daughters, Pippa

and evelyn• one of only three triathletes to qualify for four

straight olympic games

SIMON WhITFIELD (CAN)Date of Birth: 16 may 1975Place of Birth: Kingston, canadaResidence: victoria, canada

Twitter: @simonwhitfieldWebsite: simonwhitfield.com

#5


ITU highlights:2012 paTco pan american champion4th – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup3rd – 2002 ITU Junior World Championships4th – 2011 Kelowna ITU Pan American Cup6th – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games

Notable:• Wife Nikki is also a professional triathlete, and

they have a daughter, Savana• Father James Butterfield rowed for Bermuda

at 1972 olympic games and competed in marathon at 1978 Commonwealth Games

• Mother Debbie was an elite marathon runner• Represented bermuda in cycling at the 2006

Commonwealth Games, and rode the 2007 Tour of belgium as part of a pro cycling team

TYLER BUTTERFIELD (BER)Date of Birth: 12 February 1983Place of Birth: pembroke, bermudaResidence: boulder, co, United States

Twitter: @TyButterfieldWebsite: butterfieldracing.com

#6



ITU highlights:1st – 2010 Hong Kong ITU Asian Cup1st – 2006 Erdek ITU European Cup2nd – 2011 Weihao ITU Premium Asian Cup2nd – 2011 ITU Amakusa Asian Cup11th – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama15th – 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games

Notable:• First Irish male triathlete to compete at an

olympic games• Competed early in 2012 with a fractured shin,

but then spent seven weeks on the sidelines with a related knee injury

• Grew up competing in swimming, rugby and soccer before focusing full-time on triathlon since high school

• Honours degree in sports marketing from the University of Stirling

gAVIN NOBLE (IRL)Date of Birth: 9 april 1981Place of Birth: enniskillen, Northern IrelandResidence: Bantzen, Ireland

Twitter: @gavontwittWebsite: gavinnoble.com

#7


ITU highlights:1st – 2011 Valparaiso ITU Pan American Cup1st – 2010 Senec ITU European Cup2nd – 2008 Kedzierzyn Kozle ITU European Cup3rd – 2011 Ishigaki ITU World Cup5th – 2004 ETU European Championships

Notable:• First Polish triathlete to win an ITU World

cup medal• broke his collarbone in a crash in madrid in

2010 which ended his 2010 season• 2012 pre-season training in New Zealand• Sports science degree from University of

cologne• Was a soccer player before watching a triathlon

on TV at age 16, and his triathlon career grew from there

MAREK JASKOLKA (POL)Date of Birth: 19 april 1976Place of Birth: Ruda Śląska, polandResidence: Ritterhude, germany

Website: marekjaskolka.wordpress.com

#8


ITU highlights:1st – 2009 Malta ETU Small States of Europe championships1st – 2006 Age-Group European Championships 3rd – 2008 Weiswampach ITU European Cup - Small States of europe championships9th – 2011 Edmonton ITU World Cup

Notable:• First triathlete from Monaco to qualify for the

olympic games• after almost 3 years off from racing World cup

events, from mooloolaba in 2008, he returned with career best 9th in Edmonton in 2011

• Married with one child• one of 16 triathletes to receive a scholarship


hERVE BANTI (MON)Date of Birth: 26 march1977Place of Birth: monacoResidence: monaco

Twitter: @hervebantiWebsite: hervebanti.com

#9



ITU highlights:2nd – 2010 Troutbeck ITU African Cup2nd – 2007 Mariental ITU African Cup3rd – 2011 Troutbeck ITU African Cup3rd – 2009 Durban ATU African Championships3rd – 2007 Troutbeck ITU African Cup 4th – 2011 Maputo 10th All Africa Games 4th – 2012 Le Morne ATU African Championships

Notable:• A competitive swimmer from an early age, who

also liked to run and his friends suggested he try triathlon when he was 14 years old

• bachelor’s of Science in Human Kinetics & ergonomics and b.ex Rehabilitation Science, currently studying post graduate diploma in marketing & management

• alumnus of the ITU development programme• Runs his own corporate wellness consulting

business

ChRISTOPhER FELgATE (ZIM)Date of Birth: 4 january 1982Place of Birth: Harare, ZimbabweResidence: johannesburg, South africa

Twitter: @ChrisFelgateWebsite: chrisfelgate.com

#10


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 Ishigaki ITU World Cup2nd – 2002 & 2003 ITU Junior World Champs2nd – 2010 ITU Mixed Relay World Championships3rd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg3rd – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Sydney3rd – 2010 ITU Sprint World Championships3rd – 2010 ETU European Championships

Notable:• Grew up on Reunion, a small island in the

Indian ocean that is 200km south of mauritius, where he competed in swimming, surfing, climbing and skateboarding

• Completed his first triathlon when he was 12• at 15 he moved to a sports school in the south

of France• Speaks French, English and Creole• Engaged to Swiss triathlete Melanie Annaheim

DAVID hAUSS (FRA)Date of Birth: 1 February 1984Place of Birth: Paris, FranceResidence: St Raphael, France and Reunion

Twitter: @davhaussWebsite: davidhauss.com

#11


ITU highlights:2008 ITU junior World champion2008 eTU european junior champion3rd – 2010 Tongyeong ITU World Cup3rd – 2007 ITU Junior World Championships5th – 2011 Monterrey ITU World Cup

Notable:• Started swimming at age 6 and got into triath-

lon because his father was a marathon runner• First triathlon in 2000• ITU debut in 2006 as a junior, and started

competing in the elite men’s category in 2007• At age 18 he moved to Paris to train full-time

and began to focus on triathlon• Hobbies include cinema, theatre, fashion,

design, new technology

VINCENT LUIS (FRA)Date of Birth: 27 june 1989Place of Birth: Vesoul, FranceResidence: Sainte Genevieve des Bois, France

Twitter: @vincentluistriWebsite: vincent-luis.onlinetri.com

#12



ITU highlights:1st – 2012 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup3rd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney3rd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel3rd – 2008 Huatulco ITU World Cup2nd – 2002 ETU Junior European Championships2 French National Championships

Notable:• Coach and partner of New Zealand’s Andrea

Hewitt• Studying political science • Lives by the Mark Twain quote “they didn’t

know it was impossible so they did it.”• Qualified for London with his 6th place finish

in london 2011• member of the ITU athletes’ commitee• Splits his time between France and New

Zealand

LAURENT VIDAL (FRA)Date of Birth: 1 February 1984Place of Birth: Sete, FranceResidence: Sete, France & Christchurch, NZL

Twitter: @laurentvidalWebsite: laurentvidal.fr

#14


ITU highlights:2007 & 2009 aSTc junior asian champion3rd – 2011 Yilan ASTC Asian Championships5th – 2011 Tongyeong ITU World Cup5th – 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games

Notable:• Started triathlon at 8 years old, while also play-

ing soccer, but focused on triathlon from age 12• First triathlete from Republic of Korea to qualify

for the olympic games• Second youngest in men’s field at London 2012 • Sydney bronze medallist Jan Rehula (CZE) was

his coach from 2007 to 2011, when he was head coach of the Korea Triathlon Union

• alumnus of ITU’s development programme

MIN-hO hEO (KOR)Date of Birth: 1 march 1990Place of Birth: Seoul, Republic of KoreaResidence: Seoul, Republic of Korea

#15


ITU highlights:3rd – 2011 Huatulco ITU World Cup3rd – 2006 Aqaba ITU World Cup3rd – 2005 Corner Brook ITU World Cup6th – 2010 ETU European Championships6th – 2006 ETU European Championships

Notable:• 22 top-15 ITU World Cup performances• Started cycling as a young boy, and then

started mountain bike racing• Met triathlete Fernando Feijao, who inspired

him to try duathlon first, then triathlon• made his debut in 2000 at the junior european

championships and made his ITU debut in 2002• competed at the 2011 ITU cross Triathlon World

Championships, finishing 7th

BRUNO PAIS (POR)Date of Birth: 10 june 1981Place of Birth: Fundao, PortugalResidence: Carnaxide, Outurela, Brazil

Twitter: @pais_brunoWebsite: brunopais.net

#16



ITU highlights:2008, 2010 & 2011 eTU U23 european champion1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama1st – 2010 Monterrey ITU World Cup 3rd – 2006 ITU Junior World Championships4th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final budapest4th – 2010 ETU European Championships

Notable:• Triathlon career started in 2005 when a teacher

recommended a talent identification clinic ran by the Portuguese Triathlon Federation

• Swam and cycled but first focus was football• Studying medicine, and also likes to surf• In 2011 was awarded ‘Olympic Medal’ from the

portuguese olympic committee for the best athlete in an Olympic sport, and also the ‘Best male athlete of the year’ by the portuguese Sports confederation

JOAO SILVA (POR)Date of Birth: 15 may 1989Place of Birth: benedita, portugalResidence: benedita, portugal

#17


ITU highlights:2010 ITU aquathlon World champion4th – 2012 Jiayuguan ITU Premium Asian Cup4th – 2011 Geneva ITU European Cup

Notable:• One of the fastest swimmers on the ITU circuit• competed in Winter Triathlon at an elite level,

competing at the 2009 european champion-ships

• alumnus of the ITU development programme• one of 16 triathletes to receive a scholarship


• Trains with Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee

RIChARD VARgA (SVK)Date of Birth: 28 january 1989Place of Birth: bratislava, SlovakiaResidence: bratislava, Slovakia

Twitter: @Varga_triathlon

#18


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg2nd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney2nd – 2011 ITU Huatulco World Cup3rd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego2011 & 2012 aTU african champion2009 & 2010 aTU U23 african champion

Notable:• Diploma in sports fitness and conditioning from

eTa Stellenbosch• First African to medal in the ITU World Triathlon

Series, with silver in Sydney 2012 and first to win a series race, with gold in Hamburg 2012

• First African to lead the WTS rankings, after bronze in San Diego 2012

• Hobbies include blogging, reading, extreme sports, outdoors, socialising

RIChARD MURRAY (RSA)Date of Birth: 4 january 1989Place of Birth: Cape Town, South AfricaResidence: Cape Town, South Africa

Twitter: @RD_murrayWebsite: richardmurray.wordpress.com

#19



ITU highlights:2nd – 2008 Belle Mare-Mauritius ITU African Cup3rd – 2002 ETU Junior European Championships4th – 2011 Kinloch ITU Sprint Oceania Cup4th – 2008 Split ITU European Cup4th – 2007 Mombasa ITU African Cup6th – 2002 ITU Junior World Championships

Notable:• Trains with coach Darren Smith’s squad that

includes fellow Olympic athletes Lisa Norden, Sarah groff, vicky Holland and Kate Roberts

• Won his first triathlon event, a kids race just near his home in Austria and his first bike was a second-hand steel frame mountain bike

• In 2011 a knee injury threatened his chances to qualify for london

• Hobbies include skiing, mountain biking, hiking• Started a medicine degree at University

ANDREAS gIgLMAYR (AUT)Date of Birth: 7 February 1984Place of Birth: Oberndorf, Salzburg, AustriaResidence: St. georgen, austria

Twitter: @andigiglmayrWebsite: andreasgiglmayr.at

#20

Past Olympic games:23rd – Beijing 2008Bronze – Athens 2004

ITU highlights:2nd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego2nd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final2nd – 2002 ITU U23 World Championships3rd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Sydney3rd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel3rd – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Madrid

Notable:• Was a metalworker before a pro triathlete • Entered ITU scene in 2003, and won bronze the

following year at the Athens Olympics• Speaks german and english• married to Andrea, and has two children• Hobbies include brewing coffee like a barista,

music, and the stock exchange• With 5 ITU World Triathlon Series medals (2

silver and 3 bronze) is one of the most success-ful athletes yet to win a series title

SVEN RIEDERER (SUI)Date of Birth: 27 march 1981Place of Birth: St Gallen, SwitzerlandResidence: Wallisellen, Switzerland

Twitter: @svenriedererWebsite: svenriederer.ch

#21


ITU highlights:1st – 2009 & 2010 ITU Mixed Relay World Champs1st – 2005 ETU European U23 Championships 2nd – 2009 & 2010 Huatulco ITU World Cup4th – 2011 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup4th – 2011 Monterrey ITU World Cup6th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama

Notable:• masters degree in economics from University

of Zürich• Grew up near Lake Zurich and his first sporting

love was skiing, and he competed in alpine skiing until 2000

• Competed in his first triathlon aged 12• Suffered bruised ribs in the opening race in

Sydney, but returned to compete in races in Huatulco and madrid

RUEDI WILD (SUI)Date of Birth: 3 april 1982Place of Birth: Richterswil, SwitzerlandResidence: Samstagern, Switzerland

Twitter: @ruediwildWebsite: ruediwild.ch

#22


Past Olympic games:21st – Beijing 200817th – Athens 2004

ITU highlights:2007 aTSc asian champion2nd – 2005 ITU U23 World Championships3rd – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup3rd – 2006 Doha Asian Games 3rd – 2009 Huatulco ITU World Cup4th – 2004 ITU U23 World Championships

Notable:• Athletic career started in swimming, before he

took up triathlon in 1997• led the eTU european rankings at the end of

the 2011 european cup season• From 2008 to 2010, was married to fellow

Ukrainian olympic triathlete yuliya yelistratova• Used to compete for Kazahkstan

DANYLO SAPUNOV (UKR)Date of Birth: 5 april 1982Place of Birth: Zaporizhya, UkraineResidence: Zhytomyr, Ukraine

Website: sapik-team.com

#23


ITU highlights:1st – 2008 Roatan ITU Pan American Cup2nd – 2012 Valparaiso ITU Pan American Cup2nd – 2009 Vina del Mar Pan American Cup2nd – 2009 Lima ITU Pan American Cup8th – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games

Notable:• Has been competing on the elite ITU tour

since 2002• Qualified for the Olympic Games courtesy of

a dramatic final day of qualifying in Madrid. Argentina’s Gonzalo Tellechea and Colombia’s Carlos Quinchara finished high enough to move into the overall rankings and van de Wyngard into the Americas New Flag spot

• Second man to represent chile in triathlon, after matias brain in Sydney 2000

FELIPE VAN DE WYNgARD (ChI)Date of Birth: 11 may 1981Place of Birth: Santiago, chileResidence: Santiago, chile

Twitter: @fvande

#24


ITU highlights:2nd – 2012 ETU European Championships2nd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid2nd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon London2nd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2nd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel 2nd – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Sydney

Notable:• First triathlon in 2002, after a number of sports

including swimming, running and shooting • Six medals (five silver and one bronze) in the

ITU World Triathlon Series are the most by an athlete who is yet to win a WTS race

• 14 silver medals and 6 bronze in his ITU career, with one win, an ETU European Cup in 2011

• younger brother andrey is also elite triathlete• Has missed only two races in WTS history

ALEXANDER BRYUKhANKOV (RUS)Date of Birth: 12 april 1987 Place of Birth: Rybinsk yaroslavskaya, Russia Residence: Rybinsk, Russia

#25



ITU highlights:1st – 2011 Tongyeong ITU World Cup1st – 2009 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup3rd – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama3rd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid3rd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Tongyeong3rd – 2011 ETU European Championships4th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Beijing

Notable:• Married to fellow Russian triathlete Anastasiya

polyanskaya (nee yatsenko), and they have a daughter, Elizaveta

• His younger brother Igor polyanskiy is also an elite triathlete

• Finished in the top-10 in ITU World Triathlon Series races 15 times since the series started in 2009

DMITRY POLYANSKIY (RUS)Date of Birth: 19 November 1986Place of Birth: Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaResidence: Moscow, Russia

#26


ITU highlights:2nd – 2003 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Cup 2nd – 2008 Madrid ITU World Cup2nd – 2009 Ishigaki ITU World Cup3rd – 2012 ETU European Championships3rd – 2007 ITU U23 World Championships4th – ITU World Triathlon Madrid6th – ITU World Triathlon Sydney

Notable:• Graduated from Moscow State University of

Technology and Management in 2007 with an economics degree

• Studying postgraduate level at Moscow State University

• One of the sport’s strongest swimmers• younger brother denis is also an elite triathlete

IVAN VASILIEV (RUS)Date of Birth: 7 September 1984Place of Birth: costroma, RussiaResidence: yaroslavl, Russia

Website: ivanvasiliev.net

#27


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup2nd – 2011 Holten ITU Premium European Cup3rd – 2011 Tongyeong ITU World Cup

Notable:• Breakthrough on the international scene was

a surprising bronze at the Tongyeong World cup in 2011

• Studying for a masters degree in physical education in belgium

• Goal for London is top-16 and to gain experi-ence for Rio, and his long term goal is to finish in the top-8 in 2016

SIMON DE CUYPER (BEL)Date of Birth: 10 october 1986Place of Birth: leuven, belgium Residence: leuven, belgium

Twitter: @S_DC

#28



ITU highlights:10th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid 12th – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games5th – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup5th – 2011 Guatape ITU World Cup 4th – 2010 Puerto Vallarta PATCO U23 Pan american championships

Notable:• First man to represent Colombia in triathlon at

an olympic games• alumnus of the ITU development programme • made his ITU debut in 2007 at the junior men’s

paTco championships in edmonton and made his elite ITU debut in 2009

CARLOS JAVIER qUINChARA (COL)Date of Birth: 17 june 1988Place of Birth: bogota, colombiaResidence: bogota, colombia

#29


ITU highlights:2009 & 2011 ITU World champion2010 & 2011 eTU european champion2008 ITU U23 World champion2006 ITU junior World champion1st – 2011 ITU Mixed Relay World Championships12 ITU World Triathlon Series wins (most all-time)

Notable:• First in ITU history to win world championships

as a junior, U23 and elite• Suffered an Achilles injury early in 2012• In 38 total ITU races, has won 19 times and

made the podium 27 times• Considered one of the strongest all-round

triathletes in the sport’s history• Studying for an MSc in Finance at Leeds Univ.• Before starting triathlon full time, was a suc-

cessful fell and cross country runner

ALISTAIR BROWNLEE (gBR)Date of Birth: 23 april 1988Place of Birth: yorkshire, great britainResidence: leeds, great britain

Twitter: @AliBrownleeTriWebsite: alistairbrownlee.com

#30


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid1st – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego 1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Lausanne2011 ITU World championship silver medallist2010 & 2011 ITU Sprint World champion2010 ITU U23 World champion

Notable:• Lives with older brother Alistair in Leeds, and

studies history at the University of leeds• Like his brother, is an all-round triathlete and

strong in all three disciplines• Before starting triathlon full time, was a suc-

cessful fell and cross country runner• One of only a few men on the circuit who can

consistently run 10km under 30minutes

JONAThAN BROWNLEE (gBR)Date of Birth: 30 april 1990Place of Birth: yorkshire, great britainResidence: leeds, great britain

Twitter: @jonny_brownlee

#31



ITU highlights:1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel 2nd – 2010 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup2nd – 2004 Salford ITU World Cup10th – 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games3rd – 2004 Gamagori ITU World Cup3rd – 2004 Madrid ITU World Cup3rd – 2002 ITU U23 World Championships

Notable:• Wife Michelle Dillon is two-time Olympian who

is also his coach• Made his ITU debut as a junior in 1996, his elite

debut came in 1999• Hails from a swimming background and started

at the Hounslow Swimming Club, where one of his teammates was 3-time Olympian Tim Don

• Made the switch to triathlon at age 15• Reserve for athens 2004 and then suffered a

double puncture in 2008 Beijing Olympic trials

STUART hAYES (gBR)Date of Birth: 16 april 1979Place of Birth: Isleworth, Great BritainResidence: Twickenham, London, Great Britain

Twitter: @StuHayes13Website: stuarthayes.com

#32


ITU highlights:1st – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games1st – 2010 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup4th – 2010 Huatulco ITU World Cup4th – 2008 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup6th – 2005 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World championships7th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

Notable:• His parents enrolled him in a social sports

project as his father wanted his son would do something he didn’t get the opportunity to do: learn how to swim.

• Competed in his first triathlon in 1999• At 15, moved away from his parents to focus on

triathlon and lived with another triathlete• made his elite debut in 2003• Has one daughter

REINALDO COLUCCI (BRA)Date of Birth: 29 october 1985Place of Birth: Descalvado, BrazilResidence: Sao Carlos, Brazil

Website: reitri.com

#33


ITU highlights:5th – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games1st – 2010 Lima ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup and South american championships1st – 2010 Guatape South American Games2nd – 2011 Salinas ITU Pan American Cup and South american championships

Notable:• Started swimming at age 12 with the club

Fluminense, and at age 15 cycled in road races and ran competitively

• In 2000, he completed his first triathlon and made his ITU debit in 2006 in a pan american cup event

• Married to Patricia, whom he met at an international triathlon competition, and they have a son, luca

• Has a degree in physical education

DIOgO SCLEBIN (BRA)Date of Birth: 6 may 1982Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, BrazilResidence: Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Twitter: @diogoSclebinWebsite: sclebin.com.br

#34



ITU highlights:5th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid5th – 2012 ETU European Championships5th – 2011 ETU European Championships5th – 2010 ITU U23 World Championships3 ITU Pan American Cup wins

Notable:• Started swimming at age 4, and then com-

peted in duathlons before competing in his first triathlon in 2005

• Made his ETU debut as a junior in 2006 and made his ITU elite debut in 2008 in brno

ALESSANDRO FABIAN (ITA)Date of Birth: 7 january 1988Place of Birth: padua, ItalyResidence: Terassa padovana, Italy

Twitter: @KenixFabianWebsite: alessandrofabian.com

#35


ITU highlights:2nd – 2012 Ishigaki ITU World Cup2nd – 2011 ETU U23 European Championships2nd – 2009 ITU Aquathlon World Championships5th – 2009 ITU Junior World Championships

Notable:• Youngest in the men’s triathlon field at the

london 2012 olympic games• Started competing in juniors in 2009, made his

elite debut in 2011• Secured his spot on the Olympic qualification

list with his first World Cup medal in Ishigaki this year

• Three top-10 finishes in five World Cups

DAVIDE UCCELLARI (ITA)Date of Birth: 11 october 1991Place of Birth: modena, ItalyResidence: modena, Italy

Twitter: @davideuccio

#36


ITU highlights:1st – 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games 2011 & 2012 aSTc asian champion2nd – 2010 Ishigaki ITU World Cup6 ITU Asian Cup wins

Notable:• Has been competing on the ITU elite circuit

since 2003• After junior high school, moved to Australia to

train and focus on triathlon with the dream of competing in the olympic games

• Interests include listening to music, sleeping and barbeque

YUIChI hOSODA (JPN)Date of Birth: 6 december 1984Place of Birth: Miyoshi-shi, JapanResidence: chiba, japan

Twitter: @yuichihosoda Website: blog.goo.ne.jp/yuichihosoda

#37



ITU highlights:1st – 2007 Eilat ITU World Cup2006 aSTc asian champion5th – 2006 Doha Asian Games7th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid

Notable:• First Japanese athlete to win an ITU World Cup

in eilat, Israel in 2007• Degree in Sociology from Ryutsu Keizai

University• Started triathlon in high school on the advice

of a teacher• Best ITU World Triathlon Series result was final

2012 olympic qualifying race, 7th in madrid• Finished second at the Asian Championships

three times

hIROKATSU TAYAMA (JPN)Date of Birth: 12 November 1981Place of Birth: orai, Ibaraki, japanResidence: Ibaraki, japan

Twitter: @tayama1112

#38


ITU highlights:2nd – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Madrid2nd – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Seoul2nd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Madrid7 ITU World Cup wins1999 ITU junior World champion 4 australian National championships

Notable:• Took up triathlon at the age of 15 and the fol-

lowing year won his first junior national title• Started competing in the australian profes-

sional series in 1997 and two years later was crowned ITU Junior World Champion

• 6 of his 7 ITU World Cup wins were in Japan• His running training partner michael Shelley

will represent Australia in the marathon in london

• Married with a six-month old son and a five-year-old daughter

COURTNEY ATKINSON (AUS)Date of Birth: 15 august 1979Place of Birth: mackay, QueenslandResidence: gold coast, australia

Twitter: @courtney_ackoWebsite: courtneyatkinson.com.au

#39


ITU highlights:1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg1st – 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games2nd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg2nd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Tongyeong3rd – 2005, 2007, 2010 ITU World Championships7 ITU World Cup wins2002 ITU U23 World champion

Notable:• Grew up in the regional sporting town of

Wagga Wagga in NSW and played many sports and excelled in australian Rules football and middle distance running

• Competed in his first triathlon in 1993• Studying travel and tourism and speaks

English, German and French• Hospitalised after the ITU World Triathlon San

Diego in May 2012 and underwent tuberculosis tests but was diagnosed with pneumonia

BRAD KAhLEFELDT (AUS) Date of Birth: 27 july 1979Place of Birth: Temora, australiaResidence: gold coast, australia

Twitter: @goSticksyWebsite: bradkahlefeldt.com

#40



ITU highlights:1st – 2011 Monterrey ITU World Cup1st – 2012 OTU Oceania Championships2nd – 2011 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup2nd – 2007 ITU U23 World Championships 4th – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Sydney

Notable:• Began competing in triathlon when he was 15

in his home town of Maitland• Made his first national team at the age of 17• Had a head on crash with another cyclist while

training in canberra in 2009, resulting in a broken hand and multiple fractures to his face requiring titanium plates around his eye socket

• His nickname “Kung Fu” was given to him by former coach jamie Turner because his fond-ness for Jet Li movies as a junior

BRENDAN SEXTON (AUS)Date of Birth: 27 october 1977Place of Birth: maitland, australia Residence: melbourne, australia

Twitter: @kung_fu_sextonWebsite: brendansexton.com.au

#41


ITU highlights:2nd – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games5th – 2012 Edmonton ITU World Cup5th – 2010 Monterrey ITU World Cup9th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego

Notable:• USa Triathlon’s elite athlete of the year for 2011 • Earned Olympic berth with 9th place finish at

the ITU World Triathlon San diego• Training partner leonardo chacon (cRc) has

also qualified for the Olympic Games• chacon and Huerta spent large amounts of time

in 2011 living in costa Rica on an active volcano and training under coach Roberto Solano

• Emigrated to the U.S. from Cuba in 1997 when he was 13

MANUEL hUERTA (USA)Date of Birth: 22 march 1984Place of Birth: Havana, cubaResidence: Miami, FL, United States

Twitter: @trimannyWebsite: manuelhuerta.com

#42

Past Olympic games:7th – Beijing 20089th – Athens 200417th – Sydney 2000

ITU highlights:1st – 2003 Santo Domingo Pan American Games 2004 paTco pan american champion7th – 2006 ITU World Championships4 ITU World Cup wins7 U.S. National championships

Notable:• one of only 3 triathletes to qualify for four

consecutive olympic games• Suffered a broken left elbow in October 2011• married to valerie (nee Sterk), former member

of U.S. volleyball team, with three sons• Business degree from Wake Forest University • Began swimming competitively at age 6, and

was introduced to triathlon at age 10 by friends on the swim team

• Named 2005 USoc Sportsman of the year

hUNTER KEMPER (USA)Date of Birth: 4 may 1976Place of Birth: charlotte, Nc, United StatesResidence: colorado Springs, co, United States

Twitter: @hunterkemperWebsite: hunterkemper.com

#43



ITU highlights:4th – 2010 Tongyeong ITU World Cup2nd – 2010 Eilat ITU Premium European Cup2nd – 2006 Seorak ITU Asian Cup

Notable:• made his debut in a european cup in 2003, and

competed in the U23 eTU european champion-ships in 2005 before making his ITU debut at the 2005 Hamburg ITU World cup

• Studying for a degree in management and economics

JAN CELUSTKA (CZE)Date of Birth: 22 march 1982Place of Birth: Zlin, Czech RepublicResidence: Zlin, Czech Republic

Website: jancelustka.cz

#44


ITU highlights:5th – 2010 Tongyeong ITU World Cup5th – 2010 Huatulco ITU World Cup5th – 2006 ITU U23 World Championships6th – 2010 FISU World University Championships9th – 2007 ETU U23 European Championships

Notable:• made his eTU debut in 2003, then elite ITU

debut in 2005 • Studying Engineering Management - Vysoka

School of economics and management in Vyskov, Czech Republic

PREMYSL SVARC (CZE)Date of Birth: 27 march 1985Place of Birth: Plzen, Czech RepublicResidence: Plzen, Czech Republic

#45

Past Olympic games:Gold – Beijing 2008

ITU highlights:1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Seoul1st – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama2nd – 2007 ETU European Championships2nd – 2004 ITU U23 World Championships4th – 2010 ITU World Championships6th – 2007 ITU World Championships

Notable:• Triathlon career started in South Africa where

he lived from age 11 to 23• Was a swimmer and surf lifesaver but it wasn’t

until he watched triathlon’s debut at the Sydney 2000 olympic games that he took up the sport

• Beijing Olympic gold was his first ITU career win• Speaks English, German, French and Afrikaans• partner is 2008 olympic gold medallist emma

Snowsill

JAN FRODENO (gER)Date of Birth: 18 august 1981Place of Birth: cologne, germanyResidence: Saarbrucken, germany

Twitter: @janfrodenoWebsite: frodeno.com

#46



ITU highlights:1st – 2004 Salford ITU Triathlon World Cup3rd – 2002 ETU European Championships3rd – 2011 ITU Mixed Relay World Championships3rd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Washington, DC4th – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final gold coast5th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

Notable:• Qualified for London 2012 with 6th place finish

at 2012 ITU World Triathlon madrid• Father was one of the first triathletes in the

former East Germany, and was his first coach • Competed in his first triathlon in 1990, and set

his sights on a professional career• Became a full-time triathlete after serving his

three-month army service in 1997• moved full time to the olympic training base in

Saarbrücken in January 1998

MAIK PETZOLD (gER)Date of Birth: 16 january 1978Place of Birth: Bautzen, GermanyResidence: Bautzen, Germany

Website: maik-petzold.de

#47


ITU highlights:1st – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney2nd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon London3rd – 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg3rd – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final budapest3rd – 2003 ITU U23 World Championships2000 eTU european junior champion

Notable:• Started as a runner, before taking up triathlon

in 1998 and made his ITU debut in 2000• Father, Klaus-Peter Justus was a European

champion in 1500m, who also competed at the 1972 munich olympic games

• business administration degree from the University of Hagen

• Partner is fellow German triathlete Rebecca Robisch

STEFFEN JUSTUS (gER)Date of Birth: 15 april 1982Place of Birth: jena, germanyResidence: Saarbrucken, germany

Website: steffen-justus.de

#48


ITU highlights:3rd – 2012 Ishigaki ITU World Cup5th – 2012 PATCO Pan American Championships5th – 2010 Guatape ODESUR South American games12th – 2012 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup

Notable:• made a late charge up the olympic rankings

to secure his place in London, with his first ITU World cup medal in Ishigaki

• Hails from the same home town, San Juan, as the long-time captain of Argentina’s Volleyball team, Rodrigo Quiroga

• Also raced in Cross Triathlon, winning the 2010 pan american championships

gONZALO RAUL TELLEChEA (ARg)Date of Birth: 11 july 1985Place of Birth: Rivadavia, argentinaResidence: San juan, argentina

Twitter: @GonzaTellecheaWebsite: gonzalotellechea.com.ar

#49



ITU highlights:2nd – 2011 Guatape ITU World Cup2nd – 2010 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup4th – 2012 PATCO Pan American Championships5th – 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup5th – 2011 Edmonton ITU World Cup13th – 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games

Notable:• Competed in soccer, judo, basketball and

athletics as a child• His father competed in marathons, so he took

up running and competed in his first triathlon at age 8

• eugenio chimal, a former triathlete on the ITU circuit, has been his coach since age 12

• Hobbies are going to the movies in the afternoons off, music, and dancing

• Known as a strong runner on the ITU circuit

CRISANTO gRAJALES (MEX)Date of Birth: 6 may 1987Place of Birth: Veracruz, MexicoResidence: Veracruz, Mexico

Twitter: @CrisantoGrajale

#50


ITU highlights:2008 & 2010 ITU World champion2007, 2009 & 2012 eTU european champion2003 ITU U23 World champion1st – 2011 ITU World Triathlon Sydney1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon London12 ITU World Cup wins (tied for 2nd all-time)

Notable:• Has finished in the top ten 65 times of his 70

total ITU events • a cardiac anomaly threatened his career early

on before he was cleared by doctors in 2003 to keep competing

• Was reigning ITU World champion before the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and finished 4th

• Speaks Spanish, english and galician• partner is german triathlete Ricarda lisk

JAVIER gOMEZ (ESP)Date of Birth: 25 march 1983Place of Birth: Basel, SwitzerlandResidence: pontevedra, Spain

Twitter: @JgomeznoyaWebsite: javiergomeznoya.com

#51


ITU highlights:2009 ITU junior World champion4th – 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego4th – 2012 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup4th – 2011 ETU European Championships5th – 2010 ITU World Triathlon London6th – 2011 ETU European Championships

Notable:• Often mentioned by Javier Gomez as one of the

most exciting young athletes on tour• Studying administration and management • First Spanish triathlete to win an ITU Junior

World championship• Has competed at the World cross country

championships• Known as one of the fastest runners on the

ITU circuit

MARIO MOLA (ESP)Date of Birth: 23 February 1990Place of Birth: palma de mallorca, SpainResidence: madrid, Spain

Twitter: @mariomolaWebsite: mariomola.com

#52



ITU highlights:2nd – 2011 Tongyeong ITU World Cup4th – 2011 Guatape ITU World Cup6th – 2011 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup6th – 2009 ITU U23 World Championships

Notable:• made his ITU debut in 2004, in the junior men’s

World championship race in lausanne and then made his elite debut in 2006

• Qualified for London 2012 at the ITU World Triathlon Madrid, the final race in the Olympic qualification period

JOSE MIgUEL PEREZ (ESP)Date of Birth: 31 august 1986Place of Birth: cuenca, SpainResidence: cuenca, Spain

#53

Past Olympic games:Bronze – Beijing 2008Silver – Athens 2004

ITU highlights:2004 ITU World champion1st – 2010 ITU World Triathlon Sydney1st – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Tongyeong2nd – 2008 ITU World Championships 2nd – 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games5 ITU World Cup wins

Notable:• docherty took up triathlon in 1994 and made

his ITU debut in 2000• The only triathlete to win medals in consecutive

Olympic Games – silver at Athens and bronze in Beijing

• loves challenging and hilly bike courses• Married to Cheryl, and has two children,

daughter McKenna and son Fletcher

BEVAN DOChERTY (NZL)Date of Birth: 29 march 1977Place of Birth: Taupo, New ZealandResidence: Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Twitter: @bevanjdochertyWebsite: docherty.co.nz

#54


ITU highlights:1st – 2011 OTU Oceania Championships2nd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama3rd – 2009 ITU World Triathlon London5th – 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games5 ITU World Cup wins

Notable:• Known as one of the top cyclists on ITU circuit• First triathlon in 1995 at school and made inter-

national debut at 1997 junior World champs• missed selection for athens, but commentated

on the New Zealand gold-silver result• Raced in Beijing Olympics with 21 stitches in

his foot, after pushing it through a competitors wheel two weeks before the Games

• Member of ITU Executive Board as co-chair of the athletes committee

KRIS gEMMELL (NZL)Date of Birth: 28 april 1977Place of Birth: Palmerston North, New Zealand Residence: Palmerston North, New Zealand

Twitter: @KrisGemmell_Website: gemmell.co.nz

#55



ITU highlights:2nd – 2012 Huatulco ITU World Cup2nd – 2010 ITU U23 World Championships3rd – 2010 ITU Mixed Relay World Championships6th – ITU World Triathlon San Diego

Notable:• Hobbies include motorsports, car racing,

snowboarding, jet skiing• Was a middle distance runner in school and

also competed in cycling• First triathlon was at age of 16 after getting

bored with running and cycling• one of 16 triathletes to receive a scholarship


RYAN SISSONS (NZL)Date of Birth: 24 june 1988Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand Residence: Auckland, New Zealand

Twitter: @ryansissonsWebsite: ryansissons.com

#56

FINAL OLYMPIC qUALIFICATION RANKINgS (TOP 50)1 – Gomez, Javier (ESP) 78122 – Brukhankov, Alexander (RUS) 74293 – Riederer, Sven (SUI) 70634 – Hauss, David (FRA) 65445 – Brownlee, Alistair (GBR) 63256 – Polyanskiy, Dmitry (RUS) 61237 – Brownlee, Jonathan (GBR) 59998 – Kahlefeldt, Brad (AUS) 53779 – Justus, Steffen (GER) 527910 – Vidal, Laurent (FRA) 500111 – Silva, Joao (POR) 487912 – Clarke, William (GBR) 478013 – Don, Tim (GBR) 423614 – Petzold, Maik (GER) 413415 – Frodeno, Jan (GER) 409216 – Mola, Mario (ESP) 384517 – Chrabot, Matt (USA) 372018 – Shoemaker, Jarrod (USA) 371819 – Vasiliev, Ivan (RUS) 365220 – Sissons, Ryan (NZL) 360421 – Grajales, Crisanto (MEX) 359822 – Wild, Ruedi (SUI) 357823 – Gemmell, Kris (NZL) 339924 – Sexton, Brendan (AUS) 337625 – Docherty, Bevan (NZL) 3352

26 – Moulai, Tony (FRA) 327927 – Fabian, Alessandro (ITA) 325328 – Rana, Ivan (ESP) 323529 – Perez, Jose Miguel (ESP) 316630 – Murray, Richard (RSA) 308131 – Jones, Kyle (CAN) 301032 – Pais, Bruno (POR) 291533 – Zipf, Jonathan (GER) 285234 – Atkinson, Courtney (AUS) 284735 – Whitfield, Simon (CAN) 283736 – McMahon, Brent (CAN) 270737 – Prochnow, Christian (GER) 270138 – Raphael, Aurelien (FRA) 269039 – Pereira, Joao (POR) 265640 – Rank, Sebastian (GER) 265441 – Celustka, Jan (CZE) 252942 – Chacon, Leonardo (CRC) 246443 – Luis, Vincent (FRA) 245244 – Meshcheryakov, Valentin (RUS) 244445 – Hosoda, Yuichi (JPN) 243846 – Hayes, Stuart (GBR) 241247 – Ellice, Clark (NZL) 226148 – Huerta, Manuel (USA) 225149 – Colucci, Reinaldo (BRA) 220950 – Sapunov, Daniil (UKR) 2184


2012 ITU SEASON TO DATE ITU WoRld TRIaTHloN SeRIeS

14 April 2012 – Sydney, Australia (Round 1 – ITU World Triathlon Series)This year’s Sydney season-opener played host to two debut winners in the ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS): Germany’s Steffen Justus and Australia’s Erin Densham. Justus just edged out South Africa’s Richard Murray, who was the first African athlete to medal in the WTS series with silver, and France’s Laurent Vidal. Densham continued her brilliant early season form to beat 2011 ITU World Champion Helen Jenkins and Andrea Hewitt.Women - 1. Erin Densham (AUS) 2. Helen Jenkins (GBR) 3. Andrea Hewitt (NZL)Men - 1. Steffen Justus (GER) 2. Richard Murray (RSA) 3. Laurent Vidal (FRA)

11-12 May 2012 – San Diego, USA (Round 2 – ITU World Triathlon Series)Triathlon returned to its birthplace for the first time since 1974 in this historic race, but it was Great Britain made headlines with dominant wins by Helen Jenkins and Jonathan Brownlee. It was Brownlee’s first race in seven months, but he cruised to the win over Switzerland’s Sven Riederer and Richard Murray. Helen Jenkins turned the tables from Sydney, beating Erin Densham for gold, while Laura Bennett clinched her spot on the U.S. Olympic team with her bronze.Women - 1. Helen Jenkins (GBR) 2. Erin Densham (AUS) 3. Laura Bennett (USA) Men - 1. Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 2. Sven Riederer (SUI) 3. Richard Murray (RSA)

26-27 May 2012 – Madrid, Spain (Round 3 – ITU World Triathlon Series)Jonathan Brownlee kept Madrid in the family, carrying on Alistair’s three wins in the Spanish capital with his first. Brownlee held off a Russian 1-2 of Alexander Bryukhankov and Dmitry Polyanskiy, and Bryukhankov moved into the overall series rankings lead. Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig proved her injury-shortened 2011 season was behind her with her second win in Madrid, as she bested Ireland’s Aileen Morrison and Chile’s Barbara Riveros Diaz for gold.Women - 1. Nicola Spirig (SUI) 2. Aileen Morrison (IRL) 3. Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) Men - 1. Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 2. Alexander Bryukhankov (RUS) 3. Dmitry Polyanskiy (RUS)

23-24 June 2012 – Kitzbühel, Austria (Round 4 – ITU World Triathlon Series)Nicola Spirig made it two for two while Alistair Brownlee didn’t disappoint in his comeback from an Achilles injury. In the women’s race, Spirig out-sprinted Lisa Norden for gold, while Andrea Hewitt just held off Barbara Riveros Diaz for bronze. In the men’s race, Brownlee posted an incredible 29:51 10km run split on his way to victory with brother Jonathan taking silver, 49 seconds behind, and Javier Gomez bronze. Bryukhankov’s fourth ensured he remained the series rankings leader.Women - 1. Nicola Spirig (SUI) 2. Lisa Norden (SWE) 3. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) Men - 1. Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 2. Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 3. Javier Gomez (ESP)

21-22 July 2012 – hamburg, germany (Round 5 – ITU World Triathlon Series)Erin Densham added another highlight to her already stellar year on Sunday, this time pulling away from Emma Moffatt and Sarah Groff in Hamburg to record her second ITU World Triathlon Series win of 2012. In the men’s race, South Africa’s Richard Murray hammered the Hamburg run course to claim his first victory in the ITU World Triathlon Series, and the first ever for Africa. He out-sprinted Javier Gomez for gold while Steffen Justus excited the home crowd for bronze.Women - 1. Erin Densham (AUS) 2. Emma Moffatt (AUS) 3. Sarah Groff (USA)Men - 1. Richard Murray (RSA) 2. Javier Gomez (ESP) 3. Steffen Justus (GER)


2012 ITU TRIAThLON WORLD CUP RESULTS

23-24 March 2012Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup (Australia)1. Erin Densham (AUS) 1. Laurent Vidal (FRA)2. Nicola Spirig (SUI) 2. brad Kahlefeldt (aUS)3. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 3. David Hauss (FRA)

22 April 2012 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup (Japan)1. Kathy Tremblay (CAN) 1. David Hauss (FRA)2. aileen morrison (IRl) 2. davide Uccellari (ITa)3. Sarah-Anne Brault (CAN) 3. Gonzalo Tellechea (ARG)

6 May 2012 huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup (Mexico)1. Flora Duffy (BER) 1. Simon De Cuyper (BEL)2. Pamela Oliveira (BRA) 2. Ryan Sissons (NZL)3. Claudia Rivas (MEX) 3. Danylo Sapunov (UKR)

17 June 2012 Banyoles ITU Triathlon World Cup (Spain)1. Gwen Jorgensen (USA) 1. Lukas Verzbicas (USA)2. Erin Densham (AUS) 2. Laurent Vidal (FRA)3. ashleigh gentle (aUS) 3. dmitry polyanskiy (RUS)

8 July 2012 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup (Canada)1. lauren campbell (caN) 1. Kyle jones (caN)2. Sarah-Anne Brault (CAN) 2. Alexander Hinton (CAN)3. Flora Duffy (BER) 3. Jarrod Shoemaker (USA)

15 July 2012 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup (hungary)1. Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) 1. Pierre Le Corre (FRA)2. Maaike Caelers (NED) 2. Aurelien Raphael (FRA)3. Annamaria Mazzetti (ITA) 3. Anthony Pujades (FRA)

2012 ITU SEASON TO DATEITU TRIaTHloN WoRld cUp SeRIeS aNd coNTINeNTal cHampIoNSHIpS

2012 CONTINENTIAL ChAMIONShIPS RESULTS

15 January 2012 La Paz PATCO Pan American Championships (Argentina)1. Sarah-Anne Brault (CAN) 1. Tyler Butterfield (BER)2. jillian petersen (USa) 2. brent mcmahon (caN)3. margaret Shapiro (USa) 3. Kyle jones (caN)

10 March 2012 Devonport OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships (AUS) (Australia)1. emma jackson (aUS) 1. brendan Sexton (aUS)2. Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) 2. Kris Gemmell (NZL)3. erin densham (aUS) 3. aaron Royle (aUS)

31 March 2012 Le Morne ATU Triathlon African Championships (MRI)1. gillian Sanders (RSa) 1. Richard murray (RSa)2. Carlyn Fischer (RSA) 2. Erhard Wolfaardt (RSA)3. Kate Roberts (RSA) 3. Christopher Felgate (ZIM)

7-8 April 2012 Tateyama ATSC Triathlon Asian Championships (Japan) 1. mariko adachi (jpN) 1. yuichi Hosoda (jpN)2. yuka Sato (jpN) 2. Hirokatsu Tayama (jpN)3. ai Ueda (jpN) 3. Ryosuke yamamoto (jpN)

21-22 April 2012 Eilat ETU Triathlon European Championships (Israel)1. Nicola Spirig (SUI) 1. Javier Gomez (ESP)2. ainhoa murua (eSp) 2. alexander bryukhankov (RUS)3. Emmie Charayron (FRA) 3. Ivan Vasiliev (RUS)

23 October 2011 guadalajara Pan American games (Mexico)1. Sarah Haskins (USa) 1. Reinaldo colucci (bRa)2. Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 2. Manuel Huerta (USA)3. pamela oliveira (bRa) 3. brent mcmahon (caN)Note: the 2011 Pan American Games were the official Continen-

tal Championship qualifying event for London 2012.


LONDON 2011 REVIEW2011 dextro energy Triathlon ITU World championship london (6 august 2011)

ELITE WOMENGreat Britain’s Helen Jenkins couldn’t have planned a more perfect place for her first series win, running clear of the field in Hyde Park. Out of the 1.5km swim, a lead group of 34 women established a minute lead on a chase pack of similar size in the first lap. But that chase, led by Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI), cut into that lead over the seven laps and eventually pulled even, resulting in about 50 women rolling into T2 together. From there, Jenkins set the pace and went alone for the final two laps to snatch an impressive victory and assert herself as the favourite for Olympic gold. Jorgensen clocked the fastest run split of the day to claim silver and along with an Olympic spot. In the battle for third, German veteran Anja Dittmer came through in the clutch to secure bronze, becoming the first triathlete to qualify for four Olympics Games.

1 Helen jenkins (gbR) 2:00:342 Gwen Jorgensen (USA) 2:00:413 Anja Dittmer (GER) 2:00:494 emma jackson (aUS) 2:00:515 Emma Snowsill (AUS) 2:00:526 Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 2:00:547 Sarah groff (USa) 2:00:588 Nicola Spirig (SUI) 2:01:049 ashleigh gentle (aUS) 2:01:0710 Emmie Charayron (FRA) 2:01:1011 ai Ueda (jpN) 2:01:1312 Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 2:01:2913 Svenja Bazlen (GER) 2:01:3014 jodie Stimpson (gbR) 2:01:3115 emma moffatt (aUS) 2:01:3716 Sarissa de vries (Ned) 2:01:3717 vicky Holland (gbR) 2:01:4418 aileen morrison (IRl) 2:01:5219 Rachel Klamer (Ned) 2:01:5720 ainhoa murua (eSp) 2:02:0021 Kathrin muller (geR) 2:02:0522 Felicity Abram (AUS) 2:02:0623 gillian Sanders (RSa) 2:02:1724 laura bennett (USa) 2:02:1925 Irina abysova (RUS) 2:02:2026 Elizabeth May (LUX) 2:02:2327 Katrien verstuyft (bel) 2:02:2428 Kiyomi Niwata (JPN) 2:02:2429 Paula Findlay (CAN) 2:02:3430 lisa Norden (SWe) 2:02:3431 melanie annaheim (SUI) 2:02:3532 danne boterenbrood (Ned) 2:02:3

33 Annamaria Mazzetti (ITA) 2:02:4234 Sarah Haskins (USa) 2:02:4535 Jessica Harrison (FRA) 2:02:5036 Debbie Tanner (NZL) 2:02:5337 marina damlaimcourt (eSp) 2:02:5438 alice betto (ITa) 2:03:0839 Non Stanford (gbR) 2:03:1340 akane Tsuchihashi (jpN) 2:03:1641 Nicky Samuels (NZL) 2:03:2542 mariko adachi (jpN) 2:03:3443 yuka Sato (jpN) 2:03:4544 Maria Czesnik (POL) 2:03:5445 Kathy Tremblay (caN) 2:03:5946 juri Ide (jpN) 2:04:1547 annabel luxford (aUS) 2:04:4748 Carole Peon (FRA) 2:04:5149 Ricarda lisk (geR) 2:04:5550 Tomoko Sakimoto (jpN) 2:05:1051 jillian petersen (USa) 2:05:1752 Kerry lang (gbR) 2:05:3953 Zurine Rodriguez (ESP) 2:06:0554 anne Haug (geR) 2:07:0255 yuliya yelistratova (UKR) 2:08:2656 Rebecca Robisch (geR) 2:09:02DNF Erin Densham (AUS) DNF Helle Frederiksen (DEN) DNF Vendula Frintova (CZE) DNF Line Jensen (DEN) DNF Kate McIlroy (NZL) DNF Lisa Mensink (NED) DNF Kate Roberts (RSA)DNF Daniela Ryf (SUI)DNF Kirsten Sweetland (CAN)


1 Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 1:50:092 alexander bryukhankov (RUS) 1:50:343 Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 1:51:044 Javier Gomez (ESP) 1:51:165 Steffen justus (geR) 1:51:256 Laurent Vidal (FRA) 1:51:277 David Hauss (FRA) 1:51:328 brad Kahlefeldt (aUS) 1:51:409 Sven Riederer (SUI) 1:51:4110 Vincent Luis (FRA) 1:51:4111 Jan Frodeno (GER) 1:51:4212 Maik Petzold (GER) 1:51:4613 dmitry polyanskiy (RUS) 1:52:0114 William clarke (gbR) 1:52:0515 Bevan Docherty (NZL) 1:52:0616 joao pereira (poR) 1:52:0617 artem parienko (RUS) 1:52:0718 Tony Moulai (FRA) 1:52:0819 Kyle jones (caN) 1:52:1020 joao Silva (poR) 1:52:2021 Ivan Rana (eSp) 1:52:2022 Ryan Sissons (NZL) 1:52:2123 Simon Whitfield (CAN) 1:52:2324 Igor polyanskiy (RUS) 1:52:2625 manuel Huerta (USa) 1:52:3026 marek jaskolka (pol) 1:52:3927 yuichi Hosoda (jpN) 1:52:3928 Sebastian Rank (geR) 1:52:4029 Reinaldo colucci (bRa) 1:52:4630 bruno pais (poR) 1:52:4631 brendan Sexton (aUS) 1:52:4732 Adam Bowden (GBR) 1:52:48

LONDON 2011 REVIEW2011 dextro energy Triathlon ITU World championship london (7 august 2011)

ELITE MENGreat Britain’s Alistair Brownlee stepped up to another incredible level when he used a gutsy bike breakaway to claim his tenth series career win. Brownlee broke away from the main pack with New Zealand’s James Elvery in the second lap of the bike and were eventually joined by Russia’s Alexander Bryukhankov and Spain’s Ivan Rana. That quartet kept pushing the pace until they had more than a full minute on the rest of the field coming out of T2. From there, Brownlee surged to the lead and never looked back, cruising to gold. Bryukhankov ran strongly to claim silver. Jonathan Brownlee won the battle for bronze against a group that included double ITU World Champion Javier Gomez and Beijing gold medallist Jan Frodeno. The younger Brownlee recorded the day’s fastest run to join his brother on the podium.

33 Ruedi Wild (SUI) 1:52:5034 Gregor Buchholz (GER) 1:52:5335 Hendrik de villiers (RSa) 1:52:5436 Clark Ellice (NZL) 1:52:5837 Crisanto Grajales (MEX) 1:53:0038 Alessandro Fabian (ITA) 1:53:0339 Frederic Belaubre (FRA) 1:53:1040 Kris Gemmell (NZL) 1:53:1041 James Elvery (NZL) 1:53:1342 matt chrabot (USa) 1:53:2043 vladimir Turbayevskiy (RUS) 1:53:2444 leonardo chacon (cRc) 1:53:2645 aaron Royle (aUS) 1:53:2846 Stuart Hayes (gbR) 1:53:3247 Jan Celustka (CZE) 1:53:3548 Martin Van Barneveld (NZL) 1:53:3749 Tony Dodds (NZL) 1:53:5550 Aurélien Raphael (FRA) 1:53:5751 Tim don (gbR) 1:54:1552 danylo Sapunov (UKR) 1:54:2353 james Seear (aUS) 1:54:3554 yulian malyshev (RUS) 1:54:4355 Ivan vasiliev (RUS) 1:55:1056 Christian Prochnow (GER) 1:55:2057 Hirokatsu Tayama (jpN) 1:55:5358 Ryosuke yamamoto (jpN) 1:56:0959 gavin Noble (IRl) 1:57:19DNF Andreas Giglmayr (AUT) DNF Hunter Kemper (USA) DNF Chris McCormack (AUS) DNF Mario Mola (ESP) DNF Jarrod Shoemaker (USA) DNF Jonathan Zipf (GER)


SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPICSA PAIR OF SURPRISES IN TRIATHLON’S OLYMPIC DEBUT

The much anticipated Olympic debut of triathlon was staged under the shadow of Sydney’s famed opera house and was highlighted by a pair of surprise winners. Not only did triathlon announce its arrival to the world, the sport was given the honour of being one of the first events of the Sydney Olympic Games.

WOMEN’S COMPETITION – 16 SEPTEMBER 2000On the first day of competition in Sydney, 50 women dove into Farm Cove, the inlet just east of the Opera House. All eyes were on Aussie Michellie Jones, the heavy pre-race favourite who won the test event just five months earlier. As the women began the first triathlon in Olympic history, American Sheila Taormina emerged from the water first, almost 30 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. But the former swimmer couldn’t hold the lead through the entire bike segment and by the time the women headed onto the run course Jones was in front, much to the delight of the Australian faithful.

However, gold for the home country didn’t come as expected and predicted. Instead it was Switzerland’s Brigitte McMahon who sprinted down the home stretch past the Opera House and into history as triathlon’s first Olympic gold medallist. Jones settled for silver, just two heartbreaking seconds behind McMahon. Magali Messmer made it a banner day for Switzerland, taking the bronze. All three women were on the podium together at the Sydney ITU Triathlon World Cup on April 16, which was contested on the same course.

MEN’S COMPETITION – 17 SEPTEMBER 2000After the world caught its breath and properly digested the huge upset of the women’s race, 50 men tackled the same course the next day seeking Olympic glory. Aussie Craig Walton had the locals cheering as he led the men out of the water. Right on his heels were a duo many predicted would clash for gold, New Zealand’s Hamish Carter and Great Britain’s Simon Lessing. But it was another Simon who came from nowhere to pull off the second stunner.

Despite being down more than a minute off the bike, Canadian Simon Whitfield shredded the run course to move himself back into contention. With 800 metres to go, he was still 40 metres behind Germany’s Stefan Vuckovic. But with a final finishing kick that would define his career, Whitfield leaped across the finish line to win Olympic gold. He posted the fastest run of the day and was the only man to run under 31 minutes. Vuckovic held on for the silver, the very medal he won at the test event in April. Czech Jan Rehula claimed the bronze medal.


1 brigitte mcmahon (SUI) 2:00:392 michellie jones (aUS) 2:00:413 magali messmer (SUI) 2:01:074 Joanna Zeiger (USA) 2:01:255 loretta Harrop (aUS) 2:01:426 Sheila Taormina (USa) 2:02:457 Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys (FRA) 2:02:518 Christine Hocq (FRA) 2:03:009 Nicole Hackett (aUS) 2:03:0910 Nancy Kemp-Arendt (LUX) 2:03:1411 Sandra Soldan (bRa) 2:03:1812 Nina anisimova (RUS) 2:03:2613 Jennifer Gutierrez (USA) 2:03:3714 Kiyomi Niwata (JPN) 2:03:5315 Stephanie Forrester (GBR) 2:03:5616 Kathleen Smet (bel) 2:04:0417 akiko Hirao (jpN) 2:04:1718 Anja Dittmer (GER) 2:04:3619 Nora edocseny (HUN) 2:05:1920 Silvia gemignani (ITa) 2:05:2021 Joelle Franzmann (GER) 2:05:2422 Evelyn Williamson (NZL) 2:05:3723 erika molnar (HUN) 2:05:3824 maribel blanco (eSp) 2:06:3725 Wieke Hoogzaad (NED) 2:06:4326 Silvia pepels (Ned) 2:07:0527 edith cigana (ITa) 2:07:0528 marie overbye (deN) 2:07:1629 Renata Berkova (CZE) 2:08:0630 Lizel Moore (RSA) 2:08:1631 Isabelle Turcotte-Baird (CAN) 2:08:2732 dan Wang (cHN) 2:08:4933 Ingrid van lubek (Ned) 2:09:2734 Iona Wynter (jam) 2:10:2435 Beatrice Mouthon (FRA) 2:11:0836 Sibylle matter (SUI) 2:13:2537 Maria Carmenza Morales (COL) 2:13:4238 Sharon donnelly (caN) 2:14:3439 aniko gog (HUN) 2:14:4940 meng Shi (cHN) 2:16:39DNF Mieke Suys (BEL) DNF Carol Montgomery (CAN) DNF Maria Ohata (BRA) DNF Carla Moreno (BRA) DNF Karina Madrigal Fernandaz (CRC) DNF Haruna Hosoya (JPN) DNF Sian Brice (GBR)DNF Michelle Dillon (GBR)

SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPICS Race ReSUlTS

ELITE WOMEN ELITE MEN1 Simon Whitfield (CAN) 1:48:242 Stefan vuckovic (geR) 1:48:373 Jan Rehula (CZE) 1:48:454 Dmitriy Gaag (KAZ) 1:49:035 Ivan Rana (eSp) 1:49:096 Miles Stewart (AUS) 1:49:137 Olivier Marceau (FRA) 1:49:188 Reto Hug (SUI) 1:49:219 Simon lessing (gbR) 1:49:2310 Tim don (gbR) 1:49:2811 andriy glushchenko (UKR) 1:49:3012 andreas Raelert (geR) 1:49:3113 Martin Krnavek (CZE) 1:49:3714 leandro macedo (bRa) 1:49:4915 volodymyr polikarpenko (UKR) 1:49:5016 Craig Watson (NZL) 1:50:0117 Hunter Kemper (USa) 1:50:0418 markus Keller (SUI) 1:50:1519 Carl Blasco (FRA) 1:50:1720 Conrad Stoltz (RSA) 1:50:2421 Takumi obara (jpN) 1:50:2822 juraci moreira (bRa) 1:50:4323 eneko llanos (eSp) 1:50:4724 Jean-Christophe Guinchard (SUI) 1:50:5025 Ryan bolton (USa) 1:50:5226 Hamish Carter (NZL) 1:50:5627 craig Walton (aUS) 1:50:5628 Oscar Galindez (ARG) 1:50:5829 Johannes Enzenhofer (AUT) 1:51:0130 csaba Kuttor (HUN) 1:51:0531 Stephan Bignet (FRA) 1:51:1132 alessandro bottoni (ITa) 1:51:1833 vasilis Krommidas (gRe) 1:51:2734 peter Robertson (aUS) 1:51:3835 joachim Willen (SWe) 1:51:3936 Hideo Fukui (JPN) 1:52:0337 Gilberto Gonzalez (VEN) 1:52:1338 Ben Bright (NZL) 1:52:1639 armando barcellos (bRa) 1:53:4140 Nick Radkewich (USA) 1:53:4341 matias brain (cHI) 1:53:4342 eric van der linden (Ned) 1:54:3143 Rob barel (Ned) 1:55:3644 jan Hansen (deN) 1:55:4145 Roland melis (aHo) 1:56:1046 Hiroyuki Nishiuchi (jpN) 1:56:5947 Mikhail Kuznestov (KAZ) 1:59:1348 Dennis Looze (NED) 2:00:22DNF Andrew Johns (GBR)DNF Jose Maria Merchan (ESP) DNF Filip Ospaly (CZE) DNF Mark Marabini (ZIM)


AThENS 2004 OLYMPICSA PAIR OF SURPRISES IN TRIATHLON’S OLYMPIC DEBUT

amid the stunning beauty of athens, triathlon exploded onto the olympic stage for the second time in the sport’s history and the result was equally spectacular. In the women’s race, an established Aussie was predicted to win but was upset in an amazing sprint finish. In the men’s event, one of the sport’s all-time greats redeemed his Sydney disappointment.

WOMEN’S COMPETITION – 25 AUgUST 2004The women’s race started as generally predicted with Loretta Harrop of Australia and the Americans Sheila Taormina and Barbara Lindquist leading the swim from early on. After Lindquist was dropped from the lead bike group, she was joined by teammate Susan Williams who used her incredible cycling skills to cut the gap. By the final lap, Harrop broke away and parlayed that into a 20-second lead on the run, ahead of three Americans.

Leading the chase group out of transition was Kate Allen from Austria, followed by a stream of others. Harrop continued to look comfortable despite the 30 degree heat and maintained her lead through to the final lap. By the closing stages, it looked like Harrop had the gold wrapped up, but Allen had other plans. In a stunning turn of events, Harrop had the finish line in sight but Allen blew past the exhausted Aussie to win the gold by seven seconds. Coming across in the bronze medal position was an ecstatic Williams.

MEN’S COMPETITION – 26 AUgUST 2004Despite the best efforts of the top swimmers, the bulk of the field remained in touch with the lead through the first stage of the race. A large group of athletes took off on the 40km bike stage within seconds of each other. Midway through the difficult five-lap bike course, a decisive breakaway group including New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty and Hamish Carter, Switzerland’s Sven Riederer and Oliver Marceau, and Frenchman Frederic Belaubre all pulled away from the main pack. This powerful group worked well together and built a significant lead.

By the second transition the six leaders had a 30-second advantage of the rest of the field, and took that into the 10km run. Midway through the run, the group was whittled down to Carter, Docherty and Riederer and in the closing stages, Riederer dropped off the pace. Carter then kicked into another gear, leaving a spent Docherty trailing in his wake. An elated Carter went on to break the tape for gold, anchoring a gold-silver New Zealand performance with Docherty coming in second. Riederer just held on for bronze, ahead of a charging Greg Bennett from Australia who finished fourth.


1 Kate allen (aUT) 2:04:432 loretta Harrop (aUS) 2:04:503 Susan Williams (USa) 2:05:084 Kathleen Smet (bel) 2:05:355 Nadia cortassa (ITa) 2:05:456 michelle dillon (gbR) 2:05:597 ana burgos (eSp) 2:06:028 Vanessa Fernandes (POR) 2:06:139 barbara lindquist (USa) 2:06:2410 brigitte mcmahon (SUI) 2:07:0711 Anja Dittmer (GER) 2:07:2412 akiko Sekine (jpN) 2:07:3413 pilar Hidalgo (eSp) 2:07:3514 Kiyomi Niwata (JPN) 2:07:4215 Beatrice Lanza (ITA) 2:07:5916 Joelle Franzmann (GER) 2:08:1617 Elizabeth May (LUX) 2:08:2918 Samantha Warriner (NZL) 2:08:4219 Nicola Spirig (SUI) 2:08:4420 machiko Nakanishi (jpN) 2:08:5121 Silvia gemignani (ITa) 2:08:5622 mieke Suys (bel) 2:09:1223 Sheila Taormina (USa) 2:09:2124 ainhoa murua (eSp) 2:09:2725 Wieke Hoogzaad (NED) 2:09:4726 Lenka Zemanova (CZE) 2:09:5427 Samantha mcglone (caN) 2:10:1428 eva dollinger (aUT) 2:10:1929 Tracy Looze (NED) 2:10:3530 julie dibens (gbR) 2:11:4631 olga generalova (RUS) 2:11:4832 Renata Berkova (CZE) 2:11:5033 Rina Hill (aUS) 2:11:5834 Jodie Swallow (GBR) 2:15:0635 carol montgomery (caN) 2:15:2536 megan Hall (RSa) 2:16:2637 mariana ohata (bRa) 2:16:5238 erika molnar (HUN) 2:17:5339 jill Savege (caN) 2:18:1040 Hongni Wang (cHN) 2:18:3941 Yekaterina Shatnaya (KAZ) 2:19:2642 Fiorella D’Croz (COL) 2:21:0343 Nancy Alvarez (ARG) 2:21:3844 Delphine Pelletier (FRA) 2:22:39 DNF Nina Anisimova (RUS)DNF Carla Moreno (BRA) DNF Maxine Seear (AUS) DNF Sandra Soldan (BRA) DNF Lin Xing (CHN) DNF Lucie Zelenkova (CZE)

AThENS 2004 OLYMPICS Race ReSUlTS

1 Hamish Carter (NZL) 1:51:062 Bevan Docherty (NZL) 1:51:143 Sven Riederer (SUI) 1:51:324 greg bennett (USa) 1:51:415 Frederic Belaubre (FRA) 1:52:006 andreas Raelert (geR) 1:52:357 Rasmus Henning (deN) 1:52:368 olivier marceau (SUI) 1:52:449 Hunter Kemper (USa) 1:52:4610 Simon Thompson (aUS) 1:52:4711 Simon Whitfield (CAN) 1:53:1512 Carl Blasco (FRA) 1:53:2013 Hirokatsu Tayama (jpN) 1:53:2814 Stephane Poulat (FRA) 1:53:5015 Igor Sysoev (RUS) 1:53:5016 Andrew Johns (GBR) 1:54:1517 danylo Sapunov (UKR) 1:54:3318 Tim don (gbR) 1:54:4219 Maik Petzold (GER) 1:54:5020 eneko llanos (eSp) 1:54:5221 marko albert (eST) 1:55:2622 andy potts (USa) 1:55:3623 Ivan Rana (eSp) 1:55:4424 peter Robertson (aUS) 1:55:4425 Dmitriy Gaag (KAZ) 1:56:2826 Sebastian dehmer (geR) 1:57:0127 victor plata (USa) 1:57:0928 Daniel Fontana (ITA) 1:57:1429 Filip Ospaly (CZE) 1:57:1730 volodymyr polikarpenko (UKR) 1:57:3931 leandro macedo (bRa) 1:57:3932 Hiroyuki Nishiuchi (jpN) 1:57:4333 Nathan Richmond (NZL) 1:58:0034 paulo miyashiro (bRa) 1:58:1535 Tyler Butterfield (BER) 1:58:2636 Gilberto Gonzalez (VEN) 1:59:1237 Norbert domnik (aUT) 1:59:1338 Eligio Cervantes (MEX) 1:59:2639 brent mcmahon (caN) 1:59:4440 Reto Hug (SUI) 2:01:4041 juraci moreira (bRa) 2:02:3542 Martin Krnavek (CZE) 2:02:5443 daniel lee chi Wo (HKg) 2:03:2944 Javier Rosas (MEX) 2:04:0245 marc jenkins (gbR) 2:05:33DNF Andriy Glushchenko (UKR) DNF Xavier Liobet (ESP) DNF Conrad Stoltz (RSA) DNF Vasilis Krommadis (GRE) DNF Csaba Kuttor (HUN)

ELITE WOMEN ELITE MEN


BEIJINg 2008 OLYMPICSSNOWSILL DOMINATES WHILE FRODENO STUNS IN THRILLING FINISH

The picturesque Ming Tomb Reservoir, just outside of central Beijing, played host to triathlon’s third appearance in the Olympic Games. And again, the races were a mix of upsets, with the men’s race again coming down to an electrifying sprint finish, and favourites securing medals.

WOMEN’S COMPETITION – 18 AUgUST 2008The women lined up on the Ming Tomb Reservoir course in the scorching heat, and all eyes were on Australia’s Emma Snowsill and Portugal’s Vanessa Fernandes. They were the among the greatest ever triathletes, and both entered as the heavy favourites to add that coveted olympic gold to a impressive careers that already included World championships and multiple World Cup wins. However, neither stood out in the first two legs, the USA’s Laura Bennett led the swim and helped lead out the first pack on the bike, but there wasn’t a huge break between the contenders through the tough 40km bike leg.

But it was clear from the second transition that it was going to be Snowsill’s day, as she completely crushed the field over the 10km run. She ran home to gold by a whopping 66 seconds, the biggest margin of victory in Olympic history. Fernandes finished strongly for silver, and Australia’s Emma Moffatt claimed bronze to make it a brilliant day for Australia.

MEN’S COMPETITION – 19 AUgUST 2008Reigning World Champion Javier Gomez went in as the favourite, but as seen before in Olympic history, the way the men’s race unfolded kept everyone guessing right until the end. While the pack stayed together in the swim, the tough and tech-nical bike course saw a break. Mexico’s Francisco Serrano, Luxemboug’s Dirk Bockel, and Belgium’s Axel Zeebroek pushed off the front and while Serrano dropped off, Bockel and Zeebroek took almost a minute lead into the run. It didn’t prove enough to hold off the sport’s top runners as a young Brit, Alistair Brownlee, helped to reel them in.

Spain’s Ivan Rana then attacked on the hill that leads back to the reservoir and only Gomez, Brownlee, Germany’s Jan Frode-no, Canada’s Simon Whitfield and New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty went with him. But Rana faded, followed by Brownlee and Whitfield, seemingly leaving the medals to Gomez, Docherty and Frodeno. However, Whitfield turned on his incredible finishing kick, regained touch and in the final 500 metres, took the lead. But in a thrilling final finishing chute rush, it was Frodeno who found the extra push to rocket past Whitfield and claim Olympic gold. It was, incredibly, his first ever ITU win. Whitfield held on for silver and Docherty for bronze – which was the second Olympic medal for each of them.


ELITE WOMEN1 Emma Snowsill (AUS) 1:58:262 Vanessa Fernandes (POR) 1:59:333 emma moffatt (aUS) 1:59:554 laura bennett (USa) 2:00:215 juri Ide (jpN) 2:00:226 Nicola Spirig (SUI) 2:00:307 daniela Ryf (SUI) 2:00:398 Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 2:00:459 Kiyomi Niwata (JPN) 2:00:5010 Debbie Tanner (NZL) 2:01:0511 Sarah Haskins (USa) 2:01:2112 Jessica Harrison (FRA) 2:01:3013 magali di marco messmer (SUI) 2:01:4914 Kate allen (aUT) 2:01:5915 Ricarda lisk (geR) 2:02:0716 Samantha Warriner (NZL) 2:02:1217 ai Ueda (jpN) 2:02:1918 lisa Norden (SWe) 2:02:2619 julie ertel (USa) 2:02:3820 ana burgos (eSp) 2:02:4221 Helen jenkins (gbR) 2:02:5422 erin densham (aUS) 2:03:0723 Vendula Frintova (CZE) 2:03:2724 yuliya yelistratova (UKR) 2:03:3325 Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 2:03:4226 Christiane Pilz (GER) 2:03:4527 Tania Haiboeck (aUT) 2:04:0228 ainhoa murua (eSp) 2:04:4829 carolyn murray (caN) 2:04:5530 Ewa Dederko (POL) 2:05:0831 Kathy Tremblay (caN) 2:05:2232 Kate Roberts (RSa) 2:05:3333 Anja Dittmer (GER) 2:05:4534 Carole Peon (FRA) 2:06:0335 Maria Czesnik (POL) 2:06:1236 Olga Zausaylova (RUS) 2:06:2437 emma davis (IRl) 2:06:2838 Zita Szabo (HUN) 2:06:4539 mariana ohata (bRa) 2:07:1040 Lin Xing (CHN) 2:07:3441 Elizabeth May (LUX) 2:07:5542 Yi Zhang (CHN) 2:08:3743 mari Rabie (RSa) 2:09:2744 charlotte bonin (ITa) 2:09:4145 lisa mensink (Ned) 2:10:17DNF Irina Abysova (RUS) DNF Hollie Avil (GBR) DNF Lauren Campbell (CAN) DNF Daniela Chmet (ITA) DNF Adriana Fabiola Corona (MEX) DNF Deniz Dimaki (GRE) DNF Eva Dollinger (AUT) DNF Flora Duffy (BER) DNF Tania Mak So Ning (HKG) DNF Lenka Zemanova (CZE)

BEIJINg 2008 OLYMPICS Race ReSUlTS

ELITE MEN1 Jan Frodeno (GER) 1:48:522 Simon Whitfield (CAN) 1:48:583 Bevan Docherty (NZL) 1:49:054 Javier Gomez (ESP) 1:49:135 Ivan Rana (eSp) 1:49:226 daniel Unger (geR) 1:49:437 Hunter Kemper (USa) 1:49:488 Rasmus Henning (deN) 1:49:579 Igor Sysoev (RUS) 1:49:5910 Frederic Belaubre (FRA) 1:50:0011 courtney atkinson (aUS) 1:50:1012 Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 1:50:1913 Axel Zeebroek (BEL) 1:50:3014 William clarke (gbR) 1:50:3215 Christian Prochnow (GER) 1:50:3316 brad Kahlefeldt (aUS) 1:50:3617 bruno pais (poR) 1:50:4018 jarrod Shoemaker (USa) 1:50:4619 olivier marceau (SUI) 1:50:5020 Filip Ospaly (CZE) 1:50:5321 danylo Sapunov (UKR) 1:50:5822 dmitry polyanskiy (RUS) 1:51:1023 Sven Riederer (SUI) 1:51:1924 alexander bryukhankov (RUS) 1:51:2225 Dirk Bockel (LUX) 1:51:3126 juraci moreira (bRa) 1:51:3527 peter croes (bel) 1:51:4028 paul Tichelaar (caN) 1:51:4529 Reto Hug (SUI) 1:52:0430 Ryosuke yamamoto (jpN) 1:52:1131 Sander berk (Ned) 1:52:1732 Matthew Reed (USA) 1:52:3033 Daniel Fontana (ITA) 1:52:3934 Shane Reed (NZL) 1:52:4735 volodymyr polikarpenko (UKR) 1:52:5136 Laurent Vidal (FRA) 1:53:0237 Reinaldo colucci (bRa) 1:53:1338 Simon agoston (aUT) 1:53:2339 Kris Gemmell (NZL) 1:53:4940 emilio d’aquino (ITa) 1:53:5841 marko albert (eST) 1:54:1342 Christopher Felgate (ZIM) 1:54:3143 daniel lee chi Wo (HKg) 1:54:3944 Francisco Serrano (MEX) 1:54:4645 duarte Silva marques (poR) 1:55:0646 daqing Wang (cHN) 1:55:4047 csaba Kuttor (HUN) 1:55:5348 Hirokatsu Tayama (jpN) 1:56:1249 omar Tayara (SyR) 1:56:4050 colin jenkins (caN) 1:56:50DNF Tim Don (GBR)DNF Andriy Glushchenko (UKR)DNF Marek Jaskolka (POL) DNF Tony Moulai (FRA)DNF Pavel Simko (SVK)


LOOKINg AhEAD TRIATHLON MIXED RELAY TO DEBUT AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND ASIAN GAMES

gLASgOW 2014 COMMONWEALTh gAMES (23 JULY – 3 AUgUST)Triathlon will make its third Commonwealth Games appearance in Glasgow 2014. The sport made its Commonwealth Games debut at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, before also appearing in Melbourne in 2006. In Glasgow, action will take place in and around the Strathclyde country park on the outskirts of the city, for both the individ-ual and mixed relay formats. The Triathlon Mixed Relay – where a team of two women and two men compete a relay – was added to the Commonwealth Games programme starting in 2018 at the Commonwealth Games General Assembly in St. Kitts & Nevis last November. However the format received a boost with a debut four years earlier than expected, after the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee included it on their programme.

NANJINg 2014 YOUTh OLYMPIC gAMES (16 – 28 AUgUST)Triathlon will make its second appearance in the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, after being part of the inaugural Singapore 2010 youth olympic games. japan’s yuka Sato had the honour of winning the very first gold medal of the Games. New Zealand’s Aaron Barclay won the men’s race. Singapore also marked the Major Games debut of the Triath-lon Mixed Relay. The teams in Singapore were composed of continental championship teams, in the end men’s Youth Olympic Games bronze medallist Alois Knabl (AUT) edged out the Youth Games champion Barclay (NZL) in a thrilling finish, claiming the YOG Team Triathlon gold medal for Team Europe 1. Knabl’s European squad included Eszter Dudas (HUN), Miguel Valente Fernandes (POR) and Fanny Beisaron (ISR).

17Th ASIAN gAMES INChEON 2014 (14 SEPTEMBER – 4 OCTOBER)Triathlon will make its third Asian Games appearance at the Asian Games in Incheon 2014. The sport made its Asian Games debut at the 2006 Doha Asian Games and was also on the programme in Guangzhou 2010. Incheon will also see the Asian Games premiere of the Triathlon Mixed Relay. The format was added to the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in early 2011 after the executive board of the olympic council of asia approved the programme, and it was the first major Games to include the new dynamic mixed format. The Asian Games is considered the second-largest international multi-sport event after the Olympic Games and Incheon 2014 will be the 17th edition.


TORONTO 2015 PAN AMERICAN gAMES (10 – 26 JULY)This will be triathlon’s fifth appearance in the Pan American Games, after it appeared in 1995, 2003, 2007 and 2011. Toronto is already a city with triathlon history as Canada’s largest citiy hosted an ITU World cup in 2000 and 2001, and legendary ITU athletes Simon Lessing, Carol Montgomery, Simon Whitfield and Siri Lindley topped the podium in those years.

RIO 2016 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC gAMES (5 – 21 AUgUST)With the IOC announcement that Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will be the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, triathlon started to look forward to returning a city and country which is steeped in multisport history. Having first joined the ITU Triathlon World Cup calendar in 1996, Rio de Janeiro established a significant multisport presence from the turn of the century with World Cup races in 2000, 2003 and 2004, a South American games in 2002 and the pan am games in 2007. The triathlon events at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will take in the world-famous Copocabana Beach on August 8th and 9th, 2016. Rio will also be the site of Paratriathlon’s debut in the Paralympic Games. Triathlon is a rare sport in which able-bodied athletes compete, side-by-side, with disabled athletes at both the national and international levels. ITU has supported the development of paratriathlon for more than 15 years and has held paratriathlon World championships every year since 1995.

LOOKINg AhEAD paRaTRIaTHloN To debUT aT THe 2016 paRalympIc gameS


ITU WORLD ChAMPIONSYEAR hOST CITY MEN WOMEN2011 Beijing, China Alistair Brownlee (GBR) Helen Jenkins (nee Tucker) (GBR)2010 Budapest, Hungary Javier Gomez (ESP) Emma Moffatt (AUS)2009 Gold Coast, Australia Alistair Brownlee (GBR) Emma Moffatt (AUS)2008 Vancouver, Canada Javier Gomez (ESP) Helen Tucker (GBR)2007 Hamburg, Germany Daniel Unger (GER) Vanessa Fernandes (POR)2006 Lausanne, Switzerland Tim Don (GBR) Emma Snowsill (AUS)2005 Gamagori, Japan Peter Robertson (AUS) Emma Snowsill (AUS)2004 Madeira, Portugal Bevan Docherty (NZL) Sheila Taormina (USA)2003 Queenstown, New Zealand Peter Robertson (AUS) Emma Snowsill (AUS)2002 cancun, mexico Ivan Rana (eSp) leanda cave (gbR)2001 edmonton, canada peter Robertson (aUS) Siri lindley (USa)2000 Perth, Australia Olivier Marceau (FRA) Nicole Hackett (AUS)1999 Montreal, Canada Dmitriy Gaag (KAZ) Loretta Harrop (AUS)1998 Lausanne, Switzerland Simon Lessing (GBR) Joanne King (AUS)1997 perth, australia chris mccormack (aUS) emma carney (aUS)1996 cleveland, United States Simon lessing (gbR) jackie gallagher (aUS)1995 cancun, mexico Simon lessing (gbR) Karen Smyers (USa)1994 Wellington, New Zealand Spencer Smith (GBR) Emma Carney (AUS)1993 manchester, great britain Spencer Smith (gbR) michellie jones (aUS)1992 muskoka, canada Simon lessing (gbR) michellie jones (aUS)1991 Queensland, Australia Miles Stewart (AUS) Joanne Ritchie (CAN)1990 orlando, United States greg Welch (aUS) Karen Smyers (USa)1989 Avignon, France Mark Allen (USA) Erin Baker (NZL)

WORLD ChAMPIONShIPS BY COUNTRY elITe UNdeR23 jUNIoRcoUNTRy ToTal men Women men Women men Womenaustralia 33 6 13 1 4 3 6great britain 21 9 2 4 0 3 3United States 8 1 4 1 0 2 0germany 8 1 0 2 1 1 3New Zealand 7 1 1 0 1 2 2France 7 1 0 0 0 3 3Spain 6 2 0 1 1 2 0Switzerland 3 0 0 0 0 2 1canada 3 0 1 0 0 1 1portugal 2 0 1 0 0 0 1


MOST ITU WORLD TRIAThLON SERIES WINS (CURRENT UP TO hAMBURg 2012)men Women12 - Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 5 - Paula Findlay (CAN) 3 - Javier Gomez (ESP) 5 - Emma Moffatt (AUS)3 - Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 4 - Nicola Spirig (SUI)2 - Bevan Docherty (NZL) 3 - Andrea Hewitt (NZL)2 - Jan Frodeno (GER) 2- Helen Jenkins (GBR) 2 - Lisa Norden (SWE) 2 - Emma Snowsill (AUS) 2 - Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 2 - Erin Densham (AUS)

MOST ITU WORLD TRIAThLON SERIES WINS IN A SINgLE SEASON5 - Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 2009 4 - Emma Moffatt (AUS) 20092 - Javier Gomez (ESP) 2010 3 - Paula Findlay (CAN) 20112 - Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 2010

MOST ITU WORLD CUP WINSMen17 - Brad Beven (AUS) 12 - Simon Whitfield (CAN), Javier Gomez (ESP)11 - Hamish Carter (NZL)8 - Miles Stewart (AUS) 7 - Simon Lessing (GBR), Greg Welch (AUS), Courtney Atkinson (AUS), Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS)6 - Craig Walton (AUS), Greg Bennett (AUS), Tim Don (GBR) 5 - Rasmus Henning (DEN), Bevan Docherty (NZL), Kris Gemmell (NZL) 4 - Dmitriy Gaag (KAZ), Andrew Johns (GBR), Ivan Rana (ESP), Peter Robertson (AUS) 4, Andrew MacMartin (CAN), Chris mccormack (aUS), mike pigg (USa), Hunter Kemper (USa)

Women20 - Vanessa Fernandes (POR)19 - Emma Carney (AUS)15 - Carol Montgomery (CAN)12 - Loretta Harrop (AUS), Michelle Jones (AUS)11 - Siri Lindley (USA)10 - Emma Snowsill (AUS)8 - Rina Hill (nee Bradshaw, AUS)7 - Anja Dittmer (GER), Samantha Warriner (NZL), Karen Smyers (USA)5 - Melissa Mantak (USA)4 - Laura Bennett (nee Reback, USA), Jackie Fairweather (nee Gallagher, AUS), Barbara Lindquist (USA), Annabel Luxford (AUS), Emma Moffatt (AUS), Jenny Rose (NZL)

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