Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon made its Olympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The sport consists of three different disciplines, competed consecutively with no rest between them.

The Olympic distances for the three disciplines are:
#Swimming – 1500 metres
#Road cycling – 40 kilometres
#Road running – 10 kilometres

The segments were run in sequence, so that the person who crossed the line in first place at the end of the run was the winner.

Medalists

Five nations won medals in the two inaugural triathlon events. Switzerland was the only nation to earn more than one, winning a gold and a bronze in the women's competition.

Men's Triathlon

The men's triathlon was run on 17 September. 52 men competed.


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