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Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The triathlon competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured fifty-five athletes competing in each of the men's and women's events. The 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also added the new mixed team relay event.


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The triathlon competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured fifty-five athletes competing in each of the men's and women's events. The 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also added the new mixed team relay event.

The Olympic triathlon contains three components; a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) swim, 40 km (25 mi) cycle, and a 10 km (6.2 mi) run. The competitions take the form of a single event between all competitors with no heats.

The new mixed team event features teams of four (two men and two women). Each athlete performs a triathlon of 300 m (980 ft) swim, 8 km (5.0 mi) cycle, and a 2 km (1.2 mi) run in a relay format.

The qualification period spanned from 11 May 2018 to 11 May 2020. A total of 110 athletes (55 for each gender) vied for the coveted spots with a maximum of three per gender for each NOC. Qualification places are awarded first through the ITU mixed relay rankings of 31 March 2020, with seven NOCs each earning four quota spots (two per gender). Three more NOCs can earn four quota spots apiece at the 2020 ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event. Individual rankings of 11 May 2020 are considered next, with the top 26 individuals per gender qualifying, subject to the limit of three per NOC and ignoring the first two from each NOC that qualified via mixed teams. One additional spot for each continent will go to the highest-ranked competitor from an NOC that has not yet earned a qualifying spot. The host, Japan, is guaranteed two spots per gender. The final two spots per gender are awarded through Tripartite Commission invitations.

All times and dates use Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). All event times are subject to change.

EventDateStart time
Men's individual26 July06:30
Women's individual27 July06:30
Mixed relay31 July07:30

The list shows the number of participating athletes from each nation.

*Host nation indicated in bold.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
11203
21001
1001
40112
50011
0011
3339
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's individualKristian Blummenfelt Norway1:45:04Alex Yee Great Britain1:45:15Hayden Wilde New Zealand1:45:24
Women's individualFlora Duffy Bermuda1:55:36Georgia Taylor-Brown Great Britain1:56:50Katie Zaferes United States1:57:03
Mixed relayGreat BritainJess LearmonthJonathan BrownleeGeorgia Taylor-BrownAlex Yee1:23:41United StatesKatie ZaferesKevin McDowellTaylor KnibbMorgan Pearson1:23:55FranceLéonie PériaultDorian ConinxCassandre BeaugrandVincent Luis1:24:04
  • Triathlon at the Summer Olympics

  • Triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games

  • Triathlon at the 2019 Pan American Games

  • Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

  • Results book Archived 12 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine

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