2000 Summer Olympics / Triathlon

Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Sydney
Competition venue	Port Jackson , Sydney Central Business District , Royal Botanic Gardens
Nations	34
Athletes	100 (52 , 48 )
date	September 16-17, 2000
decisions	2
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Two triathlon competitions were held at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Australian metropolis of Sydney .

The center of the competitions with start, finish and transition area was in front of the Sydney Opera House . The swim was in Port Jackson . The cycling and running circuit ran through the Sydney Central Business District and the Royal Botanic Gardens .

Balance sheet

Medal table

space	country				total
1	Switzerland	1	-	1	2
2	Canada	1	-	-	1
3	Australia	-	1	-	1
	Germany	-	1	-	1
5	Czech Republic	-	-	1	1
total		2	2	2	6th

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Men	Simon Whitfield ( CAN )	Stephan Vuckovic ( GER )	Jan Řehula ( CZE )
Women	Brigitte McMahon ( SUI )	Michellie Jones ( AUS )	Magali Messmer ( SUI )

Results

Men

→ Main article : 2000 Summer Olympics / Triathlon - singles (men)

space	country	athlete	Time (h)
1	CAN	Simon Whitfield	1: 48: 24.02
2	GER	Stephan Vuckovic	1: 48: 37.58
3	CZE	Jan ehula	1: 48: 46.64
4th	KAZ	Dmitri Gaag	1: 49: 03.57
5	ESP	Iván Raña	1: 49: 10.88
6th	OUT	Miles Stewart	1: 49: 14.52
7th	FRA	Olivier Marceau	1: 49: 18.03
8th	SUI	Reto Hug	1: 49: 21.30
9	GBR	Simon Lessing	1: 49: 24.32

Date: September 17, 2000

Women

→ Main article : 2000 Summer Olympics / Triathlon - singles (women)

space	country	Athlete	Time (h)
1	SUI	Brigitte McMahon	2:00: 40.52
2	OUT	Michellie Jones	2:00: 42.55
3	SUI	Magali Messmer	2: 01: 08.83
4th	United States	Joanna Pointer	2: 01: 25.74
5	OUT	Loretta Harrop	2: 01: 42.82
6th	United States	Sheila Taormina	2: 02: 45.91
7th	FRA	Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys	2: 02: 53.41
8th	FRA	Christine Hocq	2: 03: 01.90
9	OUT	Nicole Hackett	2: 03: 10.81

Date: September 16, 2000

Web links

• 2000 Sydney Results: Triathlon on the LA84 Foundation website(PDF; 2.53 MB)