2000 Summer Olympics / Triathlon - Singles (Women)

sport	Triathlon
discipline	singles
gender	Women
Attendees	48 athletes from 24 nations
Competition location	Port Jackson Sydney CBD Royal Botanic Gardens
Competition phase	September 16, 2000
Winning time	2:00: 40.52 h
Medalists  Brigitte McMahon ( SUI )  Michellie Jones ( AUS )  Magali Messmer ( SUI )
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Triathlon competitions at the 2000 Olympic Games
singles	Women	Men

For the first time in history, a women's triathlon was held at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney . The competition took place on September 17, 2000. It was also the first ever triathlon to be held at the Olympic Games.

The start, finish and transition area were in front of the Sydney Opera House , where a large temporary grandstand had been set up. After swimming 1.5 kilometers in Port Jackson , they switched to bicycles. The athletes had to use it to ride six laps on a circuit through the Sydney Central Business District and the Royal Botanic Gardens . Finally, the athletes had to run a 10 km run, which also led through the Sydney Central Business District and the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Course of the competition

A total of 48 athletes from 24 nations competed at the Olympic premiere. Eight athletes had to end the competition early. In downtown Sydney and on the harbor, 100,000 spectators followed the competition along the route. The Australian Michellie Jones was the favorite for the Olympic victory . After the swim, Jones was only in eighth place, while the American Sheila Taormina was the first to switch to the bike with a lead of around 40 seconds . After six bike laps, the reigning German champion Joelle Franzmann took the lead. Franzmann, who had not been able to run a few weeks earlier due to an injury to her calf, was overtaken by some athletes on the laps and ended up only in 21st place. On the home straight there was a duel between the Swiss Brigitte McMahon and Michellie Jones, which the Swiss won and thus became the first Olympic triathlon champion.

Results

• There was no start number 13
• The total time also includes the changeover times,

rank	#	Athlete	nation	swim	To go biking	To run	total time	deficit
				Time (min)	Time (h)	Time (min)	Time (h)	Time (min)
1	35	Brigitte McMahon	Switzerland	19: 44.58	1: 05: 42.20	35: 13.64	2:00: 40.52
2	28	Michellie Jones	Australia	19: 43.88	1: 05: 32.90	35: 25.77	2:00: 42.55	+00: 02.03
3	34	Magali Messmer	Switzerland	19: 39.38	1:05:40.00	35: 49.45	2: 01: 08.83	+00: 28.31
4th	10	Joanna Pointer	United States	19: 45.58	1: 05: 38.30	36: 01.86	2: 01: 25.74	+00: 45.22
5	29	Loretta Harrop	Australia	19: 37.98	1: 05: 40.70	36: 24.14	2: 01: 42.82	+01: 02.30
6th	11	Sheila Taormina	United States	19: 02.78	1: 06: 24.30	37: 18.83	2: 02: 45.91	+02: 05.39
7th	45	Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys	France	19: 48.98	1: 05: 28.50	37: 35.93	2: 02: 53.41	+02: 12.89
8th	46	Christine Hocq	France	19: 43.78	1: 05: 33.90	37: 44.22	2: 03: 01.90	+02: 21.38
9	30th	Nicole Hackett	Australia	19: 41.08	1: 05: 37.10	37: 52.63	2: 03: 10.81	+02: 30.29
10	25th	Nancy Kemp-Arendt	Luxembourg	19: 42.78	1: 05: 43.30	37: 48.86	2: 03: 14.94	+02: 34.42
11	20th	Sandra Soldan	Brazil	19: 45.28	1: 05: 41.10	37: 53.48	2: 03: 19.86	+02: 39.34
12	15th	Nina Anissimova	Russia	19: 47.58	1: 05: 42.00	37: 56.77	2: 03: 26.35	+02: 45.83
13	9	Jennifer Gutierrez	United States	19: 44.98	1: 05: 41.00	38: 12.50	2: 03: 38.48	+02: 57.96
14th	38	Kiyomi Niwata	Japan	19: 46.98	1: 05: 36.20	38: 29.83	2: 03: 53.01	+03: 12.49
15th	41	Stephanie Forrester	Great Britain	21: 12.18	1:08:20.90	34: 23.03	2: 03: 56.11	+03: 15.59
16	2	Kathleen Smet	Belgium	20: 54.68	1: 06: 38.90	36: 32.40	2: 04: 05.98	+03: 25.46
17th	39	Akiko Hirao	Japan	20: 30.08	1: 07: 06.10	36: 42.52	2: 04: 18.70	+03: 38.18
18th	48	Anja Dittmer	Germany	20: 30.18	1: 06: 58.30	37: 08.40	2: 04: 36.88	+03: 56.36
19th	33	Nora Edocseny	Hungary	20: 28.48	1: 07: 05.30	37: 46.25	2: 05: 20.03	+04: 39.51
20th	5	Silvia Gemignani	Italy	19: 46.58	1: 07: 46.30	37: 48.38	2: 05: 21.26	+04: 40.74
21st	49	Joelle Franzmann	Germany	19: 41.48	1: 05: 35.60	40: 09.88	2: 05: 26.96	+04: 46.44
22nd	8th	Evelyn Williamson	New Zealand	20: 28.08	1: 07: 01.80	38: 08.42	2: 05: 38.30	+04: 57.78
23	32	Erika Molnar	Hungary	21: 05.98	1: 08: 31.11	36: 02.41	2:05: 39.50	+04: 58.98
24	26th	Maribel Blanco	Spain	21: 15.98	1: 08: 21.41	37: 00.45	2: 06: 37.84	+05: 57.32
25th	23	Wieke Hoogzaad	Netherlands	20: 38.38	1: 08: 57.71	37: 09.39	2: 06: 45.48	+06: 04.96
26th	24	Silvia Pepels	Netherlands	20: 37.38	1: 06: 53.90	39: 33.73	2: 07: 05.01	+06: 24.49
27	6th	Edith Cigana	Italy	20: 42.28	1: 06: 52.10	39: 32.43	2: 07: 06.81	+06: 26.29
28	27	Marie Overbye	Denmark	20: 56.08	1: 06: 41.50	39: 39.93	2: 07: 17.51	+06: 36.99
29	44	Renata Berková	Czech Republic	19: 48.78	1: 09: 49.30	38: 30.29	2: 08: 08.37	+07: 27.85
30th	7th	Lizel Moore	South Africa	21: 01.48	1: 08: 32.90	38: 43.81	2: 08: 18,19	+07: 37.67
31	18th	Isabelle Turcotte Baird	Canada	20: 59.98	1: 08: 37.10	38: 52.41	2: 08: 29.49	+07: 48.97
32	12	Wang Dan	China	20: 50.78	1: 08: 52.20	39: 06.12	2: 08: 49.10	+08: 08.58
33	22nd	Ingrid van Lubek	Netherlands	20: 54.08	1: 08: 45.80	39: 49.12	2: 09: 29.00	+08: 48.48
34	3	Iona Wynter	Jamaica	20: 53.58	1: 08: 43.00	40: 48.11	2: 10: 24.69	+09: 44.17
35	47	Béatrice Mouthon	France	21: 15.48	1: 09: 03.90	40: 48.70	2: 11: 08.08	+10: 27.56
36	36	Sibylle Matter	Switzerland	20: 36.28	1: 12: 54.60	39: 54.50	2: 13: 25.38	+12: 44.86
37	40	Maria Morales	Colombia	22: 44.58	1: 12: 33.60	38: 25.20	2: 13: 43.38	+13: 02.86
38	17th	Sharon Donnelly	Canada	20: 32.48	1: 14: 41.50	39: 21.61	2: 14: 35.59	+13: 55.07
39	4th	Aniko Gog	Hungary	21: 16.18	1: 11: 41.29	41: 53.08	2: 14: 50.55	+14: 10.03
40	14th	Shi Meng	China	20: 26.18	1: 12: 42.23	43: 32.32	2: 16: 40.73	+16: 00.21
	1	Mieke Suys	Belgium	20: 46.08	DNF
	16	Carol Montgomery	Canada	20: 33.18	DNF
	19th	Mariana Ohata	Brazil	20: 34.28	DNF
	21st	Carla Moreno	Brazil	20: 36.29	DNF
	31	Karina Fernández	Costa Rica	23: 53.68	DNF
	37	Haruna Hosoya	Japan	20: 41.98	DNF
	42	Sian Brice	Great Britain	20: 26.78	DNF
	43	Michelle Dillon	Great Britain	21: 01.08	DNF

Web links

• Results

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Triumph of the Swiss women . Der Spiegel , September 16, 2000, accessed March 7, 2020 .