2012 Summer Olympics / Triathlon

Triathlon at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games
information
venue	London
Competition venue	Hyde Park
Nations	39
Athletes	110 (55 , 55 )
date	4th to 7th August 2012
decisions	2
← Beijing 2008 Rio de Janeiro 2016 →

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in the British capital, London , two triathlon competitions were held on August 4th and 7th in and around Hyde Park , one each for women and men.

The Olympic distance in triathlon includes 1,500 meters of swimming , 40 kilometers of cycling and a 10,000-meter run . This means that the competitions are identical to Beijing 2008 .

The swim course was in Serpentine Lake , the bike course comprised seven laps from there to Buckingham Palace and back, the running course comprised four laps around Serpentine Lake.

Competitions and schedule

Competitions and schedule triathlon
Competitions	August
Women	4th	5.	6th	7th
Single Olympic Distance
Men	4th	5.	6th	7th
Single Olympic Distance

The ITU had appointed a total of 42 referees from 25 nations for the Olympic Games, three more than in Beijing 2008. The Swiss Stefane Mauris was the only representative from the German-speaking area among the International Technical Officials , Austria and Germany did not provide any referees.

Balance sheet

Medal table

space	country				total
1	Great Britain	1	-	1	2
2	Switzerland	1	-	-	1
3	Sweden	-	1	-	1
4th	Spain	-	1	-	1
5	Australia	-	-	1	1
total		2	2	2	6th

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Men	Alistair Brownlee	Javier Gomez Noya	Jonathan Brownlee
Women	Nicola Spirig	Lisa Nordén	Erin Densham

Results

Women

→ Main article : 2012 Summer Olympics / Triathlon - singles (women)

space	country	Athlete	Time (h)
1	SUI	Nicola Spirig	1:59:48
2	SWE	Lisa Nordén	1:59:48
3	OUT	Erin Densham	1:59:50
4th	United States	Sarah Groff	2:00:00
5	GBR	Helen Jenkins	2:00:19
6th	NZL	Andrea Hewitt	2:00:36
7th	ESP	Ainhoa ​​Murúa	2:00:56
8th	OUT	Emma Jackson	2:01:16

Date: August 4, 2012, 9:00 a.m., 55 athletes

The decision was made in favor of the Swiss Nicola Spirig after the finish spurt in the photo finish .

Other German-speaking participants:
Anne Haug Germany (2:01:35 h / 11th) Anja Dittmer Germany (2:01:38 h / 12th) Svenja Bazlen Germany (2:04:11 h / 32nd) Daniela Ryf Switzerland ( 2:06:37 h / 40.) Lisa Perterer Austria (2:09:12 h / 48.) 
 
 
 
 

Men

→ Main article : 2012 Summer Olympics / Triathlon - singles (men)

space	country	athlete	Time (h)
1	GBR	Alistair Brownlee	1:46:25
2	ESP	Javier Gomez Noya	1:46:36
3	GBR	Jonathan Brownlee	1:46:56
4th	FRA	David Hauss	1:47:14
5	FRA	Laurent Vidal	1:47:21
6th	GER	Jan Frodeno	1:47:26
7th	RUS	Alexander Bryukhankov	1:47:35
8th	SUI	Sven Riederer	1:47:46

Date: August 7, 2012, 11:30 a.m., 55 athletes

Other German-speaking participants:
Steffen Justus Germany (1:49:12 h / 16.) Maik Petzold Germany (1:50:23 h / 31st) Ruedi Wild Switzerland (1:51:10 h / 39th) Andreas Giglmayr Austria ( 1:51:14 h / 40.) 
 
 
 

Nicola Spirig with gold medal

Kris Gemmell (No. 55), Ivan Vasiliev (27), Courtney Atkinson (39) and Hunter Kemper

Hyde Park - the venue for triathlon competitions

Triathletes on the bike course

Triathletes pass Wellington Arch

qualification

Qualification criteria

110 athletes took part in the competitions, 55 women and 55 men each. One quota place was reserved for women and men for the host's NOK and the International Triathlon Union (ITU) was able to issue up to two quota places per gender by invitation. The eight most successful NOKs were able to use three athletes each, all others a maximum of two. The following qualification criteria applied equally to women and men:

• Five quota places were given to the winners of the continental qualifying competitions, three more to the top three athletes of the international qualifying competition on August 6th and 7th, 2011 in London.

• 39 athletes were awarded via the ITU Olympic qualification ranking, which included the most important competitions between June 1, 2010 and May 31, 2012.
• A quota place was finally given to the NOK of each continent, which was best placed in the ranking list and which had not yet achieved a quota place.
• If an athlete who had already won a quota place achieved another placement that guaranteed a quota place, the next athlete without a quota place received this.

List of qualifying competitions:

• international qualification competition in London , 6th to 7th August 2011 
• Asian Championship in Yilan , September 24-25 , 2011 
• Pan American Games in Guadalajara , October 23, 2011 
• Oceania Championship in Devonport , March 10, 2012 
• African Championship in Mauritius , March 31, 2012 
• European Championship in Eilat , April 21-22, 2012 
• ITU Olympic Qualification Ranking List as of May 31, 2012

Quota places won

Won quota places according to NOKs
competition	Women	Men	total
Argentina		1	1
Australia	3	3	6th
Belgium	1	1	2
Bermuda	1	1	2
Brazil	1	2	3
Chile	1	1	2
China	1	1	2
Costa Rica		1	1
Denmark	2		2
Germany	3	3	6th
Ecuador	1		1
France	3	3	6th
Great Britain	3	3	6th
Ireland	1	1	2
Italy	1	2	3
Japan	3	2	5
Canada	2	3	5
Colombia		1	1
Mauritius	1		1
Mexico	1	1	2
Monaco		1	1
New Zealand	3	3	6th
Netherlands	2		2
Austria	1	1	2
Poland	2	1	3
Portugal		2	2
Russia	2	3	5
Sweden	1		1
Switzerland	2	2	4th
Zimbabwe		1	1
Slovakia		1	1
Slovenia	1		1
Spain	3	3	6th
South Africa	2	1	3
South Korea		1	1
Czech Republic	2	2	4th
Ukraine	1	1	2
Hungary	1		1
United States	3	2	5
Total quota places	55	55	110

Over the continental championships, Australia each won a quota for Oceania, Japan for Asia, South Africa for Africa, Switzerland for Europe for women and Spain for men, and for America the USA for women and Brazil for men.

At the World Cup in London, the USA, Great Britain and Germany won a starting place for the women in the Olympic race, and for the men Russia and Great Britain twice.

By invitation Monaco received a starting place for the men. All other starting places were assigned via the ranking list. In total, athletes from 41 different countries qualified.

Web links

Commons : Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• ITU Olympic Qualification Ranking List Women (PDF file; 832 kB)
• ITU Olympic Qualification Ranking List Men (PDF file; 1.02 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Triathlon Schedule. Retrieved September 4, 2011 . 
2. ^ Frank Wechsel: No German nominated for London February 27, 2012
3. ↑ Qualification System Triathlon. (PDF; 131 kB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 17, 2012 ; accessed on August 20, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Female Standing. (PDF; 211 kB) Accessed June 1, 2012 (English). 
5. ↑ Male Standing. (PDF; 215 kB) Accessed June 1, 2012 (English).