Triathlon World Championship
The first official triathlon world championships took place in 1989 in Avignon France over the Olympic distance . In 1994 the International Triathlon Union (ITU) organized world championships over the long distance , triathlon became Olympic from 2000. Since 2009 world champions have been honored annually in mixed relay, 2010 to 2012 and 2015 also world champions in sprint distance
World championships
Men's sprint distance
| year | venue | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |
 Lausanne
|
 Jonathan Brownlee
|
Tim Don
|
 David Hauss
|
| 2011 |
Lausanne
|
Jonathan Brownlee
|
 Francisco Javier Gómez Noya
|
Alistair Brownlee
|
| 2012 |
 Stockholm
|
Jonathan Brownlee
|
Francisco Javier Gómez Noya
|
Vincent Luis
|
Women's sprint distance
| year | venue | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
Stockholm
|
Lisa Nordén -2-
|
 Maaike Caelers
|
 Bárbara Riveros Díaz
|
| 2011 |
Lausanne
|
Bárbara Riveros Díaz |
 Emma Jackson
|
 Andrea Hewitt
|
| 2010 |
Lausanne |
Lisa Nordén -1-
|
Emma Moffatt
|
Daniela Ryf
|
Men's sprint distance team
| year | venue | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 |
 Huntsville
|
Paul Amey , Cameron Brown , Bryan Rhodes
|
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| 2003 |
 Tiszaujvaros
|
Simon Thompson , Richie Cunningham , Brad Kahlefeldt
|
Clemente Alonso , Jose Merchan , Iván Raña
|
 Vladimir Turbayevskiy , Andriy Glushchenko , Maxim Kriat
|
| 2006 |
 Cancun
|
Brian Fleischmann , Matthew Reed , Andy Potts
|
 Jan Frodeno , Daniel Unger , Maik Petzold
|
 Kyle Jones , Colin Jenkins , Paul Tichelaar
|
| 2007 |
Tiszaujvaros
|
 Alexander Bryukhankov , Dmitri Polyansky , Vladimir Turbaebsky
|
Claude Eksteen , Helge Mütschard Christian Prochnow
|
Francesc Godoy , Javier Gómez , Jose Tovar
|
Women's sprint distance team
| year | venue | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |
Tiszaujvaros
|
Nikki Butterfield , Mirinda Carfrae , Pip Taylor
|
Ainhoa Murúa , Pilar Hidalgo , Ana Burgos
|
 Beatrice Lanza , Silvia Gemignani , Nadia Cortassa
|
| 2006 |
Cancun
|
Daniela Chmet , Beatrice Lanza , Nadia Cortassa
|
Sarah Groff , Mary Beth Ellis , Michelle Lindsay
|
Ana Burgos , Zurine Rodriguez , Ainhoa Murúa
|
| 2007 |
Tiszaujvaros
|
Irina Abyssova , Elena Matveeva , Anastasia Yatsenko
|
Inna Zyhanok , Julija Jelistratowa , Olesya Prystayko
|
Daniela Chmet , Charlotte Bonin , Nadia Cortassa
|
Mixed relay
Men's Olympic Distance
Women's Olympic Distance
Mixed Relay Olympic Distance
| year | venue | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
Golden Coast
|
Matthew McElroy , Katie Zaferes , Eli Hemming , Kirsten Kasper
|
Natalie Van Coevorden , Aaron Royle , Ashleigh Gentle , Jacob Birtwhistle
|
Simon Viain , Mathilde Gautier , Vincent Luis , Sandra Dodet
|
U23 men Olympic distance
U23 women Olympic distance
Men's long distance
Ladies long distance
Medal table
As of September 9, 2019
This medal table only shows the triathlon world championships over sprint, short and long distance, as well as the U-23 competitions.
| Modern pentathlon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | country |
|
|
|
Total | |
| 1 |
Australia
|
34 | 36 | 19th | 89 | |
| 2 |
United Kingdom
|
33 | 13 | 16 | 62 | |
| 3 |
United States
|
16 | 15th | 16 | 47 | |
| 4th |
France
|
16 | 13 | 19th | 48 | |
| 5 |
Spain
|
14th | 21st | 11 | 46 | |
| 6th |
Germany
|
9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | |
| 7th |
 Denmark
|
8th | 10 | 5 | 23 | |
| 8th |
Switzerland
|
6th | 5 | 7th | 18th | |
| 9 |
New Zealand
|
5 | 10 | 14th | 29 | |
| 10 |
 Belgium
|
4th | 6th | 3 | 13 | |
| 11 |
Sweden
|
4th | 4th | 2 | 10 | |
| 12 |
Netherlands
|
2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Ukraine
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 14th |
Russia
|
2 | - | 3 | 5 | |
| 15th |
 Bermuda
|
2 | - | - | 2 | |
| 16 |
Canada
|
1 | 6th | 9 | 16 | |
| 17th |
Italy
|
1 | 1 | 4th | 6th | |
| 18th |
 Portugal
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | |
| 19th |
 Kazakhstan
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 19th |
Chile
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 21st |
 Poland
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 22nd |
Hungary
|
- | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 23 |
 Czech Republic
|
- | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 24 |
 Finland
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 25th |
 Brazil
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26th |
 Luxembourg
|
- | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 26th |
 Japan
|
- | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 |
 Austria
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 |
 Philippines
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 |
 South Africa
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 |
 Norway
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 |
 Slovenia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 163 | 162 | 162 | 487 | ||
Most successful athletes
| space | Surname | country | From | To |
|
|
|
total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Brownlee |
United Kingdom
|
2010 | 2014 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Francisco Javier Gómez Noya |
Spain
|
2003 | 2015 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Alistair Brownlee |
United Kingdom
|
2008 | 2014 | 5 | - | 1 | 6th |
| 4th | Simon Lessing |
United Kingdom
|
1992 | 1999 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 7th |
| 5 | Lisa Nordén |
Sweden
|
2007 | 2012 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 6th |
| 6th | Karen Smyers |
United States
|
1990 | 1996 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 6th | Emma Snowsill |
Australia
|
2003 | 2009 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 6th | Peter Robertson |
Australia
|
2000 | 2005 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 9 | Peter Sandvang |
Denmark
|
1998 | 2001 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
| 9 | Non Stanford |
United Kingdom
|
2012 | 2015 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
| 9 | Daniela Ryf |
Switzerland
|
2008 | 2010 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
| 12 | Luc van Lierde |
Belgium
|
1995 | 1998 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| 12 | Emma Moffatt |
Australia
|
2006 | 2010 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| 14th | Michellie Jones |
Australia
|
1991 | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 8th |
| 15th | Torbjørn Sindballe |
Denmark
|
1999 | 2006 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 16 | Brad Kahlefeldt |
Australia
|
2002 | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6th |
| 17th | Emma Carney |
Australia
|
1994 | 1999 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 17th | Ruedi Wild |
Switzerland
|
2004 | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 19th | Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys |
France
|
1994 | 2000 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 19th | Leanda Cave |
United Kingdom
|
2002 | 2011 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 19th | Dorian Coninx |
France
|
2014 | 2015 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 19th | Audrey Merle |
France
|
2014 | 2015 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 23 | Spencer Smith |
United Kingdom
|
1993 | 1996 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Ines Estedt |
Germany
|
1995 | 2002 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Gwen Jorgensen |
United States
|
2013 | 2015 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Vicky Holland |
United Kingdom
|
2012 | 2015 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Franz Löschke |
Germany
|
2009 | 2013 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Greg Welch |
Australia
|
1990 | 1996 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 28 | Chris McCormack |
Australia
|
1997 | 2012 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 28 | Caroline Steffen |
Switzerland
|
2010 | 2012 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 28 | Bertrand billiards |
France
|
2013 | 2014 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 28 | Helen Jenkins |
United Kingdom
|
2011 | 2011 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 28 | Nikki Butterfield |
Australia
|
2003 | 2003 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 34 | Andrea Hewitt |
New Zealand
|
2005 | 2015 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 35 | Jackie Gallagher |
Australia
|
1995 | 1999 | 1 | 3 | - | 4th |
| 35 | Camilla Pedersen |
Denmark
|
2012 | 2015 | 1 | 3 | - | 4th |
| 35 | Iván Raña |
Spain
|
2002 | 2004 | 1 | 3 | - | 4th |
| 35 | Mirinda Carfrae |
Australia
|
2002 | 2005 | 1 | 3 | - | 4th |
| 39 | Nicola Spirig |
Switzerland
|
2002 | 2011 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 39 | Vincent Luis |
France
|
2012 | 2015 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | Jan Frodeno |
Germany
|
2004 | 2013 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 48 | Anne Haug |
Germany
|
2012 | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 50 | Daniel Unger |
Germany
|
2006 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 50 | Gregor Buchholz |
Germany
|
2007 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Web links
- Homepage of the International Triathlon Union with all results of the world championships
- www.sport-complete.desport-complete / sportarten / index_sportarten.htm
- www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/service/datenbanken/wettkampfresultate/results
Individual evidence
- ^ The History of Triathlon in Huntsville. In: TriMuskoka. Retrieved July 23, 2019 (American English).