Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Triathlon
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Venue	Hyde Park
Dates	4 August 2012, 7 August 2012
Competitors	110 from 37 nations
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The triathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics were held in Hyde Park in London, United Kingdom, with the women's triathlon held on 4 August and the men's on 7 August.^[1] 110 triathletes from 39 countries competed with 55 men and 55 women competing.^[1] The races were held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance") and consisted of 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) swimming, 43 kilometres (27 mi) road cycling, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) road running.^[2]

The men's race was held on 7 August 2012.^[3] A group of six finished the 1,500-metre (1,600 yd) swim leg in a lead group.^[4] A large lead group of athletes were together at the end of the cycling leg but Alistair Brownlee broke away on the run to win the gold medal with Javier Gómez in second and Jonathan Brownlee in third.^[5] The women's race was held on 4 August 2012.^[6] A group of seven women finished the swim leg in a lead group.^[7] A large lead group of 22 athletes were together at the end of the cycling leg with a gap of over a minute and a half over the rest of the field.^[8] A group of five athletes formed on the running leg; Nicola Spirig, Lisa Nordén, Erin Densham, Sarah Groff and Helen Jenkins and held together for most of the run.^[9] Jenkins was dropped with two kilometres to go before Groff was dropped, also on the last lap.^[9] In the ensuing sprint finish Spirig beat Nordén by 15 centimetres in a photo finish with both athletes recording the same time.^[10] Densham finished two seconds behind Spirig to win the bronze medal.^[11]

Great Britain topped the medal tally with one gold medal and one bronze medal, both in the men's race. Switzerland became the first nation to win two gold medals in Olympic triathlon and Australia won its fifth medal, the most in Olympic triathlon history to that point.^[12]

^ ^a ^b "Triathlon at the 2012 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
^ Sherwood, Merryn (3 July 2012). "The London 2012 Olympic Games course preview". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
^ "Triathlon at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Olympic Distance". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
^ "Triathlon at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Olympic Distance 1.5 kilometres Swimming". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
^ "Olympics triathlon: Alistair Brownlee wins Britain's 19th gold". BBC News. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
^ "Triathlon at the 2012 London Summer Games: Women's Olympic Distance". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ Ingle, Sean (5 August 2012). "London 2012: Nicola Spirig wins triathlon just ahead of Lisa Norden". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "Women's Olympic Distance Phase 2 Summary (swim + transition 1 + cycle)". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b Reid, Andrew (4 August 2012). "Densham's dramatic bronze". Australian Olympic Committee. London. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^ Mihoces, Gary (4 August 2012). "Switzerland's Spirig edges Swede Norden for triathlon gold". USA Today. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^ "2012 London Olympic Games : Aug 04 2012 : Elite Women : Results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^ "Triathlon". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[2012_tri_overview-1] "Triathlon at the 2012 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

[itu_course_preview-2] Sherwood, Merryn (3 July 2012). "The London 2012 Olympic Games course preview". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

[SR_men's_race_overview-3] "Triathlon at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Olympic Distance". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

[SR_swim_(men)-4] "Triathlon at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Olympic Distance 1.5 kilometres Swimming". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

[bbc_report_for_men-5] "Olympics triathlon: Alistair Brownlee wins Britain's 19th gold". BBC News. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

[SR_women's_race_overview-6] "Triathlon at the 2012 London Summer Games: Women's Olympic Distance". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[7] Ingle, Sean (5 August 2012). "London 2012: Nicola Spirig wins triathlon just ahead of Lisa Norden". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[Swim_+_T1_+_Bike_(women)-8] "Women's Olympic Distance Phase 2 Summary (swim + transition 1 + cycle)". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[AOC-9] Reid, Andrew (4 August 2012). "Densham's dramatic bronze". Australian Olympic Committee. London. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[USA_T30-10] Mihoces, Gary (4 August 2012). "Switzerland's Spirig edges Swede Norden for triathlon gold". USA Today. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[results_(ITU)_(women)-11] "2012 London Olympic Games : Aug 04 2012 : Elite Women : Results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[triathlon_overall-12] "Triathlon". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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