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ITU MEDIA CONTACTS ITU MEDIA CENTRE CONTENTS FOREWORD 4 media.triathlon.org OLYMPIC HISTORY 6 ITU OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION 7 ERIN GREENE ITU’s Online Media Centre has been produced to ITU TRIATHLON HISTORY 8 provide a portal for media to quickly gather all Senior Media Manager, ITU Communications relevant information about ITU, its events and WTS HISTORY 10 [email protected] athletes. Media Centre services include: Office: + 34 915 421 855 • Latest ITU news and press releases SCHEDULE, VENUE AND ROUTES 13 Mob: +34 645 216 509 • Up-to-date results, rankings and race statistics START LISTS 17 CHELSEA WHITE • Comprehensive athlete profile database Women start list 18 Media Delegate, ITU Communications • Rights-free high-resolution photos from all major events Men start list 20 [email protected] • Full audio from athlete interviews ATHLETE BIOS 23 Mob: +1 231 590 4026 • Access to broadcast quality race video highlights Women bios 24 FERGUS MURRAY • Start Lists for each race, available for Men bios 26 Senior Producer, ITU TV & Broadcast download prior to every event OLYMPIC HISTORY REVIEW 145 [email protected] For more information, or to register for a Media Centre account, visit Sydney 2000 Olympic Games 146 Office: +1 604 904 9248 media.triathlon.org Athens 2004 Olympic Games 152 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 158 Social media London 2012 Olympic Games 164 @worldtriathlon, @triathlonlive PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS 171 facebook.com/worldtriathlon STATISTICS 175 @worldtriathlon @worldtriathlon Bunch of Stats 176 @worldtriathlon Olympic Stats 182 WTS / World Cup Stats 184 @worldtriathlon FAQ - IMPORTANT RULES 192 ITU websites GLOSSARY 194 triathlon.org/olympics Stay up to date on all Olympic triathlon information. WTS.Triathlon.org Dedicated to covering all things World Triathlon Series. 4 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 5

Welcome to the men’s and women’s As we forge ahead with another triathlon at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro epic season, I'd like to reiterate FOREWORD Olympic Games! It’s hard to believe that ITU's commitment to growing the triathlon is being contested for the fifth sport of triathlon to evolving all of time at the Olympic Games. What a our multisports, but always with the journey it has been over the last 27 athletes being our foremost priority. years as an International Federation, having reached a level of success and While Mixed Relay won’t yet be included popularity beyond our imagination. in the Olympic programme, we are committed to seeing its entry at We are thrilled to be here in beautiful future Olympic Games. I’m sure after Brazil, with triathlon contested on the witnessing the men’s and women’s iconic Copacabana Beach and Sugarloaf triathlon in Rio that you will agree the Mountain looming in the distance. The Olympics would benefit from more stage is majestically set for athletes dynamic, fast paced triathlon racing. to swim, bike and run their way to the Olympic podium. We truly believe triathlon is for all, no matter the age or ability. We here at I’m proud to announce that this year’s ITU look forward to the challenge of Olympic fields feature the widest variety continuing to grow the sport in the of athletes we’ve ever seen before with coming years. Marisol Casado 42 National Federations represented on Sincerely, President, International Triathlon Union the start lists. The direction of triathlon continues to grow in the right direction, Member of the International Olympic with participation continuing to increase Committee every year, and races growing more competitive each season. We are so proud to have the whole world witness our amazing sport during the Games. 6 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 7

OLYMPIC ITU OLYMPIC HISTORY QUALIFICATION

Triathlon grew rapidly from its humble Triathlon made its official Olympic debut There are a total of 110 spots in In all, a record number of 42 NOCs beginnings in San Diego and within in Sydney, where Simon Whitfield and the triathlon events at the Rio 2016 had qualified spots at the triathlon a matter of years it became one of Brigitte McMahon stamped their names Olympics, 55 men and 55 women. competition for Rio 2016, the highest the fastest growing sports all over into the history books as the first gold The ITU’s international triathlon circuit, number ever for triathlon at an Olympic the world. The International Olympic medallists. In Athens, it was Hamish which includes the World Triathlon Games. In London there were 39 Committee (IOC) was intrigued by the Carter and Kate Allen’s golden turn Series, World Cups and Continental NOCs, and in Beijing 2008, there were sport’s meteoric growth and began before Emma Snowsill and Jan Frodeno Championships, is where athletes 36 NOCs that had qualified positions. discussions to include triathlon in the won the gold in Beijing. In London, it competed for Olympic qualification. Prior to that, there were 33 in Athens Olympic Games Programme in 1988. was Alistair Brownlee and Nicola Spirig The qualification took place over a 2004 and 34 in Sydney 2000, Then IOC president Juan Antonio that stood atop the podium. two-year period, from May 15th 2014 although in those Olympics, there were Samaranch arranged a meeting in until May 15th 2016, and athletes 50 women and 50 men on the start Stockholm that year with the intention Overall, Australia is on top of the competed both for themselves and their lists as opposed to 55 now. Among the of including triathlon in the Olympic Olympic medal tally with a total of five. respective countries to secure berths 42 NOCs this year, six have qualified Games as soon as possible. At that As well as Snowsill’s gold Australian for Rio 2016. a spot for the first time in the history meeting Canadian Les McDonald was women have collected two silver of triathlon at the Olympic Games, selected as President to a working medals and two bronze. Switzerland is The majority of National Federation including: Azerbaijan, Barbados, Israel, committee for triathlon, while Sweden’s next in the medal count with four – Olympic slots are decided through the Jordan and Norway. Sture Jonasson was elected as two of which were gold, followed by ITU Olympic qualification points lists. Secretary. Triathlon was officially added New Zealand with three medals. Then National Federations can also gain The eight NOCs that were able to to the Olympic Programme by the IOC Canada, Germany and Great Britain spots if one of their athletes wins a qualify the maximum of three women at its Congress in Paris in 1994. have two medals each, while Austria, continental championship, as well as are Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Czech by winning the ITU Olympic Qualification Britain, Japan, Spain, Russia, and the Republic and USA have all scored one Event. For Rio, this was the 2015 United States. Olympic medal. Rio Test Event. Additionally, National Federations can earn spots via new The eight NOCs that have qualified flag slots, in which the ITU awards the maximum of three men are berths to one country per continent Australia, France, Great Britain, that would otherwise not have a slot. Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain and the Once the NF spots have been decided, United States. athletes are then nominated by their For more on Olympic qualification, National Federation to fill then, and please see www.triathlon.org/ then selected by their National olympics/qualification Olympic Committee. 8 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 9

ITU TRIATHLON HISTORY

The first recorded Triathlon made its Olympic triathlon took place in debut at the 2000 Sydney The discipline first San Diego, California. First Duathlon World Games. Brigitte McMahon emerged in 1996, Organised by the San Championships held in (SUI) and Simon Whitfield but the inaugural ITU Diego Track & Field Club Cathedral City, USA (CAN) won the sport’s first as an alternative to the gold medals. The ITU World Triathlon Cross Triathlon World rigors of training on the First Long Distance Series was created as Championships were track, the race consisted Duathlon World ITU’s top tier race series, held in 2011 in of a 5.3-mile run, followed Championships held in staging multiple rounds in Extremadura, Spain. by a 5-mile bike and a The ITU Triathlon Zofingen, Switzerland, and iconic cities across 600-yard swim in the bay. World Cup Series began, the first Winter Triathlon the globe. A total of 46 athletes staging 11 races in World Championships took finished the race. eight countries. place in Mals, Italy.

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The first Congress of ITU Tiathlon was awarded full First stand-alone ITU currently has more was organised by the Olympic Games medal Paratriathlon than 160 affiliated Working Committee in World Championships status by the IOC at its The sport was officially National Federations. Avignon, France on Congress in Paris. Aquathlon World held. accepted into the April 1. Thirty (30) NFs Championships were France’s Isabelle Marisol Casado Paralympic Games at the were in attendance. first held, providing the Mouthon-Michellys became ITU’s IPC Governing Four months later on opportunity for athletes and Rob Barel of the second President. Board meeting in August 6, the inaugural who only swam and ran to Netherlands won Guangzhou, China. World Championships join the multisport world. the first Long Distance was held in Avignon Triathlon World France over an “Olympic Championships. Distance”. More than 800 athletes representing 40 countries participated. 10 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 11

WTS HISTORY

The ITU World Triathlon Series was introduced in 2009, creating a series THE 2016 SEASON 2016 SEASON SCHEDULE of world championship races rather Two new cities were added to the than a single-day world championship. docket in 2016 to make it a nine- ABU DHABI, UAE MARCH 4-5 From 2009 until 2011, it was called stop circuit. For the second time, the the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Series opener was in the Middle East GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND APRIL 9-10 Championship series, but with a race in Abu Dhabi, United Arab was re-branded in 2012 as the ITU Emirates. However this season, Abu CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA APRIL 23-24 World Triathlon Series. There will Dhabi offered a standard-distance race be nine rounds in the 2016 season, for the elites as opposed to a sprint as culminating with the Grand Final in was contested in 2015. The second YOKOHAMA, JAPAN MAY 14-15 Cozumel in September. The world’s top stop was Gold Coast, Queensland. triathletes will compete head-to-head Cape Town was the third stop, but LEEDS, ENGLAND JUNE 11-12 for rankings points that determine the this year offers up as a sprint-distance overall ITU world champion, with media course. Following Yokohama, which was STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN JULY 2-3 and fans able to watch from everywhere the fourth stop up, the Series hit the with a live international broadcast feed halfway mark before heading to Europe. HAMBURG, GERMANY JULY 16-17 available from every event. The English city of Leeds, home to the Brownlee brothers, hosted a standard- distance course. After the elites OLYMPICS GAMES AUGUST 18, 19 competed in Stockholm and Hamburg, there’s a brief hiatus in the Series while EDMONTON, CANADA SEPTEMBER 3-4 the athletes head to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games. Following Rio COZUMEL, MEXICO SEPTEMBER 11-18 2016, the circuit heads to Canada, where Edmonton will once again offer up a sprint distance race before the Grand Final. The 2016 World Triathlon Grand Final will be hosted in Cozumel, Mexico. The city that has been home to three World Cups since 2013. 12 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 13

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RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES triathlon course map

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WOMEN START LIST SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 2016

Start Athlete first name Athlete last name Nationality Start Athlete first name Athlete last name Nationality 1 Agnieszka JERZYK POL 30 Julia HAUSER AUT 2 Mari RABIE RSA 31 Sara VILIC AUT 3 Gillian SANDERS RSA 32 Barbara RIVEROS CHI 4 Rachel KLAMER NED 33 Miriam CASILLAS GARCÍA ESP 5 Mateja SIMIC SLO 34 Ainhoa MURUA ESP 6 Anastasia ABROSIMOVA RUS 35 Carolina ROUTIER ESP 7 Alexandra RAZARENOVA RUS 36 Charlotte BONIN ITA 8 Mariya SHORETS RUS 37 Annamaria MAZZETTI ITA 9 Pamella OLIVEIRA BRA 38 Andrea HEWITT NZL 10 Sarah-Anne BRAULT CAN 39 Nicky SAMUELS NZL 11 Amelie KRETZ CAN 40 Claire MICHEL BEL 12 Kirsten SWEETLAND CAN 41 Katrien VERSTUYFT BEL 14 Vicky HOLLAND GBR 42 Cassandre BEAUGRAND FRA 15 Helen JENKINS GBR 43 Audrey MERLE FRA 16 Non STANFORD GBR 44 Kaidi KIVIOJA EST 17 Jolanda ANNEN SUI 45 Fabienne ST LOUIS MRI 18 Nicola SPIRIG SUI 46 Anne HAUG GER 19 Lisa NORDEN SWE 47 Laura LINDEMANN GER 20 Gwen JORGENSEN USA 48 Zsófia KOVÁCS HUN 21 Sarah TRUE USA 49 Margit VANEK HUN 22 Katie ZAFERES USA 50 Erin DENSHAM AUS 23 Aileen REID IRL 51 Ashleigh GENTLE AUS 24 Lianyuan WANG CHN 52 Emma MOFFATT AUS 25 Vendula FRINTOVA CZE 53 Yuliya YELISTRATOVA UKR 26 Flora DUFFY BER 54 Yurie KATO JPN 27 Elizabeth BRAVO ECU 55 Yuka SATO JPN 28 Cecilia Gabriela PEREZ FLORES MEX 56 Ai UEDA JPN 29 Claudia RIVAS MEX 20 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 21

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Start Athlete first name Athlete last name Nationality Start Athlete first name Athlete last name Nationality 1 Richard MURRAY RSA 30 Alexander BRYUKHANKOV RUS 2 Henri SCHOEMAN RSA 31 Dmitry POLYANSKIY RUS 3 Thomas SPRINGER AUT 32 Igor POLYANSKIY RUS 4 Gordon BENSON GBR 33 Manuel HUERTA PUR 5 Alistair BROWNLEE GBR 34 Andreas SCHILLING DEN 6 Jonathan BROWNLEE GBR 35 Tony DODDS NZL 7 Ryan BAILIE AUS 36 Ryan SISSONS NZL 8 Ryan FISHER AUS 37 Gregory BILLINGTON USA

9 Aaron ROYLE AUS 38 Ben KANUTE USA 10 Miguel ARRAIOLOS POR 39 Joe MALOY USA 11 Joao PEREIRA POR 40 Ivan IVANOV UKR 12 Joao SILVA POR 41 Hirokatsu TAYAMA JPN 14 Jelle GEENS BEL 42 Faquan BAI CHN 15 Marten VAN RIEL BEL 43 Jason WILSON BAR 16 Dorian CONINX FRA 44 Ron DARMON ISR 17 Pierre LE CORRE FRA 45 Diogo SCLEBIN BRA 18 Vincent LUIS FRA 46 Alessandro FABIAN ITA 19 Sven RIEDERER SUI 47 Davide UCCELLARI ITA 20 Andrea SALVISBERG SUI 48 Leonardo CHACON CRC 21 Lawrence FANOUS JOR 49 Richard VARGA SVK 22 Rodrigo GONZALEZ MEX 50 Bryan KEANE IRL 23 Crisanto GRAJALES MEX 51 Rostislav Pevtsov AZE 24 Irving PEREZ MEX 52 Tyler MISLAWCHUK CAN 25 Kristian BLUMMENFELT NOR 53 Andrew YORKE CAN 26 Gábor FALDUM HUN 54 Fernando ALARZA ESP 27 Tamás TÓTH HUN 55 Vicente HERNANDEZ ESP 28 Luciano TACCONE ARG 56 Mario MOLA ESP 29 Gonzalo Raul TELLECHEA ARG 22 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 23

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WOMEN AUSTRALIA Erin DENSHAM 28 JAPAN Yurie KATO 57 Ashleigh GENTLE 29 Yuka SATO 58 BIOS Emma MOFFATT 30 Ai UEDA 59 AUSTRIA Julia HAUSER 31 MAURITIUS Fabienne ST LOUIS 60 Sara VILIC 32 MEXICO Cecilia Gabriela PEREZ FLORES 61 BELGIUM Claire MICHEL 33 Claudia RIVAS 62 Katrien VERSTUYFT 34 THE NETHERLANDS Rachel KLAMMER 63 BERMUDA Flora DUFFY 35 NEW ZEALAND Andrea HEWITT 64 BRAZIL Pamella OLIVEIRA 36 Nicky SAMUELS 66 CANADA Sarah-Anne BRAULT 37 POLAND Agnieszka JERZYK 67 Amelie KRETZ 38 RUSSIA Anastasia ABROSIMOVA 68 Kirsten SWEETLAND 39 Alexandra RAZANEROVA 69 CHILE Barbara RIVEROS DIAZ 40 Mariya SHORETS 70 CHINA Lianyuan WANG 41 SLOVENIA Mateja SIMIC 71 CZECH REPUBLIC Vendula FRINTOVA 42 SOUTH AFRICA Mari RABIE 72 ECUADOR Elizabeth BRAVO 43 Gilian SANDERS 73 ESTONIA Kaidi KIVIOJA 44 SPAIN Miriam CASILLAS GARCIA 74 FRANCE Cassandre BEAUGRAND 45 Ainhoa MURUA 75 Audrey MERLE 46 Carolina ROUTIER 76 GERMANY Anne HAUG 47 SWEDEN Lisa NORDEN 77 Laura LINDEMANN 48 SWITZERLAND Jolanda ANNEN 79 GREAT BRITAIN Vicky HOLLAND 49 Nicola SPIRIG 80 Helen JENKINS 50 UKRAINE Yuliya YELISTRATOVA 81 Non STANFORD 51 USA Gwen JORGENSEN 82 HUNGARY Zsofia KOVACS 52 Sarah TRUE (nee Groff) 84 Margit VANEK 53 Katie ZAFERES (nee Hursey) 85 IRELAND Aileen REID 54 ITALY Charlotte BONIN 55 Annamaria MAZZETTI 56 26 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 27

MEN BIOS ARGENTINA Luciano TACCONE 86 MEXICO Rodrigo GONZALEZ 118 Gonzalo raul TELLECHEA 87 Crisanto GRAJALES 119 AUSTRALIA Ryan BAILIE 88 Irving PEREZ 120 Ryan FISHER 89 NEW ZEALAND Tony DODDS 121 Aaron ROYLE 90 Ryan SISSONS 122 AUSTRIA Thomas SPRINGER 91 NORWAY Kristian BLUMMENFELT 123 AZERBAIDJAN Rostyslav PEVTSOV 92 PORTUGAL Miguel ARRAIOLOS 124 BARBADOS Jason WILSON 93 Joao PEReira 125 BELGIUM Jelle GEENS 94 Joao SILVA 126 Marten VAN RIEL 95 PUERTO RICO Manuel HUERTA 127 BRAZIL Diogo SCLEBIN 96 RUSSIA Alexander BRYUKHANKOV 128 CANADA Tyler MISLAWCHUK 97 Dmitry POLYANSKIY 129 Andrew YORKE 98 Igor POLYANSKIY 130 CHINA Faquan BAI 99 SLOVAKIA Richard VARGA 131 COSTA RICA Leonardo CHACON 100 SOUTH AFRICA Richard MURRAY 132 DENMARK Andreas SCHILLING 101 Henri SCHOEMAN 133 FRANCE Dorian CONINX 102 SPAIN Fernando ALARZA 134 Pierre LE CORRE 103 Vicente HERNANDEZ 135 Vincent LUIS 104 Mario MOLA 136 GREAT BRITAIN Gordon BENSON 105 SWITZERLAND Sven RIEDERER 137 Alistair BROWNLEE 106 Andrea SALVISBERG 138 Jonathan BROWNLEE 108 UKRAINE Ivan IVANOV 139 HUNGARY Gabor FALDUM 110 USA Greg BILLINGTON 140 Tamas TOTH 111 Ben KANUTE 141 IRELAND Brian KEANE 112 Joe MALOY 142 ISRAEL Ron DARMON 113 ITALY Alessandro FABIAN 114 Davide UCCELLARI 115 JAPAN Hirokatsu TAYAMA 116 JORDAN Lawrence FANOUS 117 28 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 29

ERIN AUS ASHLEIGH AUS DENSHAM GENTLE

@erindensham @AshleighGentle

ashleighgentle.blogspot.com

3 May 1985

Camden, Australia 25 February 1991

Melbourne, Australia -

Gold Coast, Australia

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS In 2009, Densham collapsed and was London 2012 3rd    - pulled from the water at a triathlon in Beijing 2008 22nd    Des Moines, Iowa. She was diagnosed with supraventricular ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS tachycardia (racing heartbeat) had corrective 1st 2012 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon surgery later that year. She rocketed onto 1st 2015 Snowy Mountains OTU Cross World Cup, 2011 Edmonton ITU the Australian team for London with two Triathlon World Cup Triathlon Oceania Championships, wins from two races to start the season, 2nd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney in Mooloolaba and Sydney, followed by a 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, 2nd 2012 ITU World Triathlon San Diego, silver medal in San Diego. Densham also sat 2015 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, 2012 Banyoles ITU Triathlon World out the 2013 and much of the 2014 ITU 2012 Devonport OTU Triathlon Cup, 2008 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon seasons largely due to illness. She is married Oceania Championships World Cup, 2007 Mooloolaba ITU to Jonathan Hall, the Junior National Coach Triathlon World Cup for Canada. 3rd 2015 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup, 3rd 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World 2012 Banyoles ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2007 Vancouver ITU Triathlon Cup World Cup 4th 2013 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, 4th 2010 Lausanne Elite Sprint Triathlon 2013 ITU World Triathlon Mixed World Championships, 2008 Relay World Championship Vancouver ITU Triathlon World Juniors Championships  2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU  2006 Under23 ITU World Champion Triathlon World Championships 2 time ITU World Cup winner Grand Final Budapest  2007 Hamburg BG Triathlon World Championships 30 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 31

EMMA AUS JULIA AUT MOFFATT HAUSER

@Moffy lisaperterer.com

emmamoffatt.com

21 February 1994

7 September 1984 -

Moree, Australia -

Gold Coast, Australia

OLYMPICS: 3rd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, OLYMPICS: NOTABLE 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Julia Hauser (born in 1994) is the next London 2012 DNF    - Games 4xMixed Relay, Austrian triathlete star. She is the only Beijing 2008 3rd    2013 PruHealth London Grand Final, Junior of the Austrian Triathlon Federation 2013 World Triathlon San Diego, ITU HIGHLIGHTS included in the Rio 2016 programme and ITU HIGHLIGHTS 2010 ITU World Triathlon Seoul, focused on reaching this objective. 2010 ITU World Triathlon Sydney 5th 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup Coming from a running background, she 1st 2016 Gisborne OTU Triathlon  2009 & 2010 ITU World Champion discovered triathlon in 2010 and has already 8th 8th 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon Oceania Championships, won several national titles. Simultaneously 4 time ITU World Cup winner World Cup 2011 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, she won the 2011 and 2012 national titles 2009 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel, in cross-country. 2009 ITU World Triathlon NOTABLE Washington, Despite a crash, her 5th place in the 2012 2009 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, Beginning triathlon at the age of 13, Moffatt Wien European Cup event demonstrated her 2009 ITU World Triathlon Grand followed in both her parents' footsteps, who skills to compete at international level. Final Gold Coast have always competed in triathlon, as she rose through the junior ranks. Was awarded 2nd 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon AIS athlete of the year in 2009. World Cup, 2013 World Triathlon Yokohama, She has some race superstitions, including 2012 Dextro Energy World Triathlon always competing in pearls and puts on her Hambrug, left sock before her right. Was diagnosed 2010 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, with polycystic ovarian syndrome in 2014 2010 ITU World Triathlon Grand which affected her racing. Is engaged to Final Budapest, Olympic kayaker Daniel Bowke. 2009 ITU World Triathlon Tongyeong, 2006 U23 ITU World Championships 32 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 33

SARA AUT CLAIRE BEL VILIC MICHEL

@saravilic @ClaireMichelTRI

29 March 1992 13 October 1988

Gmund, Austria Brussels, Belgium

- Brussels, Belgium, Portland, Oregon, USA

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS - NOTABLE - NOTABLE Speaks four languages: German, English, Mother was an Olympic swimmer in 1976 Croatian and French. Montreal Games. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS U23 Aquathlon World Champion in 2011. Ran track at the University of Oregon, USA. 3rd 2013 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon 2nd 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup NCAA finalist in the 3000 metre steeplechase. World Cup 3rd 2014 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup 4th 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon 6th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama Was involved in two Guinness World Record World Cup events: world’s largest ballet class and most 5th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, people to fit in a swimming pool. 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton 34 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 35

KATRIEN BEL FLORA BER VERSTUYFT DUFFY

@K_Verstuyft @floraduffy

floraduffy.com

21 July 1982

Antwerp, Belgium 20 September, 1987

Mortsel, Belgium Paget Parish, Bermuda

Boulder, Colorado, USA

OLYMPICS: NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE Two-time Belgium Triathlon National Started competing in triathlon at age 7. London 2012 28th    London 2012 45th    Champion (2013, 2015) Represented Bermuda in swimming at the Speaks five languages: Dutch, English, 2004 Junior Commonwealth Games. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS French, German and Spanish. Is known as the strongest cyclist on the 3rd 2014 Cartagena ITU Triathlon World 1st 2016 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, women’s circuit. Cup 2015 Sardegna ITU Cross Triathlon Finished her degree in Sociology at the 10th 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World World Championships, University of Colorado. 2012 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon Largely goes to races without a support Cup, European Championships group & races alone. 2011 Mazatlan ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup 2nd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, 2012 Buffalo ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town, 2015 Toronto Pan American Games, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, 2012 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2010 Kelowna ITU Triathlon Premium Pan American Cup 36 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 37

PAMELLA BRA SARAH-ANNE CAN OLIVEIRA BRAULT

@Pami_Oliveira @SarahAnneCAN

6 October 1987 1 December 1989

- Levis, QC, Canada

- -

OLYMPICS

London 2012 30th    NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE 2015 Brazilian Triathlon National Champion. Is a member of the Wollongong Wizards -    training group. ITU HIGHLIGHTS Is one of the strongest swimmers on the circuit. 1st 2013 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World ITU HIGHLIGHTS Cup 2nd 2012 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World 2nd 2014 Santiago South American Cup Games 3rd 2012 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World 3rd 2014 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon Cup World Cup 4th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Auckland 8th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand 7th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama Final Edmonton, 2014 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup 9th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland 9th 2015 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast 10th 2015 Toronto Pan American Games 38 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 39

AMELIE CAN KIRSTEN CAN KRETZ SWEETLAND

@AmelieKretz @KirstenSweets

ameliekretz.com kirstensweetland.com

19 May 1993 24 September 1988

Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC, Canada Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Guelph, Canada Victoria, BC, Canada

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE Trains with the Wollongong Wizards. Competed in her first triathlon at the - -    Studying nutrition in University. age of 7 Two-time Canadian Triathlon National Won the Junior World Champion title at ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS Champion (2013, 2014). the 2006 Lausanne ITU Triathlon World 1st 2013 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World 3rd 2014 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, Championships. She’s battled a series of Cup 2013 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World injuries and illnesses in the last several years. In 2014, she looked to be back at the 2nd 2015 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon Cup top of her game when a parasite sidelined World Cup 4th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, her for nearly two years. She’s one of the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town 3rd 2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand strongest cyclists when in form. Final London – U23 5th 2014 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon 6th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama World Cup, 2013 Palamos ITU Triathlon World Cup 8th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, 2014 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World 6th 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel Cup 7th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago, 9th 2015 ITU World Triathlon London 2014 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup  2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 40 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 41

BARBARA CHI LIANYUAN CHN RIVEROS DIAZ WANG

bcriveros 26 August 1994

barbarariveros.cl -

4 August 1987

Santiago, Chile

Australia

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE Was the first athlete from Chile to win an 2014 Chinese National Triathlon Champion London 2012 16th    - ITU World Championship and the first to win Beijing 2008 25th    a WTS series race. Alumni of the Team ITU development ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS programme. 3rd 2014 Phuket Asian Beach Games, 1st 2015 Toronto Pan American Games, Speaks Spanish and English. 2014 Incheon Asian Games, 2013 2011 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Was one of 16 triathletes to receive a Subic Bay ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup, 2010 ITU World Triathlon scholarship from the IOC Olympic Solidarity Championships Sydney World Programme Fund in 2011. 5th 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon 2nd 2011 ITU World Triathlon Sydney, Her brother is also a triathlete. Asian Championships 2010 ITU World Triathlon Series Trains with the Wollongong Wizards. 6th 2014 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Seoul Cup 3rd 2012 Barfoot & Thomposon World 10th 2015 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Triathlon Grand Final, 2012 ITU Cup World Triathlon Stockholm, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid, 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games 4th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 5th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds  2011 Elite Sprint World Champion 5 time Pan American Cup winner 42 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 43

VENDULA CZE ELIZABETH ECU FRINTOVA BRAVO

@vendulafrintova @elibravoi

frintova.aitom.cz

30 January 1987

1989 Cuenca, Ecuado

Nachod, CZE -

Nachod, CZE

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS: NOTABLE Gave birth to first child in January 2016. London 2012 15th    London 2012 49th    Graduated from university with a degree in Physical Therapy. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS Danced ballet until the age of 16. 1st 2010 Mooloolaba World Cup 3rd 2014 Santiago South American Sister is a national gold medal swimmer in 2nd 2014 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup, Games Ecuador. 2013 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World 4th 2015 Toronto Pan American Games Cup, 2011 European Championships, 8th 2012 Cancun ITU Triathlon World 2004 and 2005 U23 Triathlon World Cup Championships, 2003 U23 Triathlon European Championships 3rd 2015 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2013 Alanya ETU Triathlon European Championships, 2013 Sarasota ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup, 2006 Richards Bay Trathlon World Cup 4th 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships, 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland 44 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 45

KAIDI EST CASSANDRE FRA KIVIOJA BEAUGRAND

23 February 1993 @CassandreBeaugr

- 23 May 1997

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE Three-time 2015 Estonian Triathlon National Is the youngest triathlete competing at the - -    Champion (2012, 2014, 2015). 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games at 19 Is a member of Team ITU development years old. ITU HIGHLIGHTS programme. ITU HIGHLIGHTS An accomplished runner, she is the 2013 5th 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World 1st 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European and 2014 French cross country youth Cup Championships – Junior champion, and set a new record in the 10km in 2014. 10th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape 2nd 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Town, 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon Final Edmonton - Junior World Cup 8th 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup 9th 2016 Cagliari ITU Triathlon World Cup 46 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 47

AUDREY FRA ANNE GER MERLE HAUG

@merle_audrey @haug_anne

anne-haug.de

19 May 1995

- 20 January 1983

- Bayreuth, Germany

Saarbrucken, Germany

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE A member of France’s World Champion Has a Sports Science degree from Munich - London 2012 11th    Mixed Relay Team in 2015. University of Technology. Is one of the strongest cyclists on the circuit. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 1st 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand 1st 2013 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, Final Chicago – U23 2013 ITU World Triathlon Auckland, 2nd 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon 2013 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup World Cup, 3rd 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand 2012 Barfoot and Thompson World Final Edmonton - Junior Triathlon Grand Final Auckland 5th 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World 2nd 2014 ITU World Triathlon Auckland, Cup, 2014 Alanya ITU Triathlon 2013 ITU World Triathlon Madrid, World Cup 2012 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 3rd 2013 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel 4th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town, 2013 ITU World Triathlon San Diego, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm 5th 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships 6th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town 48 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 49

LAURA GER VICKY GBR LINDEMANN HOLLAND

@laura_lindemann @VixHolland

laura-lindemann.de vickyholland.com

26 June 1996 12 January 1986

Berlin, Germany Gloucester, UK

Potsdam, Germany Swansea, GBR

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE Holland enjoyed a breakout season in - Mother was an Olympic swimmer in 1976 London 2012 26th    Montreal Games. 2015, winning two World Triathlon Series events after coming back from injury in the ITU HIGHLIGHTS Ran track at the University of Oregon, USA. ITU HIGHLIGHTS same year. NCAA finalist in the 3000 metre steeplechase. 1st 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final 1st 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton, She lives with fellow elite British triathlete Chicago – Junior, 2015 Geneva ETU Was involved in two Guinness World Record 2015 ITU World Triathlon Cape Non Stanford and is a part of the high Triathlon European Championships – events: world’s largest ballet class and most Town, 2014 Hamburg ITU Triathlon performance team in Leeds, England. Junior, people to fit in a swimming pool. Mixed Relay World Championships, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand 2012 Stockholm ITU Triathlon Mixed Final Edmonton – Junior, Relay World Championships, 2011 Wellington OUT Triathlon Oceania 2014 Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon Championships European Championships – Junior, 2nd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, 7th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2013 Alanya ETU Triathlon European 9th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg Championships 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago, 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event, 2015 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships, 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Champion – Elite Women  2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Champion - 4xMixed Relay 50 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 51

HELEN GBR NON GBR JENKINS STANFORD

@heljinx @nonstanford

helenjenkins.co.uk

8 January 1989

8 March 1984 -

Elgin, Scotland Swansea, Wales

Bridgend, Wales

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE Non is the only female to be crowned the London 2012 5th    She suffered an Achilles tendon injury in 2006, - but came back to win the 2008 ITU World Under23 World Champion and elite World Beijing 2008 21st    Championship. Champion consecutively. ITU HIGHLIGHTS Sat out the 2013 season due to injury. She She is known as one of the fastest runners ITU HIGHLIGHTS on the ITU circuit, but injury kept her out of returned in 2014 with a bang, but sat out 1st 2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town, 2013 ITU World Triathlon the entire 2014 season. She returned mid- 1st 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast, the end of the season for the same injury and 2015 at World Triathlon Yokohama. 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series San missed several races at the start of 2015. London Grand Final, 2013 ITU World Triathlon Madrid, 2012 Under23 ITU Studied Exercise Science, Sports Science. Diego, 2011 ITU World Triathlon Series Her husband Marc Jenkins represented Great World Champion London British athlete Kelly Holmes mentored her as Britain at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. 2nd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand a junior when she recognised her talent as a 2nd 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago, Final Chicago, 2015 Rio de Janeiro long distance runner in 2004. 2014 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town, ITU World Olympic Qualification Event, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Sydney, 2011 2013 ITU World Triathlon San Diego, ITU World Triathlon Madrid, 2011 ITU 2013 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm World Triathlon Kitzbuehel, 2011 ITU 3rd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, World Triathlon Grand Final Beijing 2015 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, Relay World Championships 2014 ITU World Triathlon Auckland,  2012 U23 World Champion 2010 ITU World Triathlon London, 2010 ITU World Triathlon Madrid, 2009 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast, 2009 ITU World Triathlon London  2008 & 2011 ITU World Champion 52 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 53

ZSOFIA HUN MARGIT HUN KOVACS VANEK

kovacszsofia.hu 2 February 1986

Budapest, Hungary

Budaors, Hungary 7 February 1988

Gyöngyös, Hungary

OLYMPICS: OLYMPICS NOTABLE

London 2012 51    - Studied Biology.

ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 3rd 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European 1st 2016 Melilla ETU Triathlon European Championships Cup, 2010 Budapest ITU Aquathlon 4th 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Championships World Cup, 2nd 2014 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World 2014 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon Cup World Cup 3rd 2014 Quarteira ETU Triathlon European 5th 2013 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2013 Holten ITU Sprint Triathlon Cup Premium European Cup, 2011 Guatape 8th 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon ITU Triathlon World Cup World Cup 54 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 55

AILEEN IRL CHARLOTTE ITA REID BONIN

@aileenmorr 10 February 1987

aileenmorrison.com Aosta, Italy

Gressan, Italy

15 June 1982

Derry, Ireland

Ireland

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS NOTABLE

London 2012 43rd    Beijing 2008 44th    Most influenced by fellow ITU elite Andrea Hewitt (NZL).

ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS Is a huge tattoo and dog lover. 2nd 2013 PruHealth World Triathlon 5th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago London Grand Final, 2012 ITU World 8th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm Triathlon Madrid 3rd 2010 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 4th 2015 ITU World Triathlon London, 2011 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 5th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton 56 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 57

ANNAMARIA ITA YURIE JPN MAZZETTI KATO

@annamamazzetti 27 January 1987

Chiba, Japan

25 August 1988 Chiba, Japan

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE - London 2012 46th    2014, 2015 National Italian Triathlon - Champion.

ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 2nd 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European 1st 2014 Phuket Asian Beach Games - Championships, 2013 Palamos ITU Duathlon Triathlon World Cup 2nd 2014 Jiayuguan ITU Triathlon World 3rd 2014 Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Cup Championships 6th 2014 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World 4th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago, Cup 2013 Alanya ETU Triathlon European 8th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town Championships 6th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 7th 2015 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup 9th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 58 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 59

YUKA JPN AI JPN SATO UEDA

18 January 1992 1983

Chiba, Japan Kyoto, Japan

Chiba, Japan Chiba, Japan

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS 2nd 2014 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2014 ITU World Triathlon 2010 Youth Olympics 1st Gold Medallist at the first Youth Olympic Games London 2012 39th in 2010 in Singapore. Yokohama, 2011 Monterrey ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2010 ITU HIGHLIGHTS Studies at Josai International University ITU HIGHLIGHTS Monterrey ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2010 Mazatlan ITU Triathlon Pan 1st 2015 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World 1st 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon American Cup, 2006 Doha Asian Cup, 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Asian Championships, 2015 Adelaide Games, 2004 Amakusa ITU Triathlon Games ITU Duathlon World Championships, Asian Cup 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World 2nd 2014 Phuket Asian Beach Games - 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, Cup, 2014 Phuket Asian Beach 2014 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon Triathlon, 2013 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon Games – Triathlon, Incheon Asian World Cup, 2005 Wakayama ITU World Cup, 2012 Tongyeong ITU Games, Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Triathlon Asian Cup, 2002 Murakami Triathlon World Cup Cup, 2013 Cali World Games, ITU Triathlon Asian Championships 4th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama Amakusa ITU Triathlon Asian Cup, Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup, JPN 5th 2013 Guatape ITU Triathlon World Cup Triathlon National Championships, 6th 2013 ITU World Triathlon Auckland 2010 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World 8th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi Cup, Salinas ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup, 2009 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2008 Salinas ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup, Valle de Bravo ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup, 2006 Seorak ITU Triathlon Asian Cup, 2005 Murakami ITU Triathlon Asian Cup, Shichigahama ITU Triathlon Asian Cup, 2004 Wakayama ITU Triathlon Asian Cup 60 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 61

FABIENNE MRI CECILIA GABRIELA MEX ST LOUIS PEREZ FLORES

22 March 1988 @CecyPerezTri

Curepipe, Mauritius

Forest Side, Mauritius 1 November 1991

OLYMPICS: NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE Started triathlon at the age of nine. 2013 Mexican Long Distance Triathlon London 2012 42nd    - Three-time Mauritius Triathlon National National Champion. Champion (2013, 2014, 2015). ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS She is a member of the Team ITU 16th 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Development Programme. 7th 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Games She is also a model. Cup, 2015 Toronto Pan American Games 62 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 63

CLAUDIA MEX RACHEL NED RIVAS KLAMMER

@1claurivas @rachelklamer

rachelklamer.com

15 June 1989

Zacatecas, Mexico 8 October 1990

Guadalajara, Mexico Harare, Zimbabwe

Denekamp, Netherlands

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS NOTABLE

London 2012 21st    London 2012 36th    She was born in Zimbabwe where her parents worked as doctors, they moved back to the Netherlands when she was 3. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS She took up swimming first and then running, 1st 2014 Veracruz Central American 1st 2015 Holten ETU Triathlon Premium where a triathlete at her athletics club advised and Caribbean Games European Cup, 2014 Tiszaujvaros ITU her to participate in a talent ID day set up by 2nd 2014 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Triathlon World Cup, 2013 Alanya ETU the Dutch Triathlon Federation. Cup Triathlon European Championships While she struggled in her first race, she 3rd 2013 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World 2nd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, Cup started the next week at the European junior 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World championships and was hooked. 4th 2013 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2015 Baku European Games, Cup 2009 Holten ETU Triathlon European Partner is Olympic triathlete Richard Murray. 6th 2015 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Championships Junior Women Cup, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton, 2013 3rd 2013 Alicante ITU Triathlon World Cup, Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup 2010 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup, 9th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2009 ITU World Championship Grand Final Gold Coast Junior Women 4th 2010 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest U23 Women 5th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid, 2012 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 5 time Premium European Cup winner 64 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 65

ANDREA NZL Andrea Hewitt cont'd HEWITT

@andreahewittnz

andreahewitt.com

4 April 1982

Christchurch, New Zealand

OLYMPICS ITU HIGHLIGHTS  2012 & 2015 ITU World Triathlon NOTABLE Series bronze medallist Was a competitive swimmer from age 6, London 2012 6th    1st 2011 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final Beijing, 2011 ITU World  2005 Under23 ITU World Champion and then represented New Zealand in surf Beijing 2008 8th    lifesaving. Triathlon Series Yokohama, 2009 ITU  2006 Melbourne Commonwealth World Triathlon Madrid Games bronze medallist She started to focus on triathlon in 2005 and within six months, won the ITU Under23 2nd 2016 World Triathlon Stockholm, 2 time ITU World Cup winner 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon world title. World Cup, 2014 ITU World She has an economics degree from the Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton, University of Cantenbury. 2014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, She has finished in the top 3 of the World 2014 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon Triathlon Series on five occasions. World Cup, 2010 ITU World Triathlon Sydney, 2009 ITU World She is no stranger to longer form endurance Triathlon Yokohama sports, in 2005 she completed a coast to coast in New Zealand - 243km running, 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold cycling and kayaking from the West Coast Coast, 2015 ITU World Triathlon to the East Coast of the South Island of NZ. Stockholm, 2015 ITU World Triathlon She also finished third at the 2014 ITU Long Auckland, 2014 ITU Long Distance Distance Triathlon World Championships Triathlon World Championships, despite sustaining a broken elbow from a 2012 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel, crash on the bike. 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series Sydney, 2011 ITU World Triathlon Was engaged to Olympic triathlete Laurent Sydney Vidal, who passed away suddenly at the end of 2015. 66 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 67

NICKY NZL AGNIESZKA POL SAMUELS JERZYK

@NickySamuels @agnieszkajerzyk

agnieszkajerzyk.com

28 February 1983

Whangarei, New Zealand 15 January 1988

Whangarei, New Zealand Leszno, Poland

Leszno, Poland

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE Used to play field hockey, but switched to Serves in the Army. London 2012 35th    London 2012 25 triathlon during University. Three-time Polish Triathlon National Has had two heart surgeries. Champion (2013, 2014, 2015). ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS Was brought up on a farm. 2011 U23 World Champion in Beijing. 1st 2012 Auckland ITU Aquathlon World 2nd 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Championships, 2012 Tongyeong Cup ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2011 3rd 2014 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 6th 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European 3rd 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Championships Final Edmonton, 2014 ITU World 8th 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel Triathlon Stockholm 5th 2014 ITU World Triathlon London, 9th 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel, Championships, 2015 Baku 2013 ITU World Triathlon Auckland European Games 6th 2014 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel 8th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm 68 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 69

ANASTASIA RUS ALEXANDRA RUS ABROSIMOVA RAZANEROVA

17 July 1990 17 July 1990

Navy Urgal, Russia St. Petersburg, Russia

Moscow, Russia St. Petersburg, Russia

OLYMPICS: OLYMPICS NOTABLE She holds the title of Master of - London 2012 47th    Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation.. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 2015 Russian Triathlon National Champion. 1st 2015 Chicago ITU Aquathlon World 4th 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Championships Cup, 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon 4th 2014 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World World Cup, 2014 Tongyeong ITU Cup Triathlon World Cup, 2012 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup 5th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, 2013 Alicante ITU Triathlon World 5th 2014 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup Cup 6th 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World 6th 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Cup, 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon Championships World Cup, 2014 Cartagena ITU 7th 2015 Baku European Games Triathlon World Cup 8th 2015 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup 70 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 71

MARIYA RUS MATEJA SLO SHORETS SIMIC

9 August 1990 11 March 1980

St Petersburg. Russia -

St Petersburg. Russia Ljubljana Array, Slovenia

OLYMPICS: OLYMPICS NOTABLE Has a son. - London 2012 37th    Studied biochemistry at FKKT. Is a member of the Team ITU Development ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS Programme. 5th 2016 Cagliari ITU Triathlon World 2nd 2013 Guatape ITU Triathlon World Cup Cup 8th 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European 3rd 2014 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Championships Cup 10th 2014 Cartagena ITU Triathlon World 5th 2015 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2013 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon Cup World Cup 7th 2013 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup 9th 2015 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2014 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2014 Jiayuguan ITU Triathlon World Cup 72 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 73

MARI RSA GILIAN RSA RABIE SANDERS

@marirabie @gillcurrsanders

gilliansanders.com

10 September 1986

Cape Town, South Africa 15 October 1981

Stellenbosch, South Africa Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

London, England, Great Britain

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE She was diagnosed with the heart condition Has a law degree from the University of Beijing 2008 43rd    London 2012 19th    myocarditis in 2014. As she wasn't allowed Stellenbosch, South Africa. to get her heart rate up, she had to rest for ITU HIGHLIGHTS eight months to get the condition in check. ITU HIGHLIGHTS She started training again in February 2015. 4th 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon 5th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama World Cup She won the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship in 2010 which led her to studying at Oxford 6th 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World 5th 2014 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World University. She took a break from elite racing Cup, 2014 Alanya ITU Triathlon Cup at this time, and only returned in 2014. World Cup 6th 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Upon her return, she worked part time while Cup training. 8th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 5th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town 2 time European Cup winner 74 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 75

MIRIAM ESP AINHOA ESP CASILLAS MURUA GARCIA @ainhoamuruitx

ainhoamura.com @MiriamCasillasG

18 July 1978 24 June 1992 Zarautz, Spain - Zarautz, Spain -

OLYMPICS: NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE 2014 Spanish National Triathlon and Is one of only a few athletes to compete at - London 2012 7th    Duathlon Champion. four consecutive Olympic Games. Beijing 2008 28th    Studies medicine in university. Is involved in promoting women in ITU HIGHLIGHTS Athens 2004 24th    sports in Spain. 3rd 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup 5th 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon ITU HIGHLIGHTS World Cup, 2015 ITU World 1st 2013 ITU Guatape World Cup Triathlon Grand Final Chicago – U23 2nd 2012 Eilat ETU European Triathlon 7th 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Championships Cup, 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 3rd 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships, 2010 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup 4th 2011 Pontevedra ETU European Triathlon Championships, 2010 Athlone ETU European Triathlon Championships, 2005 Lausanne ETU European Triathlon Championships, 2009 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2006 Cancun ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2004 Salford ITU Triathlon World Cup 5th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town 2 time European Cup winner 76 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 77

CAROLINA ESP LISA SWE ROUTIER NORDEN

@CarolRoutier @lisanorden

lisanorden.com

23 April 1990

- 24 November 1984

-Banyoles, Spain Kristianstad, Sweden

Hoor, Sweden

OLYMPICS: NOTABLE OLYMPICS ITU HIGHLIGHTS Speaks four languages: Spanish, Catalan, - London 2012 2nd    1st 2012 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, Italian and English ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, Beijing 2008 18th    Partner is Spanish elite triathlete 2010 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, ITU HIGHLIGHTS Mario Mola. 2010 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 4th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2nd 2015 Constanta-Mamaia ETU Triathlon Premium European Cup, 7th 2015 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World 2015 Takapuna OTU Sprint Triathlon Cup Oceania Cup, 2012 ITU World th 10 2014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm Triathlon Kitzbuehel, 2011 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel, 2009 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast, 2009 ITU World Triathlon Series London, 2009 ITU World Triathlon Series Hamburg, 2009 ITU World Triathlon Series Madrid 3rd 2015 Baku European Games, 2010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships, 2008 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships 78 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 79

Nicola Spirig Hug cont'd JOLANDA SUI ANNEN

11 September 1992

Altdorf, Switzerland

Schattdorf, Switzerland

 2012 ITU World Champion NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE Norden grew up competing in equestrian Joined triathlon originally just for fun. 2010 ITU Sprint World Champion - and took up triathlon in 2002, as a way to 2007 ITU Under23 World Champion Studied Architecture and worked part-time in keep active while her horse was injured. an office until 2015.  2010 Overall ITU World The first Swedish triathlete to win an ITU ITU HIGHLIGHTS Championship (2nd) 2016 was first year being a full-time World Championship.  2009 Overall ITU World 1st 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World triathlete Championship She speaks Swedish, English and German. Cup Alumni of the Team ITU development 2nd 2015 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World programme. Cup, 2015 Huatulco ITU Triathlon After winning silver, Norden opted compete World Cup in longer distances instead of ITU events in 2013. She returned at the end of the year, but a foot injury kept her from racing much of 2014 and 2015. 80 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 81

NICOLA SUI YULIYA UKR SPIRIG YELISTRATOVA

@NicolaSpirig 15 February 1988

nicolaspirig.ch Ovruch, Ukraine

Zhytomyr, Ukraine

7 February 1982

Zurich, Switzerland

Winkel, Switzerland

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE Is a pólice officer. London 2012 1st    Known as one of the strongest cyclist on the London 2012 LAP    ITU circuit. Husband Volodymyr Turbayevsky competes Beijing 2008 6th    Beijing 2008 24th    Is one of just a few triathletes to compete at for Russia in triathlon. Athens 2004 19th    four consecutive Olympic Games. ITU HIGHLIGHTS Her husband is three-time Olympic triathlete ITU HIGHLIGHTS Reto Hug. The two had a baby in the spring of 1st 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup 1st 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European 2013. 2nd 2016 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup, Championships, 2015 Baku European Is also the 2012 Swiss 5000m track running Games, 2014 Cartagena ITU Triathlon champion and competed in the marathon at the 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships, World Cup, 2014 Cozumel ITU Triathlon IAAF European Championships in 2014. She World Cup, 2012 ITU World Triathlon has also won IRONMAN races. 2014 Edmonton ITU Aquathlon Kitzbuehel, 2012 ITU World Triathlon World Championships She has a degree in law. Madrid, 2010 ITU World Triathlon 3rd 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Madrid, 2009 ITU World Triathlon Cup, London 2014 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World 2nd 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Cup, 2014 Alanya ITU Triathlon Championships 4X Mixed Relay, 2010 World Cup, ITU World Triathlon London, 2009 ITU 2013 London ITU Aquathlon World World Triathlon Kitzbuehel Championships, 2013 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup 3rd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town, 2010 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final 4th 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2015 Baku European Games Budapest, 2001 ITU Junior World Champion 82 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 83

GWEN USA Gwen Jorgensen cont'd JORGENSEN

@gwenjorgensen

gwenjorgensen.com

25 April 1986 NOTABLE Waukesha, WI, USA Only athlete to win the World Champion title Milwaukee, WI, USA with a perfect season (5200 pts). Had 12 consecutive wins from May of 2014 until April 2016 – the longest winning streak in WTS history. OLYMPICS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 2nd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast, 2012 Barfoot and Thompson Became the first woman to win five London 2012 38th    1st 2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed consecutive WTS races in 2014. Relay World Championships, 2016 World Triathlon Grand Final 2012 ITU World Triathlon Leeds, 2016 ITU 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, Became the first American woman to win a World Triathlon Yokohama, 2016 2014 ITU World Triathlon Cape WTS race in San Diego of 2013. New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Town, 2011 ITU World Triathlon Holds the record for winning a WTS race Cup, London from the largest comeback time deficit 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand  2014 & 2015 ITU World Champion of 100 seconds in the 2016 ITU World Final Chicago, 2015 Rio de Janeiro Triathlon Leeds. ITU World Olympic Qualification Event, Is a former competitive swimmer and runner, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, competing in both NCAA sports at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon London, Univeristy of Wisconsin, who was identified 2015 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, by USA Triathlon’s collegiate recruitment 2015 World Triathlon Auckland, programme. 2015 ITU World Triathlon Gold She earned all American honours in both Coast, 2015 ITU World Triathlon track and cross country running at college Yokohama, Was 2009 Big Ten champion in the 5000m 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand and 3000m. Final Edmonton, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, 2014 ITU World Competed in her first ITU event in 2010. Triathlon Chicago, 2014 ITU World Outside of triathlon, she has a Masters in Triathlon London, 2014 ITU World Accounting from the University of Wisconsin, Triathlon Yokohama, and worked as an accountant when starting 2013 ITU World Triathlon San Diego, her triathlon career. 2013 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, Made her Olympic debut in London. 2013 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, Is married to Patrick Lemieux. 84 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 85

SARAH USA KATIE USA TRUE (NEE GROFF) ZAFERES (NEE HURSEY)

@sgroffy @KZaferes6

sarahgroff.com katiehursey.com

27 November 1981 9 June 1989

Cooperstown, NY, USA Hampstead, MD, USA

Hanover, NH, USA Hampstead, MD, USA

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS Started triathlon when her father invited her to Maiden name, Groff. take part in a 'Father's Day' triathlon with him. London 2012 4th    -    First American woman to make ITU World Was a runner in university, where she studied Triathlon Series podium. Physical Education. ITU HIGHLIGHTS Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College in Had a breakout season in 2015 with six WTS 1st 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, Conservation Biology and Studio Art. ITU HIGHLIGHTS podiums. 2014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm Hobbies include reading, hiking, cooking, 1st 2016, ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, Is married to triathlete Tommy Zaferes. 2nd 2015 USA Triathlon National printmaking, woodcarving, and bird 2014 Kelowna PATCO Sprint Triathlon Championships, 2015 ITU World watching. Triathlon Gold Coast, 2014 ITU Premium Pan American Cup, 2014 Sister Lauren Groff is a novelist and short New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup, World Triathlon London story writer whose latest book “Fates & 3rd 2015 ITU World Triathlon London, Furies” was named USA President Barack 2013 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, Obama’s favourite book of 2015. Cup, 2013 Palamos ITU Triathlon World Cup 2011 Kitzbühel World Championship At Division III Middlebury College, swam for Series four years as a freestyler and earned All- 2nd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, 4th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand NESCAC and All-America honours. 2015 ITU World Triathlon London, Final Edmonton Is married to elite runner Ben True. 2015 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town,  2014 ITU World Champion Runner Up 2015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland, 2014 runner up World Champ 2015 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, 5 top-10 finishes in 2011 ITU World 2014 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup Championship Series 3rd 2015 USA Triathlon National Championships, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast NOTABLE 86 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 87

LUCIANO ARG GONZALO RAUL ARG TACCONE TELLECHEA

@lucianotaccone @GonzaTellechea

1989 1985

Buenos Aires, Argentina San Juan, Argentina

- Rivadavia, Argentina

OLYMPICS: OLYMPICS NOTABLE Two-time Argentinian Triathlon National -    London 2012 38th    Champion (2014, 2015)

ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 1st 2014 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World 1st 2014 Santiago South American Cup Games 2nd 2014 Santiago South American 4th 2015 Toronto Pan American Games Games, 2013 Huatulco ITU Triathlon 5th 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World World Cup Cup, 6th 2015 Toronto Pan American Games 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2015 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup 6th 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2015 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 88 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 89

RYAN AUS RYAN AUS BAILIE FISHER

@officialbailie @RyanFisher20

ryanbailie.com

5 April 1991

1990 Brisbane, Australia

Johannesburg, South Africa -

Wollongong, NSW, Australia

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE Nickname is Balls. Decided to train in triathlon instead of - - Trains with the Wollongong Wizards. pursuing a football career overseas. ITU HIGHLIGHTS Did a full flip over a barrier at the 2015 ITU HIGHLIGHTS Rio Test Event, threw his bike back on the 1st 2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed field of play and caught back up with the 1st 2015 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Relay World Championships competition. Cup, 2013 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon 2nd 2015 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed His twin sister Ashlee was also a triathlete. World Cup Relay World Championships 4th 2012 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon 3rd 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth World Cup Games-4xMixed Relays 5th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast 4th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast, 2015 ITU World Triathlon London 90 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 91

AARON AUS THOMAS AUT ROYLE SPRINGER

@ARoyle90 6 November 1984

aaronroyle.com Halle, Germany

Salzburg, Austria

26 January 1990

Newcastle, Australia

Vitoria, Australia

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE - Trains with the Wollongong Wizards. - In 2008, he suffered from the Guillaume- His nickname is Bugsy. Barre-Syndrome, which is a nerve root inflammation in the back. He suffered from ITU HIGHLIGHTS His parents asked him to make a decision ITU HIGHLIGHTS a fracture in his femur after a bike accident between swimming and running, so he decided during a race in Turkey in 2010 and needed 1st 2014 Devonport OTU Triathlon Oceania 3rd 2015 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World to combine the two, and add cycling, by taking emergency surgery. He was out of action Championships, 2014 AUS Triathlon Cup up triathlon. for nearly three years because his fracture National Championships 7th 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel did not heal properly and additional surgery 2nd 2016 Gisborne OTU Triathlon Oceania was necessary. In 2013, the metal pin was Championships, 2015 Hamburg removed from his femur and 2014 was the ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World first full season after the accident. Championships 4X4 Mixed Relay, 2013 Wellington OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships, 2011 Wellington OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games- 4xMixed Relays, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Auckland, 2012 Devonport OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships  Under23 2012 Barefoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland Champion 92 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 93

ROSTYSLAV AZE JASON BAR PEVTSOV WILSON

@PevtsovRostyk @JJDub_Wilson

15 April 1987 31 October 1990

- Bridgetown, Barbados

Ukraine Guelph, Ontario, Canada

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE Bronze medallist at the 2015 Baku Games. Also competed on the Barbados National - London 2012 19th    Is new to triathlon, but is a very strong cycling team. He will be the first athlete to runner. represent Barbados in an Olympic Games ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS triathlon when he competes at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Is a 2nd 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World 5th 2015 Toronto Pan American Games member of the Team ITU Development Cup, 2015 Chengdu ITU Triathlon th 10 2015 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Programme. World Cup, 2014 Tiszaujvaros ITU Cup, 2013 ITU World Triathlon Triathlon World Cup Kitzbuehel 3rd 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2015 Baku European Games 4th 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2015 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup 9th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 94 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 95

JELLE BEL MARTEN BEL GEENS VAN RIEL

@GeensJelle @MartenVanRiel

martenvanriel.com

26 March 1993

Leuven, Belgium 15 December 1992

Heusden-Zolder, Belgium -

Loenhout, Belgium

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: Was a youth national champion in the - -    steeplechase.

ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 2nd 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World 3rd 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup Cup 5th 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World 5th 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon Cup, 2014 Bratislava ETU Sprint World Cup Triathlon European Cup 6th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 8th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast 96 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 97

DIOGO BRA TYLER CAN SCLEBIN MISLAWCHUK

@DiogoSclebin @Mislawchuk

6 May 1982 19 August 1994

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -

Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil Winnipeg, Manitoba

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE 2015 Brazilian Triathlon National Champion. London 2012 44th    - Is the youngest male triathlete at the Competed in his first triathlon at the Olympics. His birthday is the day after the Copacabana Beach, the same venue as for men’s Olympic triathlon. ITU HIGHLIGHTS the Rio Olympics. ITU HIGHLIGHTS He is a member of the Wollongong Wizards. 4th 2014 Santiago South American 7th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg Games 10th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, 5th 2014 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, Cup 2015 Toronto Pan American Games, 6th 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World 2015 ITU World Triathlon London Cup 98 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 99

ANDREW CAN FAQUAN CHN YORKE BAI

@trialsyorke 18 March 1986

Yuxi, China

Kumming, Chinaa 20 December 1988

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS: NOTABLE Serves in the army. - London 2012 46th    2013 Chinese Triathlon National Champion. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 4th 2015 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon 2nd 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon World Cup, 2014 Glasgow Asian Championships Commonwealth Games 3rd 2014 Phuket Asian Beach Games 6th 2012 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World – Triathlon, 2014 Incheon Asian Cup Games 7th 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World 4th 2013 Subic Bay ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup, Championships 2015 Toronto Pan American Games 8th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 100 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 101

LEONARDO CRC ANDREAS DEN CHACON SCHILLING

@leotriatlon @andreasschil

leochacon.com

25 May 1991

29 June 1984 Copenhagen, Denmark

Liberia, Costa Rica Fredericia, Denmark

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS NOTABLE

London 2012 48th    - Is a youth triathlon coach.

ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 1st 2013 San Jose Central American 2nd 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon Games World Cup 4th 2012 Guatape ITU Triathlon World 3rd 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup Cup 5th 2014 Zittau ITU Cross Triathlon 4th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm World Championships 8th 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup 9th 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2015 Toronto Pan American Games 102 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 103

DORIAN FRA PIERRE FRA CONINX LE CORRE

@dorianconinxtri @PRLECORRE

28 January 1994 3 February 1990

- Vannes, France

- Montpellier, France

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE 2013 Junior World Champion. Speaks English and French. - - 2014 U23 World Champion. Studied Business at Montpellier Business School, France ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 1st 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand 1st 2015 FRA Triathlon National Final Edmonton – U23, 2013 ITU Championships, 2014 Cartagena World Triathlon Grand Final London ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2014 – Junior, 2013 Alanya ETU Triathlon FRA Sprint Triathlon National European Championships - Junior Championships, 2012 Tiszaujvaros 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape ITU Triathlon World Cup Town, 2014 Cartagena ITU Triathlon 2nd 2013 FRA Triathlon National World Cup Championships 4th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 3rd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland 6th 2015 ITU World Triathlon London 5th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town 7th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg  2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand 8th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds Final London – U23 104 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 105

VINCENT FRA GORDON GBR LUIS BENSON

@vincentluistri @gordonleeds

27 June 1989 5 December 1994

Vesoul, France Leeds, England

Leeds, England

OLYMPICS 4th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton OLYMPICS NOTABLE Raced at the Cross Country World London 2012 11th     2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World - Championships–Junior Men Championships in Poland.  2015 second runner-up overall in World Trains in Leeds with Alistair and ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS Jonathan Brownlee. Triathlon Series 1st 2015 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, 1st 2015 Melilla ETU Triathlon European 2015 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Cup Relay World Championships, 2013 FRA NOTABLE 3rd 2015 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Triathlon National Championships, 2008 He won the 2010 Sports Essonne award. Relay World Championships, 2014 Athlone ITU Triathlon European Cup, (Essonne.fr, 13 Apr 2011). ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton – U23 2nd 2015 FRA Triathlon National He began swimming at age six, but since his Championships, 2015 Rio de Janeiro  2015 Baku European Games parents were marathon runners, he gradually Champion ITU World Olympic Qualification Event, incorporated the other triathlon disciplines into 2015 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, his training. 2014 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, 2012 Stockholm ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships-4xMixed Relays 3rd 2015 ITU World Triathlon London, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town, 2014 FRA Sprint Triathlon National Championships, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm 106 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 107

ALISTAIR GBR Alistair Brownlee cont'd BROWNLEE

@AliBrownleetri

alistairbrownlee.com

23 April 1988

Yorkshire, Great Britain

Leeds, Great Britain

OLYMPICS ITU HIGHLIGHTS  2012 Olympic gold medallist NOTABLE London 2012 1st    1st 2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds, 2009 & 2011 ITU World Champion Was the first athlete in ITU history to win world titles as a Junior (2006), Under23 (2008) and Beijing 2008 12th    2015 ITU World Triathlon London, 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Elite (2009). Cape Town Mixed Relay, Elite Men The most successful man in ITU World Triathlon 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final 2014 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Series history with 21 wins. Edmonton, Hamburg Relay World Champion, 4xMixed Relay Suffered an Achilles injury early in 2012 that 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel, 2010 & 2011 ETU European champion has resurfaced the last several seasons, had Stockholm, San Diego, 2008 ITU U23 World Champion 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series surgery to correct it late 2015. Kitzbuehel, 2006 ITU Junior World Champion One of only a few men on the circuit who 2011 ITU World Triathlon Series consistently runs under 30minutes. Madrid, Kitzbuehel, London, Beijing Before starting triathlon full time, was a Grand Final successful cross country runner. 2010 ITU World Triathlon Series Madrid and Budapest Grand Final 2009 ITU World Triathlon Series Madrid, Washington D.C., Kitzbuehel, London, Gold Coast Grand Final 2nd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, 2013 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 3rd 2011 ITU World Triathlon Series Lausanne 108 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 109

JONATHAN GBR Jonathan Brownlee cont'd BROWNLEE

@jonny_brownlee

30 April 1990

Yorkshire, Great Britain

Leeds, Great Britain

OLYMPICS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast, NOTABLE 2014 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, Studied history at the University of Leeds. 1st 2015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland, London 2012 3rd    2013 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast, Like Alistair, his Olympic gold medallist brother, 2011 ITU World Triathlon Series London, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, is an all-round triathlete and strong in each of Beijing Grand Final 2013 ITU World Triathlon Madrid, the three disciplines. Yokohama, Hamburg  2014 Glasgow Commonwealth 4xMixed Before starting triathlon full time, was a 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series Relay Champion successful cross country runner. Stockholm, 2012 ITU World Triathlon 2014 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed One of only a few men on the circuit who Series San Diego Madrid Relay World Champion, 4xMixed Relay consistently runs under 30minutes. 2nd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds, Cape 2012 ITU World Champion Earned bronze in his Olympic debut. Town, 2012 ITU Mixed Team Relay World 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Champion Elite Men, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town, Auckland, 2010 & 2011 ITU Sprint Triathlon 2013 PruHealth World Triathlon Grand World Champion Final London, 2010 ITU U23 World Champion 2012 Barfoot and Thompson Grand  2013 ITU World Triathlon Series silver Final, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series medallist Kitzbuehel, 2011 ITU World Triathlon series silver 2011 ITU World Triathlon Series medallist Sydney, Madrid, 2010 ITU World Triathlon Series London 110 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 111

GABOR HUN TAMAS HUN FALDUM TOTH

28 June 1988 29 May 1989

Baja, Hungary Budapest, Hungary

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE - Is a Physical Education teacher. - 2013 Hungarian Triathlon National Cousin is Berenike Faldum, a Marathon Canoe- Champion. ITU HIGHLIGHTS Kayak World Champion ITU HIGHLIGHTS . 2nd 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World 3rd 2016 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon Cup World Cup 3rd 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup, 7th 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon 2014 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World World Cup Cup 112 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 113

BRIAN IRL RON ISR KEANE DARMON

@TriBryan @rondarmon

rondarmon.com

20 August 1980

Cork, Ireland 30 October 1992

Cork, Ireland Lehavim, Israel

Brisbane, Australia

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE Got involved in triathlon as a way to make Sister is one of the leading triathletes in - - friends when living in Sydney, Australia. Israel. Has a degree in Fine Art. Trains in Brisbane, Australia. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS Bought a boat for $100 and lived on it for a 2nd 2013 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World summer in San Francisco when he was 20. 5th 2014 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup Cup 4th 2013 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon 7th 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup World Cup, 2016 New Plymouth 5th 2015 Chengdu ITU Triathlon ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2016 World Cup, 2015 Habana CAMTRI Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup, Sprint Triathlon American Cup and 2015 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon Iberoamerican Championships World Cup 9th 2015 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 114 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 115

ALESSANDRO ITA DAVIDE ITA FABIAN UCCELLARI

@KenixFabian @davideuccio

alessandrofabian.com

11 October 1991

7 January 1988 Modena, Italy

Padua, Italy Modena, Italy

Terassa Padovana, Italy

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS

London 2012 10th    London 2012 29th   

ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 1st 2013 ITA Triathlon National 2nd 2014 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Championships, 3times ITU Pan Cup, 2012 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon American Cup winner in La Paz, 2010, World Cup 2011 and Vina de Mar 2010 4th 2014 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon 2nd 2014 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup, World Cup 2013 Alanya ETU Triathlon European 6th 2015 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Championships Cup 9th 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup 4th 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships 5th 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid, 2012 Eilat ETU European Championships, 2011 Pontevedra ETU European Championships, 2010 Budapest U23 ITU World Championship  2009 U23 World Duathlon Champion and ETU Triathlon Duathlon Champion 116 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 117

HIROKATSU JPN LAWRENCE FRA TAYAMA FANOUS

@Tayama1112 @FanousTri

12 November 1981 27 August 1985

- Amman, Jordan

- Nottingham, England

OLYMPICS: NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE He has been the head coach of the triathlon London 2012 13th    - Is a food/coffee/wine/whiskey connoisseur. team at Ryutsu Keizai University in Japan Is heavily involved with growing triathlon Beijing 2008 48th    since 2014. in Jordan and is part of a team to grow Athens 2004 20th    ITU HIGHLIGHTS Two-time Japanese Triathlon National awareness of triathlon in the Middle East Champion (2013, 2014) 1st 2014 Murakami ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup, 2013 Sharm El-Sheikh ITU ITU HIGHLIGHTS Triathlon Arabic Open Championships 6th 1st 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon 2014 Phuket Asian Beach Games - Asian Championships Triathlon 2nd 2014 Incheon Asian Games 7th 2014 Incheon Asian Games 4th 2014 Phuket Asian Beach Games – Triathlon 7th 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid 8th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 118 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 119

RODRIGO MEX CRISANTO MEX GONZALEZ GRAJALES

@rodrigogogon @CrisantoGrajale

14 December 1989 6 May 1987

Mexico City, Mexico Veracruz, Mexico

Madrid, Spain

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS 3rd 2010 Ixtapa ITU Triathlon Pan Speaks four languages: English, French, American Cup, 2007 Veracruz ITU - London 2012 28th    German and Spanish. Triathlon Pan American Cup, 2006 Has a Master’s Degree in Exercise Veracruz ITU Triathlon Pan American ITU HIGHLIGHTS Physiology. ITU HIGHLIGHTS Cup  2015 Pan American Games 1st 2016 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Moved to Madrid at the age of 19 to train at 1st 2015 Toronto Pan American Games, Champion Cup the High Performance Training Centre. 2014 Veracruz Central American 4th 2013 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World and Caribbean Games (Elite Men Cup and 4XMixed Relay), 2014 Dallas NOTABLE PATCO Triathlon Pan American 9th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton, Championships, 2012 Guatape ITU First Mexican triathlete to podium at a World 2015 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Triathlon World Cup, 2012 Ixtapa ITU Triathlon Series race. Cup Triathlon Pan American Cup His nickname is Diamante Negro [Black 2nd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, Diamond]. 2012 Cancun ITU Triathlon World He won the Mexican National Sports Award Cup, 2011 Guatape ITU Triathlon in 2015. World Cup, 2010 Tiszaujvaros ITU He trains regularly with the team of Spaniard Triathlon World Cup, 2009 Ferrol ITU triathlete Javier Gomez Noya. Triathlon European and American Cup and Iberoamerican Championships, 2008 Ixtapa ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup and Central American and Caribbean Championships, 2007 Bogota ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup and Iberoamerican Triathlon Championship 120 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 121

IRVING MEX TONY NZL PEREZ DODDS

@IrvingPerezp @doddsy_nz

tonydodds.com

16 May 1986

Jojutla, Mexico 16 June 1987

Zapopan, Mexico -

Wanaka, New Zealand

OLYMPICS: NOTABLE OLYMPICS

- Studying dentistry. - First Mexican triathlete to win the Huatulco World Cup. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 1st 2015 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World 4th 2015 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon Cup World Cup, 2014 Chengdu ITU 3rd 2015 Toronto Pan American Games, Triathlon World Cup 2013 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World 7th 2013 ITU World Triathlon Auckland Cup 8th 2015 ITU World Triathlon London 6th 2012 Guatape ITU Triathlon World 10th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland, Cup 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth 8th 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon Games, 2014 ITU World Triathlon World Cup, 2015 Tongyeong ITU Hamburg, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Triathlon World Cup Kitzbuehel 122 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 123

RYAN NZL KRISTIAN NOR SISSONS BLUMMENFELT

ryansissons @kristianblu

ryansissons.com

14 February 1994

24 June 1988 Bergen, Norway

Zimbabwe Loddefjord, Norway

Auckland, New Zealand

OLYMPICS: NOTABLE OLYMPICS NOTABLE 2013, 2015 New Zealand Triathlon National London 2012 33rd - Sister is a powerlifter. Champion. Former national swimmer and Nordic cross ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS country skier. 4th 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon 1st 2016 Cagliari ITU Triathlon World Cup World Cup 2nd 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup 5th 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, 6th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European 2014 ITU World Triathlon Auckland, Championships, 2015 New Plymouth ITU 2014 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon Triathlon World Cup World Cup 6th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm 7th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 9th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 124 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 125

MIGUEL POR JOAO POR ARRAIOLOS PEREIRA

@MiguelArraiolos @joao_pereira87

12 July 1988 28 December 1987

- Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

- Lisbon, Portugal

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS:

- -

ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 5th 2013 Alicante ITU Triathlon World 1st 2015 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup Cup 2nd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, 9th 2014 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago Cup 3rd 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon 10th 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World World Cup, 2014 ITU World Cup Triathlon London 12th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago 4th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 5th 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton 6th 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 8th 2015 Baku European Games, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast 126 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 127

JOAO POR MANUEL PUR SILVA HUERTA

15 May 1989 @trimanny

Benedita, Portugal mannyhuerta.blogspot.com

Benedita, Portugal

22 March 1984

Habana, Cuba

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE His triathlon career started in 2005 when Born in Cuba, raised in Miami, Florida, USA. London 2012 9th London 2012 51st    a teacher recommended he attend a talent Competed in 2012 as a member of the US identification clinic ran by the Portuguese Olympic triathlon team. ITU HIGHLIGHTS Triathlon Federation. ITU HIGHLIGHTS 1st 2012 & 2011 ITU World Triathlon While he swum and cycled, his first focus at 3rd 2012 Guatape ITU Triathlon World Yokohama, 2010 Monterrey ITU that time was football. Cup Triathlon World Cup Is currently studying medicine, and also likes 5th 2014 Veracruz Central American 2nd 2015 Baku European Games to surf. and Caribbean Games 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, In 2011 was awarded ‘Olympic Medal’ from 8th 2015 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World 2014 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon the Portuguese Olympic Committee for the Cup World Cup, 2013 World Triathlon best athlete in an Olympic sport, and also 10th 2013 Guatape ITU Triathlon World Yokohama, San Diego, Auckland, the ‘Best Male Athlete of the Year’ by the Cup 2006 Lausanne ITU Triathlon World Portuguese Sports Confederation. Championships Junior Men, 2010 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Beijing, 2010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships 4th 2015 ITU World Tritahlon Abu Dhabi 5th 2011 ITU World Triathlon Series Hamburg  2015 Baku European Games 128 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 129

ALEXANDER RUS DMITRY RUS BRYUKHANKOV POLYANSKIY

12 April 1987 @PolyanTri

Rybinsk Yaroslavskaya, Russia

19 November 1986

Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Moscow, Russia

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS 4th 2015 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2014 ITU World Triathlon London 2012 7th    His six medals (five silver and one bronze) in the London 2012 21st    ITU World Triathlon Series are the most by an Chicago, 2014 Tiszaujvaros ITU Beijing 2008 24th    Beijing 2008 22nd    athlete who is yet to win a WTS race. Triathlon World Cup, 2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final London, Younger brother Andrey is also elite triathlete. ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 2011 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Beijing, 2010 ITU World 1st 2015 Riga ETU Sprint Triathlon 1st 2016 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon Triathlon Sydney European Cup, 2015 RUS Triathlon World Cup, 2013 RUS Triathlon 2 time ITU World Cup winner National Championships National Championships 2009 TIszaujvaros, 2011 & 2012 2nd 2015 New Plymouth ITU World Cup, 2nd 2015 RUS Triathlon National Tongyeong 2012 European Championships, 2012 Championships, 2013 ITU Palamos Has finished in the top-10 in WTS World Cup ITU World Triathlon Madrid, 2011 races 15 times since the series London World Championship Series, 3rd 2014 ITU World Triathlon Cape started in 2009 Town, 2012 ITU World Triathlon 2011 Yokohama World Championship Yokohama, 2011 ITU World Triathlon Series, 2011 Kitzbühel World Yokohama, 2012 ITU World Triathlon NOTABLE Championship Series, 2010 ITU World Madrid, 2009 ITU World Triathlon Has a daughter with Russian triathlete Triathlon Sydney, 2009 Tiszaujvaros ITU Tongyeong Anastasiya Yatsenko. Triathlon World Cup, 2007 Edmonton His younger brother Igor Polyanskiy is also ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2006 ITU an elite triathlete. Junior Men’s World Championships Speaks Russian, English. 4th 2014 Cartagena ITU Triathlon World Cup 130 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 131

IGOR RUS RICHARD SVK POLYANSKIY VARGA

@kristianblu @varga_triathlon

1990 28 January 1989

Bratislava, Slovakia

Russia Leeds, England

OLYMPICS 6th 2015 Sochi ETU Triathlon European Cup OLYMPICS NOTABLE Has broken every national age group - Final, 2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand London 2012 22th    Final London U23, 2011 Tiszaujvaros swimming record. ITU Triathlon World Cup Trains with the Brownlee brothers in ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS Leeds, England. 1st 2015 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World 1st 2015 Chicago ITU Aquathlon World 4-time Aquathlon World Champion. NOTABLE Cup, 2012 Eilat ETU Triathlon European Championships, 2013 London ITU Is one of the fastest men on the circuit. Championships 4X Mixed Relay Older brother Dmitry Polyanskiy is also an Aquathlon World Championships, 2012 Auckland ITU Aquathlon World 2nd 2016 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World elite triathlete. Championships, 2010 Budapest ITU Cup, 2015 Chicago ITU Aquathlon Aquathlon World Championships World Championships, 2013 Tongyeong 4th 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2012 Championships Cremona ITU Sprint Triathlon European 5th 2015 Baku European Games Cup2012 Cape Town ITU Sprint Triathlon African Cup 3rd 2014 Jiayuguan ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2012 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2012 Penza ITU Triathlon European Cup, 2011 Eilat ETU Triathlon U23 European Championships, 2010 Burabay ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup 132 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 133

RICHARD RSA HENRI RSA MURRAY SCHOEMAN

@RD_murray @H_Schoeman

trimurray.com henrischoeman.com

4 January 1989 10 March 1991

Cape Town, South Africa Vereeniging, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa Durban, South Africa

OLYMPICS 4th 2013 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg OLYMPICS NOTABLE London 2012 17th     2 time ATU Triathlon African Champion. - Is one of the best swimmers and cyclists in 2011, 2012 the men’s circuit. 2 time U23 African Champion, 2009, 2010 ITU HIGHLIGHTS ITU HIGHLIGHTS 2 time Junior Men ITU Duathlon World 1st 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup, Champion, 2007, 2008 1st 2015 Cape Town ATU Sprint Triathlon African Cup, 2015 Sharm 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton,  2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, El Sheikh ATU Triathlon African 2015 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon 4xMixed Relay World Cup, 2012 World Triathlon Championships and Pan Arab  2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Championships, Hamburg, 2012 Cape Town ITU Sprint Elite Men Triathlon African Cup, 2011 Brasschaat 2013 Agadir ATU Triathlon African ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup Championships 2nd 2014 Glascow Commonwealth 2nd 2014 ITU World Triathlon London, NOTABLE Games 4xMixed Relay 2014 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Finished third overall in the 2015 WTS 4th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm, Cup, 2013 ITU World Triathlon San rankings. 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel Diego, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series The first African athlete to medal in the WTS 6th 2013 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama Sydney, 2011 ITU Huatulco World Cup series, with silver in Sydney 2012.  2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, 3rd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Has a Diploma in sports fitness and conditioning 4xMixed Relay Chicago, 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World from ETA Stellenbosch. Olympic Qualification Event, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, 2014 ITU Dates fellow Olympic triathlete Rachel Klamer. World Triathlon Yokohama, 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series San Diego 134 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 135

FERNANDO ESP VICENTE ESP ALARZA HERNANDEZ

@fernando_alarza @vicentehdezc

fernandoalarza.com vicentehernandeztri.com

23 March 1991 20 April, 1991

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Madrid, Spain

OLYMPICS 4th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi, OLYMPICS NOTABLE Started triathlon at the age of 18. - 2015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland -  2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU Triathlon 2010 Junior ETU Triathlon European World Championship Grand Final Budapest Champion. ITU HIGHLIGHTS Junior Men Champion ITU HIGHLIGHTS 1st 2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town, 2nd 2016 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon 2013 Banyoles ITU Triathlon Premium World Cup, 2013 Alicante ITU European Cup, 2013 Quarteira ITU Triathlon World Cup European Cup p 3rd 2015 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon 2nd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast, World Cup, 2014 Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships 2015 ITU World Triathlon London, 2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand 4th 2014 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup Final London – U23, 2012 Barfoot & 4th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland – U23, 2012 Vina del Mar 7th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup and Coast, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton, 2015 ITU World Triathlon Iberoamerican Championships Stockholm 3rd 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, 8th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town 2014 Mendoza PATCO Triathlon Pan American Cup, 2012 Larache ITU Sprint Triathlon African Cup, 2012 Quarteira ITU Triathlon European Cup 136 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 137

MARIO ESP SVEN SUI MOLA RIEDERER

@mariomola @MooveMee

mariomola.com svenriederer.ch

23 February 1990 27 March 1981

Palma de Mallorca, Spain St Gallen, Switzerland

Madrid, Spain Wallisellen, Switzerland

OLYMPICS  2015, 2014, 2013 Runner up World OLYMPICS NOTABLE Before becoming a professional triathlete, London 2012 19th    Champion London 2012 8th    Riederer was a metalworker. Beijing 2008 23rd    He entered the ITU scene in 2003, and ITU HIGHLIGHTS NOTABLE Athens 2004 3rd    won bronze the following year at the 1st 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, 2015 overall runner-up in World Triathlon Athens Olympics. Yokohama, Gold Coast, Abu Dhabi, Series. ITU HIGHLIGHTS He speaks German and English and is 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Often mentioned by Javier Gomez as one of married to Andrea, and has two children. the most exciting young athletes on tour. 1st 2014 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Final Chicago, 2015 ITU World Cup, 2013 Alicante ITU Triathlon His hobbies include brewing coffee like a Triathlon Abu Dhabi, He was the first Spanish triathlete to win an World Cup barista, music, the stock exchange and ITU Junior World Championship. discovering the world with his two children 2014 ITU World Triathlon London, 2nd 2014 Cartagena ITU Triathlon World 2014 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon He has competed at the World Cross Cup, 2012 ITU World Triathlon San With five WTS medals (two silver and World Cup, 2014 Mooloolaba ITU Country Championships. Diego, 2011 ITU World Triathlon three bronze) is one of the most successful Triathlon World Cup Owns the fastest men’s run split in ITU Series Grand Final Beijing, athletes yet to win a Series title. 2nd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Gold history, when he split 28:59 at the 2015 2002 U23 World Championships One of few athletes to go to four Olympic Coast, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago Grand Final. 3rd 2014 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon Games. Grand Final Edmonton, Girlfriend is Carolina Routier, also an elite World Cup, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, triathlete and Spanish Olympian. 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel, 2013 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel, 2012 Barfoot & Thompson World Auckland Triathlon Grand Final, 3rd 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton, 2011 ITU World Triathlon Sydney, Hamburg, Yokohama, 2011 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbuehel, 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago, 2010 ITU World Triathlon Madrid  ITU Junior Mens World Champion 138 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 139

ANDREA SUI IVAN UKR SALVISBERG IVANOV

@TriCAndy 8 January 1989

2 January 1989 -

Muhleberg, Switzerland

Hasle-Ruegsau, Switzerland

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE - Studied economy - 2012 Auckland ITU Aquathlon Under23 Started triathlon from playing hide and seek as World Champion. ITU HIGHLIGHTS a kid ITU HIGHLIGHTS 3rd 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European 2nd 2013 London ITU Aquathlon World Championships Championships 7th 2013 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World 3rd 2013 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup Cup 5th 2014 Jiayuguan ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2013 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup 6th 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup 140 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 141

GREG USA BEN USA BILLINGTON KANUTE

@grillington @benkanute

gregorybillington.com benkanute.com

20 May 1989 14 December 1992

Spokane, Washington, USA -

San Diego, California, USA Tucson, Arizona, USA

OLYMPICS NOTABLE OLYMPICS: NOTABLE Double majored in Exercise Science and Studied Physiology at the University of - - Economics at Wake Forest. Arizona. Ran cross country at Wake Forest, regularly Finished third at the 2016 Escape from ITU HIGHLIGHTS finishing as the top Deacon at many meets ITU HIGHLIGHTS Alcatraz triathlon in San Francisco, 4th 2013 Guatape ITU Triathlon World he competed in. 1st 2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed California. Cup Relay World Championships Is the 2015 USA Triathlon National 5th 2015 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World 2nd 2014 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Champion. Cup Cup 2016 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World 6th 2015 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon Champion World Cup, 2013 Edmonton ITU 9th 2015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland Triathlon World Cup 7th 2015 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup 10th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast, 2016 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup 142 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE

JOE USA MALOY

@joetriathlon

joetriathlon.com

20 December 1985

Somers Point, New Jersey, USA

San Diego, California, USA

OLYMPICS NOTABLE Trains with the Triathlon Squad. - Studied English at Boston College, where he swam at the collegiate level for four years ITU HIGHLIGHTS and was voted team captain. 1st 2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Is the 2014 USA Triathlon National Relay World Championships Champion. 3rd 2014 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup 5th 2013 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup

6th 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast 7th 2015 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup, 2014 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup 144 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 145

OLYMPIC HISTORY REVIEW 146 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 147

SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES

The much anticipated Olympic debut WOMEN’S REVIEW – MEN’S REVIEW – of triathlon was staged amidst the SEPTEMBER 16, 2000 SEPTEMBER 17, 2000 stunning backdrop of Sydney’s famed On the first day of competition in After the world caught its breath and opera house and was punctuated by a Sydney, 50 women dove into Farm properly digested the huge upset of pair of surprise winners. Not only did Cove, the inlet just east of the Opera the women’s race, 50 men tackled the triathlon announce its arrival to the House. All eyes were on Aussie same course the next day in search of world, the sport was given the honour Michellie Jones, the heavy pre-race Olympic glory. Aussie Craig Walton had of being one of the first events of the favourite who won the test event just the locals cheering as he led the men Sydney Games. five months earlier. As the women out of the water. Right on his heels began the first triathlon in Olympic were a duo many predicted would clash history, American Sheila Taormina for gold, New Zealand’s Hamish Carter emerged from the water first, almost and Great Britain’s Simon Lessing. But 30 seconds ahead of the rest of the it was another Simon who came from field. But the former swimmer couldn’t nowhere to pull off the second stunner. hold the lead through the entire bike leg and by the time the women headed Despite being down more than a minute onto the run course Jones was in front, off the bike, Canadian Simon Whitfield much to the delight of the Australian shredded the run course to move faithful. himself back into contention. With 800 metres to go, he was still 40 metres However, gold for the home country behind Germany’s Stefan Vuckovic. But didn’t come as expected and predicted. with a final finishing kick that would Instead it was Switzerland’s Brigitte define his career, Whitfield leaped McMahon who sprinted down the home across the finish line to win Olympic stretch past the Opera House and into gold. He posted the fastest run split of history as triathlon’s first Olympic gold the day and was the only man to run medallist. Jones settled for silver, just under 31 minutes. Vuckovic held on for two heartbreaking seconds behind the silver, the very medal he won at the McMahon. Magali Messmer made it test event in April. The Czech Republic’s a banner day for Switzerland, taking Jan Rehula claimed the bronze medal. the bronze. All three women were on the podium together at the Sydney ITU Triathlon World Cup on April 16, which was contested on the same course. 148 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 149

2000 SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Men 2000 SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Men (cont'd)

Rank Name NOC Time Rank Name NOC Time 1 Simon Whitfield CAN 1:48:24 29 Johannes Enzenhofer AUT 1:51:01 2 Stefan Vuckovic GER 1:48:37 30 Csaba Kuttor HUN 1:51:05 3 Jan Rehula CZE 1:48:45 31 Stephan Bignet FRA 1:51:11 4 Dmitriy Gaag KAZ 1:49:03 32 Alessandro Bottoni ITA 1:51:18 5 Ivan Rana ESP 1:49:09 33 Vasilis Krommidas GRE 1:51:27 6 Miles Stewart AUS 1:49:13 34 Peter Robertson AUS 1:51:38 7 Olivier Marceau FRA 1:49:18 35 Joachim Willen SWE 1:51:39 8 Reto Hug SUI 1:49:21 36 Hideo Fukui JPN 1:52:03 9 Simon Lessing GBR 1:49:23 37 Gilberto Gonzalez VEN 1:52:13 10 Tim Don GBR 1:49:28 38 Ben Bright NZL 1:52:16 11 Andriy Glushchenko UKR 1:49:30 39 Armando Barcellos BRA 1:53:41 12 Andreas Raelert GER 1:49:31 40 Nick Radkewich USA 1:53:43 13 Martin Krnavek CZE 1:49:37 41 Matias Brain CHI 1:53:43 14 Leandro Macedo BRA 1:49:49 42 Eric Van der Linden NED 1:54:31 15 Volodymyr Polikarpenko UKR 1:49:50 43 Rob Barel NED 1:55:36 16 Craig Watson NZL 1:50:01 44 Jan Hansen DEN 1:55:41 17 Hunter Kemper USA 1:50:04 45 Roland Melis AHO 1:56:10 18 Markus Keller SUI 1:50:15 46 Hiroyuki Nishiuchi JPN 1:56:59 19 Carl Blasco FRA 1:50:17 47 Mikhail Kuznestov KAZ 1:59:13 20 Conrad Stoltz RSA 1:50:24 48 Dennis Looze NED 2:00:22 21 Takumi Obara JPN 1:50:28 DNF Andrew Johns GBR 0:00:00 22 Juraci Moreira BRA 1:50:43 DNF Jose Maria Merchan ESP 0:00:00 23 Eneko Llanos ESP 1:50:47 DNF Filip Ospaly CZE 0:00:00 24 Jean-Christophe Guinchard SUI 1:50:50 DNF Mark Marabini ZIM 0:00:00 25 Ryan Bolton USA 1:50:52 26 Hamish Carter NZL 1:50:56 27 Craig Walton AUS 1:50:56 28 Oscar Galindez ARG 1:50:58 150 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 151

2000 SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Women 2000 SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Women (cont'd)

Rank Name NOC Time Rank Name NOC Time 1 Brigitte McMahon SUI 2:00:39 29 Renata Berkova CZE 2:08:06 2 Michellie Jones AUS 2:00:41 30 Lizel Moore RSA 2:08:16 3 Magali Di Marco Messmer SUI 2:01:07 31 Isabelle Turcotte-Baird CAN 2:08:27 4 Joanna Zeiger USA 2:01:25 32 Dan Wang CHN 2:08:49 5 Loretta Harrop AUS 2:01:42 33 Ingrid Van Lubek NED 2:09:27 6 Sheila Taormina USA 2:02:45 34 Iona Wynter JAM 2:10:24 7 Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys FRA 2:02:51 35 Beatrice Mouthon FRA 2:11:08 8 Christine Hocq FRA 2:03:00 36 Sibylle Matter SUI 2:13:25 9 Nicole Hackett AUS 2:03:09 37 Maria Carmenza Morales COL 2:13:42 10 Nancy Kemp-Arendt LUX 2:03:14 38 Sharon Donnelly CAN 2:14:34 11 Sandra Soldan BRA 2:03:18 39 Aniko Gog HUN 2:14:49 12 Nina Anisimova RUS 2:03:26 40 Meng Shi CHN 2:16:39 13 Jennifer Gutierrez USA 2:03:37 DNF Mieke Suys BEL 0:00:00 14 Kiyomi Niwata JPN 2:03:53 DNF Carol Montgomery CAN 0:00:00 15 Stephanie Forrester GBR 2:03:56 DNF Maria Ohata BRA 0:00:00 16 Kathleen Smet BEL 2:04:04 DNF Carla Moreno BRA 0:00:00 17 Akiko Hirao JPN 2:04:17 DNF Karina Madrigal Fernandaz CRC 0:00:00 18 Anja Dittmer GER 2:04:36 DNF Haruna Hosoya JPN 0:00:00 19 Nora Edocseny HUN 2:05:19 DNF Sian Brice GBR 0:00:00 20 Silvia Gemignani ITA 2:05:20 DNF Michelle Dillon GBR 0:00:00 21 Joelle Franzmann GER 2:05:24 22 Evelyn Williamson NZL 2:05:37 23 Erika Molnar HUN 2:05:38 24 Maribel Blanco ESP 2:06:37 25 Wieke Hoogzaad NED 2:06:43 26 Silvia Pepels NED 2:07:05 27 Edith Cigana ITA 2:07:05 28 Marie Overbye DEN 2:07:16 152 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 153

ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES

Amid the stunning beauty of Athens, WOMEN’S REVIEW – MEN’S REVIEW – triathlon exploded onto the Olympic AUGUST 25, 2004 AUGUST 26, 2004 stage for the second time in the sport’s The women’s race started as generally Despite the best efforts of the top history and the result was equally predicted with Loretta Harrop of swimmers, the bulk of the field spectacular. In the women’s race, an Australia and the Americans Sheila remained in touch with the lead through established Aussie was predicted to Taormina and Barbara Lindquist leading the first stage of the race. A large win but was upset in an amazing sprint the swim from early on. After Lindquist group of athletes took off on the 40km finish. In the men’s event, one of the was dropped from the lead bike group, bike stage within seconds of each other. sport’s all-time greats redeemed his she was joined by teammate Susan Midway through the difficult five-lap bike Sydney disappointment. Williams who used her incredible course, a decisive breakaway group cycling skills to cut the gap. By the final including New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty lap, Harrop broke away and parlayed and Hamish Carter, Switzerland’s Sven that into a 20-second lead on the run, Riederer and Oliver Marceau; and ahead of three Americans. Frenchman Frederic Belaubre all pulled away from the main pack. This powerful Leading the chase group out of group worked well together and built a transition was Kate Allen from significant lead. Austria, followed by a stream of others. Harrop continued to look comfortable By the second transition the six leaders despite the 30 degree heat and had a 30-second advantage of the rest maintained her lead through to the of the field, and took that into the 10km final lap. By the closing stages, it run. Midway through the group was looked like Harrop had the gold slowly whittled down to Carter, Docherty wrapped up, but Allen had other plans. and Riederer and in the closing stages, In a stunning turn of events, Harrop Riederer dropped off the pace. Carter had the finish line in sight but Allen then kicked into another gear, leaving a blew past the exhausted Aussie to win spent Docherty trailing in his wake. An the gold by seven seconds. Coming elated Carter went on to break the tape across in the bronze medal position for gold, anchoring a gold-silver New was an ecstatic Williams. Zealand performance with Docherty coming in second. Riederer just held on for bronze, ahead of a charging Greg Bennett from Australia who finished fourth. 154 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 155

2004 ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Men 2004 ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Men (cont'd)

Rank Name NOC Time Rank Name NOC Time 1 Hamish Carter NZL 1:51:06 29 Filip Ospaly CZE 1:57:17 2 Bevan Docherty NZL 1:51:14 30 Volodymyr Polikarpenko UKR 1:57:39 3 Sven Riederer SUI 1:51:32 31 Leandro Macedo BRA 1:57:39 4 Greg Bennett USA 1:51:41 32 Hiroyuki Nishiuchi JPN 1:57:43 5 Frederic Belaubre FRA 1:52:00 33 Nathan Richmond NZL 1:58:00 6 Andreas Raelert GER 1:52:35 34 Paulo Miyashiro BRA 1:58:15 7 Rasmus Henning DEN 1:52:36 35 Tyler Butterfield BER 1:58:26 8 Olivier Marceau SUI 1:52:44 36 Gilberto Gonzalez VEN 1:59:12 9 Hunter Kemper USA 1:52:46 37 Norbert Domnik AUT 1:59:13 10 Simon Thompson AUS 1:52:47 38 Eligio Cervantes MEX 1:59:26 11 Simon Whitfield CAN 1:53:15 39 Brent McMahon CAN 1:59:44 12 Carl Blasco FRA 1:53:20 40 Reto Hug SUI 2:01:40 13 Hirokatsu Tayama JPN 1:53:28 41 Juraci Moreira BRA 2:02:35 14 Stephane Poulat FRA 1:53:50 42 Martin Krnavek CZE 2:02:54 15 Igor Sysoev RUS 1:53:50 43 Daniel Lee Chi Wo HKG 2:03:29 16 Andrew Johns GBR 1:54:15 44 Javier Rosas MEX 2:04:02 17 Danylo Sapunov UKR 1:54:33 45 Marc Jenkins GBR 2:05:33 18 Tim Don GBR 1:54:42 DNF Andriy Glushchenko UKR 0:00:00 19 Maik Petzold GER 1:54:50 DNF Xavier Liobet ESP 0:00:00 20 Eneko Llanos ESP 1:54:52 DNF Conrad Stoltz RSA 0:00:00 21 Marko Albert EST 1:55:26 DNF Vasilis Krommadis GRE 0:00:00 22 Andy Potts USA 1:55:36 DNF Csaba Kuttor HUN 0:00:00 23 Ivan Rana ESP 1:55:44 24 Peter Robertson AUS 1:55:44 25 Dmitriy Gaag KAZ 1:56:28 26 Sebastian Dehmer GER 1:57:01 27 Victor Plata USA 1:57:09 28 Daniel Fontana ITA 1:57:14 156 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 157

2004 ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Women 2004 ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Women (cont'd)

Rank Name NOC Time Rank Name NOC Time 1 Kate Allen AUT 2:04:43 29 Tracy Looze NED 2:10:35 2 Loretta Harrop AUS 2:04:50 30 Julie Dibens GBR 2:11:46 3 Susan Williams USA 2:05:08 31 Olga Generalova RUS 2:11:48 4 Kathleen Smet BEL 2:05:35 32 Renata Berkova CZE 2:11:50 5 Nadia Cortassa ITA 2:05:45 33 Rina Hill AUS 2:11:58 6 Michelle Dillon GBR 2:05:59 34 Jodie Swallow GBR 2:15:06 7 Ana Burgos ESP 2:06:02 35 Carol Montgomery CAN 2:15:25 8 Vanessa Fernandes POR 2:06:13 36 Megan Hall RSA 2:16:26 9 Barbara Lindquist USA 2:06:24 37 Mariana Ohata BRA 2:16:52 10 Brigitte McMahon SUI 2:07:07 38 Erika Molnar HUN 2:17:53 11 Anja Dittmer GER 2:07:24 39 Jill Savege CAN 2:18:10 12 Akiko Sekine JPN 2:07:34 40 Hongni Wang CHN 2:18:39 13 Pilar Hidalgo ESP 2:07:35 41 Yekaterina Shatnaya KAZ 2:19:26 14 Kiyomi Niwata JPN 2:07:42 42 Fiorella D’Croz COL 2:21:03 15 Beatrice Lanza ITA 2:07:59 43 Nancy Alvarez ARG 2:21:38 16 Joelle Franzmann GER 2:08:16 44 Delphine Pelletier FRA 2:22:39 17 Elizabeth May LUX 2:08:29 DNF Nina Anisimova RUS 0:00:00 18 Samantha Warriner NZL 2:08:42 DNF Carla Moreno BRA 0:00:00 19 Nicola Spirig SUI 2:08:44 DNF Maxine Seear AUS 0:00:00 20 Machiko Nakanishi JPN 2:08:51 DNF Sandra Soldan BRA 0:00:00 21 Silvia Gemignani ITA 2:08:56 DNF Lin Xing CHN 0:00:00 22 Mieke Suys BEL 2:09:12 DNF Lucie Zelenkova CZE 0:00:00 23 Sheila Taormina USA 2:09:21 24 Ainhoa Murua ESP 2:09:27 25 Wieke Hoogzaad NED 2:09:47 26 Lenka Zemanova CZE 2:09:54 27 Samantha McGlone CAN 2:10:14 28 Eva Dollinger AUT 2:10:19 158 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 159

BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES

The stunning Ming Tomb Reservoir, WOMEN’S REVIEW – MEN’S REVIEW – It was, incredibly, his first ever ITU win. just outside of central Beijing, played AUGUST 18, 2008 AUGUST 19, 2008 Whitfield held on for silver and Docherty host to triathlon’s third appearance for bronze – which was the second The women lined up on the Ming Reigning World Champion Javier in the Olympic Games. And again, the Olympic medal for each of them. Tomb Reservoir course in scorching Gomez went in as favourite, but as races were a mix of upsets, with the heat, and all eyes were on Australia’s seen before in Olympic history, the way men’s race again coming down to an Emma Snowsill and Portugal’s Vanessa the men’s race unfolded kept everyone electrifying sprint finish, and favourites Fernandes. The pair were two the guessing right until the end. While the securing the gold. greatest ever female triathletes, and pack stayed together in the swim, the it was favoured that one would add tough and technical bike course saw that coveted Olympic gold to a set that a break. Mexico’s Francisco Serrano, already included World Championship Luxemboug’s Dirk Bockel, and Belgium’s and multiple World Cup wins. However Axel Zeebroek pushed off the front and neither stood out in the first two legs, while Serrano dropped off, Bockel and the USA’s Laura Bennett (USA) led the Zeebroek took almost a minute lead swim and helped lead out the first pack into the run. It didn’t prove enough to on the bike, but there wasn’t a huge keep off the sport’s top runners as a break between the contenders on the young Brit, Alistair Brownlee, helped to tough 40km bike leg. reel them in.

But it was clear from the second Spain’s Ivan Rana then attacked on the transition that it was going to be hill that lead back to the reservoir and Snowsill’s day, as she completely only Gomez, Brownlee, Germany’s Jan crushed the field over the 10km run. Frodeno, Canada’s Simon Whitfield and There were gasps from around the New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty went world when Snowsill ran down the with him. But Rana faded, followed wrong side of the barricade near the by Brownlee and Whitfield, seemingly end of the third lap, but she quickly leaving the medals to Gomez, Docherty hurdled back over it and continued on and Frodeno. However Whitfield turned to the finish line, where she ran home on his incredible finishing kick, regained to gold by a whopping 66 seconds, touch and in the final 500 metres, the biggest margin yet in Olympic took the lead. But in a thrilling final history. Fernandes finished strongly finishing chute rush, it was Frodeno for silver, and Australia’s Emma Moffatt who found the extra push to rocket claimed bronze to make it a brilliant day past Whitfield and claim Olympic gold. for Australia. 160 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 161

2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Men 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Men (cont'd)

Rank Name NOC Time Rank Name NOC Time 1 Jan Frodeno GER 1:48:52 29 Reto Hug SUI 1:52:04 2 Simon Whitfield CAN 1:48:58 30 Ryosuke Yamamoto JPN 1:52:11 3 Bevan Docherty NZL 1:49:05 31 Sander Berk NED 1:52:17 4 Javier Gomez ESP 1:49:13 32 Matthew Reed USA 1:52:30 5 Ivan Rana ESP 1:49:22 33 Daniel Fontana ITA 1:52:39 6 Daniel Unger GER 1:49:43 34 Shane Reed NZL 1:52:47 7 Hunter Kemper USA 1:49:48 35 Volodymyr Polikarpenko UKR 1:52:51 8 Rasmus Henning DEN 1:49:57 36 Laurent Vidal FRA 1:53:02 9 Igor Sysoev RUS 1:49:59 37 Reinaldo Colucci BRA 1:53:13 10 Frederic Belaubre FRA 1:50:00 38 Simon Agoston AUT 1:53:23 11 Courtney Atkinson AUS 1:50:10 39 Kris Gemmell NZL 1:53:49 12 Alistair Brownlee GBR 1:50:19 40 Emilio D’Aquino ITA 1:53:58 13 Axel Zeebroek BEL 1:50:30 41 Marko Albert EST 1:54:13 14 William Clarke GBR 1:50:32 42 Christopher Felgate ZIM 1:54:31 15 Christian Prochnow GER 1:50:33 43 Daniel Lee Chi Wo HKG 1:54:39 16 Brad Kahlefeldt AUS 1:50:36 44 Francisco Serrano MEX 1:54:46 17 Bruno Pais POR 1:50:40 45 Duarte Silva Marques POR 1:55:06 18 Jarrod Shoemaker USA 1:50:46 46 Daqing Wang CHN 1:55:40 19 Olivier Marceau SUI 1:50:50 47 Csaba Kuttor HUN 1:55:53 20 Filip Ospaly CZE 1:50:53 48 Hirokatsu Tayama JPN 1:56:12 21 Danylo Sapunov UKR 1:50:58 49 Omar Tayara SYR 1:56:40 22 Dmitry Polyanskiy RUS 1:51:10 50 Colin Jenkins CAN 1:56:50 23 Sven Riederer SUI 1:51:19 DNF Tim Don GBR 0:00:00 24 Alexander Bryukhankov RUS 1:51:22 DNF Andriy Glushchenko UKR 0:00:00 25 Dirk Bockel LUX 1:51:31 DNF Marek Jaskolka POL 0:00:00 26 Juraci Moreira BRA 1:51:35 DNF Tony Moulai FRA 0:00:00 27 Peter Croes BEL 1:51:40 DNF Pavel Simko SVK 0:00:00 28 Paul Tichelaar CAN 1:51:45 162 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 163

2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Women 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Women (cont'd)

Rank Name NOC Time Rank Name NOC Time 1 Emma Snowsill AUS 1:58:26 29 Carolyn Murray CAN 2:04:55 2 Vanessa Fernandes POR 1:59:33 30 Ewa Dederko POL 2:05:08 3 Emma Moffatt AUS 1:59:55 31 Kathy Tremblay CAN 2:05:22 4 Laura Bennett USA 2:00:21 32 Kate Roberts RSA 2:05:33 5 Juri Ide JPN 2:00:22 33 Anja Dittmer GER 2:05:45 6 Nicola Spirig SUI 2:00:30 34 Carole Peon FRA 2:06:03 7 Daniela Ryf SUI 2:00:39 35 Maria Czesnik POL 2:06:12 8 Andrea Hewitt NZL 2:00:45 36 Olga Zausaylova RUS 2:06:24 9 Kiyomi Niwata JPN 2:00:50 37 Emma Davis IRL 2:06:28 10 Debbie Tanner NZL 2:01:05 38 Zita Szabo HUN 2:06:45 11 Sarah Haskins USA 2:01:21 39 Mariana Ohata BRA 2:07:10 12 Jessica Harrison FRA 2:01:30 40 Lin Xing CHN 2:07:34 13 Magali Di Marco Messmer SUI 2:01:49 41 Elizabeth May LUX 2:07:55 14 Kate Allen AUT 2:01:59 42 Yi Zhang CHN 2:08:37 15 Ricarda Lisk GER 2:02:07 43 Mari Rabie RSA 2:09:27 16 Samantha Warriner NZL 2:02:12 44 Charlotte Bonin ITA 2:09:41 17 Ai Ueda JPN 2:02:19 45 Lisa Mensink NED 2:10:17 18 Lisa Norden SWE 2:02:26 DNF Irina Abysova RUS 0:00:00 19 Julie Ertel USA 2:02:38 DNF Hollie Avil GBR 0:00:00 20 Ana Burgos ESP 2:02:42 DNF Lauren Campbell CAN 0:00:00 21 Helen Jenkins GBR 2:02:54 DNF Daniela Chmet ITA 0:00:00 22 Erin Densham AUS 2:03:07 DNF Adriana Fabiola Corona MEX 0:00:00 23 Vendula Frintova CZE 2:03:27 DNF Deniz Dimaki GRE 0:00:00 24 Yuliya Yelistratova UKR 2:03:33 DNF Eva Dollinger AUT 0:00:00 25 Barbara Riveros Diaz CHI 2:03:42 DNF Flora Duffy BER 0:00:00 26 Christiane Pilz GER 2:03:45 DNF Tania Mak So Ning HKG 0:00:00 27 Tania Haiboeck AUT 2:04:02 DNF Lenka Zemanova CZE 0:00:00 28 Ainhoa Murua ESP 2:04:48 164 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 165

LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES

Hyde Park was the site of triathlon’s WOMEN’S REVIEW – MEN’S REVIEW – fourth appearance in the Olympic AUGUST 4, 2012 AUGUST 7, 2012 Games. Both the men’s and women’s Although a group got away out of the Heading into an Olympic triathlon race teams featured strong teams & the swim in the Serpentine Lake, coming at home in Britain, Alistair Brownlee crowds poured out in the hundreds out of the water Nicola Spirig saw and Jonathan Brownlee had finished of thousands to cheer on the athletes she had most of the main contenders first and second in the previous year’s around Serpentine Lake. around her and knew she was in with ITU World Triathlon Series. Spain’s a chance. Quickly riding to the front of Javier Gomez was thought to be the her group she helped them bridge-up only person that might be able to break and did plenty of work to ensure no their dominance. breakaways stuck. It was almost at the end of the 43km bike course though Gomez and both Brownlees were in that the first problem arose – a cramp. the lead pack out of the swim. While the majority of the men entered T2 Spirig’s original plan had been to stick together, the British brothers and with the group until 200 metres to go, Gomez immediately poured on a where she would unleash her powerful pace that put more than 50 metres sprint. But her legs weren’t dealing well between themselves and the rest of the with the changes of speed in the run so competition on the run. Drama unfolded she ran ahead with 500metres to go. as the younger Brownlee brother was As Spirig inched closer to the finish, so forced to serve a 15-second penalty for did Sweden’s Lisa Norden to her. With a transition infraction at the start of the an eye on the screen in front of her, final lap, pushing him further back. Spirig could see Norden closing. But up ahead it was Alistair who was The two women burst into the tape at sending the hundreds of thousands by the exact same time. The result would the Serpentine into a frenzy. Brownlee be decided by photo finish, but both slowed to pick up a British flag and women already had an inkling – it was jogged across the finish line to claim Spirig that had the edge over Norden. gold. Gomez ran across next, In all the fuss of the finish line, it was avenging the podium he missed in Australia’s Erin Densham who finished Beijing to garner silver, giving Spain strongly to collect bronze. It marked its first triathlon medal. Despite the a extraordinary comeback for the penalty, Jonathan Brownlee was still Australian, who underwent surgery. well clear of the field and ran across to collect bronze. 166 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 167

2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Women 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Women (cont'd)

Rank Name NOC Time Rank Name NOC Time 1 Nicola Spirig SUI 1:59:48 29 Carole Peon FRA 2:03:58 2 Lisa Norden SWE 1:59:48 30 Pamella Oliveira BRA 2:04:02 3 Erin Densham AUS 1:59:50 31 Maria Czesnik POL 2:04:09 4 Sarah True (née Groff) USA 2:00:00 32 Svenja Bazlen GER 2:04:11 5 Helen Jenkins GBR 2:00:19 33 Lucy Hall GBR 2:04:38 6 Andrea Hewitt NZL 2:00:36 34 Juri Ide JPN 2:04:43 7 Ainhoa Murua ESP 2:00:56 35 Nicky Samuels NZL 2:04:48 8 Emma Jackson AUS 2:01:16 36 Rachel Klamer NED 2:04:59 9 Jessica Harrison FRA 2:01:22 37 Mateja Simic SLO 2:05:35 10 Kate McIlroy NZL 2:01:28 38 Gwen Jorgensen USA 2:06:34 11 Anne Haug GER 2:01:35 39 Ai Ueda JPN 2:06:35 12 Anja Dittmer GER 2:01:38 40 Daniela Ryf SUI 2:06:37 13 Irina Abysova RUS 2:01:52 41 Maaike Caelers NED 2:06:53 14 Mariko Adachi JPN 2:02:04 42 Fabienne St Louis MRI 2:07:37 15 Vendula Frintova CZE 2:02:08 43 Aileen Reid IRL 2:08:16 16 Barbara Riveros CHI 2:02:15 44 Zurine Rodriguez ESP 2:08:44 17 Laura Bennett USA 2:02:17 45 Flora Duffy BER 2:08:54 18 Emmie Charayron FRA 2:02:26 46 Annamaria Mazzetti ITA 2:09:08 19 Gillian Sanders RSA 2:02:28 47 Alexandra Razarenova RUS 2:09:11 20 Radka Vodickova CZE 2:02:34 48 Lisa Perterer AUT 2:09:12 21 Claudia Rivas MEX 2:02:38 49 Elizabeth Bravo ECU 2:10:00 22 Kate Roberts RSA 2:02:46 50 Yi Zhang CHN 2:10:01 23 Line Jensen DEN 2:02:47 51 Zsófia Kovács HUN 2:10:39 24 Marina Damlaimcourt ESP 2:02:50 52 Paula Findlay CAN 2:12:09 25 Agnieszka Jerzyk POL 2:02:52 DNF Yuliya Yelistratova UKR 0:00:00 26 Vicky Holland GBR 2:02:55 DNF Kathy Tremblay CAN 0:00:00 27 Helle Frederiksen DEN 2:03:10 DNF Emma Moffatt AUS 0:00:00 28 Katrien Verstuyft BEL 2:03:38 168 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 169

2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Men 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES TRIATHLON Elite Men (cont'd)

Rank Name NOC Time Rank Name NOC Time 1 Alistair Brownlee GBR 1:46:25 29 Davide Uccellari ITA 1:50:09 2 Javier Gomez Noya ESP 1:46:36 30 Jan Celustka CZE 1:50:17 3 Jonathan Brownlee GBR 1:46:56 31 Maik Petzold GER 1:50:23 4 David Hauss FRA 1:47:14 32 Brad Kahlefeldt AUS 1:50:23 5 Laurent Vidal FRA 1:47:21 33 Ryan Sissons NZL 1:50:27 6 Jan Frodeno GER 1:47:26 34 Tyler Butterfield BER 1:50:32 7 Alexander Bryukhankov RUS 1:47:35 35 Brendan Sexton AUS 1:50:36 8 Sven Riederer SUI 1:47:46 36 Reinaldo Colucci BRA 1:50:59 9 Joao Silva POR 1:47:51 37 Stuart Hayes GBR 1:51:04 10 Alessandro Fabian ITA 1:48:03 38 Gonzalo Raul Tellechea ARG 1:51:07 11 Vincent Luis FRA 1:48:18 39 Ruedi Wild SUI 1:51:10 12 Bevan Docherty NZL 1:48:35 40 Andreas Giglmayr AUT 1:51:14 13 Ivan Vasiliev RUS 1:48:43 41 Bruno Pais POR 1:51:22 14 Hunter Kemper USA 1:48:46 42 Danylo Sapunov UKR 1:51:32 15 Kris Gemmell NZL 1:48:52 43 Yuichi Hosoda JPN 1:51:40 16 Steffen Justus GER 1:49:12 44 Diogo Sclebin BRA 1:51:51 17 Richard Murray RSA 1:49:15 45 Premysl Svarc CZE 1:52:08 18 Courtney Atkinson AUS 1:49:19 46 Faquan Bai CHN 1:52:26 19 Mario Mola ESP 1:49:23 47 Marek Jaskolka POL 1:52:38 20 Hirokatsu Tayama JPN 1:49:24 48 Leonardo Chacon CRC 1:52:39 21 Dmitry Polyanskiy RUS 1:49:24 49 Hervé Banti MON 1:52:42 22 Richard Varga SVK 1:49:25 50 Felipe Van De Wyngard CHI 1:53:02 23 Gavin Noble IRL 1:49:47 51 Manuel Huerta PUR 1:53:39 24 Jose Miguel Perez ESP 1:49:53 52 Christopher Felgate ZIM 1:53:53 25 Kyle Jones CAN 1:49:58 53 Carlos Javier Quinchara Forero COL 1:54:10 26 Simon De Cuyper BEL 1:50:00 54 Min Ho Heo KOR 1:54:30 27 Brent Mcmahon CAN 1:50:03 DNF Simon Whitfield CAN 0:00:00 28 Crisanto Grajales MEX 1:50:08 170 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 171

PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS 172 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 173

PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS ITU WORLD CHAMPIONS BY COUNTRY (ELITE) 1989-2015 1989-2015

Year Men Women Host Country Total Men Women 2015 Javier Gomez (ESP) Gwen Jorgensen (USA) Chicago, USA Australia 20 6 14 2014 Javier Gomez (ESP) Gwen Jorgensen (USA) Edmonton, CAN Great Britain 13 10 3 2013 Javier Gomez (ESP) Non Stanford (GBR) London, GBR United States 7 1 6 2012 Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) Lisa Norden (SWE) Auckland, NZL Spain 6 6 0 2011 Alistair Brownlee (GBR) Helen Jenkins (GBR) Beijing, CHN New Zealand 2 1 1 2010 Javier Gomez (ESP) Emma Moffatt (AUS) Budapest, HUN France 1 1 0 2009 Alistair Brownlee (GBR) Emma Moffatt (AUS) Gold Coast, AUS Germany 1 1 0 2008 Javier Gomez (ESP) Helen Jenkins (GBR) Vancouver, CAN Kazakhstan 1 1 0 2007 Daniel Unger (GER) Vanessa Fernandes (POR) Hamburg, GER Canada 1 0 1 2006 Tim Don (GBR) Emma Snowsill (AUS) Lausanne, SUI Sweden 1 0 1 2005 Peter Robertson (AUS) Emma Snowsill (AUS) Gamagori, JPN Portugal 1 0 1 2004 Bevan Docherty (NZL) Sheila Taormina (USA) Madeira, POR 2003 Peter Robertson (AUS) Emma Snowsill (AUS) Queenstown, NZL 2002 Ivan Rana (ESP) Leanda Cave (GBR) Cancun, MEX 2001 Peter Robertson (AUS) Siri Lindley (USA) Edmonton, CAN 2000 Olivier Marceau (FRA) Nicole Hackett (AUS) Perth, AUS 1999 Dmitriy Gaag (KAZ) Loretta Harrop (AUS) Montreal, CAN 1998 Simon Lessing (GBR) Joanne King (AUS) Lausanne, SUI 1997 Chris McCormack (AUS) Emma Carney (AUS) Perth, AUS 1996 Simon Lessing (GBR) Jackie Gallagher (AUS) Cleveland, USA 1995 Simon Lessing (GBR) Karen Smyers (USA) Cancun, MEX 1994 Spencer Smith (GBR) Emma Carney (AUS) Wellington, NZL 1993 Spencer Smith (GBR) Michellie Jones (AUS) Manchester, GBR 1992 Simon Lessing (GBR) Michellie Jones (AUS) Muskoka, CAN 1991 Miles Stewart (AUS) Joanne Ritchie (CAN) Queensland, AUS 1990 Greg Welch (AUS) Karen Smyers (USA) Orlando, USA 1989 Mark Allen (USA) Erin Baker (NZL) Avignon, FRA 174 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 175

STATISTICS 176 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 177

BUNCH OF STATS HISTORIC STATS Anja Dittmer (GER), Hunter Kemper (USA) and Simon Whitfield (CAN) are the only current 4 time Olympians. NATIONAL FEDERATION STATS 4x This year, Ainhoa Murua (ESP), Hirokatsu Tayama (JPN), Nicola Spirig (SUI) and Sven Riederer (SUI) will join the club. A total of 42 NOCs had qualified spots at the triathlon competition for Rio 2016, the highest number ever for Australia, Great Britain and United States have had 23 42 triathlon at an Olympic Games. In London there were 39 entries each in triathlon Olympic history and will each be NOCs, and in Beijing 2008, there were 36 NOCs that had sending 6 athletes each this time. No Federation has sent 3 NOC qualified positions. Prior to that, there were 33 in Athens men and 3 women to every Olympic Games. 2004 and 34 in Sydney 2000, although in those Olympics, A total of 12 countries have won medals with seven taking there were 50 women and 50 men on the start lists as Gold. Only Switzerland have won multiple Gold medals. opposed to 55 now. Australia have the most Olympic triathlon medals with Among the 42 NOCs this year, six have qualified a spot for 5 medals from men’s and women’s races – 1 gold, 2 silver, the first time in the history of triathlon at the Olympic Games, 2 bronze. 6 including: Azerbaijan, Barbados, Israel, Jordan, Norway and Puerto Rico. Australia and New Zealand are the only countries to have a NEW NOC medal of each color. The eight NOCs that were able to qualify the maximum of three women were Australia, Canada, Spain, Great Britain, No triathletes have won two Olympic gold medals. Germany, Japan, Russia, and the United States. Could Nicola Spirig and Alistair Brownlee change that history in Rio? The eight NOCs that have qualified the maximum of three men are Australia, Spain, France, Great Britain, Mexico, Four women and three men on the Olympic start lists have Portugal, Russia and the United States won medals in previous Olympic Games – Nicola Spirig, Lisa Norden, Emma Moffatt, Erin Densham on the women’s side START NUMBER STATS (stats are combined men’s and women’s races) & Alistair Brownlee, Jonathan Brownlee & Sven Reiderer on the men’s side. Athletes with the start number 34 have an extra lucky start 53 of the 110 men and women racing in the Olympics have in Rio. The number 34 has won 3 medals (1 gold and 2 competed in at least one Olympic Games before. #34 bronze). Those numbers belong to Carolina Routier (ESP) & Andreas Schilling (DEN) in Rio.

Five of the Olympic gold medals have gone to athletes wearing start numbers 30-39.

Both of Bevan Docherty’s medals came while wearing the number 27.

The lowest number to take home a medal is 16.

Eight different athletes have worn the same number in multiple Games 178 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 179

ITU RACE STATS WINNING MARGINS, SPLITS AND DEFICITS** **Please note records are not absolute with different conditions and lengths of courses. On the Olympic start lists, Dmitry Polyanskiy (RUS) has The closest finish in the men’s Olympic race has been six more WTS race starts than anybody else with 53. seconds, which was won by Jan Frodeno (GER) over Simon Ai Ueda (JPN) is the most experienced on the women’s Whitfield (CAN) in Beijing 2008. side with 51. They have also done more ITU races than any other athlete with Polyanskiy doing 148 and Ueda 169 in Interestingly, the largest winning margin in the men’s their careers. triathlon is only 13 seconds, which was Simon Whitfield (CAN) over Stefan Vuckovic (GER) in Sydney 2000. A total of 21 athletes toeing he line in Rio have won a WTS race, and 37 have a WTS podium. The largest winning margin in the women’s Olympic triathlon was Emma Snowsill (AUS) over Vanessa Fernandes (POR) Alistair Brownlee has won more triathlons than any man with a whopping 67 seconds. lining up. Of 65 race starts, he’s won 35 for a 53.8% winning record. In the WTS, he’s started 32 times and won The closest finish in the women’s Olympic race was in London 21 times & been on the podium 25 times making his WTS between Nicola Spirig (SUI) and Lisa Norden (SWE). It was so winning average 65.6%! close it came down to a photo finish to determine who won.

Gwen Jorgensen is the most successful woman lining up. In order of Olympic year, the men’s winning margins have She has started 65 times and won 24 of those races. In been 13, 8, 6 and 11 seconds making the average winning the WTS, it’s 17 wins from 35 stars. Even more impressive, margin 9.5 seconds. she’s been on the podium 22 of those times at a WTS race making her WTS winning average a speedy 48.6% & her In order of Olympic year, the women’s winning margins have podium performance at 78%! been 2, 7, 67 and 0 so average is 19 seconds.

Aihona Murua (ESP) is the oldest woman on the start list at In 2004, Kate Allen (AUT) was 173 seconds down coming 38. out of T2 and went on to win.

Sven Riederer (SUI) is the oldest man on the start list at 35. Simon Whitfield (CAN) was 68 seconds down in Sydney leaving T2 and in 25th place and went on to win. Cassandrea Beaugrand (FRA) is the youngest triathlete in Rio at just 19 years old. Tyler Mislawchuck (CAN) is the youngest For the women, 173 seconds is the largest deficit anyone man at 21 & he’ll celebrate his 22nd birthday just one day has ever overcome to make the podium, much less win. after his race in Rio! For the men, 68 seconds is the largest deficit to be Gwen Jorgensen owns the fastest 5km run split in WTS overcome and make the podium. history with 15:31 at the 2013 World Triathlon Hamburg. She also has the fastest 10k at 31:41 at the 2013 World Being a long way behind in the swim doesn’t seem to be a Triathlon Stockholm. problem the average deficit of all gold medal winners out of the swim is 40 seconds. For the men the average deficit out Mario Mola has the fastest 5km run split of 13:55 in World of the water for gold medal winners is 22.5 seconds, for the Triathlon history, done at the 2015 World Triathlon Hamburg. women the average is 57.5.

Alistair Brownlee owns the fastest 10km run split in WTS Lucy Hall (GBR) has the fastest female swim with 18:16 at history having run 28:43 at the 2009 WTS London race. London, which was with a wetsuit. 180 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE

Richard Varga (SVK) has the fastest male swim with a 16:56 at London and the only person to break 17 mins for the swim, done with a wetsuit.

Non wetsuit records are 18:37 for the women (Loretta Harrop and Sheila Taormina) in Athens and 17:49 for Andy Potts (USA) in Athens.

Bike records are 57:17 for the men by Conrad Stolz (RSA) and Nicola Spirig (SUI) with 1:03:54. That’s an average speed of 41.9km/h for the 40km for Conrad Stolz or 26mph.

Alistair Brownlee (GBR) has the fastest run split of 29:07 in London and Emma Snowsill (AUS) ran 33:16 in Beijing.

Four men have run under 30 minutes at the Olympics, which all happened at London

Olympic record finish times are 01:58:26 for the women (Emma Snowsill, Beijing) and 01:46:25 for the men (Alilstair Brownlee, London).

A time of 1:59 seems to be the magic key to get on a podium for the women. Six women have ducked under 2 hours in the Olympics, and that has always been good enough to make the podium (Sarah True clocked 2 hours exactly in London and was 4th). 182 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 183

OLYMPIC STATS As of 8 April 2016

OLYMPIC GAMES 2000 - 2012: MEDALLISTS MEN OLYMPIC GAMES 2000 - 2012: MEDALS PER COUNTRY

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Rank NOC Men Women Total Rank by 2012 London BROWNLEE Alistair GOMEZ Javier BROWNLEE Jonathan G S B Tot G S B Tot G S B Tot total (GBR) (GBR) (ESP) (GBR) 1 SUI – Switzerland 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 4 2 2008 Beijing FRODENO Jan WHITFIELD Simon DOCHERTY Bevan 2 AUS – Australia 1 2 2 5 1 2 2 5 1 (CHN) (GER) (CAN) (NZL) 3 NZL – New Zealand 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 2004 Athens CARTER Hamish DOCHERTY Bevan RIEDERER Sven (GRE) (NZL) (NZL) (SUI) 4 CAN – Canada 1 1 2 1 1 2 =4 2000 Sydney WHITFIELD Simon VUCKOVIC Stephan REHULA Jan 4 GER – Germany 1 1 2 1 1 2 =4 NSW (AUS) (CAN) (GER) (CZE) 6 GBR – Great Britain 1 1 2 1 1 2 =4 7 AUT – Austria 1 1 1 1 =7 Please note that some of the NOCs presented may no longer exist. 8 POR – Portugal 1 1 1 1 =7 8 ESP – Spain 1 1 1 1 =7 8 SWE – Sweden 1 1 1 1 =7 OLYMPIC GAMES 2000 - 2012: MEDALLISTS WOMEN 11 CZE – Czech Republic 1 1 1 1 =7 Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 11 USA – United States of 1 1 1 1 =7 America 2012 London (GBR) SPIRIG Nicola NORDEN Lisa DENSHAM Erin (SUI) (SWE) (AUS) Total 4 4 4 12 4 4 4 12 8 8 8 24 2008 Beijing (CHN) SNOWSILL Emma FERNANDES Vanessa MOFFATT Emma (AUS) (POR) (AUS) Equal sign (=) indicates that two or more NOCs share the same rank by total. G - Gold; S - Silver; B - Bronze; Tot - Total 2004 Athens (GRE) ALLEN Kate HARROP Loretta WILLIAMS Susan (AUT) (AUS) (USA) 2000 Sydney, NSW (AUS) McMAHON Brigitte JONES Michellie DI MARCO MESSMER (SUI) (AUS) Magali (SUI) OLYMPIC GAMES 2000 - 2012: MULTI-MEDALLISTS

Rank Name NOC Total Gold Silver Bronze 1 WHITFIELD Simon CAN 2 1 1 1 DOCHERTY Bevan NZL 2 1 1

Please note that some of the NOCs presented may no longer exist. The table (two or more medals) is sorted on the total number of medals. 184 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 185

WTS / WORLD CUP STATS As of 8 April 2016

WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES 2009 - 2015 / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1989 - 2008: WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES 2009 - 2015 / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1989 - 2008: MEDALLISTS MEN MEDALLISTS WOMEN

Rank Name NOC Total Gold Silver Bronze Rank Name NOC Total Gold Silver Bronze 1 GOMEZ Javier ESP 9 5 3 1 1 SNOWSILL Emma AUS 4 3 1 2 LESSING Simon GBR 7 4 2 1 2 JONES Michellie AUS 8 2 2 4 3 ROBERTSON Peter AUS 5 3 2 3 CARNEY Emma AUS 4 2 1 1 4 BROWNLEE Alistair GBR 2 2 4 SMYERS Karen USA 3 2 1 4 SMITH Spencer GBR 2 2 5 JENKINS Helen GBR 2 2 5 JORGENSEN Gwen USA 2 2 Rank Name NOC Total Gold Silver Bronze 5 MOFFATT Emma AUS 2 2 1 GOMEZ Javier ESP 9 5 3 1 2 LESSING Simon GBR 7 4 2 1 Rank Name NOC Total Gold Silver Bronze 3 ROBERTSON Peter AUS 5 3 2 1 JONES Michellie AUS 8 2 2 4 4 BROWNLEE Jonathan GBR 4 1 2 1 2 HEWITT Andrea NZL 5 2 3 5 RANYA Ivan ESP 3 1 2 3 SNOWSILL Emma AUS 4 3 1 5 STEWART Miles AUS 3 1 2 3 CARNEY Emma AUS 4 2 1 1 5 BEVEN Brad AUS 3 3 3 GALLAGHER Jackie AUS 4 1 3 5 CARTER Hamish NZL 3 2 1 3 BENNETT Laura USA 4 1 3 5 MOLA Mario ESP 3 2 1 7 SMYERS Karen USA 3 2 1 5 KAHLEFELDT Brad AUS 3 3 7 NORDEN Lisa SWE 3 1 1 1 11 BROWNLEE Alistair GBR 2 2 7 RITCHIE Joanne CAN 3 1 1 1 11 SMITH Spencer GBR 2 2 7 MONTGOMERY Carol CAN 3 2 1 11 DOCHERTY Bevan NZL 2 1 1 7 TRUE Sarah USA 3 1 2 11 GAAG Dmitriy KAZ 2 1 1 12 JENKINS Helen GBR 2 2 11 MARCEAU Olivier FRA, SUI 2 1 1 12 JORGENSEN Gwen USA 2 2 11 HUG Reto SUI 2 1 1 12 MOFFATT Emma AUS 2 2 11 WELLS Rick NZL 2 1 1 12 FERNANDES Vanessa POR 2 1 1 11 EGGERT Ralf GER 2 2 12 HARROP Loretta AUS 2 1 1 12 HAUG Anne GER 2 1 1 The first table (two or more gold medals) is sorted by gold/silver/bronze medals and the second table (two or more medals) is sorted on the total number of medals. 12 LEUTNER Joy USA 2 2 Until 2008 the World Championships were decided during a single event. Since 2009 the best performing athlete in the World Triathlon Series is crowned world champion. same notes as previous table Please note that some of the NOCs presented may no longer exist. 186 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE

WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES 2009 - 2015 / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1989 - 2008: MEDALS PER COUNTRY

Rank NOC Men Women Total Rank by G S B Tot G S B Tot G S B Tot total 1 AUS – Australia 6 6 7 19 13 9 6 28 19 15 13 47 1 2 GBR – Great Britain 10 5 3 18 4 1 1 6 14 6 4 24 =2 3 USA – United States of 1 1 2 6 6 10 22 7 6 11 24 =2 America 4 ESP – Spain 6 7 2 15 6 7 2 15 5 5 NZL – New Zealand 1 5 3 9 1 2 6 9 2 7 9 18 4 6 CAN – Canada 1 4 2 7 1 4 2 7 7 7 GER – Germany 1 2 3 6 1 1 2 1 3 4 8 6 8 SWE – Sweden 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 =9 9 POR – Portugal 1 1 2 1 1 2 =11 10 FRA – France 1 2 3 1 2 3 =9 11 KAZ – Kazakhstan 1 1 2 1 1 2 =11 12 SUI – Switzerland 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 4 8 13 BEL – Belgium 1 1 1 1 =13 13 DEN – Denmark 1 1 1 1 =13 15 BRA – Brazil 1 1 1 1 =13 15 NED – Netherlands 1 1 1 1 =13 15 RUS – Russian 1 1 1 1 =13 Federation Total 27 27 27 81 27 27 27 81 54 54 54 162

Until 2008 the World Championships were decided during a single event. Since 2009 the best performing athlete in the World Triathlon Series is crowned world champion. Please note that some of the NOCs presented may no longer exist. Equal sign (=) indicates that two or more NOCs share the same rank by total. G - Gold; S - Silver; B - Bronze; Tot - Total 188 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 189

RESULTS LAST OLYMPIC CYCLE: MEN

Rank WTS 2015 WTS 2014 WTS 2013 OG London 2012 Rank WTS 2015 WTS 2014 WTS 2013 OG London 2012 Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC 1 GOMEZ Javier ESP GOMEZ Javier ESP GOMEZ Javier ESP BROWNLEE GBR 22 DODDS Tony NZL SHOEMAKER USA LOESCHKE Franz GER VARGA Richard SVK Alistair Jarrod 2 MOLA Mario ESP MOLA Mario ESP BROWNLEE GBR GOMEZ Javier ESP 23 NIESCHLAG GER GRAJALES MEX GRAJALES MEX NOBLE Gavin IRL Jonathan Justus Crisanto Crisanto 3 LUIS Vincent FRA BROWNLEE GBR MOLA Mario ESP BROWNLEE GBR 24 FABIAN Ales- ITA MALOY Joe USA BOWDEN Adam GBR PEREZ Jose ESP Jonathan Jonathan sandro Miguel 4 MURRAY Richard RSA BROWNLEE GBR BROWNLEE GBR HAUSS David FRA 25 RAPHAEL FRA HERNANDEZ ESP JUSTUS Steffen GER JONES Kyle CAN Alistair Alistair Aurelien Vicente 5 ALARZA ESP PEREIRA Joao POR MURRAY Richard RSA VIDAL Laurent FRA 26 GEENS Jelle BEL POLYANSKIY Igor RUS CHRABOT Matt USA de CUYPER BEL Fernando Simon 6 BAILIE Ryan AUS LUIS Vincent FRA SILVA Joao POR FRODENO Jan GER 27 SILVA Joao POR BRYUKHANKOV RUS JONES Kyle CAN McMAHON Brent CAN 7 GRAJALES MEX POLYANSKIY RUS VIDAL Laurent FRA BRYUKHANKOV RUS Alexander Crisanto Dmitry Alexander 28 MISLAWCHUK CAN DODDS Tony NZL SHARP Matthew GBR GRAJALES MEX 8 PEREIRA Joao POR MURRAY Richard RSA RIEDERER Sven SUI RIEDERER Sven SUI Tyler Crisanto 9 ROYLE Aaron AUS BAILIE Ryan AUS POLYANSKIY RUS SILVA Joao POR 29 JUSTUS Steffen GER RAPHAEL FRA WILSON Dan AUS UCCELLARI ITA Dmitry Aurelien Davide 10 le CORRE Pierre FRA ROYLE Aaron AUS LUIS Vincent FRA FABIAN ITA 30 POLYANSKIY RUS COLUCCI Rein- BRA ZIPF Jonathan GER CELUSTKA Jan CZE Alessandro Dmitry aldo 11 BROWNLEE GBR BUCHHOLZ GER ROYLE Aaron AUS LUIS Vincent FRA 31 YORKE Andrew CAN GOOD Cameron AUS le CORRE Pierre FRA PETZOLD Maik GER Jonathan Gregor 32 KANUTE Ben USA UCCELLARI ITA KEANE Bryan IRL KAHLEFELDT AUS 12 SCHOEMAN RSA ALARZA ESP VASILIEV Ivan RUS DOCHERTY NZL Davide Brad Henri Fernando Bevan 33 SISSONS Ryan NZL SHELDON Grant GBR COLUCCI Rein- BRA SISSONS Ryan NZL 13 RIEDERER Sven SUI SILVA Joao POR SISSONS Ryan NZL VASILIEV Ivan RUS aldo 14 BROWNLEE GBR RIEDERER Sven SUI SCHOEMAN RSA KEMPER Hunter USA 34 McDOWELL USA PEVTSOV Ros- UKR ELLICE Clark NZL BUTTERFIELD BER Alistair Henri Kevin tyslav Tyler 15 HERNANDEZ ESP BOWDEN Adam GBR FABIAN ITA GEMMELL Kris NZL 35 BOWDEN Adam GBR SEXTON Brendan AUS de CUYPER BEL SEXTON Brendan AUS Vicente Alessandro Simon 16 POLYANSKIY Igor RUS WILSON Dan AUS McNAMEE David GBR JUSTUS Steffen GER 36 TELLECHEA ARG JONES Kyle CAN BUCHHOLZ GER COLUCCI Rein- BRA Gonzalo Gregor aldo 17 CONINX Dorian FRA HARRIS Aaron GBR BAILIE Ryan AUS MURRAY Richard RSA 37 BIRTWHISTLE AUS ARRAIOLOS POR BRYUKHANKOV RUS HAYES Stuart GBR 18 BRYUKHANKOV RUS FABIAN ITA PEREIRA Joao POR ATKINSON AUS Jacob Miguel Andrey Alexander Alessandro Courtney 38 WILSON Dan AUS KEANE Bryan IRL MOULAI Tony FRA TELLECHEA ARG 19 FALDUM Gabor HUN SISSONS Ryan NZL RAPHAEL FRA MOLA Mario ESP Gonzalo Aurelien 39 SALVISBERG SUI TAYAMA JPN FRODENO Jan GER WILD Ruedi SUI 20 VARGA Richard SVK JUSTUS Steffen GER VARGA Richard SVK TAYAMA JPN Andrea Hirokatsu Hirokatsu 40 WILSON Jason BAR YORKE Andrew CAN FISHER Ryan AUS GIGLMAYR AUT 21 PEVTSOV AZE VARGA Richard SVK GOOD Cameron AUS POLYANSKIY RUS Andreas Rostyslav Dmitry 190 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 191

RESULTS LAST OLYMPIC CYCLE: WOMEN

Rank WTS 2015 WTS 2014 WTS 2013 OG London 2012 Rank WTS 2015 WTS 2014 WTS 2013 OG London 2012 Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC Name NOC 1 JORGENSEN USA JORGENSEN USA STANFORD Non GBR SPIRIG Nicola SUI 24 LINDEMANN GER JERDONEK USA SWEETLAND CAN DAMLAIMCOURT ESP Gwen Gwen Laura Lindsey Kirsten Marina 2 HEWITT Andrea NZL GROFF Sarah USA STIMPSON Jodie GBR NORDEN Lisa SWE 25 BACKHOUSE AUS HALL Lucy GBR KNAPP Anja GER JERZYK POL 3 TRUE Sarah USA HEWITT Andrea NZL HAUG Anne GER DENSHAM Erin AUS Gillian Agnieszka 4 HOLLAND Vicky GBR STIMPSON Jodie GBR JORGENSEN USA TRUE Sarah USA 26 JERDONEK USA MURUA Ainhoa ESP ADACHI Mariko JPN HOLLAND Vicky GBR Gwen (née Groff) Lindsey 5 ZAFERES Katie USA SAMUELS Nicky NZL HEWITT Andrea NZL JENKINS Helen GBR 27 KNAPP Anja GER SATO Yuka JPN PERTERER Lisa AUT FREDERIKSEN DEN Helle 6 KLAMER Rachel NED JENKINS Helen GBR MOFFATT Emma AUS HEWITT Andrea NZL 28 MAZZETTI Anna ITA KNAPP Anja GER RIVEROS CHI VERSTUYFT BEL 7 DUFFY Flora BER JACKSON Emma AUS GENTLE Ashleigh AUS MURUA Ainhoa ESP Maria Barbara Katrien 8 STANFORD Non GBR REID Aileen IRL REID Aileen IRL JACKSON Emma AUS 29 HAUG Anne GER VILIC Sara AUT TAKAHASHI Yuko JPN PEON Carole FRA 9 REID Aileen IRL SWEETLAND CAN GROFF Sarah USA HARRISON FRA 30 SATO Yuka JPN HOLLAND Vicky GBR BOTERENBROOD NED OLIVEIRA BRA Kirsten Jessica Danne Pamella 10 MOFFATT Emma AUS BETTO Alice ITA BETTO Alice ITA McILROY Kate NZL 31 DENSHAM Erin AUS VANEK Margit HUN ROBERTS Kate RSA CZESNIK Maria POL 11 RIVEROS CHI IDE Juri JPN JACKSON Emma AUS HAUG Anne GER 32 JACKSON Emma AUS HAUG Anne GER van COEVORDEN AUS BAZLEN Svenja GER Barbara Natalie 12 GENTLE Ashleigh AUS FRINTOVA CZE CAELERS Maaike NED DITTMER Anja GER 33 MURUA Ainhoa ESP MICHEL Claire BEL HOLLAND Vicky GBR HALL Lucy GBR Vendula 34 ROUTIER ESP GENTLE Ashleigh AUS BONIN Charlotte ITA IDE Juri JPN 13 ROBISCH GER OLIVEIRA BRA IDE Juri JPN ABYSOVA Irina RUS Carolina Rebecca Pamella 35 ANNEN Jolanda SUI SANDERS Gillian RSA RIVAS Claudia MEX SAMUELS Nicky NZL 14 UEDA Ai JPN KLAMER Rachel NED SAMUELS Nicky NZL ADACHI Mariko JPN 36 IDE Juri JPN McSHANE AUS MURUA Ainhoa ESP KLAMER Rachel NED 15 McSHANE AUS RIVAS Claudia MEX McILROY Kate NZL FRINTOVA CZE Charlotte Charlotte Vendula 37 KRETZ Amelie CAN PERTERER Lisa AUT ROBISCH GER SIMIC Mateja SLO 16 KASPER Kirsten USA ZAFERES Katie USA ABRAM Felicity AUS RIVEROS CHI Rebecca (née Hursey) Barbara 38 FINDLAY Paula CAN JERZYK POL KLAMER Rachel NED JORGENSEN USA 17 SPIRIG Nicola SUI MOFFATT Emma AUS HARRISON FRA BENNETT Laura USA Agnieszka Gwen Jessica 39 VANEK Margit HUN ROUTIER ESP VERSTUYFT BEL UEDA Ai JPN 18 PHILIPPIN Hanna GER BRAULT Sarah- CAN UEDA Ai JPN CHARAYRON FRA Carolina Katrien Anne Emmie 40 JENKINS Helen GBR ADACHI Mariko JPN OLIVEIRA BRA RYF Daniela SUI 19 PERTERER Lisa AUT UEDA Ai JPN HEWISON Katie GBR SANDERS Gillian RSA Pamella 20 SALLER Sophia GER BONIN Charlotte ITA McSHANE AUS VODICKOVA CZE Charlotte Radka 21 FRINTOVA CZE MAZZETTI Anna ITA MAZZETTI Anna ITA RIVAS Claudia MEX Vendula Maria Maria 22 RIVAS Claudia MEX ROBISCH GER FRINTOVA CZE ROBERTS Kate RSA Rebecca Vendula 23 TOMLIN Renee USA RIVEROS CHI SATO Yuka JPN JENSEN Line DEN Barbara 192 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE 193

FAQ - IMPORTANT RULES

HOW DO ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR WHEN DOES AN ATHLETE HAVE TO THE BIKE COURSE IS 41.6KM BUT HOW DO ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR THE THE OLYMPICS? SERVE TIME IN THE PENALTY BOX? AN OLYMPIC-DISTANCE COURSE IS GRAND FINAL? In the years leading up to the Olympic A time penalty is served in a penalty 40KM. WHAT ARE THE RULES ON Athletes qualify through a detailed qualification process, which takes into Games the ITU sets stringent box situated on the run course. It can COURSE VARIATIONS? be served on any lap of the run but account his or her world championship qualification criteria for National In a standard distance course (also must be served before the end of the ranking, ITU points standing and Federations and National Olympic called Olympic distance), the original race. The most common reasons for respective continental championships. Committees. The NOCs determine distances may vary up to 10%. a 15-second time penalty are i) false their athlete qualification parameters, This does not take into account a start, ii) failure to rack bike correctly, iii) often involving strong performances at situation where a discipline may HOW CAN THE PUBLIC FOLLOW THEIR mounting the bike before the mount line specific races, such as a test event or need to be shortened or cancelled or dismounting after the dismount line, FAVOURITE ATHLETES? a World Triathlon Series. due to safety issues. iv) storing equipment (e.g bike helmet The public may keep track of all their or wetsuit) outside the designated area favourite triathletes at www.triathlon. HOW DO ATHLETES PICK THEIR in transition. HOW CAN ATHLETES QUALIFY TO org where all athlete bios, current START POSITIONS? rankings and event times may be found COMPETE IN THE SERIES? as well as follow on facebook, twitter, Selecting the start position is a blind National Federations (NF) will enter selection process, which takes place WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON Instagram, snapchat and youtube at RULE INFRINGEMENTS? athletes and the start list will based @worldtriathlon. at the athlete briefing. The first on the current athlete’s ranking. An athlete can be penalised for 10 athletes ranked in the Olympic Each NF will be allowed a maximum rule transgressions either with a Qualification List go first. of six athletes with the host NF given HOW DOES ITU IMPLEMENT time penalty or disqualification. a maximum of eight spots. While a Disqualification is used for severe rule ANTI-DOPING STRATEGIES? maximum of 65 men and 65 women HOW ARE RACE NUMBERS AS- infringements such as unsportsmanlike The ITU has accepted the World Anti- will make up the Elite category with up behaviour, deliberate contact with Doping Agency’s (WADA) Code to help SIGNED? to 75 men and 75 women in the Grand another athlete and abusive language to keep the sport of triathlon clean; the Race numbers are assigned at random Final, only 55 men and women will line to the National Federation. an official. ITU Anti-Doping Rules are in compliance up at the Olympics. with the World Anti-Doping Code. Please visit www.triathlon.org/about/ anti-doping for more information. 194 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE

GLOSSARY

OLYMPIC DISTANCE TRIATHLON DRAFTING 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run All Olympic Games, ITU World Triathlon Series and ITU World Cup events are draft legal on the bike, allowing SPRINT-DISTANCE TRIATHLON athletes to follow directly behind the 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run rider in front of him or her in order to save energy. ELITE TRIATHLETE A professional triathlete who competes SPLIT TIME at an international level. An athlete’s time for one segment of the race (swim, bike or run). AGE-GROUP TRIATHLETE A non-professional (i.e. amateur) LAP TIME triathlete who competes against other An athlete’s time for a single swim, bike athletes within their five-year age or run lap. bracket (e.g. 25-29, 30-34, etc.). PENALTY BOX DNF An athlete may be given a 15-second “Did not finish” penalty in the Penalty Box if assessed by a Technical Official to have DNS unintentionally infringed the rules – for example, failure to properly place “Did not start” one’s helmet in the designated box after T2. The Penalty Box only appears in the T1 (TRANSITION 1) run segment. The change from swim to bike.

T2 (TRANSITION 2) The change from bike to run. 196 RIO 2016 | TRIATHLON MEDIA GUIDE

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