This is a list of triathletes who are athletes notable for their achievements in the triathlon.
| Symbol/Column | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Gold medal in the Olympics, Ironman World Championship, ITU World Triathlon Series or ITU Triathlon World Cup Series | ||
| Silver medal in the Olympics, Ironman World Championship, ITU World Triathlon Series or ITU Triathlon World Cup Series | ||
| Bronze medal in the Olympics, Ironman World Championship, ITU World Triathlon Series or ITU Triathlon World Cup Series | ||
| (#) | Placement in any major triathlon competition ranked 4th or below | |
| Name | Athlete's name | |
| Country | Athlete's citizenship during competition | |
| Olympics | Placement in the Olympics | |
| Ironman | Placement in the Ironman World Championship | |
| WTS | Placement in the ITU World Triathlon Series | |
| WC | Placement in the ITU Triathlon World Cup Series | |
| Other | Other notable information |
| width=12% | Name | width=9% | Country | width=6% | Olympics | width=9% | Ironman | width=12% | WTS | width=6% | WC | width=40% | Other | width=3% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Alexander | 2008 2009 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Jonas Deichmann | First man to complete a triathlon around the world covering a distance of 120 long-distance triathlons. | ||||||||||||||
| Rutger Beke | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Alistair Brownlee | (12) 2008 2012 2016 | 2009 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Jonathan Brownlee | 2012 2016 | 2012 2013 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Hamish Carter | (26) 2000 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Bevan Docherty | 2004 2008 (12) 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Jan Frodeno | 2008 (6) 2012 | 2014 2015 2016 | |||||||||||||
| Arthur Gilbert | At 90 years of age, confirmed as the world's oldest competing triathlete in 2011. | [1] | |||||||||||||
| Pete Jacobs | 2011 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Sebastian Kienle | 2013 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick Lange | 2016 2017 | He is the record holder for the Ironman World Championship | |||||||||||||
| James Lawrence | Holds record for most triathlons completed in a single year | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Lieto | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Eneko Llanos | (23) 2000 (20) 2004 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Chris McCormack | 2010 2007 2006 | 1997 | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Javier Gomez | 2012 | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 | 2006 2007 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Andreas Raelert | (12) 2000 (6) 2004 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Jan Rehula | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Sven Riederer | 2004 (23) 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Marino Vanhoenacker | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephan Vuckovic | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Simon Whitfield | 2000 (11) 2004 2008 (DNF) 2012 | First man to win a gold medal at the Olympics |
| width=12% | Name | width=9% | Country | width=6% | Olympics | width=9% | Ironman | width=12% | WTS | width=6% | WC | width=40% | Other | width=3% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Allen | 2004 (14) 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Erin Densham | (22) 2008 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Vanessa Fernandes | (8) 2004 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Jude Flannery | From 1991-96, won six US age group national championship and four world age-group triathlon championships. | [2] | |||||||||||||
| Loretta Harrop | (5) 2000 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Helen Jenkins | (5) 2000 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Michellie Jones | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Brigitte McMahon | 2000 (10) 2004 | First women to win a gold medal at the Olympics | |||||||||||||
| Magali Messmer | 2000 (13) 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Emma Moffatt | 2008 (DNF) 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Lisa Norden | (18) 2008 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Daniela Ryf | (7) 2008 (40) 2012 | 2015 2016 | Current overall and "m-dot" record holder; | ||||||||||||
| Emma Snowsill | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Nicola Spirig | (19) 2004 (6) 2008 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Chrissie Wellington | WC record holder 2009–2012; undefeated at the Ironman distance | ||||||||||||||
| Susan Williams | 2004 |