Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's explained

Event:Men's Triathlon
Games:2000 Summer
Venue:Sydney Opera House
Date:17 September
Competitors:52
Nations:27
Gold:Simon Whitfield
Goldnoc:CAN
Silver:Stephan Vuckovic
Silvernoc:GER
Bronze:Jan Řehula
Bronzenoc:CZE
Win Value:1:48:24.02
Next:2004

The men's triathlon was part of the Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event, making this an official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, September 17, 2000 at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney.[1]

Competition format

The race was held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance") and consisted of 1500m (4,900feet) swimming, 40km (30miles), road bicycle racing, and 10km (10miles) road running.[2]

Results

52 athletes competed in men's triathlon; only four of them dropped out of the cycling phase.

RankTriathleteCountrySwimmingCyclingRunningTotal time*Difference
1818:18.09 59:12.20 30:53.73 1:48:24.02 -
5018:35.59 58:52.10 31:09.89 1:48:37.58 +00:13.56
3218:11.89 59:13.50 31:21.25 1:48:46.64 +00:22.62
4 3618:13.09 59:08.00 31:42.48 1:49:03.57 +00:39.55
5 818:12.39 59:10.40 31:48.09 1:49:10.88 +00:46.86
6 2118:20.49 58:59.60 31:54.43 1:49:14.52 +00:50.50
7 4518:11.69 58:12.40 32:53.94 1:49:18.03 +00:54.01
8 2418:17.49 59:12.31 31:51.50 1:49:21.30 +00:57.28
9 217:44.79 59:39.60 31:59.93 1:49:24.32 +01:00.30
10 318:00.59 59:31.11 31:57.15 1:49:28.85 +01:04.83
11 4418:09.79 59:29.90 31:50.48 1:49:30.17 +01:06.15
12 5118:13.29 59:09.80 32:08.19 1:49:31.28 +01:07.26
13 3318:11.39 59:21.60 32:05.02 1:49:38.01 +01:13.99
14 418:46.09 58:40.20 32:24.40 1:49:50.69 +01:26.67
15 4317:59.89 59:37.20 32:14.69 1:49:51.78 +01:27.76
16 1518:05.09 59:18.50 32:38.26 1:50:01.85 +01:37.83
17 3818:11.79 59:15.20 32:38.57 1:50:05.56 +01:41.54
18 2518:38.29 58:51.20 32:45.76 1:50:15.25 +01:51.23
19 4618:06.19 59:18.21 32:53.62 1:50:18.02 +01:54.00
20 2018:47.39 57:38.60 33:58.40 1:50:24.39 +02:00.37
21 2918:10.49 59:21.20 32:58.26 1:50:29.95 +02:05.93
22 518:49.49 58:45.41 33:09.89 1:50:44.79 +02:20.77
23 718:44.39 58:43.90 33:20.06 1:50:48.35 +02:24.33
24 2618:46.99 58:36.50 33:27.27 1:50:50.76 +02:26.74
25 3918:31.49 59:06.70 33:14.76 1:50:52.95 +02:28.93
26 1417:48.19 59:37.10 33:31.88 1:50:57.17 +02:33.15
27 2217:43.89 59:36.80 33:36.97 1:50:57.66 +02:33.64
28 4818:50.59 59:20.60 32:48.29 1:50:59.48 +02:35.46
29 2718:22.79 59:11.50 33:28.19 1:51:02.48 +02:38.46
30 3518:06.79 59:34.30 33:24.65 1:51:05.74 +02:41.72
31 4718:01.59 59:36.10 33:34.46 1:51:12.15 +02:48.13
32 1918:48.79 58:44.21 33:45.13 1:51:18.13 +02:54.11
33 4118:25.59 59:16.10 33:47.25 1:51:28.94 +03:04.92
34 2318:47.49 58:40.90 34:10.65 1:51:39.04 +03:15.02
35 5217:48.89 59:43.20 34:08.71 1:51:40.80 +03:16.78
36 3017:57.29 59:32.50 34:35.00 1:52:04.79 +03:40.77
37 5318:54.49 58:40.40 34:38.14 1:52:13.03 +03:49.01
38 1618:14.99 59:11.80 34:50.47 1:52:17.26 +03:53.24
39 618:45.89 58:51.90 36:04.84 1:53:42.63 +05:18.61
40 4018:44.09 58:54.50 36:06.04 1:53:44.63 +05:20.61
41 4218:56.59 58:46.30 36:02.01 1:53:44.90 +05:20.88
42 1018:22.19 59:10.40 36:59.45 1:54:32.04 +06:08.02
43 1118:34.69 1:03:32.00 33:30.00 1:55:36.69 +07:12.67
44 1719:23.69 1:02:48.90 33:29.47 1:55:42.06 +07:18.04
45 2819:21.19 1:02:47.80 34:02.96 1:56:11.95 +07:47.93
46 3118:15.79 1:03:57.20 34:46.77 1:56:59.76 +08:35.74
47 3718:55.09 1:04:39.20 35:39.21 1:59:13.50 +10:49.48
48 1218:08.49 59:20.80 42:54.51 2:00:23.80 +11:59.78
- 118:15.69 Did not finish
- 918:55.49 Did not finish
- 3418:07.79 Did not finish
- 4920:41.39 Did not finish

External links

Notes and References

  1. Triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Olympic Distance. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025235/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/TRI/mens-olympic-distance.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 9 November 2012.
  2. Web site: Triathlon – Competition Description. PDF. 6. 2000 Sydney Olympics Results. 9 November 2012.