Triathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games explained

Event:Triathlon
Games:2015
Venues:Ontario Place West Channel
Dates:July 11–12
Competitors:69
Nations:24
Num Events:2 (1 men, 1 women)
Prev:2011
Next:2019

Triathlon competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 12 at the Ontario Place West Channel.[1] The Pan American Games triathlon contained three components; a 1.5km (00.9miles) swim, 40km (30miles) cycle, and a 10km (10miles) run.[2] There was a total of two medal events in the sport (one each for men and women).[3]

Competition schedule

The following was the competition schedule for the triathlon competitions:[4]

Event↓/Date → Sat 11 Sun 12
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Medalists

Men's individual

Participating nations

A total of 24 countries qualified triathletes. The number of triathletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

See main article: Triathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification. A total of 70 triathletes (35 men and 35 women) qualified to compete at the games. A nation could enter a maximum of six athletes (three per gender). Triathletes qualified through various qualification events and rankings in 2014 and 2015. The host nation Canada, automatically qualified a full team of six athletes. There was an additional three wild card spots per gender awarded.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Competition Schedule. 18 August 2014. toronto2015.org . TO2015. 7 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Triathlon. toronto2015.org. . 19 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Ontario Place West Channel. toronto2015.org . . 19 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Pan Am Games Detailed Competition Schedule. 15 September 2015. toronto2015.org. TO2015. 16 September 2014.
  5. Web site: Qualification System Triathlon. January 2013. triathlon.org/. . 19 November 2014.