| Event: | Triathlon |
| Games: | 2020 Summer |
| Venue: | Odaiba Marine Park |
| Dates: | 26–31 July 2021 |
| Competitors: | 111 |
| Num Events: | 3 |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The Olympic triathlon contains three components; a 1.5km (00.9miles) swim, 40km (30miles) cycle, and a 10km (10miles) run.[2] The competitions take the form of a single event between all competitors with no heats.
The new mixed team event features teams of four (two men and two women). Each athlete performs a triathlon of 300m (1,000feet) swim, 8km (05miles) cycle, and a 2km (01miles) run in a relay format.[1]
See main article: article and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
The qualification period spanned from 11 May 2018 to 11 May 2020. A total of 110 athletes (55 for each gender) vied for the coveted spots with a maximum of three per gender for each NOC. Qualification places are awarded first through the ITU mixed relay rankings of 31 March 2020, with seven NOCs each earning four quota spots (two per gender). Three more NOCs can earn four quota spots apiece at the 2020 ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event. Individual rankings of 11 May 2020 are considered next, with the top 26 individuals per gender qualifying, subject to the limit of three per NOC and ignoring the first two from each NOC that qualified via mixed teams. One additional spot for each continent will go to the highest-ranked competitor from an NOC that has not yet earned a qualifying spot. The host, Japan, is guaranteed two spots per gender. The final two spots per gender are awarded through Tripartite Commission invitations.[3]
All times and dates use Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). All event times are subject to change. [4] [5]
| Event | Date | Start time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's individual | style=background:lemonchiffon | 26 July | style=background:lemonchiffon | 06:30 | |
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's individual | style=background:lemonchiffon | 27 July | style=background:lemonchiffon | 06:30 | |
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Mixed relay | style=background:lemonchiffon | 31 July | style=background:lemonchiffon | 07:30 |
The list shows the number of participating athletes from each nation.
| Men's individual | 1:45:04 | 1:45:15 | 1:45:24 | ||||
| Women's individual | 1:55:36 | 1:56:50 | 1:57:03 | ||||
| Mixed relay | 1:23:41 | Katie Zaferes Kevin McDowell Taylor Knibb Morgan Pearson | 1:23:55 | Léonie Périault Dorian Coninx Cassandre Beaugrand Vincent Luis | 1:24:04 |