Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Triathlon competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held on August 18 and August 19. The tournaments will be held at the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Resevoir.

1 Events
2 Competition Format
3 Qualification
4 References

[edit] Events

2 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:

Men's Triathlon
Women's Triathlon

[edit] Competition Format

The triathlon competition at the Olympic Games consists of a single race, where competitors swim 1500m, cycle for 40km, and run 10,000m.

[edit] Qualification

Eight NOCs can have a maximum of 3 athletes in each event, all other NOCs can have a maximum of 2 athletes in each event.

Event	Location	Date	Men	Women
ITU Pan American Continental Olympic Qualifier	Rio De Janeiro, Brazil	July 14, 2007	Top finisher	Top finisher
ITU Asian Continental Olympic Qualifier	TBD	TBD	Top finisher	Top finisher
ITU Oceania Continental Olympic Qualifier	TBD	TBD	Top finisher	Top finisher
ITU African Continental Olympic Qualifer	TBD	TBD	Top finisher	Top finisher
ITU European Continental Olympic Qualifier	TBD	TBD	Top finisher	Top finisher
2008 Triathlon World Championships	June 15, 2008	Vancouver, Canada	Top 3 finishers not previously qualified	Top 3 finishers not previously qualified
ITU Olympic Qualification Rankings	June 15, 2008	N/A	Top 39 ranked athletes not previously qualified	Top 39 ranked athletes not previously qualified
ITU Continental Rankings	July 15, 2008	N/A	Top ranked NOC from each continent without an athlete previously qualified	Top ranked NOC from each continent without an athlete previously qualified
Host nation	N/A	N/A	China	China
Tripartite Commission	Jan 31, 2008	N/A	2 invitation places	2 invitation places