Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's

Women's Triathlon
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Opera House
Date16 September
Competitors48 from 24 nations
Winning time2:00:40.52
Medalists
   Switzerland
   Australia
   Switzerland
Triathlon at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Events
menwomen

The women's triathlon was part of the Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event, and one of the first-day events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, September 16, 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 1,500 metres (0.93 mi) swimming, 40 kilometres (25 mi), road bicycle racing, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) road running.[2]

Results

48 athletes competed in women's triathlon; only eight of them dropped out of the cycling phase.

Rank # Triathlete Swimming Cycling Running Total time* Difference
1st 35  Brigitte McMahon (SUI) 19:44.58 1:05:42.20 35:13.64 2:00:40.52
2nd 28  Michellie Jones (AUS) 19:43.88 1:05:32.90 35:25.77 2:00:42.55 +00:02.03
3rd 34  Magali Messmer (SUI) 19:39.38 1:05:40.00 35:49.45 2:01:08.83 +00:28.31
4 10  Joanna Zeiger (USA) 19:45.58 1:05:38.30 36:01.86 2:01:25.74 +00:45.22
5 29  Loretta Harrop (AUS) 19:37.98 1:05:40.70 36:24.14 2:01:42.82 +01:02.30
6 11  Sheila Taormina (USA) 19:02.78 1:06:24.30 37:18.83 2:02:45.91 +02:05.39
7 45  Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys (FRA) 19:48.98 1:05:28.50 37:35.93 2:02:53.41 +02:12.89
8 46  Christine Hocq (FRA) 19:43.78 1:05:33.90 37:44.22 2:03:01.90 +02:21.38
9 30  Nicole Hackett (AUS) 19:41.08 1:05:37.10 37:52.63 2:03:10.81 +02:30.29
10 25  Nancy Kemp-Arendt (LUX) 19:42.78 1:05:43.30 37:48.86 2:03:14.94 +02:34.42
11 20  Sandra Soldan (BRA) 19:45.28 1:05:41.10 37:53.48 2:03:19.86 +02:39.34
12 15  Nina Anissimova (RUS) 19:47.58 1:05:42.00 37:56.77 2:03:26.35 +02:45.83
13 9  Jennifer Gutierrez (USA) 19:44.98 1:05:41.00 38:12.50 2:03:38.48 +02:57.96
14 38  Kiyomi Niwata (JPN) 19:46.98 1:05:36.20 38:29.83 2:03:53.01 +03:12.49
15 41  Stephanie Forrester (GBR) 21:12.18 1:08:20.90 34:23.03 2:03:56.11 +03:15.59
16 2  Kathleen Smet (BEL) 20:54.68 1:06:38.90 36:32.40 2:04:05.98 +03:25.46
17 39  Akiko Hirao (JPN) 20:30.08 1:07:06.10 36:42.52 2:04:18.70 +03:38.18
18 48  Anja Dittmer (GER) 20:30.18 1:06:58.30 37:08.40 2:04:36.88 +03:56.36
19 33  Nora Edocseny (HUN) 20:28.48 1:07:05.30 37:46.25 2:05:20.03 +04:39.51
20 5  Silvia Gemignani (ITA) 19:46.58 1:07:46.30 37:48.38 2:05:21.26 +04:40.74
21 49  Joelle Franzmann (GER) 19:41.48 1:05:35.60 40:09.88 2:05:26.96 +04:46.44
22 8  Evelyn Williamson (NZL) 20:28.08 1:07:01.80 38:08.42 2:05:38.30 +04:57.78
23 32  Erika Molnar (HUN) 21:05.98 1:08:31.11 36:02.41 2:05:39.50 +04:58.98
24 26  Maribel Blanco (ESP) 21:15.98 1:08:21.41 37:00.45 2:06:37.84 +05:57.32
25 23  Wieke Hoogzaad (NED) 20:38.38 1:08:57.71 37:09.39 2:06:45.48 +06:04.96
26 24  Silvia Pepels (NED) 20:37.38 1:06:53.90 39:33.73 2:07:05.01 +06:24.49
27 6  Edith Cigana (ITA) 20:42.28 1:06:52.10 39:32.43 2:07:06.81 +06:26.29
28 27  Marie Overbye (DEN) 20:56.08 1:06:41.50 39:39.93 2:07:17.51 +06:36.99
29 44  Renata Berková (CZE) 19:48.78 1:09:49.30 38:30.29 2:08:08.37 +07:27.85
30 7  Lizel Moore (RSA) 21:01.48 1:08:32.90 38:43.81 2:08:18.19 +07:37.67
31 18  Isabelle Turcotte Baird (CAN) 20:59.98 1:08:37.10 38:52.41 2:08:29.49 +07:48.97
32 12  Wang Dan (CHN) 20:50.78 1:08:52.20 39:06.12 2:08:49.10 +08:08.58
33 22  Ingrid van Lubek (NED) 20:54.08 1:08:45.80 39:49.12 2:09:29.00 +08:48.48
34 3  Iona Wynter (JAM) 20:53.58 1:08:43.00 40:48.11 2:10:24.69 +09:44.17
35 47  Beatrice Mouthon (FRA) 21:15.48 1:09:03.90 40:48.70 2:11:08.08 +10:27.56
36 36  Sibylle Matter (SUI) 20:36.28 1:12:54.60 39:54.50 2:13:25.38 +12:44.86
37 40  Maria Morales (COL) 22:44.58 1:12:33.60 38:25.20 2:13:43.38 +13:02.86
38 17  Sharon Donnelly (CAN) 20:32.48 1:14:41.50 39:21.61 2:14:35.59 +13:55.07
39 4  Aniko Gog (HUN) 21:16.18 1:11:41.29 41:53.08 2:14:50.55 +14:10.03
40 14  Shi Meng (CHN) 20:26.18 1:12:42.23 43:32.32 2:16:40.73 +16:00.21
1  Mieke Suys (BEL) 20:46.08 Did not finish
16  Carol Montgomery (CAN) 20:33.18 Did not finish
19  Mariana Ohata (BRA) 20:34.28 Did not finish
21  Carla Moreno (BRA) 20:36.29 Did not finish
31  Karina Fernández (CRC) 23:53.68 Did not finish
37  Haruna Hosoya (JPN) 20:41.98 Did not finish
42  Sian Brice (GBR) 20:26.78 Did not finish
43  Michelle Dillon (GBR) 21:01.08 Did not finish

References

  1. "Triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Olympic Distance". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  2. "Triathlon – Competition Description" (PDF). 2000 Sydney Olympics Results. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

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