Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

After a few places allocated to championships, the bulk of places are awarded on the basis of world rankings as at 31 May 2012. After 8 NOCs have qualified 3 athletes for an event, other NOCs are limited to 2 athletes for that event.

Qualification timeline

Event	Date	Venue
World Qualification Event	August 6–7, 2011	London
2011 ASTC Asian Triathlon Championships	September 24–25, 2011	Mehua Lake Yilan County
2011 Pan American Games	October 23, 2011	Puerto Vallarta
2012 ETU European Triathlon Championships	April 17–22, 2012	Eilat
2012 OTU Oceania Triathlon Championships	March 10, 2012	Devonport[2]
African Continental Qualification Event	March 31, 2012	Le Morne
Cutoff for World Rankings	May 31, 2012

Qualification progress

Event	Men	Women
African Qualification Event	South Africa	South Africa
Asian Championships [3]	Japan	Japan
Pan American Games	Brazil	United States
European Championships	Spain	Switzerland
Oceania Championships	Australia	Australia
World Qualification Event	Great Britain Russia Great Britain	Great Britain United States Germany
ITU Olympic Qualification List; ITU World Championship Series Rankings; ITU Points List[4]	Argentina Australia Australia Austria Belgium Bermuda Brazil Canada Canada Canada Colombia Costa Rica Czech Republic Czech Republic France France France Germany Germany Germany Great Britain Ireland Italy Italy Japan Mexico New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Poland Portugal Portugal Russia Russia South Korea Spain Spain Switzerland Switzerland Ukraine United States United States	Australia Australia Belgium Bermuda Brazil Canada Canada Chile Czech Republic Czech Republic Denmark Denmark France France France Germany Germany Great Britain Great Britain Hungary Ireland Italy Japan Japan Mexico Netherlands Netherlands New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Poland Poland Russia Russia Slovenia South Africa Spain Spain Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United States
ITU Points List Best non-qualified NOC for each continent	China (Asia) Slovakia (Europe) Zimbabwe (Africa)	China (Asia) Ecuador (America) Mauritius (Africa)
Tripartite Commission	Monaco	-----
Rellocation of Quotas	Chile	Austria
Total	55	55

Qualification summary

NOC	Men	Women	Total
Argentina	1		1
Australia	3	3	6
Austria	1	1	2
Belgium	1	1	2
Bermuda	1	1	2
Brazil	2	1	3
Canada	3	2	5
Chile	1	1	2
China	1	1	2
Colombia	1		1
Costa Rica	1		1
Czech Republic	2	2	4
Denmark		2	2
Ecuador		1	1
France	3	3	6
Germany	3	3	6
Great Britain	3	3	6
Hungary		1	1
Ireland	1	1	2
Italy	2	1	3
Japan	2	3	5
Mauritius		1	1
Mexico	1	1	2
Monaco	1		1
Netherlands		2	2
New Zealand	3	3	6
Poland	1	2	3
Portugal	2		2
Russia	3	2	5
Slovakia	1		1
Slovenia		1	1
South Africa	1	2	3
South Korea	1		1
Spain	3	3	6
Sweden		1	1
Switzerland	2	2	4
Ukraine	1	1	2
United States	2	3	5
Zimbabwe	1		1
Total: 39 NOCs	55	55	110

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