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Triathlon At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's
The women's triathlon was part of the Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 2000. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 26, 2004 at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre in Athens. Fifty triathletes from 26 nations competed. Competition format The race was held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance") and consisted of swimming, , road cycling, and road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance .... Results ** Including Transition 1 (swimming-to-cycling) and T2 (cycling-to-running), roughly a minute. *No one is allotted the number 13. *LAP - Lapped by the leader on the cycling course. References External links Athens 2004 triathlon results at Yahoo! Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre
The Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre was the site of the men's and women's triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece. It also hosted the individual time trial cycling events. Located at Vouliagmeni Vouliagmeni ( el, Βουλιαγμένη, meaning "sunken") is a seaside suburb and former municipality 20 km south of Athens city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which ..., south Athens, the temporary facility seated up to 3,600, though only 2,200 seats were publicly available for the event. References2004 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 2. pp. 299, 413. Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics Sports venues in Athens Olympic cycling venues Olympic triathlon venues Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni 2004 Summer Paralympics venues Buildings and structures in East Attica Defunct sports venues in Greece {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte McMahon Huber
Brigitte McMahon-Huber (born 25 March 1967 in Baar) is an athlete from Switzerland, who competed in triathlon. McMahon competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal with a total time of 2:00:40.52, which until 2008 was the fastest time for a female in an Olympic triathlon. Her split times were 19:44.58 for the swim, 1:05:42.30 for the cycling and 0:35:13.64 for the run. McMahon-Huber competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing tenth with a total time of 2:07:07.73. McMahon tested positive for erythropoietin Erythropoietin (; EPO), also known as erythropoetin, haematopoietin, or haemopoietin, is a glycoprotein cytokine secreted mainly by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia; it stimulates red blood cell production (erythropoiesis) in the bo ... (EPO) during an out of competition control in June 2005. She maintains that she did not take any doping until well after the 2004 Athens O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Taormina
Sheila Christine Taormina (born March 18, 1969) is an American former athlete who competed at four Olympics (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008), and was the first woman to qualify for the Olympics in three different sports (swimming, triathlon and modern pentathlon). At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. She was inducted in 2009 into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, and in 2015 into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Personal life Born in 1969, Taormina is one of eight children, and is a twin. For a year in 2002-2003 she was subject to stalking resulting in five years' probation for the stalker then, after he violated probation by the continued stalking of Taormina, up to five years in prison. Swimmer While swimming for the Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team, Taormina earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1992 and a Master of Business Administration in 1994 from the University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Suys
Mieke ("Mickey") Suys (born 15 February 1968 in Ghent) is an athlete from Belgium who competes in triathlon. Suys competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She did not finish the competition. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ..., Suys competed again. Her time of 2:09:12.57 placed her twenty-second in the event. References Profile 1968 births Living people Belgian female triathletes Olympic triathletes of Belgium Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ghent {{Belgium-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Gemignani
Silvia Gemignani (born September 2, 1972 in Pietrasanta) is an athlete from Italy, who competes in triathlon. Gemignani competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took twentieth place with a total time of 2:05:21.26. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Gemignani competed again. Her time of 2:08:56.94 earned her a twenty-first-place finish. Since 1997 till 2007 Gemignani took part in Elite Women ITU The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ... races, wherein she came to podium four times. With time 01:54:55, her best in this series, she won 2001 Forte dei Marmi ITU Triathlon European Cup. At 2001 Praia da Vitoria ITU Triathlon European Cup Gemignani finished second. References Profile 1972 births Living people People from Pietrasanta Italian fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machiko Nakanishi
is an athlete from Japan, who competes in triathlon. Nakanishi competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... She took twentieth place with a total time of 2:08:51.06. External links Profile at triathlon.org 1976 births Living people Japanese female triathletes Olympic triathletes of Japan Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Spirig
Nicola Spirig Hug (born 7 February 1982) is a Swiss lawyer and former professional triathlete. She is the 2012 Olympic and six times European champion in women's triathlon. Career Nicola Spirig is a five times Olympian. She was Olympic champion in 2012 and runner up in 2016. She was World Championship runner up in 2010, Junior World Champion in 2001, Junior European Champion in 1999, and Elite European Champion in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She was the second oldest competitor in the field when she won the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow. Spirig was born in Winkel, Switzerland, Winkel. On 4 August 2012, Spirig won Gold in the Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's, Olympic Women's Triathlon, winning a close race in a photo finish with Sweden's Lisa Nordén. In the 13 years from 1998 to 2010, Spirig took part in 72 ITU competitions and achieved 39 top ten positions. In 2010, she won the European Championships and the World Championship Series tria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Warriner
Samantha Warriner (born 1 August 1971) is a retired triathlete who represented New Zealand in triathlons ranging from sprint distance up to the Ironman. She was born in Alton, Hampshire, England. She turned professional at the end of 2005 after competing internationally for 3 years while teaching full-time at Whangarei Girls High School. Career Warriner first competed in the triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing eighteenth. In 2005 Warriner had her first win on the ITU World Circuit on 15 May 2005 in Ishigaki in an ITU World Cup. She followed this up with a win in the Hamburg ITU World Cup in Germany on 6 August 2005. She placed 9th on the all-time list of female winners in the ITU World Cup. In 2008 Warriner won the overall ITU World Cup series. Going into the final round of the ITU World Cup, Samantha was in 2nd position, and needed to finish 7th or above in the finale in Huatulco. She won the final round and took the 2008 ITU World Cup Championship. She was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth May (triathlete)
Elizabeth Nicola "Liz" Holst May (born 27 July 1983 in Luxembourg) is a female athlete from Luxembourg, who competed in triathlon from 2000 to 2013. May is a 2011 Aquathlon World Champion and is a 2009 European Championship silver medalist. May competed at the Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.* She finished in seventeenth place in Athens with a total time of 2:08:29.22. May is of Danish descent. She was educated at the European School (ESL) in Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ... and has a Master of Laws from the University of Copenhagen. Notable results *2011: 13th at the ITU World Cup, Yokohama JAP *2010: 11th at the ITU World Cup, Madrid ESP *2009: 4th at the ITU World Cup, London GBR *2009: 7th at the ITU Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joelle Franzmann
Joelle Franzmann (born December 29, 1978 in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate) is an athlete from Germany, who competes in triathlon. Franzmann competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She took 21st place overall with a time of 02:05:24. She finished with a swimming time of 19:11, a bike time of 01:05:13, a run time of 00:40:08. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ..., Franzmann placed sixteenth overall with a time of 2:08:18.33. Her swim time was 00:18:54, her bike time 01:10:57 and her run time 00:37:25. Non-Olympic Triathlons References External links Official Web Site 1978 births Living people People from Birkenfeld (district) German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Lanza
Beatrice Lanza (born 22 March 1982) is a triathlete. She was born in Biella, Italy. Lanza competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took fifteenth place with a total time of 2:07:59.26. References External links * Living people 1982 births Italian female triathletes[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyomi Niwata
Kiyomi Niwata ( ja, 庭田清美, born 10 December 1970 in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a professional triathlete from Japan, triple Olympian (Sydney, Athens, Beijing), multiple-time National Champion (2004, 2005, 2006), and an Asian Aquathlon Champion and Oceanian Triathlon Champion of the year 2009. Kiyomi Niwata and Anja Dittmer are the only triathletes who took part in all three Olympic triathlons. In Sydney and in Athens, Niwata placed 14th, in Beijing, 9th. She is coached by Col Stewart. ITU Competitions In the 14 years from 1997 to 2010, Kiyomi Niwata took part in 99 ITU competitions and achieved 39 top ten positions. In 2010, as a veteran at the age of 39 years, she still belongs to the world elite, takes part in the ''Dextro Energy World Championship Series'' together with Ai Ueda Ai Ueda ( ja, 上田藍, born 26 October 1983 in Kyoto) is a Japanese triathlete. She is the winner of the 2005 and 2008 Asian Triathlon Championship and the winner of the 2013 ITU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
