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Triathlon At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's
The men's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on 26 July 2021. The race began with a false start, as a media boat blocked about a third of the field from entering the water. After the restart, the field remained close together coming out of the water. In the cycling leg, a group of 10 broke away for the first few laps but the chasing pack eventually reeled them by the end of the fifth lap to form a lead group of 37 triathletes. On the last lap, Andrea Salvisberg broke away solo to lead by 16 seconds heading into the second transition, but he was caught by the rest of the field on the first lap of the running leg. The lead group remained together until the end of the third lap, when Alex Yee, Kristian Blummenfelt, and Hayden Wilde surged ahead. In the final mile, Blummenfelt accelerated away from the other two to take the gold medal. Yee finished 11 seconds later to take the silver, with Wilde completing the podium a further nine seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odaiba Marine Park
is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s. The land was dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and was redeveloped in the 1990s into a major commercial, residential and leisure area. Odaiba, along with Minato Mirai 21 in Yokohama, is one of the few manmade seashores in Tokyo Bay where the waterfront is accessible and not blocked by industry and harbor areas. The majority of the island is located in Tokyo's Kōtō ward, with the north and northwest of the island in Minato and Shinagawa wards. formally refers to one district of the island located in Minato. Governor Shintaro Ishihara used ''Odaiba'' to refer to the entire , which includes the Ariake and Aomi districts of Kōtō Ward and the Higashi-Yashio district of Shinagawa Ward. History Battery islands The name ''Odaiba'' alludes to , which formed small islands near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marten Van Riel
Marten Van Riel (born 15 December 1992) is a Belgian triathlete. Biography Van Riel was born in Loenhout, Antwerp. He competed in the men's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He ended sixth. In 2018, he won bronze medals at the 2018 European Triathlon Championships in the men's individual and mixed team relay events. He competed in Triathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and finished 4th and at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and finished 22nd. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's triathlon at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China. Van Riel also competes in Super League Triathlon. He won both of the Super League Triathlon Arena Games races in 2021. In March 2022, Marten Van Riel won the Ironman 70.3 An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, consisting ... i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorian Coninx
Dorian Coninx (born 28 January 1994) is a French triathlete. He competed in the men's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Triathlon career Coninx won both the Junior European and Junior World Championship in 2013. He then won the U23 World title in 2014. In winter 2015, he ran a 10k at the Cannes 10k, and went on to win his first international Elite race at the Quarteira European Cup event later in the year. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ... in Rio representing France, and finished 36th in . In 2017, he became French Elite Champion on Sprint Distance. In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's triathlon at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China. Coninx has also competed at Super League Triathlon eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Birtwhistle
Jacob Birtwhistle (born 4 January 1995) is an Australian triathlete. Running career At the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race he finished 41st. He was crowned World School Cross Country Champion in 2012 in Malta. Throughout 2009-2012 he won 11 Australian junior athletics champion titles in 1500m, 3000m and 2000m steeple. In 2013, he transitioned to Triathlon but still managed to win the much-coveted Zatopec u/20 3000m title. In 2015, he was runner up in the Australian senior 10k Road Running Championships as a 20yr old. Duathlon career Birtwhistle is a former duathlon junior world champion. Triathlon career 2013 season Australian Junior champion, Oceania junior champion, u/23 Australian sprint champion, 2014 season silver medallist World Junior Triathlon Championships 2015 season He won the Under-23 World Championship. 2016 season Birtwhistle finished fourth at the Yokohama event second at the Hamburg event of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Mislawchuk
Tyler Mislawchuk (born August 19, 1994) is a Canadian triathlete. Mislawchuk's hometown is Oak Bluff, Manitoba. Career In 2015, Mislawchuk raced in the 2015 Pan American games in Toronto, finishing in 10th place with a time of 1:49:54. In 2016, he was named to the Canadian Olympic team. He finished the triathlon in 15th place with a time of 1:47:50. In November 2017, Him was named to represent Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. In 2019, Mislawchuk won the 2020 Summer Olympics test event. In June 2021, Mislawchuk won the last race before the Olympics as part of the ITU World Cup stop in Mexico. In July 2021, Mislawchuk was officially named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team where he came in 15th place In music, a fifteenth or double octave, abbreviated ''15ma'', is the interval between one musical note and another with one-quarter the wavelength or quadruple the frequency. It has also been referred to as the bisdiapason. The fourth harmon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Nener
Kenji Nener (ニナー 賢治, born 26 May 1993) is a Japanese triathlon, triathlete. He competed in the Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's, men's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also competed in the Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed relay, mixed relay event. Nener was born in Australia to an Australian father and a Japanese mother. He initially represented his country of birth, but switched allegiances when he was granted Japanese citizenship in 2021. Nener also competes in Super League Triathlon races. Nener's biggest success in Super League racing came in 2022, when he finished 3rd at SLT Toulouse, Super League's first ever event in France. References External links * 1993 births Living people Japanese male triathletes Australian male triathletes Olympic triathletes for Japan Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia Australian peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Luis
Vincent Luis (born 27 June 1989 in Vesoul, France) is a French professional triathlete. Besides his many WTS wins and his participation in the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the ITU World Championship in 2019 and 2020, and the Mixed Relay Team World Championship with the French national team in 2015, 2018 and 2019. He won the Junior World Championship and Junior European Championship in 2008, as well as multiple French national titles over the years. Luis also competes in Super League Triathlon. He was dominant in the early years of the league, winning both the 2018 and 2019 Super League Triathlon Championship. He finished 5th in the 2021 Championship Series. His dominance, and 2020 Tokyo Olympic bid, were the subject of the 2021 docuseries ''Invincible''. Early career In the six years from 2006 to 2010, Luis took part in 23 ITU The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)In the other common languages of the ITU: * * is a specialized age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Alarza
Fernando Alarza Vicente (born 23 March 1991) is a Spanish triathlete. He competed in the men's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2015 he was part of ECS Triathlon Espérance cycliste Sartrouville Triathlon or ECS Triathlon is a French sports club based in the suburbs of Paris, commune of Sartrouville. The club's specialization is triathlon for elite level athletes, especially Olympians. Team members have ... team. References External links * 1991 births Living people Spanish male triathletes Olympic triathletes for Spain Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Talavera de la Reina European Games competitors for Spain Triathletes at the 2015 European Games Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casper Stornes
Casper Stornes (born 6 February 1997) is a Norwegian triathlete competing in the ITU World Triathlon Series, ITU Triathlon World Cup, Super League Triathlon series and Ironman 70.3 distances. He scored his first victory at ITU WTS Bermuda, taking the win ahead of his compatriots Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden. In doing so the three team-mates and training partners achieved the first ever 1-2-3 for a nation's athletes within the ITU WTS. 2020 season Due to the events of the COVID-19 outbreak the 2020 ITU World Triathlon Series was put on hold with no races being contested at the time of writing (1 July). 2019 season Stornes achieved a third place (bronze medal) finish at the 70.3 Ironman Middle East Championships for the second year running. This year he was beaten by Dane Daniel Bakkegard in silver, and his compatriot Kristian Blummenfelt in gold who went on to set a new Ironman 70.3 world record. Stornes finished the 2019 season in 32nd place in the ITU WTS st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Mola
Mario Mola Díaz (born 23 February 1990 in Palma de Mallorca), is a Spanish professional triathlete. He is the 2016, 2017 and 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series World Champion. He has placed 19th at the London Olympic Games 2012, 8th at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 and 10th at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. In addition to his World Triathlon Series wins, he has placed second and third in 2014 and 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series. Sports career Mola began swimming at five years old in Palma de Mallorca, where he grew up. But it wasn't before the age of 15 that started riding on a racing bike. Mola started to take part in junior triathlons in 2005. From 2006 on he has been a member of the Spanish National Team. Since 2008 he belongs to the world's best triathlon athletes in the world. In France, he represented ECS Triathlon in the Club Championship Series Grand Prix de Triathlon. In 2009, Mola became Triathlon Junior World Champion. In France, at the club championship series Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Studer (triathlete)
Max Studer (born 16 January 1996) is a Swiss triathlete. He competed in the men's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ... held in Tokyo, Japan. He also competed in the mixed relay event. References External links * 1996 births Living people Swiss male triathletes Olympic triathletes for Switzerland Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Swiss sportsmen Triathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Iden
Gustav Iden (born 1 May 1996) is a professional Norwegian triathlete. He is a 2022 Ironman World champion and he is a two-time winner of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, winning in 2019 and 2021. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Iden placed 8th in the men's triathlon. In 2018, he was part of a world-first Norwegian 1-2-3 with Casper Stornes and Kristian Blummenfelt finishing ahead of him in first and second place respectively at WTS Bermuda. Iden's achievements in the Norwegian championships include national titles in both triathlon and duathlon from 2014. Personal life Iden was born in Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ... on 1. May 1996. References External links * * * * 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Berge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
