The men's
triathlon
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...
is part of the
Triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Triathlon was one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This was the fifth staging of triathlon at the Commonwealth Games since the sport's debut in 2002, and the second staging within England speci ...
program. The competition was held on 29 July 2022 at
Sutton Park,
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and ev ...
(UTC+1)
Competition format
The race will once again be held over the "sprint distance" and consisted of swimming,
road bicycling, 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 ac ...
.
Commonwealth Games, World Triathlon
Pre-race
Olympic silver and bronze medalists
Alex Yee of England and
Hayden Wilde
Hayden Wilde (born 1 September 1997) is a New Zealand professional triathlete. He was the bronze medallist at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, the silver medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the winner of the 2021 XTERRA World Championships. ...
of New Zealand enter as pre-race favourites, while reigning Commonwealth Games champion
Henri Schoeman
Henri Schoeman (born 3 October 1991) is a South African triathlete. He represented his country at the 2016 ITU Grand Final in Cozumel where he won the gold medal, the 2016 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal, and the 2014 Commonwealth ...
from South Africa, and 2018 silver medalist
Jacob Birtwhistle
Jacob Birtwhistle (born 4 January 1995) is an Australian Triathlon, 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 201 ...
of Australia also return.
Result Triathlon - Sprint Men - Result - Birmingham 2022
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References
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Triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games