The men's
triathlon
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...
was part of the
Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 (women) and Tuesday, August 19 (men), on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling.
Each competitor started the event with a ...
programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 2000. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at the
Triathlon Venue
The Ming Tombs Reservoir or the Shisanling Reservoir (十三陵水库) is a dam in Changping District of northern Beijing. Named for the Ming tombs nearby, it is the lower reservoir of the Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station. The earth-fill e ...
at the
Ming Tomb Reservoir in
Shisanling. Fifty-five triathletes from 31 nations competed.
The men's triathlon was won by
Jan Frodeno
Jan Frodeno (; born 18 August 1981) is a German triathlete who is the gold medal winner in men's triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 3-time winner of the Ironman World Championship in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and 2-time winner of the ...
of Germany with a time of 1:48:53.28.
Simon Whitfield
Simon St. Quentin Whitfield (born May 16, 1975 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired Olympic triathlon champion from Canada. Whitfield won 10 consecutive Canadian Triathlon Championships titles and carried the Canadian national flag during the 2 ...
of Canada, who previously won this event in
2000
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, claimed the silver, while New Zealand's
Bevan Docherty
Bevan John Docherty (born 29 March 1977) is a triathlete from New Zealand, who won medals twice at the Olympic Games. Docherty attended Tauhara College, Taupo.
Life
Docherty and his sister Fiona grew up in Taupo, in the North Island of New ...
, silver medalist at the
2004 Athens, took the bronze. For the first time in Olympic history, two athletes had won more than a single medal in triathlon.
Competition format
The race was held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance") and consisted of swimming, ,
road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws as ...
, 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 ...
.
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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.[According t]
the official Olympic Competition Rules
and the
References
BAUMAN, J. (2016) Energy conservation and management for high performance. Available at: http://usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=13432&mid=11997 (Accessed: 17 March 2016).
ITU. ( 2016) International Triathlon Union. Available at: http://www.triathlon.org/olympics/ (Accessed: 17 March 2016).
Carlson, Timothy. (2012) The intricacies of Olympic qualification. Available at: http://www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/The_intricacies_of_Olympic_qualification_2731.html
External links
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