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Triathlon At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's
The men's triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place at Fort Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro on 18 August. A total of 55 men from 31 nations competed in the race. Alistair Brownlee from Great Britain became the first man to defend his Olympic triathlon title after his previous win at the 2012 Summer Olympics. His younger brother Jonathan Brownlee finished in second place and added another Olympic medal to his collection after his bronze from 2012. Henri Schoeman took the bronze and became the first South African to win an Olympic triathlon medal, finishing just ahead of compatriot Richard Murray. Course The event took place in Fort Copacabana. It consisted of a single 1.5 kilometres swim lap along the Copacabana beach. The competitors then completed a 38.48 kilometres bike leg consisting of eight 4.81 kilometres laps. The triathletes then ran four 2.5 kilometres laps to the finish line. Results ;Key * # denotes the athlete's bib number for the event * Swimming denotes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Copacabana
Fort Copacabana (, ) is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The base is open to the public and contains the ''Museu Histórico do Exército'' (Army Historical Museum) and a coastal defense fort that is the actual Fort Copacabana. History The fort is built on a headland that originally contained a small chapel holding a replica of the Virgen de Copacabana, the patron saint of Bolivia. In 1908 the Brazilian army started to build a modern coastal defense fort on the headland to protect both the beach of Copacabana and the entrance to the harbour of Rio de Janeiro. The fort, completed in 1914, consists of two armoured cupolas, one holding a pair of Krupp cannons, and the other a pair of Krupp cannons. The name of the turret with the 305mm guns is "Duque de Caxias", and the guns are named "Barroso" and "Osório". This cupola is behind and above the one holding the 190 mm guns so that it can fire over t ... [...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] |
Sven Riederer
Sven Riederer (born 27 March 1981) is an athlete from Switzerland, who competes in triathlon. Riederer competed in the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives ... with a time of 1:51:33.26, 25.5 seconds behind the leader after the nearly two-hour race. References * http://www.svenriederer.ch 1981 births Living people Swiss male triathletes Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic triathletes for Switzerland Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in triathlon Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swiss sportsmen 21st-century ... [...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] |
Ryan Sissons
Ryan Sissons (born 24 June 1988) is a New Zealand triathlete. Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Sissons represented New Zealand at the 2012 London Olympics in the triathlon where he finished 33rd. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he finished in 13th in the individual event and was part of the New Zealand mixed relay team that finished in 5th. At 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 ..., he finished in 17th. At the 2017 ITU World series in Hamburg, Ryan finished 3rd. At the age of 32, Ryan retired in 2020 after the Tokyo Olympic Games were postponed, with no guarantees that the games would go ahead in 2021. References 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Bulawayo Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Salvisberg
Andrea Nicolas Salvisberg (born 1 February 1989 in Rüegsauschachen, Rüegsau) is a professional Switzerland, Swiss triathlon, triathlete and a member of the Swiss National Team (triathlon), National Team (Team Olympic Distance). Salvisberg is the Swiss Junior Champion of the years 2007 and 2008, and the Swiss U23 Champion of 2010. In Switzerland, Andrea Nicolas Salvisberg, like two of his three brothers (Florin and Lukas Salvisberg), is a member of ewz power team. Andrea Salvisberg lives in Hasle-Rüegsau. ITU Competitions The following list is based upon the official International Triathlon Union, ITU rankings and the ITU ''Athletes's Profile Page.''See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=NjIwMw# . Retrieved 18 August 2011. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the ''Elite'' category. References External links Website Salvisberg BrothersSalvisberg's Triathlon Club (ewz power team) * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
