2009 ITU Triathlon World Championships
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The Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series 2009 is a series of seven World Championship Triathlon
Events leading to a Grand Final being held in Gold Coast, Queensland
, Australia
in September 2009. The Series is organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon – the International Triathlon Union
(ITU) – and is sponsored by Dextro Energy.
race destinations, as well as the first chance for athletes to try out the venue of the 2012 Olympic Triathlon at Hyde Park
in London
.
, with a total of US$700,000 to be distributed. Additionally $150,000 is to be distributed at each of the 2009 World Championship Events, and $250,000 at the Grand Final.
. The sum of each athlete's best four points scores in the World Championship and World Cup Events (maximum of two World Cup scores) and the points score from the World Championship Grand Final will determine the final ranking.
Full ranking:
Full ranking:
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
Events leading to a Grand Final being held in Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in September 2009. The Series is organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon – the International Triathlon Union
International Triathlon Union
The International Triathlon Union or ITU is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations...
(ITU) – and is sponsored by Dextro Energy.
Series events
The series touches down on four continents in the inaugural year, stopping in some locations previously used as successful World CupITU Triathlon World Cup
The ITU Triathlon World Cup is an annual series of triathlon races staged around the world. The series is organised by the International Triathlon Union , the world governing body of the sport. BG Group was the title sponsor of the series from 2000 to 2008...
race destinations, as well as the first chance for athletes to try out the venue of the 2012 Olympic Triathlon at Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Date | Location | Status |
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2–3 May | Tongyeong Tongyeong Tongyeong is a coastal city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. In 2010, it had an area of 238.81 ㎢ and a population of 139,869 people. It is divided into 1 eup , 6 myeon and 11 dong . Chungmu city and Tongyeong county were reunited in 1995, creating Tongyeong City as we know it today... |
Event |
30–31 May | Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Event |
20–21 June | Washington, DC, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Event |
11–12 July | Kitzbühel Kitzbühel -Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
Event |
25–26 July | Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Event |
15–16 August | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Event |
22–23 August | Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Event |
9–13 September | Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Grand Final |
Prize purses
The prize purses on offer to the top performers during the series will be significantly greater than for previous World Championship eventsITU Triathlon World Championships
The ITU Triathlon World Championships have been held annually since 1989, the same year as the formation of the International Triathlon Union – the world governing body of triathlon...
, with a total of US$700,000 to be distributed. Additionally $150,000 is to be distributed at each of the 2009 World Championship Events, and $250,000 at the Grand Final.
Overall world championship
Points will be distributed at each World Championship Event to the top 40 finishers in the men's and women's elite races, and to the top 50 finishers at the Grand Final. Points towards the ITU World Championship ranking can also be obtained at the World Cup events2009 ITU Triathlon World Cup
The 2009 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union for elite-level triathletes to be held during the 2009 season. For 2009, five races were announced as part of the World Cup series. Each race was held over a distance of 1500 m...
. The sum of each athlete's best four points scores in the World Championship and World Cup Events (maximum of two World Cup scores) and the points score from the World Championship Grand Final will determine the final ranking.
Men's championship
Rank | Name | Nation | World Cups | World Championship Events | Grand Final |
Total | |||||||
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1 | 2 | KOR | USA | ESP | AUT | GER | UK | JPN | |||||
1 | Alistair Brownlee Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing.... |
800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 1200 | 4400 | ||||||
2 | Javier Gomez | 685 | 740 | 740 | 685 | 1110 | 3960 | ||||||
3 | Maik Petzold Maik Petzold Maik Petzold is an athlete from Germany. He competes in triathlon.Petzold competed in triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He placed nineteenth with a total time of 1:54:52.90.-References:... |
633 | 685 | 633 | 542 | 950 | 3443 | ||||||
4 | Jan Frodeno Jan Frodeno Jan Frodeno is a German triathlete. He won gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Born in Cologne, Frodeno started out as a swimmer in South Africa at the age of 15, and he entered triathlon in 2000. He then went to Germany to compete in the Bundesliga, and qualified for the national team in... |
397 | 542 | 397 | 800 | 1027 | 3163 | ||||||
5 | Steffen Justus | 586 | 429 | 633 | 740 | 752 | 3140 | ||||||
6 | Laurent Vidal Laurent Vidal Laurent Vidal is a professional French triathlete, French Champion of the years 2009 and 2011, French 2006 U23 Champion, 2008 Olympian, and, thanks to his 6th position at the World Championship Series triathlon in London , he is definitely qualified for the Olympic Games 2012 in London.- Sports... |
501 | 685 | 586 | 633 | 643 | 3048 | ||||||
7 | Courtney Atkinson Courtney Atkinson Courtney Atkinson is a professional Australian triathlete born in Mackay, Queensland.Atkinson was a member of Australia's 2008 Olympic triathlon team where he finished 11th in men's triathlon... |
397 | 740 | 501 | 464 | 879 | 2980 | ||||||
8 | Kris Gemmell Kris Gemmell Kris Gemmell is a New Zealand triathlete, and aquathon World Champion winning the title in Cancún Mexico 2002... |
633 | 501 | 685 | 740 | 345 | 2904 | ||||||
9 | Dmitry Polyansky Dmitry Polyansky Note: There is also a Russian triathlete with the same name, transliterated also as Dmitry Polyanski.Dmitry Stepanovich Polyansky , – Moscow, 8 October 2001) was a Soviet-Russian statesman who was First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1965 to 1973... |
685 | 501 | 397 | 464 | 813 | 2860 | ||||||
10 | Jarrod Shoemaker Jarrod Shoemaker Jarrod Shoemaker is a professional triathlete based in Maynard, Massachusetts. He is the 2009 ITU Duathlon World Champion.- Athletic career :... |
542 | 464 | 800 | 542 | 436 | 2783 |
Full ranking:
Women's championship
Rank | Name | Nation | World Cups | World Championship Events | Grand Final |
Total | |||||||
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1 | 2 | KOR | USA | ESP | AUT | GER | UK | JPN | |||||
1 | Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt is an Australian professional triathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and 2010. She was born in Moree, New South Wales.... |
740 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 1200 | 4340 | ||||||
2 | Lisa Norden Lisa Nordén Lisa Nordén is a professional Swedish triathlete, 2008 Olympian, Swedish Champion of the year 2008, the U23 World Champion of the year 2007, the Sprint World Champion of the year 2010, vice World Champion of the year 2009, bronze medalist of the World Championship Series of the years 2008 and... |
740 | 740 | 740 | 800 | 1100 | 4130 | ||||||
3 | Andrea Hewitt Andrea Hewitt Andrea Hewitt , is a professional triathlete, she placed third in the World Championship Series of 2009 and took part in the Olympic Games of 2008.- Biography :... |
800 | 542 | 685 | 740 | 695 | 3462 | ||||||
4 | Daniela Ryf Daniela Ryf Daniela Ryf is a Swiss triathlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.In 2008, she finished seventh in the Olympic triathlon event. In 2010, Ryf placed third in the inaugural 2010 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships.... |
464 | 685 | 685 | 542 | 813 | 3187 | ||||||
5 | Helen Jenkins | 290 | 586 | 586 | 685 | 1027 | 3173 | ||||||
6 | Sarah Haskins Sarah Haskins (triathlete) Sarah Haskins is an American triathlete from St. Louis, Missouri. She competed in triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and is the 2011 Pan American Games Gold medalist.-Education:... |
586 | 633 | 542 | 429 | 950 | 3139 | ||||||
7 | Juri Ide | 300 | 685 | 464 | 685 | 345 | 2479 | ||||||
8 | Magali Di Marco Messmer | 501 | 542 | 314 | 314 | 752 | 2423 | ||||||
9 | Jessica Harrison | 339 | 685 | 501 | 197 | 643 | 2365 | ||||||
10 | Annabel Luxford | 188 | 248 | 290 | 586 | 879 | 2191 |
Full ranking:
Tongyeong
2–3 May 2009Medal | Men's race | Women's race | ||||
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Name | Nation | Time | Name | Nation | Time | |
Bevan Docherty Bevan Docherty Bevan John Docherty is a triathlete from New Zealand who twice won medals at the Olympic Games. Docherty attended Tauhara College, Taupo.... |
1:50:25 | Emma Snowsill Emma Snowsill Emma Laura Snowsill OAM is an Australian professional triathlete and multiple gold medalist in the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games... |
2:02:42 | |||
Brad Kahlefeldt | 1:50:25 | Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt is an Australian professional triathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and 2010. She was born in Moree, New South Wales.... |
2:02:52 | |||
Dmitry Polyanskiy | 1:50:30 | Juri Ide | 2:03:30 |
Madrid
30–31 May 2009Medal | Men's race | Women's race | ||||
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Name | Nation | Time | Name | Nation | Time | |
Alistair Brownlee Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing.... |
1:51:26 | Andrea Hewitt Andrea Hewitt Andrea Hewitt , is a professional triathlete, she placed third in the World Championship Series of 2009 and took part in the Olympic Games of 2008.- Biography :... |
2:05:58 | |||
Courtney Atkinson Courtney Atkinson Courtney Atkinson is a professional Australian triathlete born in Mackay, Queensland.Atkinson was a member of Australia's 2008 Olympic triathlon team where he finished 11th in men's triathlon... |
1:52:14 | Lisa Norden Lisa Nordén Lisa Nordén is a professional Swedish triathlete, 2008 Olympian, Swedish Champion of the year 2008, the U23 World Champion of the year 2007, the Sprint World Champion of the year 2010, vice World Champion of the year 2009, bronze medalist of the World Championship Series of the years 2008 and... |
2:05:59 | |||
Javier Gomez | 1:52:18 | Jessica Harrison | 2:05:59 |
Washington, DC
20–21 June 2009Medal | Men's race | Women's race | ||||
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Name | Nation | Time | Name | Nation | Time | |
Alistair Brownlee Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing.... |
1:48:58 | Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt is an Australian professional triathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and 2010. She was born in Moree, New South Wales.... |
1:59:55 | |||
Javier Gomez | 1:49:11 | Emma Snowsill Emma Snowsill Emma Laura Snowsill OAM is an Australian professional triathlete and multiple gold medalist in the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games... |
2:00:20 | |||
Maik Petzold Maik Petzold Maik Petzold is an athlete from Germany. He competes in triathlon.Petzold competed in triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He placed nineteenth with a total time of 1:54:52.90.-References:... |
1:49:24 | Daniela Ryf Daniela Ryf Daniela Ryf is a Swiss triathlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.In 2008, she finished seventh in the Olympic triathlon event. In 2010, Ryf placed third in the inaugural 2010 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships.... |
2:01:01 |
Kitzbühel
11–12 July 2009Medal | Men's race | Women's race | ||||
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Name | Nation | Time | Name | Nation | Time | |
Alistair Brownlee Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing.... |
1:43:13 | Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt is an Australian professional triathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and 2010. She was born in Moree, New South Wales.... |
1:54:38 | |||
Javier Gomez | 1:43:21 | Nicola Spirig Nicola Spirig Nicola Spirig is a professional Swiss triathlete, vice World Champion 2010, member of the Swiss National Team Nicola Spirig (born 7 February 1982 in Winkel) is a professional Swiss triathlete, vice World Champion 2010, member of the Swiss National Team Nicola Spirig (born 7 February 1982 in... |
1:55:12 | |||
Laurent Vidal Laurent Vidal Laurent Vidal is a professional French triathlete, French Champion of the years 2009 and 2011, French 2006 U23 Champion, 2008 Olympian, and, thanks to his 6th position at the World Championship Series triathlon in London , he is definitely qualified for the Olympic Games 2012 in London.- Sports... |
1:43:24 | Andrea Hewitt Andrea Hewitt Andrea Hewitt , is a professional triathlete, she placed third in the World Championship Series of 2009 and took part in the Olympic Games of 2008.- Biography :... |
1:55:17 |
Hamburg
25–26 July 2009Medal | Men's race | Women's race | ||||
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Name | Nation | Time | Name | Nation | Time | |
Jarrod Shoemaker Jarrod Shoemaker Jarrod Shoemaker is a professional triathlete based in Maynard, Massachusetts. He is the 2009 ITU Duathlon World Champion.- Athletic career :... |
1:44:06 | Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt is an Australian professional triathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and 2010. She was born in Moree, New South Wales.... |
1:56:12 | |||
Brad Kahlefeldt | 1:44:14 | Lisa Norden Lisa Nordén Lisa Nordén is a professional Swedish triathlete, 2008 Olympian, Swedish Champion of the year 2008, the U23 World Champion of the year 2007, the Sprint World Champion of the year 2010, vice World Champion of the year 2009, bronze medalist of the World Championship Series of the years 2008 and... |
1:57:06 | |||
Alexander Brukhankov | 1:44:16 | Daniela Ryf Daniela Ryf Daniela Ryf is a Swiss triathlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.In 2008, she finished seventh in the Olympic triathlon event. In 2010, Ryf placed third in the inaugural 2010 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships.... |
1:57:39 |
London
15–16 August 2009Medal | Men's race | Women's race | ||||
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Name | Nation | Time | Name | Nation | Time | |
Alistair Brownlee Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing.... |
1:41:50 | Nicola Spirig Nicola Spirig Nicola Spirig is a professional Swiss triathlete, vice World Champion 2010, member of the Swiss National Team Nicola Spirig (born 7 February 1982 in Winkel) is a professional Swiss triathlete, vice World Champion 2010, member of the Swiss National Team Nicola Spirig (born 7 February 1982 in... |
1:54:24 | |||
Steffen Justus | 1:41:58 | Lisa Norden Lisa Nordén Lisa Nordén is a professional Swedish triathlete, 2008 Olympian, Swedish Champion of the year 2008, the U23 World Champion of the year 2007, the Sprint World Champion of the year 2010, vice World Champion of the year 2009, bronze medalist of the World Championship Series of the years 2008 and... |
1:54:26 | |||
Kris Gemmell Kris Gemmell Kris Gemmell is a New Zealand triathlete, and aquathon World Champion winning the title in Cancún Mexico 2002... |
1:42:01 | Helen Jenkins | 1:54:29 |
Yokohama
22–23 August 2009Medal | Men's race | Women's race | ||||
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Name | Nation | Time | Name | Nation | Time | |
Jan Frodeno Jan Frodeno Jan Frodeno is a German triathlete. He won gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Born in Cologne, Frodeno started out as a swimmer in South Africa at the age of 15, and he entered triathlon in 2000. He then went to Germany to compete in the Bundesliga, and qualified for the national team in... |
1:44:31 | Lisa Norden Lisa Nordén Lisa Nordén is a professional Swedish triathlete, 2008 Olympian, Swedish Champion of the year 2008, the U23 World Champion of the year 2007, the Sprint World Champion of the year 2010, vice World Champion of the year 2009, bronze medalist of the World Championship Series of the years 2008 and... |
1:55:55 | |||
Kris Gemmell Kris Gemmell Kris Gemmell is a New Zealand triathlete, and aquathon World Champion winning the title in Cancún Mexico 2002... |
1:44:49 | Andrea Hewitt Andrea Hewitt Andrea Hewitt , is a professional triathlete, she placed third in the World Championship Series of 2009 and took part in the Olympic Games of 2008.- Biography :... |
1:56:00 | |||
Javier Gomez | 1:44:51 | Juri Ide | 1:56:03 |
Gold Coast – Grand Final
9–13 September 2009Medal | Men's race | Women's race | ||||
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Name | Nation | Time | Name | Nation | Time | |
Alistair Brownlee Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing.... |
1:44:51 | Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt Emma Moffatt is an Australian professional triathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and 2010. She was born in Moree, New South Wales.... |
1:59:14 | |||
Javier Gomez | 1:44:57 | Lisa Norden Lisa Nordén Lisa Nordén is a professional Swedish triathlete, 2008 Olympian, Swedish Champion of the year 2008, the U23 World Champion of the year 2007, the Sprint World Champion of the year 2010, vice World Champion of the year 2009, bronze medalist of the World Championship Series of the years 2008 and... |
1:59:19 | |||
Jan Frodeno Jan Frodeno Jan Frodeno is a German triathlete. He won gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Born in Cologne, Frodeno started out as a swimmer in South Africa at the age of 15, and he entered triathlon in 2000. He then went to Germany to compete in the Bundesliga, and qualified for the national team in... |
1:45:21 | Helen Jenkins | 1:59:41 |