Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, the triathlon
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 were held at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre
Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre
The Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre was the site of the men's and women's triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece. It also hosted the individual time trial cycling events. Located at Vouliagmeni, to the southeast of Athens, the temporary facility seated up to 3,600, though only 2,200...
. Fifty triathletes contested the female event on August 25, and the same number contested the male event on August 26, making up a total of 100 competitors.
Each competitor starts the event with a 1500 metre swim course, followed by a 40 kilometre road bicycle race
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
and finish with a 10 kilometre road run
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
. Both leg transitions (swimming—cycling and cycling—running) are performed on a special transition area, under judge's scrutiny and the duration of the transition is added to the final time.
A pre-Olympic test event was staged over the Olympic course in October 2003, and saw Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
's Rasmus Henning
Rasmus Henning
Rasmus Henning is an athlete from Denmark, who competes in triathlon. Henning competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in which he placed seventh with a total time of 1:52:37.32. He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics as well, placing eighth in the triathlon...
and 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...
's Michellie Jones
Michellie Jones
Michellie Yvonne Jones is an Australian triathlete. She has won two ITU Triathlon World Championships, an Olympic Silver Medal, and the 2006 Ironman World Championship.-Athletic career:...
winning the men's and women's events.
Medalists
| Women's individual | |||
| Men's individual |
Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
All fifty female triathletes finished the swimming course, however only forty-five made the transition for the running leg and forty-four finished the entire competition. Gold medallist Kate Allen was in the 28th place after the second leg of the triathlon, coming from behind to pass Loretta HarropLoretta Harrop
Loretta Harrop is an Australian triathlete.As a teenager she attended Cavendish Road State High School along with her siblings and as of 2007 has a house named after her. Harrop house which will go by the colour red.Harrop competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
and win the race by less than seven seconds.
| Rank | # | Triathlete | Swimming | Cycling | Running | Total time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 20:38 | 1:09:52 | 34:13 | 2:04:43.45 | — | ||
| 47 | 18:37 | 1:09:05 | 37:08 | 2:04:50.17 | +0:06.72 | ||
| 34 | 19:02 | 1:08:58 | 37:08 | 2:05:08.92 | +0:25.47 | ||
| 4 | 24 | 19:42 | 1:09:25 | 36:28 | 2:05:35.89 | +0:52.44 | |
| 5 | 26 | 20:36 | 1:09:51 | 35:18 | 2:05:45.35 | +1:01.90 | |
| 6 | 43 | 20:37 | 1:09:50 | 35:33 | 2:06:00.77 | +1:17.32 | |
| 7 | 35 | 20:36 | 1:09:52 | 35:34 | 2:06:02.36 | +1:18.91 | |
| 8 | 7 | 19:20 | 1:11:07 | 35:48 | 2:06:15.39 | +1:31.94 | |
| 9 | 32 | 18:39 | 1:09:20 | 38:26 | 2:06:25.49 | +1:42.04 | |
| 10 | 50 | 19:46 | 1:10:41 | 36:40 | 2:07:07.73 | +2:24.28 | |
| 11 | 19 | 19:41 | 1:10:46 | 36:58 | 2:07:25.07 | +2:41.62 | |
| 12 | 15 | 20:37 | 1:09:49 | 37:08 | 2:07:34.02 | +2:50.57 | |
| 13 | 36 | 19:08 | 1:11:16 | 37:13 | 2:07:37.34 | +2:53.89 | |
| 14 | 16 | 20:35 | 1:09:54 | 37:13 | 2:07:42.79 | +2:59.34 | |
| 15 | 24 | 19:47 | 1:10:37 | 37:35 | 2:07:59.26 | +3:15.81 | |
| 16 | 20 | 18:55 | 1:11:33 | 37:50 | 2:08:18.33 | +3:34.88 | |
| 17 | 8 | 19:43 | 1:10:45 | 38:01 | 2:08:29.22 | +3:45.77 | |
| 18 | 18 | 19:42 | 1:10:45 | 38:15 | 2:08:42.07 | +3:58.62 | |
| 19 | 51 | 20:34 | 1:09:51 | 38:19 | 2:08:44.46 | +4:01.01 | |
| 20 | 14 | 19:40 | 1:10:45 | 38:26 | 2:08:51.06 | +4:07.61 | |
| 21 | 25 | 18:45 | 1:11:41 | 38:30 | 2:08:56.94 | +4:13.49 | |
| 22 | 42 | 20:26 | 1:09:59 | 38:47 | 2:09:12.57 | +4:29.12 | |
| 23 | 33 | 18:37 | 1:09:23 | 41:21 | 2:09:21.08 | +4:37.63 | |
| 24 | 37 | 19:37 | 1:10:48 | 39:02 | 2:09:27.91 | +4:44.46 | |
| 25 | 30 | 19:44 | 1:10:42 | 39:21 | 2:09:47.21 | +5:03.76 | |
| 26 | 5 | 19:41 | 1:10:49 | 39:24 | 2:09:54.47 | +5:11.02 | |
| 27 | 29 | 21:27 | 1:11:59 | 36:48 | 2:10:14.24 | +5:30.79 | |
| 28 | 40 | 20:32 | 1:09:55 | 39:52 | 2:10:19.60 | +5:36.15 | |
| 29 | 36 | 20:40 | 1:12:48 | 37:07 | 2:10:35.81 | +5:52.36 | |
| 30 | 44 | 19:21 | 1:11:08 | 41:17 | 2:11:46.01 | +7:02.56 | |
| 31 | 2 | 19:48 | 1:10:41 | 41:19 | 2:11:48.06 | +7:04.61 | |
| 32 | 6 | 19:48 | 1:13:14 | 38:48 | 2:11:50.94 | +7:07.49 | |
| 33 | 49 | 18:41 | 1:15:32 | 37:45 | 2:11:58.86 | +7:15.41 | |
| 34 | 45 | 18:58 | 1:14:05 | 42:03 | 2:15:06.78 | +10:23.33 | |
| 35 | 28 | 19:52 | 1:15:34 | 39:59 | 2:15:25.62 | +10:42.17 | |
| 36 | 4 | 19:39 | 1:16:28 | 40:19 | 2:16:26.53 | +11:43.08 | |
| 37 | 11 | 20:33 | 1:16:09 | 40:10 | 2:16:52.97 | +12:09.52 | |
| 38 | 9 | 20:36 | 1:17:59 | 39:18 | 2:17:53.38 | +13:09.93 | |
| 39 | 27 | 18:44 | 1:20:12 | 39:14 | 2:18:10.99 | +13:27.54 | |
| 40 | 22 | 20:39 | 1:16:26 | 41:35 | 2:18:40.07 | +13:56.62 | |
| 41 | 46 | 22:00 | 1:16:50 | 40:36 | 2:19:26.75 | +14:43.30 | |
| 42 | 17 | 20:32 | 1:18:19 | 42:12 | 2:21:03.46 | +16:20.01 | |
| 43 | 3 | 20:58 | 1:17:50 | 42:50 | 2:21:38.66 | +16:55.21 | |
| 44 | 38 | 20:40 | 1:18:13 | 43:46 | 2:22:39.28 | +17:55.83 | |
| — | 1 | 19:41 | 1:16:42 | DNF | DNF | — | |
| — | 21 | 19:23 | DNF | — | DNF | — | |
| — | 48 | 19:39 | DNF | — | DNF | — | |
| — | 12 | 19:41 | DNF | — | DNF | — | |
| — | 10 | 19:48 | DNF | — | DNF | — | |
| — | 23 | 19:49 | Lapped | — | DNF | — |
Men
| Rank | # | Triathlete | Swimming | Cycling | Running | Total time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 18:19 | 1:00:44 | 32:04 | 1:51:07.73 | — | ||
| 27 | 18:13 | 1:00:51 | 32:11 | 1:51:15.60 | +0:07.87 | ||
| 48 | 18:17 | 1:00:45 | 32:31 | 1:51:33.26 | +0:25.53 | ||
| 4 | 24 | 18:19 | 1:01:29 | 31:53 | 1:51:41.58 | +0:33.85 | |
| 5 | 50 | 18:04 | 1:00:58 | 32:58 | 1:52:00.53 | +0:52.80 | |
| 6 | 15 | 18:07 | 1:01:40 | 32:48 | 1:52:35.62 | +1:27.89 | |
| 7 | 6 | 18:19 | 1:01:29 | 32:49 | 1:52:37.32 | +1:29.59 | |
| 8 | 46 | 18:18 | 1:00:46 | 33:40 | 1:52:44.36 | +1:36.63 | |
| 9 | 8 | 18:11 | 1:02:43 | 31:52 | 1:52:46.33 | +1:38.60 | |
| 10 | 26 | 18:19 | 1:02:34 | 31:54 | 1:52:47.18 | +1:39.45 | |
| 11 | 16 | 18:21 | 1:02:35 | 32:19 | 1:53:15.81 | +2:08.08 | |
| 12 | 51 | 18:06 | 1:01:43 | 33:31 | 1:53:20.16 | +2:12.43 | |
| 13 | 34 | 18:03 | 1:01:43 | 33:42 | 1:53:28.41 | +2:20.68 | |
| 14 | 49 | 18:04 | 1:01:43 | 34:04 | 1:53:51.35 | +2:43.62 | |
| 15 | 41 | 18:00 | 1:02:55 | 32:56 | 1:53:51.37 | +2:43.64 | |
| 16 | 43 | 18:11 | 1:00:53 | 35:11 | 1:54:15.87 | +3:08.14 | |
| 17 | 21 | 18:14 | 1:02:41 | 33:38 | 1:54:33.15 | +3:25.42 | |
| 18 | 44 | 18:07 | 1:01:40 | 34:55 | 1:54:42.13 | +3:34.40 | |
| 19 | 14 | 18:17 | 1:02:36 | 33:57 | 1:54:50.92 | +3:43.19 | |
| 20 | 31 | 18:18 | 1:02:36 | 33:58 | 1:54:52.37 | +3:44.64 | |
| 21 | 22 | 18:01 | 1:01:48 | 35:37 | 1:55:26.59 | +4:18.86 | |
| 22 | 9 | 17:49 | 1:03:05 | 34:42 | 1:55:36.47 | +4:28.74 | |
| 23 | 30 | 18:08 | 1:02:46 | 34:50 | 1:55:44.27 | +4:36.54 | |
| 24 | 25 | 18:16 | 1:01:33 | 35:55 | 1:55:44.36 | +4:36.63 | |
| 25 | 20 | 18:29 | 1:05:23 | 32:36 | 1:56:28.97 | +5:21.24 | |
| 26 | 12 | 18:23 | 1:05:31 | 33:08 | 1:57:02.88 | +5:55.15 | |
| 27 | 10 | 18:16 | 1:05:41 | 33:12 | 1:57:09.09 | +6:01.36 | |
| 28 | 10 | 18:25 | 1:05:30 | 33:19 | 1:57:14.20 | +6:06.47 | |
| 29 | 36 | 18:23 | 1:05:32 | 33:22 | 1:57:17.58 | +6:09.85 | |
| 30 | 37 | 18:03 | 1:05:53 | 33:43 | 1:57:39.28 | +6:31.55 | |
| 31 | 3 | 18:25 | 1:05:30 | 33:44 | 1:57:39.36 | +6:31.63 | |
| 32 | 33 | 18:20 | 1:05:34 | 33:49 | 1:57:43.51 | +6:35.78 | |
| 33 | 29 | 18:04 | 1:02:51 | 37:06 | 1:58:01.94 | +6:54.21 | |
| 34 | 5 | 17:57 | 1:05:59 | 34:20 | 1:58:16.76 | +7:09.03 | |
| 35 | 2 | 19:34 | 1:04:20 | 34:32 | 1:58:26.99 | +7:19.26 | |
| 36 | 18 | 18:24 | 1:05:29 | 35:19 | 1:59:12.20 | +8:04.47 | |
| 37 | 42 | 19:34 | 1:04:19 | 35:20 | 1:59:13.25 | +8:05.52 | |
| 38 | 40 | 18:44 | 1:05:12 | 35:31 | 1:59:27.81 | +8:20.08 | |
| 39 | 17 | 18:30 | 1:05:25 | 35:49 | 1:59:44.57 | +8:36.84 | |
| 40 | 47 | 18:19 | 1:05:37 | 37:44 | 2:01:40.43 | +10:32.70 | |
| 41 | 4 | 18:27 | 1:09:37 | 34:31 | 2:02:35.99 | +11:28.26 | |
| 42 | 35 | 18:19 | 1:05:37 | 38:58 | 2:02:54.59 | +11:46.86 | |
| 43 | 1 | 18:17 | 1:05:38 | 39:35 | 2:03:30.39 | +12:22.66 | |
| 44 | 39 | 18:43 | 1:09:21 | 35:59 | 2:04:03.97 | +12:56.24 | |
| 45 | 45 | 18:15 | 1:08:51 | 38:27 | 2:05:33.60 | +14:25.87 | |
| — | 32 | 18:15 | 1:05:44 | DNF | DNF | — | |
| — | 38 | 18:05 | DNF | — | DNF | — | |
| — | 11 | 18:20 | DNF | — | DNF | — | |
| — | 23 | 19:35 | DNF | — | DNF | — | |
| — | 7 | — | — | — | DNS | — |