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The 2000 Summer Olympics saw the first appearance of the triathlon. 48 women and 52 men competed in separate triathlons.The distances used were the "international" or "standard" ones, with a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) swim, 40 km (25 mi) cycle, and a 10 km (6.2 mi) run.
The variant contested at the Olympics (called Olympic distance) is composed of a 1,500-meter (4,921 ft) swim, followed by a 40-kilometer (25 mi) bicycle race, and a final 10 km (6 mi) run leg. The distances were chosen based on the resulting format to be a challenge for participants (sprint triathletes as well as endurance competitors) and ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
In 2000, IAAF rule 260.18a (formerly 260.6a) was amended, so that "world records" (as opposed to "indoor world records") can be set in a facility "with or without roof". This rule was not applied retroactively, [7] and has, thus far, only affected the men's and women's pole vault, women's 2,000 m and women's triple jump. The women's vault ...
The men's triathlon was one of the triathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. [1] It took place on 7 August 2012, featuring 55 men from 32 countries. [1] [2] It was the fourth appearance of an Olympic men's triathlon event since the first at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. [3]
Triathlon athletes dive in the Seine river during the men's 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games test event in Paris on August 18, 2023. - Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images Angelescu’s tone of ...
On this date, the Ironman World Championship men's record was broken by Blummenfelt with a time of 7:49:16. Blummenfelt trains up to eight hours a day: per week, he swims about 10 km; cycles about 300 km; runs about 100 km. [13] He placed twelfth in the men's triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Later that year, Blummenfelt competed ...
The men's triathlon at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has been postponed after tests carried out in the Seine “revealed water quality levels that did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow ...