Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics


The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19, on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling.
Each competitor started the event with a swim course, followed by a road bicycle race and finished with a road run. Both leg transitions were performed on a special transition area, under judge's scrutiny. The cycling was carried out as 6 laps of 6.66 km each and the running as 4 laps of 2.5 km each.

Medal summary

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time
EventDateStart Time
Women's TriathlonAugust 1810:00
Men's TriathlonAugust 1910:00

Participating nations

A total of 110 triathletes from 37 nations competed at the Beijing Games:

Medal table

Qualification

Eight National Olympic Committees could have a maximum of three eligible athletes per event, all other NOCs could have a maximum of two eligible athletes per event.

Results