Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	Sydney Opera House
Dates	16 and 17 September 2000
Competitors	100 from 34 nations

Triathlon made its official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. This sporting event was held at the Sydney Opera House. Forty-eight triathletes contested the female event on September 16, while fifty-two contested the male event on September 17, 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 and finish with a 10 kilometre road run. Each consecutive event in triathlon runs in sequence, without any respite, so that the athlete who crossed the line in first place at the end of the run would be the winner.

Medalists

Five nations won medals in the two inaugural triathlon events. Switzerland was the only nation to earn more than one, winning a gold and a bronze in the women's competition.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's individual	Simon Whitfield  Canada	Stephan Vuckovic  Germany	Jan Řehula  Czech Republic
Women's individual	Brigitte McMahon  Switzerland	Michellie Jones  Australia	Magali Messmer  Switzerland

Schedule

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Event	Date	Start Time
Women's Triathlon	September 16	10:00
Men's Triathlon	September 17	10:00

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Switzerland (SUI)	1	0	1	2
2	Canada (CAN)	1	0	0	1
3	Australia (AUS)	0	1	0	1
	Germany (GER)	0	1	0	1
5	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	2	6

References

• Official Olympic Report
• Official Results – Triathlon