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Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 18 and 20 August 2016 at the Fort Copacabana.

Medal Table[]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Great Britain Great Britain 1 1 1 3
2 United States United States 1 0 0 1
3 Switzerland Switzerland 0 1 0 1
4 South Africa South Africa 0 0 1 1

Medalists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men Alistair Brownlee
Great Britain
Jonathan Brownlee
Great Britain
Henri Schoeman
South Africa
Women Gwen Jorgensen
United States
Nicola Spirig Hug
Switzerland
Vicky Holland
Great Britain

Statistics[]

  • There were 110 total athletes from 42 countries.
  • Cassandre Beaugrand was the youngest participant with 19 years and 89 days.
  • Ainhoa Murúa was the oldest participant with 38 years and 33 days.
  • 4 nations made their triathlon debut: Azerbaijan, Barbados, Israel and Jordan.
  • Alistair Brownlee became the first athlete to defend their Olympic title.
  • Nicola Spirig Hug became the first female athlete to win 2 (consecutive) Olympic medals in triathlon.
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