![]() ![]() Three more spots go to the top three triathletes of the most recent Triathlon World Championships, though any athlete that won a regional tournament is skipped in that determination. The first five spots go to the winners of the five regional qualifying tournaments. Nations beyond that may earn only two spots. NOCs can earn a maximum of three spots, though only eight nations may earn that many. There are five ways for NOCs to earn spots in the triathlon. Qualification spots in the triathlon are allotted to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) rather than to individual athletes. Men Gamesġ6 nations have split the thirty-nine medals awarded in the triathlon events, accurate as of the conclusion of the 2020 Olympic games. Kate Allen of Austria came from behind to win the 2004 women's Olympic triathlon event. No nation has yet won both women's and men's individual events at the same Games, or indeed in any Games - in fact, only two nations, Switzerland and Great Britain, have won medals in both men's and women's individual events as of 2021, and only Great Britain have won medals in all three Olympic events, managing the feat at the 2020 Games. New Zealand (2004) and Great Britain (2016) are the only nations to have completed a one-two finish in an individual event. Great Britain is the most successful nation as of 2021, with three gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Katie Zaferes, Alex Yee and Georgia Taylor-Brown became the first triathletes to win two medals in the same Games in 2021 with the introduction of the mixed relay, the latter two athletes becoming the most successful triathlete in a single Games with a gold (relay) and a silver (individual) medal. Several other athletes have also won two medals, including a silver and bronze for New Zealander Bevan Docherty, and two Olympic champions, Canada's Simon Whitfield and Switzerland's Nicola Spirig, who both won a gold, followed by a silver medal. ![]() Brother Jonathan Brownlee uniquely has won three medals in three consecutive Games, bronze in 2012, silver in 2016 and finally a gold in the inaugural team relay in 2020, thus making him the most decorated Olympic triathlete, and the only three time medalist. Only one athlete, Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee, has ever won the Olympic triathlon twice (in 20), making him the most successful Olympic triathlete. The quota was further increased to 55 women and 55 men for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and remained the same for London 2012 and Rio 2016. The 2004 triathlon was identical to the first in distance, but the 100-athlete quota was evened between 50 women and 50 men. 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. 48 women and 52 men competed in separate triathlons. ![]() The 2000 Summer Olympics saw the first appearance of the triathlon. The sport, and its Olympic events, are governed by the International Triathlon Union, known since 2019 as World Triathlon. In 2021, at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics a mixed team relay event was held for the first time. Triathlon had its Summer Olympics debut at the 2000 Games, in Sydney, when men's and women's individual events were first held, and has been contested since then. ![]()
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