Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's

Women's Triathlon at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	Sydney Opera House
Date	16 September
Competitors	48 from 24 nations
Winning time	2:00:40.52
Medalists
Brigitte McMahon   Switzerland   Michellie Jones   Australia   Magali Messmer   Switzerland

Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Events
men  women

The women's triathlon was part of the Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event, and one of the first-day events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, September 16, 2000 at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney.^[1]

Competition format

The race was held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance") and consisted of 1,500 metres (0.93 mi) swimming, 40 kilometres (25 mi), road bicycle racing, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) road running.^[2]

Results

48 athletes competed in women's triathlon; only eight of them dropped out of the cycling phase.

Rank	#	Triathlete	Swimming	Cycling	Running	Total time^*	Difference
	35	Brigitte McMahon (SUI)	19:44.58	1:05:42.20	35:13.64	2:00:40.52	—
	28	Michellie Jones (AUS)	19:43.88	1:05:32.90	35:25.77	2:00:42.55	+00:02.03
	34	Magali Messmer (SUI)	19:39.38	1:05:40.00	35:49.45	2:01:08.83	+00:28.31
4	10	Joanna Zeiger (USA)	19:45.58	1:05:38.30	36:01.86	2:01:25.74	+00:45.22
5	29	Loretta Harrop (AUS)	19:37.98	1:05:40.70	36:24.14	2:01:42.82	+01:02.30
6	11	Sheila Taormina (USA)	19:02.78	1:06:24.30	37:18.83	2:02:45.91	+02:05.39
7	45	Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys (FRA)	19:48.98	1:05:28.50	37:35.93	2:02:53.41	+02:12.89
8	46	Christine Hocq (FRA)	19:43.78	1:05:33.90	37:44.22	2:03:01.90	+02:21.38
9	30	Nicole Hackett (AUS)	19:41.08	1:05:37.10	37:52.63	2:03:10.81	+02:30.29
10	25	Nancy Kemp-Arendt (LUX)	19:42.78	1:05:43.30	37:48.86	2:03:14.94	+02:34.42
11	20	Sandra Soldan (BRA)	19:45.28	1:05:41.10	37:53.48	2:03:19.86	+02:39.34
12	15	Nina Anissimova (RUS)	19:47.58	1:05:42.00	37:56.77	2:03:26.35	+02:45.83
13	9	Jennifer Gutierrez (USA)	19:44.98	1:05:41.00	38:12.50	2:03:38.48	+02:57.96
14	38	Kiyomi Niwata (JPN)	19:46.98	1:05:36.20	38:29.83	2:03:53.01	+03:12.49
15	41	Stephanie Forrester (GBR)	21:12.18	1:08:20.90	34:23.03	2:03:56.11	+03:15.59
16	2	Kathleen Smet (BEL)	20:54.68	1:06:38.90	36:32.40	2:04:05.98	+03:25.46
17	39	Akiko Hirao (JPN)	20:30.08	1:07:06.10	36:42.52	2:04:18.70	+03:38.18
18	48	Anja Dittmer (GER)	20:30.18	1:06:58.30	37:08.40	2:04:36.88	+03:56.36
19	33	Nora Edocseny (HUN)	20:28.48	1:07:05.30	37:46.25	2:05:20.03	+04:39.51
20	5	Silvia Gemignani (ITA)	19:46.58	1:07:46.30	37:48.38	2:05:21.26	+04:40.74
21	49	Joelle Franzmann (GER)	19:41.48	1:05:35.60	40:09.88	2:05:26.96	+04:46.44
22	8	Evelyn Williamson (NZL)	20:28.08	1:07:01.80	38:08.42	2:05:38.30	+04:57.78
23	32	Erika Molnar (HUN)	21:05.98	1:08:31.11	36:02.41	2:05:39.50	+04:58.98
24	26	Maribel Blanco (ESP)	21:15.98	1:08:21.41	37:00.45	2:06:37.84	+05:57.32
25	23	Wieke Hoogzaad (NED)	20:38.38	1:08:57.71	37:09.39	2:06:45.48	+06:04.96
26	24	Silvia Pepels (NED)	20:37.38	1:06:53.90	39:33.73	2:07:05.01	+06:24.49
27	6	Edith Cigana (ITA)	20:42.28	1:06:52.10	39:32.43	2:07:06.81	+06:26.29
28	27	Marie Overbye (DEN)	20:56.08	1:06:41.50	39:39.93	2:07:17.51	+06:36.99
29	44	Renata Berková (CZE)	19:48.78	1:09:49.30	38:30.29	2:08:08.37	+07:27.85
30	7	Lizel Moore (RSA)	21:01.48	1:08:32.90	38:43.81	2:08:18.19	+07:37.67
31	18	Isabelle Turcotte Baird (CAN)	20:59.98	1:08:37.10	38:52.41	2:08:29.49	+07:48.97
32	12	Wang Dan (CHN)	20:50.78	1:08:52.20	39:06.12	2:08:49.10	+08:08.58
33	22	Ingrid van Lubek (NED)	20:54.08	1:08:45.80	39:49.12	2:09:29.00	+08:48.48
34	3	Iona Wynter (JAM)	20:53.58	1:08:43.00	40:48.11	2:10:24.69	+09:44.17
35	47	Beatrice Mouthon (FRA)	21:15.48	1:09:03.90	40:48.70	2:11:08.08	+10:27.56
36	36	Sibylle Matter (SUI)	20:36.28	1:12:54.60	39:54.50	2:13:25.38	+12:44.86
37	40	Maria Morales (COL)	22:44.58	1:12:33.60	38:25.20	2:13:43.38	+13:02.86
38	17	Sharon Donnelly (CAN)	20:32.48	1:14:41.50	39:21.61	2:14:35.59	+13:55.07
39	4	Aniko Gog (HUN)	21:16.18	1:11:41.29	41:53.08	2:14:50.55	+14:10.03
40	14	Shi Meng (CHN)	20:26.18	1:12:42.23	43:32.32	2:16:40.73	+16:00.21
—	1	Mieke Suys (BEL)	20:46.08	Did not finish
—	16	Carol Montgomery (CAN)	20:33.18	Did not finish
—	19	Mariana Ohata (BRA)	20:34.28	Did not finish
—	21	Carla Moreno (BRA)	20:36.29	Did not finish
—	31	Karina Fernández (CRC)	23:53.68	Did not finish
—	37	Haruna Hosoya (JPN)	20:41.98	Did not finish
—	42	Sian Brice (GBR)	20:26.78	Did not finish
—	43	Michelle Dillon (GBR)	21:01.08	Did not finish

• * Including Transition 1 (swimming-to-cycling) and T2 (cycling-to-running), roughly a minute.
• No one is allotted the number 13.
• LAP - Lapped by the leader on the cycling course.

References

1. "Triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Olympic Distance". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
2. "Triathlon – Competition Description" (PDF). 2000 Sydney Olympics Results. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

External links

• Official Olympic Report
• Official Results – Triathlon