Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's

Women's Triathlon at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	Hyde Park
Date	4 August
Competitors	55 from 31 nations
Winning time	1:59:48
Medalists
Nicola Spirig   Switzerland   Lisa Nordén   Sweden   Erin Densham   Australia

Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Events
men  women

The women's triathlon was part of the Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 2000. The competition was held on 4 August 2012 at Hyde Park in London.^[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.

Results

55 athletes participated. (There is no number 13 by tradition.)^[2][3]

Rank[4]	#	Triathlete	Swimming	Cycling	Running	Total time^*	Difference
	43	Nicola Spirig (SUI)	20:04	1:06:03	33:41	1:59:48
	20	Lisa Nordén (SWE)	20:04	1:06:02	33:42	1:59:48	0:00
	25	Erin Densham (AUS)	20:05	1:06:03	33:42	1:59:50	+0:02
4	53	Sarah Groff (USA)	19:57	1:06:11	33:52	2:00:00	+0:12
5	10	Helen Jenkins (GBR)	20:02	1:06:07	34:10	2:00:19	+0:31
6	32	Andrea Hewitt (NZL)	20:10	1:05:56	34:30	2:00:36	+0:48
7	45	Ainhoa Murúa (ESP)	20:00	1:06:09	34:47	2:00:56	+1:08
8	26	Emma Jackson (AUS)	20:07	1:06:02	35:07	2:01:16	+1:28
9	12	Jessica Harrison (FRA)	19:22	1:06:47	35:13	2:01:22	+1:34
10	33	Kate McIlroy (NZL)	20:12	1:06:02	35:14	2:01:28	+1:40
11	23	Anne Haug (GER)	20:26	1:07:27	33:42	2:01:35	+1:47
12	22	Anja Dittmer (GER)	20:09	1:05:57	35:32	2:01:38	+1:50
13	40	Irina Abysova (RUS)	20:06	1:06:05	35:41	2:01:52	+2:04
14	15	Mariko Adachi (JPN)	19:09	1:07:04	35:51	2:02:04	+2:16
15	30	Vendula Frintová (CZE)	20:12	1:05:59	35:57	2:02:08	+2:20
16	1	Bárbara Riveros Díaz (CHI)	20:22	1:07:38	36:10	2:02:17	+2:29
17	52	Laura Bennett (USA)	19:16	1:06:51	36:10	2:02:17	+2:29
18	11	Emmie Charayron (FRA)	20:27	1:07:32	34:27	2:02:26	+2:38
19	48	Gillian Sanders (RSA)	20:07	1:06:03	36:18	2:02:28	+2:40
20	31	Radka Vodičková (CZE)	19:59	1:06:14	36:21	2:02:34	+2:46
21	5	Claudia Rivas (MEX)	19:12	1:06:59	36:27	2:02:38	+2:50
22	47	Kate Roberts (RSA)	20:03	1:07:55	34:48	2:02:46	+2:58
23	19	Line Jensen (DEN)	19:04	1:07:06	36:37	2:02:47	+2:59
24	44	Marina Damlaimcourt (ESP)	20:04	1:06:06	36:40	2:02:50	+3:02
25	51	Agnieszka Jerzyk (POL)	20:28	1:07:29	34:55	2:02:52	+3:04
26	9	Vicky Holland (GBR)	20:03	1:07:54	34:58	2:02:55	+3:07
27	18	Helle Frederiksen (DEN)	20:16	1:07:44	35:10	2:03:10	+3:22
28	35	Katrien Verstuyft (BEL)	20:28	1:07:30	35:40	2:03:38	+3:50
29	14	Carole Péon (FRA)	19:30	1:07:11	35:59	2:03:58	+4:10
30	49	Pamela Oliveira (BRA)	18:27	1:08:16	36:01	2:04:02	+4:14
31	50	Maria Cześnik (POL)	19:28	1:07:17	36:09	2:04:09	+4:21
32	21	Svenja Bazlen (GER)	19:28	1:05:29	38:01	2:04:11	+4:23
33	8	Lucy Hall (GBR)	18:17	1:06:39	38:24	2:04:38	+4:50
34	16	Juri Ide (JPN)	19:46	1:06:56	36:43	2:04:43	+4:55
35	34	Nicky Samuels (NZL)	19:46	1:07:00	36:50	2:04:48	+5:00
36	4	Rachel Klamer (NED)	19:27	1:07:14	36:59	2:04:59	+5:11
37	39	Mateja Simic (SLO)	19:31	1:07:11	37:36	2:05:35	+5:47
38	54	Gwen Jorgensen (USA)	19:27	1:11:06	34:44	2:06:34	+6:46
39	17	Ai Ueda (JPN)	20:48	1:09:42	34:48	2:06:34	+6:46
40	42	Daniela Ryf (SUI)	19:49	1:08:28	36:58	2:06:37	+6:49
41	3	Maaike Caelers (NED)	20:49	1:09:41	35:03	2:06:53	+7:05
42	7	Fabienne St Louis (MRI)	19:51	1:06:54	39:38	2:07:37	+7:49
43	28	Aileen Morrison (IRL)	19:36	1:10:59	36:24	2:08:16	+8:28
44	46	Zuriñe Rodríguez (ESP)	19:49	1:06:56	40:41	2:08:44	+8:56
45	36	Flora Duffy (BER)	19:28	1:11:07	37:08	2:08:54	+9:06
46	29	Annamaria Mazzetti (ITA)	19:25	1:11:09	37:19	2:09:08	+9:20
47	41	Alexandra Razarenova (RUS)	19:47	1:10:36	37:27	2:09:11	+9:23
48	2	Lisa Perterer (AUT)	20:17	1:10:12	37:23	2:09:12	+9:24
49	38	Elizabeth Bravo (ECU)	19:50	1:10:44	38:12	2:10:00	+10:12
50	24	Zhang Yi (CHN)	19:49	1:10:39	38:11	2:10:01	+10:13
51	6	Zsófia Kovács (HUN)	19:51	1:10:40	38:50	2:10:39	+10:51
52	55	Paula Findlay (CAN)	19:52	1:10:42	40:16	2:12:09	+12:21
—	27	Emma Moffatt (AUS)	19:23	Did not finish
—	56	Kathy Tremblay (CAN)	19:50	Did not finish
—	37	Yuliya Yelistratova (UKR)	20:50	LAP

• Switzerland's Nicola Spirig wins with a photofinish.^[5]
• * 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. "Nicola Spirig wins in photo finish". ESPN. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
2. 2012 London Olympic Games – Elite Women
3. Start list
4. "Women's Triathlon - Olympic Triathlon London 2012 Official Website". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
5. http://www.london2012.com/externalmodules/TR/TRW001/TRW001101/photofinish.html# Photofinish final