Triathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games

Triathlon
at the XVII Pan American Games
VenuesOntario Place West Channel
DatesJuly 11–12, 2015
Competitors69 from 24 nations
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Triathlon at the
2015 Pan American Games
Events
menwomen

Triathlon competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 11 to 12 at the Ontario Place West Channel.[1] The Pan American Games triathlon contains three components; a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) swim, 40 km (25 mi) cycle, and a 10 km (6.2 mi) run.[2] There will be a total of two medal events in the sport (one each for men and women).[3]

Competition schedule

The Ontario Place West Channel, in Toronto, was the venue for the triathlon competitions. Pictured here is the swimming portion of the venue

The following is the competition schedule for the triathlon competitions:[4]

FFinal
Event↓/Date → Sat 11 Sun 12
Men's F
Women's F

Medal table

Key
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Mexico 1 1 1 3
2 Chile 1 0 0 1
3 United States 0 1 0 1
4 Bermuda 0 0 1 1
Total 2 2 2 6

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual
Mexico Crisanto Grajales
Mexico (MEX)
United States Kevin McDowell
United States (USA)
Mexico Irving Perez
Mexico (MEX)
Women's individual
Chile Bárbara Riveros
Chile (CHI)
Mexico Paola Diaz
Mexico (MEX)
Bermuda Flora Duffy
Bermuda (BER)

Participating nations

A total of 24 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

A total of 70 triathletes (35 men and 35 women) will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of six athletes (three per gender). Triathletes will qualify through various qualification events and rankings in 2014 and 2015. The host nation Canada, automatically qualifies a full team of six athletes. There will also be three wild card spots per gender awarded.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Competition Schedule" (PDF). http://www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  2. "Triathlon". http://www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 19 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  3. "Ontario Place West Channel". http://www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 19 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  4. "Pan Am Games Detailed Competition Schedule" (PDF). http://www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  5. "Qualification System Triathlon" (PDF). http://www.triathlon.org/. TO2015. January 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)
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