Triathlon at the Island Games

Triathlon is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies. Men's and Women's triathlon was included on the itinerary for the first time in the Isle of Man, in 2001. Not every games has included a triathlon competition.

One Standard Distance Race

• Swimming 1500m
• Cycling 40 km
• Non-Drafting Running 10 km

One Relay Race (Optional) - Swimming 400m - Cycling 6 km - Non-Drafting Running 1.5 km ^[1]

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's	7	Jersey	12	Jersey
Women's	5	Jersey	9	Jersey

Men's Tournament

Games	Year	Host
			Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
IX	2001	IOM	Jersey Paul Clements	2:00:25	Jersey James Amy	2:01:25	IOW Chris Volley	2:03:59
X	2003	Guernsey	IOW Chris Volley	1:57:36	Gibraltar Christopher Walker	2:00:19	Jersey Paul Clements	2:01:37
XII	2007	Rhodes	Jersey Paul Clements	2:01:08	Jersey Daniel Halksworth	2:03:11	Jersey Scott Pitcher	2:04:34
XV	2013	Bermuda	Orkney Islands Bobby Oag[2]	2:00:04	Faroe Islands Gudmundur Joensen	2:01:17	Shetland Islands Peter Fenwick	2:01:31
XVI	2015	Jersey	Jersey Daniel Halksworth[3]	1:57:09.84	Guernsey James Travers	2:02:22.49	Jersey Tom Perchard	2:04:43.69

Women's Tournament

Games	Year	Host
			Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
IX	2001	IOM	Jersey Melissa Messervy	2:18:37	Jersey Natasha Abels	2:25:38	Jersey Samantha Kemp	2:27:27
X	2003	Guernsey	Jersey Melissa Messervy	2:10:49	Guernsey Gail Merrien	2:16:41	Cayman Islands Andrea Kilam	2:20:44
XII	2007	Rhodes	Guernsey Sam Herridge[4]	2:16:04	Guernsey Gail Merrien	2:19:28	Faroe Islands Anna Karina Ottosen	2:21:02
XV	2013	Bermuda	Western Isles Kerry MacPhee	2:10:52	Shetland Islands Lynsey Henderson	2:18:57	Bermuda Laurie Orchard	2:19:39
XVI	2015	Jersey	Faroe Islands Karina Ottosen	2:16:48.10	Jersey Joanne Gorrod	2:19:34.60	Jersey Samantha Lee	2:19:47.95

Men's Team

Games	Year	Host
			Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
IX	2001	IOM	Jersey	6:12:30	IOM	6:32:39	Cayman Islands	6:34:14
X	2003	Guernsey	Jersey	6:14:53	Guernsey	6:26:24	IOM	6:27:25
XII	2007	Rhodes	Jersey	6:08:53	Guernsey	6:23:41	Orkney Islands	6:38:54
XV	2013	Bermuda	Gibraltar	6:20:55	Orkney Islands	6:22:26	IOM	6:29:24
XVI	2015	Jersey	Jersey	6:09:05	Guernsey	6:18:32	Gibraltar	6:23:55

Women's Team

Games	Year	Host
			Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
IX	2001	IOM	Jersey	4:44:15	Cayman Islands	5:02:51
X	2003	Guernsey	Jersey	4:36:30	Guernsey	4:39:32	Cayman Islands	4:52:23
XII	2007	Rhodes	Guernsey	4:35:32	Faroe Islands	4:42:24	IOM	4:51:38
XV	2013	Bermuda	Western Isles	4:34:17	Bermuda	4:43:55	Guernsey	4:44:43
XVI	2015	Jersey	Jersey	4:39:23	IOM	4:52:51	Shetland Islands	4:57:42

References

1. "International Island Games Association The Sports and Sports By-Laws" (PDF). IIGA.
2. natwestislandgames2013results.com
3. BBC.com - Island Games 2015: Jersey's Dan Halksworth takes triathlon gold
4. "Sam still learning". Guernsey Press.