Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics

{{Infobox Olympic event

| event = Triathlon

| games = 2024 Summer

| image = File:Triathlon – Paris 2024.svg

| caption = Triathlon logo for the 2024 Summer Olympics

| venue = Pont Alexandre III

| dates = 31 July – 5 August

| competitors = 110

| nations = 42

|num_events = 3 (1 men, 1 women, 1 mixed)

| prev = 2020

| next = 2028

}}

The triathlon competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris ran from 31 July to 5 August at Pont Alexandre III, featuring a total of 110 athletes who were to compete in each of the men's and women's events.{{cite web|url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/sport/triathlon/|title=Paris 2024 – Triathlon|publisher=Paris 2024 |access-date=24 September 2022}}{{cite news|author=Cernuda, Olalia|url=https://www.triathlon.org/news/article/dates_announced_for_paris_2024_olympic_games_triathlon_events|title=Dates announced for Paris 2024 Olympic Games Triathlon events|publisher=World Triathlon|date=28 June 2022|accessdate=24 September 2022}} After a successful debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the mixed relay competition will remain in the triathlon program for the second time.

Format

The Olympic triathlon comprises three components: swimming {{convert|1.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}, cycling {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and running {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|author=McAlister, Sean|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/pathway-to-paris-triathlon-qualification-system-explained|title=How to qualify for triathlon at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=18 August 2022|access-date=24 September 2022}} The competitions take the form of a single event between all competitors with no heats.

The mixed team event features teams of four (two men and two women). Each athlete swims {{convert|300|m|yd|abbr=on}}, cycles {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and runs {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} in a relay format.

Qualification

{{main article|Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

The qualification period commenced on 27 May 2022 and concluded on the same day in 2024. 110 athletes (55 for each gender) vied for the coveted spots with a maximum of three per gender for each NOC.{{cite news|author=Cernuda, Olalia|url=https://www.triathlon.org/news/article/ioc_approves_the_olympic_qualification_criteria_for_paris_2024_olympics|title=IOC approves the Olympic Qualification Criteria for Paris 2024 Olympics|publisher=World Triathlon|date=7 April 2022|accessdate=24 September 2022}} As the host country, France automatically receives four quota places (two per gender) while the highest-ranked eligible NOC will each obtain two men's and two women's spots at the 2022 and 2023 Mixed Relay World Championships.

Six highest-ranked eligible NOCs will be awarded two quota places per gender based on the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Rankings of 25 March 2024, with two more from the Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event held between 15 April and 27 May 2024. The qualification period concludes with the top 26 individuals per gender securing a coveted place, subject to the limit of three per NOC and ignoring the first two from each NOC that qualified through the mixed relays. One additional spot for each continent will be allocated to the highest-ranked male and female triathlete from the NOC not yet qualified for the Games. The final two spots per gender are awarded to the triathletes under the Tripartite Commission and to those eligible in the top 180 of the World Triathlon individual rankings.{{cite news|title=Tokyo 2020 – ITU Triathlon Qualification System|url=https://www.triathlon.org/uploads/docs/Paris2024-QS-Triathlon.pdf|publisher=World Triathlon|accessdate=24 September 2022}}

Schedule

All dates use Central European Summer Time (UTC+2). All event times are subject to change.

class="wikitable"

!Event

!Date

!Time

Women's Individual

|31 July

|8:00

Men's Individual

|31 July

|10:45

Mixed Relay

|5 August

|8:00

The men's individual event was originally scheduled for 30 July 2024 but was postponed when the water quality in the Seine failed a safety test for levels of pollution.{{Cite news |last=Ingle |first=Sean |date=30 July 2024 |title=Triathlon postponed due to Seine pollution concerns ahead of men's Olympic event |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/30/paris-olympics-2024-triathlon-postponed-river-seine-pollution |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Participating nations

A total of 110 triathletes from 42 nations qualified.

{{flagIOC|ARG|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|AUS|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|AUT|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|AZE|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|BAR|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|BEL|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|BER|2024 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|BRA|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|CAN|2024 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|CHI|2024 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|CHN|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|COL|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|CZE|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|DEN|2024 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|ECU|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|FRA|2024 Summer|6}} Host
{{flagIOC|GER|2024 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|GBR|2024 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|GUM|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|HKG|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|HUN|2024 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|ISL|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|ISR|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|ITA|2024 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|JPN|2024 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|KAZ|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|LUX|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|MRI|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|MEX|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|MAR|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|NED|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|NZL|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|NOR|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|POL|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|POR|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|ROU|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|ESP|2024 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|RSA|2024 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|SWE|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|SUI|2024 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|TOG|2024 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|USA|2024 Summer|5}}

Medal summary

A total of nine medals were won by six NOC's.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/TRI/OG2024_TRI_C95_TRI-------------------------------.pdf|title=Medal standings|date=5 August 2024|website=www.olympics.com/|publisher=Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=2 September 2024}}

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = FRA

| flag_template = flagIOC

| event = 2024 Summer

| team =NOC

| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 1|host_FRA=yes

|gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 1 | bronze_NZL = 0

|gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 0

|gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 2

|gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 0

|gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0

}}

=Medalists=

Men's individual
{{DetailsLink|Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Alex Yee|GBR|2024 Summer}}