Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics
Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics | |
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Governing body | ITU |
Events | 8 (men: 4; women: 4) |
Games | |
Paratriathlon debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1][2][3]
Paratriathlon is a variant of the triathlon for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Triathlon Union (ITU).[4] The Paralympic event is a sprint race consisting of 750 m swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running stages.[5] Athletes of both sexes compete in six categories according to the nature of their physical impairments. Some classifications allow for helpers in transition, while others allow for sighted pilot-guides throughout the race. [6]
2016
[edit]The Paratriathlon debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Medals
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual PT1 | Jetze Plat Netherlands | Geert Schipper Netherlands | Giovanni Achenza Italy |
Men's individual PT2 | Andrew Lewis Great Britain | Michele Ferrarin Italy | Mohamed Lahna Morocco |
Men's individual PT4 | Martin Schulz Germany | Stefan Daniel Canada | Jairo Ruiz Lopez Spain |
Women's individual PT2 | Allysa Seely United States | Hailey Danisewicz United States | Melissa Stockwell United States |
Women's individual PT4 | Grace Norman United States | Lauren Steadman Great Britain | Gwladys Lemoussu France |
Women's individual PT5 | Katie Kelly Australia | Alison Patrick Great Britain | Melissa Reid Great Britain |
2020
[edit]The Paratriathlon returned to the program at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Classifications have been slightly amended in the interim, allowing for the introduction of a tandem-bike based triathlon for visually impaired athletes with guides.
Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men | PTWC | Jetze Plat Netherlands | Florian Brungraber Austria | Giovanni Achenza Italy |
PTS4 | Alexis Hanquinquant France | Hideki Uda Japan | Alejandro Sánchez Palomero Spain | |
PTS5 | Martin Schulz Germany | George Peasgood Great Britain | Stefan Daniel Canada | |
PTVI | United States Bradley Snyder Guide: Greg Billington | Spain Héctor Catalá Laparra Guide: Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias | Japan Satoru Yoneoka Guide: Kohei Tsubaki | |
Women | PTWC | Kendall Gretsch United States | Lauren Parker Australia | Eva Moral Spain |
PTS2 | Allysa Seely United States | Hailey Danz United States | Veronica Yoko Plebani Italy | |
PTS5 | Lauren Steadman Great Britain | Grace Norman United States | Claire Cashmore Great Britain | |
PTVI | Spain Susana Rodríguez Guide: Sara Loehr | Italy Anna Barbaro Guide: Charlotte Bonin | France Annouck Curzillat Guide: Céline Bousrez |
Medal table
[edit]Updated after the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
9 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paratriathlon added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games | Triathlon.org – International Triathlon Union". Triathlon.org. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ "Rio ready to emulate London". Sport24.co.za. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
- ^ "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ^ "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Paratriathlon – Triathlon.org – The Official Triathlon Resource". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.