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![]() | Geert Schipper![]() | Giovanni Achenza![]() |
Men's individual PT2 | Andrew Lewis![]() | Michele Ferrarin![]() | Mohamed Lahna![]() |
Men's individual PT4 | Martin Schulz![]() | Stefan Daniel![]() | Jairo Ruiz Lopez![]() |
Women's individual PT2 | Allysa Seely![]() | Hailey Danisewicz![]() | Melissa Stockwell![]() |
Women's individual PT4 | Grace Norman![]() | Lauren Steadman![]() | Gwladys Lemoussu![]() |
Women's individual PT5 | Katie Kelly![]() | Alison Patrick![]() | Melissa Reid![]() |
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![]() | Florian Brungraber![]() | Giovanni Achenza![]() |
PTS4 | Alexis Hanquinquant![]() | Hideki Uda![]() | Alejandro Sánchez Palomero![]() | |
PTS5 | Martin Schulz![]() | George Peasgood![]() | Stefan Daniel![]() | |
PTVI | ![]() Bradley Snyder Guide: Greg Billington | ![]() Héctor Catalá Laparra Guide: Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias | ![]() Satoru Yoneoka Guide: Kohei Tsubaki | |
Women | PTWC | Kendall Gretsch![]() | Lauren Parker![]() | Eva Moral![]() |
PTS2 | Allysa Seely![]() | Hailey Danz![]() | Veronica Yoko Plebani![]() | |
PTS5 | Lauren Steadman![]() | Grace Norman![]() | Claire Cashmore![]() | |
PTVI | ![]() Susana Rodríguez Guide: Sara Loehr | ![]() Anna Barbaro Guide: Charlotte Bonin | ![]() 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 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | ![]() | 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.