Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics

Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics
Governing bodyITU
Events8 (men: 4; women: 4)
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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

The Paratriathlon debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual PT1
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Jetze Plat
 Netherlands
Geert Schipper
 Netherlands
Giovanni Achenza
 Italy
Men's individual PT2
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Andrew Lewis
 Great Britain
Michele Ferrarin
 Italy
Mohamed Lahna
 Morocco
Men's individual PT4
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Martin Schulz
 Germany
Stefan Daniel
 Canada
Jairo Ruiz Lopez
 Spain
Women's individual PT2
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Allysa Seely
 United States
Hailey Danisewicz
 United States
Melissa Stockwell
 United States
Women's individual PT4
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Grace Norman
 United States
Lauren Steadman
 Great Britain
Gwladys Lemoussu
 France
Women's individual PT5
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Katie Kelly
 Australia
Alison Patrick
 Great Britain
Melissa Reid
 Great Britain

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2020

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
Men PTWC
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Jetze Plat
 Netherlands
Florian Brungraber
 Austria
Giovanni Achenza
 Italy
PTS4
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Alexis Hanquinquant
 France
Hideki Uda
 Japan
Alejandro Sánchez Palomero
 Spain
PTS5
details
Martin Schulz
 Germany
George Peasgood
 Great Britain
Stefan Daniel
 Canada
PTVI
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 United States
Bradley Snyder
Guide: Greg Billington
 Spain
Héctor Catalá Laparra
Guide: Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias
 Japan
Satoru Yoneoka
Guide: Kohei Tsubaki
Women PTWC
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Kendall Gretsch
 United States
Lauren Parker
 Australia
Eva Moral
 Spain
PTS2
details
Allysa Seely
 United States
Hailey Danz
 United States
Veronica Yoko Plebani
 Italy
PTS5
details
Lauren Steadman
 Great Britain
Grace Norman
 United States
Claire Cashmore
 Great Britain
PTVI
details
 Spain
Susana Rodríguez
Guide: Sara Loehr
 Italy
Anna Barbaro
Guide: Charlotte Bonin
 France
Annouck Curzillat
Guide: Céline Bousrez

Medal table

Updated after the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)5319
2 Great Britain (GBR)2327
3 Netherlands (NED)2103
4 Germany (GER)2002
5 Spain (ESP)1135
6 Australia (AUS)1102
7 France (FRA)1023
8 Italy (ITA)0235
9 Canada (CAN)0112
 Japan (JPN)0112
11 Austria (AUT)0101
12 Morocco (MAR)0011
Totals (12 entries)14141442

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paratriathlon added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games | Triathlon.org – International Triathlon Union". Triathlon.org. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. ^ "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  3. ^ "Rio ready to emulate London". Sport24.co.za. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  4. ^ "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  5. ^ "Para-Triathlon | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  6. ^ "Paratriathlon – Triathlon.org – The Official Triathlon Resource". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  7. ^ "Paratriathlon". Rio 2016. 1989-08-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-06-20.