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
details 		Jetze Plat
 Netherlands 		Geert Schipper
 Netherlands 		Giovanni Achenza
 Italy
Men's individual PT2
details 		Andrew Lewis
 Great Britain 		Michele Ferrarin
 Italy 		Mohamed Lahna
 Morocco
Men's individual PT4
details 		Martin Schulz
 Germany 		Stefan Daniel
 Canada 		Jairo Ruiz Lopez
 Spain
Women's individual PT2
details 		Allysa Seely
 United States 		Hailey Danisewicz
 United States 		Melissa Stockwell
 United States
Women's individual PT4
details 		Grace Norman
 United States 		Lauren Steadman
 Great Britain 		Gwladys Lemoussu
 France
Women's individual PT5
details 		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
details 		Jetze Plat
 Netherlands 		Florian Brungraber
 Austria 		Giovanni Achenza
 Italy
PTS4
details 		Alexis Hanquinquant
 France 		Hideki Uda
 Japan 		Alejandro Sánchez Palomero
 Spain
PTS5
details 		Martin Schulz
 Germany 		George Peasgood
 Great Britain 		Stefan Daniel
 Canada
PTVI
details 		 United States
Bradley Snyder
Guide: Greg Billington 		 Spain
Héctor Catalá Laparra
Guide: Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias 		 Japan
Satoru Yoneoka
Guide: Kohei Tsubaki
Women PTWC
details 		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.