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
 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

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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
 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

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.


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