Triathlon

A gruelling mix of stamina and speed, triathlon is one of the newer sports in the Olympic Games.
The discipline combines swimming, cycling and running and has its modern roots in the United States in the 1970s.
Its rapid growth as a mass participation event helped triathlon make its Games

Brownlee Guide Rio THUMB

Everything you need to know about triathlon: how to get started, the equipment, the athletes

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Brigitte MCMAHON

Brigitte

Athens 2004

Sydney 2000

Brigitte MCMAHON

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Everything you need to know about triathlon: how to get started, the equipment, the athletes

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