# World Triathlon Cross Championships

The World Triathlon Cross Championships is a triathlon championship competition organised by World Triathlon. The competition has been held annually since 2011. Unlike normal triathlon races the cross triathlon (or X-tri) discipline is off-road over difficult terrain. The championship typically involves a 1 km swim, 20–30 km mountain bike and 6–10 km trail run.

## Venues

| Year | Date | Location |
| 2011 | 30 April | Guijo de Granadilla |
| 2012 | 16-19 May | Pelham |
| 2013 | 13 July | The Hague |
| 2014 | 16 August | Zittau |
| 2015 | 26 September | Cagliari |
| 2016 | 19 November | Snowy Mountains |
| 2017 | 23 August | Penticton |
| 2018 | 10 July | Fyn |
| 2019 | 30 April | Pontevedra |
| 2021 | 30–31 October | Guijo de Granadilla |
| 2022 | 8 June | Târgu Mureș |
| 2023 | 5 May | Sant Antoni de Portmany |
| 2024 | 20 August | Townsville |

## Medallists
### Men's

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 | Conrad Stoltz (RSA) | Seth Wealing (USA) | Olivier Marceau (SUI) |
| 2012 | Conrad Stoltz (RSA) | Craig Evans (USA) | Christopher Legh (AUS) |
| 2013 | Conrad Stoltz (RSA) | Rubén Ruzafa (ESP) | Brice Daubord (FRA) |
| 2014 | Rubén Ruzafa (ESP) | Josiah Middaugh (USA) | Braden Currie (NZL) |
| 2015 | Rubén Ruzafa (ESP) | Francisco Serrano (MEX) | Sam Osborne (NZL) |
| 2016 | Rubén Ruzafa (ESP) | Josiah Middaugh (USA) | Braden Currie (NZL) |
| 2017 | Francisco Serrano (MEX) | Rubén Ruzafa (ESP) | Kyle Smith (NZL) |
| 2018 | Rubén Ruzafa (ESP) | Sam Osborne (NZL) | Brice Daubord (FRA) |
| 2019 | Arthur Forissier (FRA) | Rubén Ruzafa (ESP) | Lukáš Kočař (CZE) |
| 2021 | Arthur Serrières (FRA) | Arthur Forissier (FRA) | Rubén Ruzafa (ESP) |
| 2022 | Arthur Serrières (FRA) | Félix Forissier (FRA) | Arthur Forissier (FRA) |
| 2023 | Félix Forissier (FRA) | Lukáš Kočař (CZE) | Arthur Forissier (FRA) |
| 2024 | Michele Bonacina (ITA) | Sam Osborne (NZL) | Benjamin Forbes (AUS) |

### Women's

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 | Mélanie McQuaid (CAN) | Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) | Emma Garrard (USA) |
| 2012 | Lesley Paterson (GBR) | Mélanie McQuaid (CAN) | Carla Van Huysteen (RSA) |
| 2013 | Helena Erbenová (CZE) | Lesley Paterson (GBR) | Chantell Widney (CAN) |
| 2014 | Kathrin Müller (GER) | Flora Duffy (BER) | Helena Erbenová (CZE) |
| 2015 | Flora Duffy (BER) | Bárbara Riveros (CHI) | Brigitta Poór (HUN) |
| 2016 | Flora Duffy (BER) | Bárbara Riveros (CHI) | Suzanne Snyder (USA) |
| 2017 | Mélanie McQuaid (CAN) | Jacqueline Slack (GBR) | Ladina Buss (SUI) |
| 2018 | Lesley Paterson (GBR) | Nicole Walters (GBR) | Eleonora Peroncini (ITA) |
| 2019 | Eleonora Peroncini (ITA) | Jacqueline Slack (GBR) | Nicole Walters (GBR) |
| 2021 | Loanne Duvoisin (SUI) | Sandra Mairhofer (ITA) | Aneta Grabmüllerová (CZE) |
| 2022 | Sandra Mairhofer (ITA) | Marta Menditto (ITA) | Solenne Billouin (FRA) |
| 2023 | Sandra Mairhofer (ITA) | Loanne Duvoisin (SUI) | Alizée Paties (FRA) |
| 2024 | Marta Menditto (ITA) | Romy Spoelder (NED) | Maeve Kennedy (AUS) |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | France | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Bermuda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | United States | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Chile | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |