# List of Olympic medalists in triathlon

Triathlon has been an Olympic sport since its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Its inclusion in the Summer Olympic Games program was the quickest of any sport: the International Triathlon Union (ITU) was founded in 1989 and five years later, on 4 September 1994, triathlon's Olympic status was approved by the 103rd International Olympic Committee Session, in Paris. The variant contested at the Olympics (called Olympic distance) is composed of a 1,500-meter (4,921 ft) swim, followed by a 40-kilometer (25 mi) bicycle race, and a final 10 km (6 mi) run leg. The distances were chosen based on the resulting format to be a challenge for participants (sprint triathletes as well as endurance competitors) and entertaining for spectators all over the world.

## History
### Early editions : Canada, New Zealand and Australia lead the charge, Alpine glory for women.

From 2000, the triathlon competition consisted of a men's and a women's event. A third event, the mixed medley relay involving four triathletes each covering the sprint distance, was introduced in 2021. The inaugural women's event was the first to be contested during the Sydney Games, and crowned Swiss triathlete Brigitte McMahon as the first Olympic champion, over the heavy-favorite Australians. The following day, Simon Whitfield of Canada, who was not considered one of the favorites, came from behind and took the men's gold medal with a 200-meter sprint finish. In similar fashion, long-distance specialist Kate Allen of Austria secured the women's Olympic title in 2004. New Zealand placed two male triathletes in the top two, as Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty won the gold and silver medals, respectively. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Whitfield was on the verge of repeating his 2000 success, but failed to keep his lead over Jan Frodeno of Germany in the final meters, who pipped the Canadian to the gold medal. The Australian power in women's triathlon was rewarded at the Beijing Games, when three-time world champion and favorite Emma Snowsill clinched the gold medal and Emma Moffatt secured the bronze.
After securing a second career Olympic medal in Beijing, Simon Whitfield (one gold and one silver) and Bevan Docherty (one silver and one bronze) were the only triathletes to have won more than one Olympic medal.

### 2012 onwards : Great Britain control, Bermuda wins first gold and France ascends.

Despite having a number of world champions in the sport, before the home games of 2012, Great Britain had failed to win a single medal in the sport at Olympic level. This changed dramatically in 2012 itself when the Leeds-based brothers, Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee took gold and bronze in the men's individual event with a surging run, in the company of Spanish silver medalist Javier Gómez. In Rio 2016, the brothers both returned to the Olympic event, sweeping the podium with Alistar claiming gold and Jonathan silver. In the women's race, GB also made it to the podium with bronze for Vicky Holland, behind Nicola Spirig Hug claiming silver. The champion of the women's race that year was USA's Gwen Jorgensen.
In 2021 at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, Jonathan Brownlee became the first triathlete to win three medals, help leading Great Britain to victory in the inaugural mixed relay event in a team composed of individual silver medalists Alex Yee and Georgia Taylor-Brown. These athletes joined the two-medal club along with Katie Zaferes of the United States.
In 2024, both races took place on the same day since the men's race, initially scheduled a day prior, was rescheduled due to poor water quality in the Seine. In the women's race, home favorite Cassandre Beaugrand took the women's title, claiming France's first Olympic medal in the sport on home soil. Switzerland's Julie Derron won silver, crossing the finish line right ahead of Beth Potter, who was one of the top seeds after winning the Paris test event in 2023. In the men's race, in a shocking finish closing a fifteen-second gap in the last 400m of the race, Alex Yee claimed gold after passing a close rival, Hayden Wilde of New Zealand. France's Léo Bergère claimed bronze, the first male French medalist in the Olympic event.

## Men
### Individual

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney details | Simon Whitfield Canada | Stephan Vuckovic Germany | Jan Řehula Czech Republic |
| 2004 Athens details | Hamish Carter New Zealand | Bevan Docherty New Zealand | Sven Riederer Switzerland |
| 2008 Beijing details | Jan Frodeno Germany | Simon Whitfield Canada | Bevan Docherty New Zealand |
| 2012 London details | Alistair Brownlee Great Britain | Javier Gómez Noya Spain | Jonny Brownlee Great Britain |
| 2016 Rio details | Alistair Brownlee Great Britain | Jonny Brownlee Great Britain | Henri Schoeman South Africa |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Kristian Blummenfelt Norway | Alex Yee Great Britain | Hayden Wilde New Zealand |
| 2024 Paris details | Alex Yee Great Britain | Hayden Wilde New Zealand | Léo Bergère France |

## Women
### Individual

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney details | Brigitte McMahon Switzerland | Michellie Jones Australia | Magali Messmer Switzerland |
| 2004 Athens details | Kate Allen Austria | Loretta Harrop Australia | Susan Williams United States |
| 2008 Beijing details | Emma Snowsill Australia | Vanessa Fernandes Portugal | Emma Moffatt Australia |
| 2012 London details | Nicola Spirig Switzerland | Lisa Nordén Sweden | Erin Densham Australia |
| 2016 Rio details | Gwen Jorgensen United States | Nicola Spirig Hug Switzerland | Vicky Holland Great Britain |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Flora Duffy Bermuda | Georgia Taylor-Brown Great Britain | Katie Zaferes United States |
| 2024 Paris details | Cassandre Beaugrand France | Julie Derron Switzerland | Beth Potter Great Britain |

## Mixed
### Team relay

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Great Britain (GBR) Jess Learmonth Jonny Brownlee Georgia Taylor-Brown Alex Yee | United States (USA) Katie Zaferes Kevin McDowell Taylor Knibb Morgan Pearson | France (FRA) Léonie Périault Dorian Coninx Cassandre Beaugrand Vincent Luis |
| 2024 Paris details | Germany (GER) Tim Hellwig Lisa Tertsch Lasse Lührs Laura Lindemann | United States (USA) Seth Rider Taylor Spivey Morgan Pearson Taylor Knibb | Great Britain (GBR) Alex Yee Georgia Taylor-Brown Sam Dickinson Beth Potter |

## Statistics
### Multiple medalists

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Alex Yee | Great Britain (GBR) | 2020–2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Alistair Brownlee | Great Britain (GBR) | 2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Jonny Brownlee | Great Britain (GBR) | 2012–2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | Great Britain (GBR) | 2020–2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Simon Whitfield | Canada (CAN) | 2000–2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Nicola Spirig | Switzerland (SUI) | 2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Cassandre Beaugrand | France (FRA) | 2020–2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Taylor Knibb | United States (USA) | 2020–2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Morgan Pearson | United States (USA) | 2020–2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Hayden Wilde | New Zealand (NZL) | 2020–2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Bevan Docherty | New Zealand (NZL) | 2004–2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Katie Zaferes | United States (USA) | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Beth Potter | Great Britain (GBR) | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### Medals by NOC

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Bermuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |