# 2008 ITU Triathlon World Cup

The 2008 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes. There were twelve races held in twelve countries, each held over a distance of 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (an Olympic-distance triathlon). Alongside a prize purse, points were awarded at each race contributing towards the overall World Cup for which an additional prize purse was awarded. The 2008 World Cup was sponsored by BG Group. The 2008 World Cup series marked the final year of this race and championship format as the ITU shifted its focus to developing the World Championship Series.

## Venues, dates and prize purses

| Date | City | County | Prize purse (US$) |
| Mar 30 | Mooloolaba | Australia | $100,000 |
| Apr 6 | New Plymouth | New Zealand | $100,000 |
| Apr 13 | Ishigaki | Japan | $100,000 |
| Apr 26 | Tongyeong | South Korea | $100,000 |
| May 4 | Richards Bay | South Africa | $100,000 |
| May 25 | Madrid | Spain | $100,000 |
| Jun 22 | Des Moines | United States | $700,000 |
| Jul 5–6 | Hamburg | Germany | $100,000 |
| Jul 13 | Tiszaújváros | Hungary | $100,000 |
| Jul 20 | Kitzbühel | Austria | $100,000 |
| Sep 27–28 | Lorient | France | $100,000 |
| Oct 26 | Huatulco | Mexico | $100,000 |

## Event results
### Mooloolaba

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Javier Gómez (ESP) | 1:49:50 | Emma Snowsill (AUS) | 2:00:44 |
| | Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS) | 1:50:14 | Vanessa Fernandes (POR) | 2:01:22 |
| | Tim Don (GBR) | 1:50:23 | Lisa Nordén (SWE) | 2:01:22 |
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### New Plymouth

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Javier Gómez (ESP) | 1:47:33 | Emma Moffatt (AUS) | 2:01:01 |
| | Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS) | 1:48:03 | Lisa Nordén (SWE) | 2:01:07 |
| | Andrew Johns (GBR) | 1:48:16 | Felicity Abram (AUS) | 2:01:16 |
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### Ishigaki

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Simon Whitfield (CAN) | 1:51:12 | Emma Snowsill (AUS) | 2:03:10 |
| | Rasmus Henning (DEN) | 1:51:22 | Erin Densham (AUS) | 2:03:40 |
| | Ivan Vasiliev (RUS) | 1:51:32 | Hollie Avil (GBR) | 2:05:23 |
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### Tongyeong

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Tim Don (GBR) | 1:38:14 | Samantha Warriner (NZL) | 1:49:49 |
| | Bevan Docherty (NZL) | 1:38:22 | Hollie Avil (GBR) | 1:49:59 |
| | Jan Frodeno (GER) | 1:38:23 | Vendula Frintová (CZE) | 1:50:21 |
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### Richards Bay

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Daniel Unger (GER) | 1:52:49 | Carolyn Murray (CAN) | 2:03:32 |
| | Matthew Reed (USA) | 1:52:50 | Felicity Abram (AUS) | 2:03:35 |
| | Hendrik De Villiers (RSA) | 1:52:50 | Magali di Marco Messmer (SUI) | 2:03:41 |
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### Madrid

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Javier Gómez (ESP) | 1:56:25 | Vanessa Fernandes (POR) | 2:04:46 |
| | Ivan Vasiliev (RUS) | 1:56:44 | Helen Tucker (GBR) | 2:05:49 |
| | Alistair Brownlee (GBR) | 1:56:53 | Daniela Ryf (SUI) | 2:06:10 |
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### Des Moines

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Rasmus Henning (DEN) | 1:54:21 | Emma Snowsill (AUS) | 2:03:15 |
| | Bevan Docherty (NZL) | 1:54:29 | Emma Moffatt (AUS) | 2:04:35 |
| | Greg Bennett (AUS) | 1:54:32 | Helen Tucker (GBR) | 2:05:21 |
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### Hamburg

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Daniel Unger (GER) | 1:46:51 | Ricarda Lisk (GER) | 1:57:42 |
| | Jan Frodeno (GER) | 1:46:58 | Felicity Abram (AUS) | 1:58:25 |
| | Oliver Freeman (GBR) | 1:47:05 | Debbie Tanner (NZL) | 1:58:25 |
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### Tiszaújváros

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Javier Gómez (ESP) | 1:51:31 | Andrea Whitcombe (GBR) | 2:02:47 |
| | Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS) | 1:51:50 | Felicity Abram (AUS) | 2:03:33 |
| | Steffen Justus (GER) | 1:52:15 | Mariana Ohata (BRA) | 2:04:06 |
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### Kitzbühel

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Iván Raña (ESP) | 1:45:23 | Nicola Spirig (SUI) | 1:57:28 |
| | Kris Gemmell (NZL) | 1:45:29 | Carole Peon (FRA) | 1:57:34 |
| | Sven Riederer (SUI) | 1:45:30 | Samantha Warriner (NZL) | 1:58:04 |
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### Lorient

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Cédric Fleureton (FRA) | 1:49:53 | Lisa Nordén (SWE) | 2:02:05 |
| | Tony Moulai (FRA) | 1:51:01 | Samantha Warriner (NZL) | 2:02:39 |
| | Iván Raña (ESP) | 1:51:10 | Jessica Harrison (FRA) | 2:02:44 |
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### Huatulco

| Place | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| | Kris Gemmell (NZL) | 2:03:23 | Samantha Warriner (NZL) | 2:14:02 |
| | Jarrod Shoemaker (USA) | 2:03:32 | Sarah Groff (USA) | 2:14:45 |
| | Laurent Vidal (FRA) | 2:04:22 | Andrea Whitcombe (GBR) | 2:15:02 |
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## Overall rankings

At each race of the series points were awarded to the top 20 finishers per the table below. In addition to the points awarded for the twelve World Cup legs, double points were awarded for results achieved in the ITU Triathlon World Championship race in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 7–8 June 2008.
| Finishing position | World Cup points |
| 1 | 50 |
| 2 | 44 |
| 3 | 39 |
| 4 | 35 |
| 5 | 31 |
| 6 | 27 |
| 7 | 24 |
| 8 | 21 |
| 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 15 |
| 11 | 13 |
| 12 | 11 |
| 13 | 9 |
| 14 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 |
| 16 | 5 |
| 17 | 4 |
| 18 | 3 |
| 19 | 2 |
| 20 | 1 |

### Men

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Javier Gómez (ESP) | 300 |
| 2 | Bevan Docherty (NZL) | 246 |
| 3 | Ivan Vasiliev (RUS) | 214 |
| 4 | Tim Don (GBR) | 169 |
| 5 | Laurent Vidal (FRA) | 159 |
| 6 | Oliver Freeman (GBR) | 156 |
| 7 | Iván Raña (ESP) | 155 |
| 8 | Reto Hug (SUI) | 140 |
| 9 | Tony Moulai (FRA) | 136 |
| 10 | Simon Whitfield (CAN) | 135 |
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### Women

| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Samantha Warriner (NZL) | 282 |
| 2 | Felicity Abram (AUS) | 256 |
| 3 | Helen Tucker (GBR) | 210 |
| 4 | Sarah Groff (USA) | 200 |
| 5 | Lisa Nordén (SWE) | 197 |
| 6 | Andrea Whitcombe (GBR) | 180 |
| 7 | Emma Moffatt (AUS) | 174 |
| 8 | Emma Snowsill (AUS) | 150 |
| 9= | Erin Densham (AUS) | 131 |
| 9= | Hollie Avil (GBR) | 131 |
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## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Total |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4= | Germany | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 6 |
| 4= | Spain | 5 | | 1 | | | | 6 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Switzerland | | | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 4 |
| 8= | Sweden | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8= | United States | | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 |
| 10= | Canada | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 10= | Denmark | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| 10= | Portugal | | | | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 10= | Russia | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| 14= | Brazil | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 14= | Czech Republic | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 14= | South Africa | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
Note: Rank is arranged by total number of medals.