# Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's

The women's triathlon was part of the Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 2000. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 26, 2004 at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre in Athens. Fifty triathletes from 26 nations competed.

## Competition format

The race was held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance") and consisted of 1,500 metres (0.93 mi) swimming, 40 kilometres (25 mi), road cycling, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) road running.

## Results

| Rank | # | Triathlete | Country | Swimming | Cycling | Running | Total time | Difference |
| | 39 | Kate Allen | Austria | 20:38 | 1:09:52 | 34:13 | 2:04:43.45 | — |
| | 47 | Loretta Harrop | Australia | 18:37 | 1:09:05 | 37:08 | 2:04:50.17 | +0:06.72 |
| | 34 | Susan Williams | United States | 19:02 | 1:08:58 | 37:08 | 2:05:08.92 | +0:25.47 |
| 4 | 24 | Kathleen Smet | Belgium | 19:42 | 1:09:25 | 36:28 | 2:05:35.89 | +0:52.44 |
| 5 | 26 | Nadia Cortassa | Italy | 20:36 | 1:09:51 | 35:18 | 2:05:45.35 | +1:01.90 |
| 6 | 43 | Michelle Dillon | Great Britain | 20:37 | 1:09:50 | 35:33 | 2:06:00.77 | +1:17.32 |
| 7 | 35 | Ana Burgos | Spain | 20:36 | 1:09:52 | 35:34 | 2:06:02.36 | +1:18.91 |
| 8 | 7 | Vanessa Fernandes | Portugal | 19:20 | 1:11:07 | 35:48 | 2:06:15.39 | +1:31.94 |
| 9 | 32 | Barbara Lindquist | United States | 18:39 | 1:09:20 | 38:26 | 2:06:25.49 | +1:42.04 |
| 10 | 50 | Brigitte McMahon Huber | Switzerland | 19:46 | 1:10:41 | 36:40 | 2:07:07.73 | +2:24.28 |
| 11 | 19 | Anja Dittmer | Germany | 19:41 | 1:10:46 | 36:58 | 2:07:25.07 | +2:41.62 |
| 12 | 15 | Akiko Sekine | Japan | 20:37 | 1:09:49 | 37:08 | 2:07:34.02 | +2:50.57 |
| 13 | 36 | Pilar Hidalgo | Spain | 19:08 | 1:11:16 | 37:13 | 2:07:37.34 | +2:53.89 |
| 14 | 16 | Kiyomi Niwata | Japan | 20:35 | 1:09:54 | 37:13 | 2:07:42.79 | +2:59.34 |
| 15 | 24 | Beatrice Lanza | Italy | 19:47 | 1:10:37 | 37:35 | 2:07:59.26 | +3:15.81 |
| 16 | 20 | Joelle Franzmann | Germany | 18:55 | 1:11:33 | 37:50 | 2:08:18.33 | +3:34.88 |
| 17 | 8 | Elizabeth May | Luxembourg | 19:43 | 1:10:45 | 38:01 | 2:08:29.22 | +3:45.77 |
| 18 | 18 | Samantha Warriner | New Zealand | 19:42 | 1:10:45 | 38:15 | 2:08:42.07 | +3:58.62 |
| 19 | 51 | Nicola Spirig | Switzerland | 20:34 | 1:09:51 | 38:19 | 2:08:44.46 | +4:01.01 |
| 20 | 14 | Machiko Nakanishi | Japan | 19:40 | 1:10:45 | 38:26 | 2:08:51.06 | +4:07.61 |
| 21 | 25 | Silvia Gemignani | Italy | 18:45 | 1:11:41 | 38:30 | 2:08:56.94 | +4:13.49 |
| 22 | 42 | Mieke Suys | Belgium | 20:26 | 1:09:59 | 38:47 | 2:09:12.57 | +4:29.12 |
| 23 | 33 | Sheila Taormina | United States | 18:37 | 1:09:23 | 41:21 | 2:09:21.08 | +4:37.63 |
| 24 | 37 | Ainhoa Murua | Spain | 19:37 | 1:10:48 | 39:02 | 2:09:27.91 | +4:44.46 |
| 25 | 30 | Wieke Hoogzaad | Netherlands | 19:44 | 1:10:42 | 39:21 | 2:09:47.21 | +5:03.76 |
| 26 | 5 | Lenka Radová | Czech Republic | 19:41 | 1:10:49 | 39:24 | 2:09:54.47 | +5:11.02 |
| 27 | 29 | Samantha McGlone | Canada | 21:27 | 1:11:59 | 36:48 | 2:10:14.24 | +5:30.79 |
| 28 | 40 | Eva Bramboeck | Austria | 20:32 | 1:09:55 | 39:52 | 2:10:19.60 | +5:36.15 |
| 29 | 36 | Tracy Looze | Netherlands | 20:40 | 1:12:48 | 37:07 | 2:10:35.81 | +5:52.36 |
| 30 | 44 | Julie Dibens | Great Britain | 19:21 | 1:11:08 | 41:17 | 2:11:46.01 | +7:02.56 |
| 31 | 2 | Olga Generalova | Russia | 19:48 | 1:10:41 | 41:19 | 2:11:48.06 | +7:04.61 |
| 32 | 6 | Renata Berková | Czech Republic | 19:48 | 1:13:14 | 38:48 | 2:11:50.94 | +7:07.49 |
| 33 | 49 | Rina Hill | Australia | 18:41 | 1:15:32 | 37:45 | 2:11:58.86 | +7:15.41 |
| 34 | 45 | Jodie Swallow | Great Britain | 18:58 | 1:14:05 | 42:03 | 2:15:06.78 | +10:23.33 |
| 35 | 28 | Carol Montgomery | Canada | 19:52 | 1:15:34 | 39:59 | 2:15:25.62 | +10:42.17 |
| 36 | 4 | Megan Hall | South Africa | 19:39 | 1:16:28 | 40:19 | 2:16:26.53 | +11:43.08 |
| 37 | 11 | Mariana Ohata | Brazil | 20:33 | 1:16:09 | 40:10 | 2:16:52.97 | +12:09.52 |
| 38 | 9 | Erika Molnar | Hungary | 20:36 | 1:17:59 | 39:18 | 2:17:53.38 | +13:09.93 |
| 39 | 27 | Jill Savege | Canada | 18:44 | 1:20:12 | 39:14 | 2:18:10.99 | +13:27.54 |
| 40 | 22 | Wang Hong Ni | China | 20:39 | 1:16:26 | 41:35 | 2:18:40.07 | +13:56.62 |
| 41 | 46 | Yekaterina Shatnaya | Kazakhstan | 22:00 | 1:16:50 | 40:36 | 2:19:26.75 | +14:43.30 |
| 42 | 17 | Fiorella D'Croz | Colombia | 20:32 | 1:18:19 | 42:12 | 2:21:03.46 | +16:20.01 |
| 43 | 3 | Nancy Alvarez | Argentina | 20:58 | 1:17:50 | 42:50 | 2:21:38.66 | +16:55.21 |
| 44 | 38 | Delphine Pelletier | France | 20:40 | 1:18:13 | 43:46 | 2:22:39.28 | +17:55.83 |
| | 1 | Nina Anisimova | Russia | 19:41 | 1:16:42 | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| | 21 | Lucie Zelenková | Czech Republic | 19:23 | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| | 48 | Maxine Seear | Australia | 19:39 | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| | 12 | Sandra Soldan | Brazil | 19:41 | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| | 10 | Carla Moreno | Brazil | 19:48 | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| | 23 | Lin Xing | China | 19:49 | LAP | LAP | LAP | LAP |
* * Including Transition 1 (swimming-to-cycling) and T2 (cycling-to-running), roughly a minute.
* No one is allotted the number 13.
* LAP - Lapped by the leader on the cycling course.