# 2016 in triathlon

This topic reveals a large number of triathlon events and their results for 2016.

## 2016 Summer Olympics (ITU)

* August 18 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at Fort Copacabana
** Men's Elite winner: Alistair Brownlee; Jonny Brownlee; Henri Schoeman
** Women's Elite winner: Gwen Jorgensen; Nicola Spirig; Vicky Holland

## 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series

* March 4 & 5: ITU WTS #1 in Abu Dhabi
** Men's Elite winner: Mario Mola
** Women's Elite winner: Jodie Stimpson
* April 9 & 10: ITU WTS #2 in Gold Coast, Queensland
** Men's Elite winner: Mario Mola
** Women's Elite winner: Helen Jenkins
* April 24: ITU WTS #3 in Cape Town
** Men's Elite winner: Fernando Alarza
** Women's Elite winner: Non Stanford
* May 14 & 15: ITU WTS #4 in Yokohama
** Men's Elite winner: Mario Mola
** Women's Elite winner: Gwen Jorgensen
* June 11 & 12: ITU WTS #5 in Leeds
** Men's Elite winner: Alistair Brownlee
** Women's Elite winner: Gwen Jorgensen
* July 2 & 3: ITU WTS #6 in Stockholm
** Men's Elite winner: Alistair Brownlee
** Women's Elite winner: Flora Duffy
* July 16 & 17: ITU WTS #7 in Hamburg
** Men's Elite winner: Mario Mola
** Women's Elite winner: Katie Zaferes
* September 3 & 4: ITU WTS #8 in Edmonton
** Men's Elite winner: Jonny Brownlee
** Women's Elite winner: Summer Cook
* September 11 – 18: ITU WTS (#9) Grand Final in Cozumel
** Men's Elite winner: Henri Schoeman
** Women's Elite winner: Flora Duffy
** Junior Men winner: Austin Hindman
** Junior Women winner: Taylor Knibb
** Men's U23 winner: Jorik van Egdom
** Women's U23 winner: Laura Lindemann

## 2016 ITU Triathlon World Cup

* March 12: ITU TWC #1 in Mooloolaba, Queensland
** Men's Elite winner: Mario Mola
** Women's Elite winner: Jodie Stimpson
* April 3: ITU TWC #2 in New Plymouth
** Men's Elite winner: Richard Murray
** Women's Elite winner: Gwen Jorgensen
* April 16: ITU TWC #3 in Chengdu
** Men's Elite winner: Rodrigo Gonzalez
** Women's Elite winner: Summer Cook
* May 7 & 8: ITU TWC #4 in Huatulco
** Men's Elite winner: Etienne Diemunsch
** Women's Elite winner: Jolanda Annen
* May 8: ITU TWC #5 in Cagliari
** Men's Elite winner: Kristian Blummenfelt
** Women's Elite winner: India Lee
* July 9 & 10: ITU TWC #6 in Tiszaújváros
** Men's Elite winner: Dmitry Polyanski
** Women's Elite winner: Renee Tomlin
* August 6 & 7: ITU TWC #7 in Montreal
** Men's Elite winner: Kristian Blummenfelt
** Women's Elite winner: Flora Duffy
* September 25: ITU TWC #8 in Salinas, Ecuador
** Men's Elite winner: David Castro Fajardo
** Women's Elite winner: Kirsten Kasper
* October 22: ITU TWC #9 in Tongyeong
** Men's Elite winner: Uxio Abuin Ares
** Women's Elite winner: Summer Cook
* October 29: ITU TWC #10 (final) in Miyazaki
** Men's Elite winner: Uxio Abuin Ares
** Women's Elite winner: Ai Ueda

## World triathlon championships

* February 13 & 14: 2016 Zeltweg ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships in Austria
** Men's Elite winner: Pavel Andreev
** Women's Elite winner: Yulia Surikova
** Junior Men's winner: Anton Matrusov
** Junior Women's winner: Anna Swoboda
** Men's Under 23 winner: Roman Vasin
** Women's Under 23 winner: Sina Hinteregger
* June 4 & 5: 2016 Avilés ITU Duathlon World Championships in Spain
** Men's Elite winner: Richard Murray
** Women's Elite winner: Emma Pallant
** Junior Men's winner: Alex Yee
** Junior Women's winner: Delia Sclabas
** Men's Under 23 winner: Jorik van Egdom
** Women's Under 23 winner: Claudia Luna
* July 16 & 17: 2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships in Germany
** Winners: The United States (Gwen Jorgensen, Ben Kanute, Kirsten Kasper, Joe Maloy)
* July 23 & 24: 2016 Rotterdam ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in the Netherlands
** Men's PT1 winner: Jetze Plat
** Men's PT2 winner: Andrew Lewis
** Men's PT3 winner: Denis Kungurtcev
** Men's PT4 winner: Martin Schulz
** Men's PT5 winner: Aaron Scheidies
** Women's PT1 winner: Kendall Gretsch
** Women's PT2 winner: Allysa Seely
** Women's PT3 winner: Manon Genest
** Women's PT4 winner: Grace Norman
** Women's PT5 winner: Alison Patrick
* August 7: 2016 Nyon FISU World University Triathlon Championship in Switzerland
** Men's Elite winner: Grant Sheldon
** Women's Elite winner: Yuko Takahashi
* September 4: 2016 Zofingen ITU Powerman Long Distance Duathlon World Championships in Switzerland
** Men's Elite winner: Seppe Odeyn
** Women's Elite winner: Emma Pooley
* September 11 – 18: 2016 Cozumel ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Mexico
** Men's Elite winner: Alistair Brownlee
** Women's Elite winner: Mariya Shorets
** Junior Men's winner: Michał Oliwa
** Junior Women's winner: Elle Leahy
** Men's Under 23 winner: Jonas Schomburg
** Women's Under 23 winner: Anastasia Gorbunova
* September 24: 2016 Oklahoma City ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in the United States
** Men's Elite winner: Sylvain Sudrie
** Women's Elite winner: Jodie Swallow
* November 19 & 20: 2016 Snowy Mountains ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships in Australia
** Men's Elite winner: Ruben Ruzafa
** Women's Elite winner: Flora Duffy
** Junior Men's winner: Michael Ferreira
** Junior Women's winner: Laura May
** Men's Under 23 winner: Brad Matthew Edwards
** Women's Under 23 winner: Aneta Grabmullerova

## Regional triathlon championships

* January 15 & 17: 2016 La Paz CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup and Junior South American Championships in Argentina
** Men's Elite winner: Luciano Taccone
** Women's Elite winner: Romina Palacio Balena
** Junior Men's winner: Javier Martín
** Junior Women's winner: Andrea Garrido
* January 31: 2016 Mérida CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup and Iberoamerican Championships in Mexico
** Men's Elite winner: Irving Perez
** Women's Elite winner: Cecilia Gabriela Perez Flores
* February 13 & 14: 2016 Havana CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup and Iberoamerican Championships in Cuba
** Men's Elite winner: Carlos Quinchara
** Women's Elite winner: Camila Alonso
* February 13 & 14: 2016 Havana CAMTRI Middle Distance Triathlon Iberoamerican Championships in Cuba
** Men's Elite winner: Gustavo Rodriguez Iglesias
** Women's Elite winner: Ellen Hart
* March 12: 2016 Sarasota CAMTRI Triathlon Junior North American Championships in United States
** Junior Men winner: Oliver Blecher
** Junior Women winner: Laurin Thorne
* March 20: 2016 Valparaíso CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup and South American Championships in Chile
** Men's Elite winner: Anton Ruanova
** Women's Elite winner: Romina Biagioli
* April 1 & 2: 2016 Sharm el-Sheikh ATU Sprint Triathlon African Cup and Pan Arab Sprint Triathlon Championships in Egypt
** Men's Elite winner: László Tarnai
** Women's Elite winner: Elena Maria Petrini
** Junior Men winner: Abdulla Attiya
** Junior Women winner: Basmala Elsalamony
* April 8: 2016 Sharm el-Sheikh ATU Duathlon African Championships and Pan Arab Duathlon Championships in Egypt
** Men's Elite winner: Moussa Karich
** Women's Elite winner: Fatma Hagras
** Junior Men winner: Kamal Atef
** Junior Women winner: Suzy Soliman (default)
** Men's U23 winner: Mohammad Jawhar
** Women's U23 winner: Naira Mohamed
* April 8: 2016 Sharm el-Sheikh ATU Aquathlon African Championships and Pan Arab Aquathlon Championships in Egypt
** Men's Elite winner: Mohanad Yasser
** Women's Elite winner: Basmala Elsalamony
** Junior Men winner: Abdallah Abushabab
** Junior Women winner: Kareena Othman
** Men's U23 winner: Mohanad Yasser
** Women's U23 winner: Basmala Elsalamony
* April 15 – 17: 2016 San Andrés CAMTRI Triathlon Junior Central American and Caribbean Championships in Colombia
** Junior Men winner: Bryan Fernando Mendoza Ramos
** Junior Women winner: Raquel Solis Guerrero
* April 16 & 17: 2016 Pokhara ASTC South Asian Triathlon Championships in Nepal
** Men's Elite winner: Rudra Katuwal
** Women's Elite winner: Sorojini Devi Thoudam
* June 11: 2016 Olimp ETU Balkan Triathlon Championships in Romania
** Men's Elite winner: Ognjen Stojanović
** Women's Elite winner: Ipek Oztosun
* June 25 & 26: 2016 Valga ETU Baltic Triathlon Championships in Estonia
** Men's Elite winner: Alberto Eugenio Casillas Garcia
** Women's Elite winner: Paula-Brit Siimar
* August 27 & 28: 2016 Fredericia ETU Nordic Triathlon Championships in Denmark
** Men's Elite winner: Andreas Schilling
** Women's Elite winner: Amanda Bohlin
* November 18: 2016 Aqaba ASTC West Asian Triathlon Championships in Jordan
** Men's Elite winner: Domen Dornik
** Women's Elite winner: Zurine Rodriguez

## European Triathlon Union (ETU)

* January 23: 2016 Otepää ETU Winter Triathlon European Championships in Estonia
** Men's Elite winner: Pavel Andreev
** Women's Elite winner: Olga Parfinenko
** Men's Junior winner: Anton Matrusov
** Women's Junior winner: Merili Sirvel
** Men's U23 winner: Roman Vasin
** Women's U23 winner: Iuliia Baiguzova
* April 16 & 17: 2016 Kalkar ETU Duathlon European Championships in Germany
** Men's Elite winner: Jorik van Egdom
** Women's Elite winner: Giorgia Priarone
** Men's Junior winner: Moritz Horn
** Women's Junior winner: Lisa Tertsch
** Men's U23 winner: Jorik van Egdom
** Women's U23 winner: Sara Baumann
* April 23 & 24: 2016 Târgu Mureș ETU Cross Duathlon European Championships in Romania
** Men's Elite winner: Xavier Jové Riart
** Women's Elite winner: Margarita Fullana Riera
** Men's Junior winner: Matus Kozlovsky
** Women's Junior winner: Sofiya Pryyma
** Men's U23 winner: Xavier Jové Riart
** Women's U23 winner: Anastasija Krūmiņa (default)
* May 7 & 8: 2016 Copenhagen ETU Powerman Long Distance Duathlon European Championships in Denmark
** Men's Elite winner: Kenneth Vandendriessche
** Women's Elite winner: Nina Brenn
* May 26 – 29: 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships in Portugal
** Men's Elite winner: Francisco Javier Gómez Noya
** Women's Elite winner: India Lee
** Men's Junior winner: Javier Lluch Perez
** Women's Junior winner: Cassandre Beaugrand
* June 17 – 19: 2016 Burgas ETU Triathlon U23 European Championships in Bulgaria
** Men's U23 winner: David Castro Fajardo
** Women's U23 winner: Angelica Olmo
* June 25: 2016 Vallée de Joux ETU Cross Triathlon European Championships in Switzerland
** Men's Elite winner: Ruben Ruzafa
** Women's Elite winner: Ludivine Dufour
** Men's Junior winner: Filippo Pradella
** Women's Junior winner: Marta Menditto
** Men's U23 winner: Arthur Serrieres
** Women's U23 winner: Sina Hinteregger
* June 25 & 26: 2016 Châteauroux ETU Aquathlon European Championships in France
** Men's Elite winner: Oleksiy Syutkin
** Women's Elite winner: Valentina Zapatrina
** Men's Junior winner: Alexis Kardes
** Women's Junior winner: Simona Simunkova
** Men's U23 winner: Jiri Kalus
** Women's U23 winner: Tereza Zimovjanova
* June 26: 2016 Châteauroux ETU Sprint Triathlon European Championships in France
** Men's Elite winner: Vincent Luis
** Women's Elite winner: Lucy Hall
* July 2 – 5: 2016 Tiszaújváros ETU Triathlon Youth European Championships Festival in Hungary
** Men's Youth winner: Vasco Vilaca
** Women's Youth winner: Sif Bendix Madsen
** Youth 4 x Mixed Relay winners: Russia
* July 24: 2016 Poznań ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon European Championships in Poland
** Men's Elite winner: Denis Sketako
** Women's Elite winner: Ewa Bugdol
* September 3: 2016 Banyoles ETU Triathlon Clubs European Championships in Spain
** 4 x Mixed Relay winners: France
* September 4: 2016 Walchsee ETU Challenge Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships in Austria
** Men's Elite winner: Giulio Molinari
** Women's Elite winner: Julia Gajer

## Confederación Americana de Triathlon (CAMTRI)

* March 12 & 13: 2016 Sarasota CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon and Mixed Relay American Championships in the United States
** Men's Elite winner: Xavier Grenier-Talavera
** Women's Elite winner: Kaitlin Donner
** 4x Mixed Relay winners: United States Team One (Kaitlin Donner, Eric Lagerstrom, Erin Jones, Jarrod Shoemaker)
* March 13: 2016 Sarasota CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships in the United States
** Men's PT1 winner: Krige Schabort
** Men's PT2 winner: Mark Barr
** Men's PT3 winner: Jorge Luis Fonseca
** Men's PT4 winner: Chris Hammer
** Men's PT5 winner: Aaron Scheidies
** Women's PT1 winner: Kendall Gretsch
** Women's PT2 winner: Allysa Seely
** Women's PT3 winner: Andrea Walton
** Women's PT4 winner: Grace Norman
** Women's PT5 winner: Elizabeth Baker
* July 9: 2016 West Des Moines CAMTRI Triathlon U23 & Junior American Championships in the United States
** Men's Junior winner: Charles Paquet
** Women's Junior winner: Taylor Knibb
** Men's U23 winner: Cesar Saracho
** Women's U23 winner: Vanesa de la Torre
* November 25 – 27: 2016 Buenos Aires CAMTRI Triathlon American Championship in Argentina
** Men's Elite winner: Luciano Taccone
** Women's Elite winner: Luisa Baptista

## Oceania Triathlon Union (OTU)

* February 20 & 21: 2016 Devonport OTU Paratriathlon Oceania Championships in Australia
** Note: No Men's PT3 and Women's PT2 events here.
** Men's PT1 winner: Bill Chaffey
** Men's PT2 winner: Brant Garvey
** Men's PT4 winner: Joshua Kassulke
** Men's PT5 winner: Jonathan Goerlach
** Women's PT1 winner: Emily Tapp
** Women's PT3 winner: Sally Pilbeam
** Women's PT4 winner: Kate Doughty
** Women's PT5 winner: Katie Kelly (default)
* March 19 & 20: 2016 Gisborne OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships in New Zealand
** Men's Elite winner: Marcel Walkington
** Women's Elite winner: Emma Moffatt
** Junior Men: Matthew Hauser
** Junior Women: Jessica Claxton
** Men's U23 winner: Marcel Walkington
** Women's U23 winner: Emma Jeffcoat
** Junior 4x mixed relay winners: Australia Team Four (Zoe Leahy, Kye Wylde, Sophie Malowiecki, Matthew Hauser)
* April 23 & 24: 2016 Penrith OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Championships in New Zealand
** Men's Elite winner: Matthew Roberts
** Women's Elite winner: Jaz Hedgeland
** Men's U23 winner: Matthew Roberts
** Women's U23 winner: Jaz Hedgeland

## Asian Triathlon Confederation (ASTC)

* April 28 – May 1: 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships in Japan
** Men's Elite winner: Hirokatsu Tayama
** Women's Elite winner: Ai Ueda
** Men's Junior winner: James Tan
** Women's Junior winner: JEONG Hye-rim
** Men's U23 winner: Ryousuke Maeda
** Women's U23 winner: Hiraku Fukuoka
* April 28 – May 1: 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Paratriathlon Asian Championships in Japan
** Note: No Women's PT1 and PT3 events here.
** Men's PT1 winner: Jumpei Kimura
** Men's PT2 winner: Kenshiro Nakayama
** Men's PT3 winner: WANG Jiachao
** Men's PT4 winner: Keiichi Sato
** Men's PT5 winner: Ryu Nakazawa
** Women's PT2 winner: Yukako Hata (default)
** Women's PT4 winner: Mami Tani (default)
** Women's PT5 winner: Atsuko Yamada (default)

## Africa Triathlon Union (ATU)

* March 12: 2016 Bloemfontein ATU Triathlon Junior African Championships in South Africa
** Junior Men: Ben de la Porte
** Junior Women: Maude Elaine le Roux
** Youth Men: Brett Elliott
* March 12: 2016 Bloemfontein ATU Paratriathlon African Championships in South Africa
** Note: No Women's PT2 and PT5 events here.
** Men's PT1 winner: Anton Swanepoel (default)
** Men's PT2 winner: Mohamed Lahna (default)
** Men's PT3 winner: Dylan da Silva
** Men's PT4 winner: Stan Andrews
** Men's PT5 winner: David Jones (default)
** Women's PT1 winner: Catherine van Staden (default)
** Women's PT3 winner: Saskia van den Ouden (default)
** Women's PT4 winner: Petra Lévay (default)
* March 20: 2016 Buffalo City ATU Triathlon African Championships in South Africa
** Men's Elite winner: Henri Schoeman
** Women's Elite winner: Mari Rabie
** Men's U23 winner: Wian Sullwald
** Women's U23 winner: Alexander Quenet

## 2016 World Paratriathlon events

* March 19 & 20: WP #1 in Buffalo City
** Note: No Women's PT1 and PT3 events here.
** Men's PT1 winner: Giovanni Achenza
** Men's PT2 winner: Ryan Taylor
** Men's PT3 winner: Jorge Luis Fonseca
** Men's PT4 winner: Yannick Bourseaux
** Men's PT5 winner: Arnaud Grandjean
** Women's PT2 winner: Elise Marc
** Women's PT4 winner: Lauren Steadman
** Women's PT5 winner: Alison Patrick
* April 24: WP #2 in Penrith, New South Wales
** Men's PT1 winner: Bill Chaffey
** Men's PT2 winner: Andrew Lewis
** Men's PT3 winner: Justin Godfrey
** Men's PT4 winner: George Peasgood
** Men's PT5 winner: Jonathan Goerlach
** Women's PT1 winner: Emily Tapp
** Women's PT2 winner: Sarah Reinertsen
** Women's PT3 winner: Kerryn Harvey (default)
** Women's PT4 winner: Kate Doughty
** Women's PT5 winner: Elizabeth Baker
* May 14 & 15: WP #3 (Part of the fourth ITU World Triathlon Series event) in Yokohama
** Note: No Women's PT3 event here.
** Men's PT1 winner: Bill Chaffey
** Men's PT2 winner: Stefan Loesler
** Men's PT3 winner: Denis Kungurtcev
** Men's PT4 winner: Stefan Daniel
** Men's PT5 winner: Ryu Nakazawa
** Women's PT1 winner: Mary Catherine Callahan (default)
** Women's PT2 winner: Allysa Seely
** Women's PT4 winner: Kate Doughty
** Women's PT5 winner: Amy Dixon
* May 15: WP #4 in Águilas
** Men's PT1 winner: Geert Schipper
** Men's PT2 winner: Michele Ferrarin
** Men's PT3 winner: Alejandro Sánchez Palomero
** Men's PT4 winner: Martin Schulz
** Men's PT5 winner: Alen Kobilica
** Women's PT1 winner: Eva María Moral Pedrero (default)
** Women's PT2 winner: Sarah Reinertsen
** Women's PT3 winner: Manon Genest
** Women's PT4 winner: Chantal Givens
** Women's PT5 winner: Melissa Reid
* June 5: WP #5 in Strathclyde, Scotland
** Men's PT1 winner: Jetze Plat
** Men's PT2 winner: Geoffrey Wersy
** Men's PT3 winner: Oliver Dreier
** Men's PT4 winner: Chris Hammer
** Men's PT5 winner: Jose Luis García Serrano
** Women's PT1 winner: Lizzie Tench
** Women's PT2 winner: Sarah Reinertsen
** Women's PT3 winner: Nora Hansel (default)
** Women's PT4 winner: Lauren Steadman
** Women's PT5 winner: Catherine Walsh
* June 19: WP #6 (final) in Besançon
** Note: No Women's PT1 event here.
** Men's PT1 winner: Geert Schipper
** Men's PT2 winner: Stéphane Bahier
** Men's PT3 winner: Tojo Lazzari
** Men's PT4 winner: Yannick Bourseaux
** Men's PT5 winner: Arnaud Grandjean
** Women's PT2 winner: Elise Marc
** Women's PT3 winner: Manon Genest
** Women's PT4 winner: Faye Mcclelland
** Women's PT5 winner: Catherine Walsh