TRIATHLON
Triathlon is an endurance sport that combines swimming, road cycling and distance running, performed in that order.
Events are conducted over a variety of distances but the ‘Olympic distance’ for men and women is a 1,500-metre swim, 40km bike rideand 10km run.
The sport developed in the United States during the 1970s and became part of the Olympic programme at the Sydney 2000 Games, when more than half a million spectators lined the city streets to cheer the athletes.
As well as individual men’s and women’s events an exciting development for Tokyo 2020 is the inclusion of a new mixed relay, with teams of two men and two women competing over a short-course triathlon (300m swim, 8km bike, 2km run) before tagging a teammate to set off.
National Federation: Triathlon Ireland
International Federation: International Triathlon Union
TRIATHLON NEWS
Istanbul 2027 European Games
A Key Step on the Road to LA28 The 4th European Games will take place in Istanbul, Turkey from 16 to 27 June 2027, one year out from the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. For Team Ireland, Istanbul represents a significant moment in the LA28 cycle: a major competitive platform, a qualification opportunity across multiple [...]
In The News – July 7th
Equestrian – Spruce Meadows, Canada Daniel Coyle Won the $1 million ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup, producing two flawless rounds with Incredible and winning the jump-off in 35.21 seconds. He edged out USA’s Kyle King by just 0.08 seconds to take his first-ever 5★ Grand Prix win at Spruce Meadows. “It only took 10 years,” Coyle [...]
TEAM IRELAND TRIATHLETES NAMED FOR KRAKOW EUROPEAN GAMES 2023
Team Ireland is set to field a full team across the Triathlon events at the European Games in Krakow this summer. Tokyo Olympian Carolyn Hayes as well as Erin McConnell will compete in the Women’s Individual event, with in-form James Edgar and Luke McCarron competing in the Men’s Individual race. Ireland will also compete in […]
A Day In The Life Of Triathlete James Edgar | Make A Difference
James Edgar is a 23 year old from Lisburn who last year moved from 600th in the World rankings to just outside the top 100. Kickstarting his 2023 season, Edgar has been on an International podium in three out four races. Not bad for the beginning of May. However, it’s not just triathlon that Edgar […]
SELECTED ATHLETES
Aileen Reid (nee Morrison)
BIOGRAPHY Aileen Morrison represented Ireland in the women's triathlon at two Olympic Games - London 2012 and Rio 2016. Born in Derry, she trained as a physical education teacher before turning professional and is a member of North West Triathlon Club. A former Northern Ireland cross country champion who also won a medal at the [...]
Bryan Keane
BIOGRAPHY Bryan Keane represented Ireland in the men's triathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, finishing 40th with a time of 1:52:09. At 35, he was the oldest competitor in the men's triathlon field. His route to Rio spanned 24 years and included a serious setback in September 2010, when he was struck by a [...]
Gavin Noble
BIOGRAPHY Gavin Noble is an Irish Olympian and former professional triathlete who represented Ireland at the London 2012 Olympic Games, becoming the first Irish male triathlete to qualify for the Olympic Games. Across a career spanning more than a decade, Noble competed on the ITU World Triathlon Series and World Cup circuit, representing Ireland at [...]
Carolyn Hayes
BIOGRAPHY Carolyn Hayes represented Ireland in the women's triathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, finishing 23rd. Hayes came to elite triathlon late, having first taken up the sport at 25 while studying medicine at the University of Limerick. Before triathlon she had represented Ireland in water polo and played hockey, and had completed the [...]
Russell White
BIOGRAPHY Russell White represented Ireland in the men's individual triathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. His qualification story was one of the most dramatic of the Tokyo cycle - he raced in five competitions across five weeks on three different continents, and only secured his place when Denmark's Andreas Schilling withdrew through injury, moving [...]