Triathlon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
| Triathlon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Salford Quays |
| Location | Salford, England |
| Dates | 4 August 2002 |
| Competitors | 57 from 18 nations |
Triathlon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the inaugural appearance of Triathlon at the Commonwealth Games. Competition was held in Manchester, England, on 4 August 2002. It was the first time that the sport had been on the program.[1]
The events were held in Salford Quays in Salford.[2][3]
The event consisted of 1,500 metres swimming (two laps of Salford Quays Docks), 40km cycling (four 10km laps) and 10km running (3 circular laps).[4]
Canada topped the triathlon medal table by virtue of winning two gold medals.[5]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Simon Whitfield Canada |
Miles Stewart Australia |
Hamish Carter New Zealand |
| Women's | Carol Montgomery Canada |
Leanda Cave Wales |
Nicole Hackett Australia |
Results
Men's
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
 | Simon Whitfield (CAN) | 1:51:57 |
 | Miles Stewart (AUS) | 1:52:00 |
 | Hamish Carter (NZL) | 1:52:04 |
| 4 |  Simon Lessing (ENG) | 1:52:22 |
| 5 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 1:52:46 |
| 6 | Kris Gemmell (NZL) | 1:52:53 |
| 7 | Andrew Johns (ENG) | 1:53:21 |
| 8 | Craig Watson (NZL) | 1:53:25 |
| 9 | Peter Robertson (AUS) | 1:53:37 |
| 10 | Marc Jenkins (WAL) | 1:53:40 |
| 11 | Stuart Hayes (ENG) | 1:53:41 |
| 12 |  Rich Allen (SCO) | 1:54:03 |
| 13 | David Haines (WAL) | 1:56:51 |
| 14 |  Tyler Butterfield (BER) | 1:57:01 |
| 15 | Andrew Fargus (SCO) | 1:57:11 |
| 16 | Kevin Clark (SCO) | 1:58:13 |
| 17 |  Rory Mackie (ZIM) | 1:59:05 |
| 18 | Richard Llewwllyn Haines (WAL) | 1:59:20 |
| 19 | Jocelyn Gascon-Giroux (CAN) | 2:00:26 |
| 20 | .svg.png){kind=small} Gavin Noble (NIR) | 2:01:13 |
| 21 |  James Amy (JER) | 2:02:26 |
| 22 |  Otto David Bell (BAH) | 2:04:23 |
| 23 | Trevor Woods (NIR) | 2:04:54 |
| 24 | Mark Tosh (NIR) | 2:05:37 |
| 25 |  Dermot Galea (MLT) | 2:05:45 |
| 26 |  Chris Walker (GIB) | 2:06:15 |
| 27 | Manwel Falcon (MLT) | 2:06:39 |
| 28 | Sigurd Haveland (GIB) | 2:08:31 |
| 29 |  Jason Gooding (TTO) | 2:13:23 |
| 30 |  Muhamad Razani (MAS) | 2:15:03 |
| 31 | Kent Richardson (BER) | 2:16:40 |
| 32 | Eugene Chan (MAS) | 2:19:16 |
| 33 |  Martin Cross (NFK) | 2:35:43 |
| 34 |  Dave Savage (KIR) | 2:48:29 |
| — | Graeme Donaldson (NFK) | DNS |
Women's
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Montgomery (CAN) | 2:03:17 |
| Leanda Cave (WAL) | 2:03:37 |
| Nicole Hackett (AUS) | 2:03:42 |
| 4 | Heather Evans (NZL) | 2:03:53 |
| 5 | Sharon Donnelly (CAN) | 2:05:19 |
| 6 | Michellie Jones (AUS) | 2:05:51 |
| 7 | Michelle Dillon (ENG) | 2:06:08 |
| 8 | Jodie Swallow (ENG) | 2:06:22 |
| 9 | Anneliese Heard (WAL) | 2:06:52 |
| 10 | Evelyn Williamson (NZL) | 2:07:27 |
| 11 | Julie Dibens (ENG) | 2:07:51 |
| 12 | Natasha Filliol (CAN) | 2:08:43 |
| 13 | Catriona Morrison (SCO) | 2:10:52 |
| 14 | Bella Comerford (SCO) | 2:14:40 |
| 15 | Karen Jones (BER) | 2:18:36 |
| 16 |  Trudi Barnes (RSA) | 2:19:59 |
| 17 | Julie Murphy (NIR) | 2:21:02 |
| 18 | Kelly Mouttet (TRI) | 2:22:02 |
| 19 | Maria Mifsud Bonnici (MLT) | 2:23:19 |
| 20 |  Serena Francis (COK) | 2:27:37 |
| 21 | Loretta Harrop (AUS) | DNF |
| 22 | Steph Forrester (SCO) | DNS |
References
- ↑ "Triathlon calendar". Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "'Stage set for Manchester to lay on feast of sport'". The Times. 25 July 2002. p. 36 – via Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ "What's on in England's biggest sporting event for more than half a century". Fleetwood Weekly New. 2 January 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 14 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Triathlon". BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - triathlon". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Triathlon results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
