Men's Triathlon at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
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Venue | Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 50 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:51:07.73 | ||||||||||||
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Hamish Carter | New Zealand | ||
Bevan Docherty | New Zealand | ||
Sven Riederer | Switzerland |
The men'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 Thursday, August 26, 2004 at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre in Athens. Fifty triathletes from 26 nations competed.
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.