Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's
| Women's Triathlon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Medal ceremony
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| Venue | Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir | ||||||||||||
| Date | 18 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 55 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58:27.66 | ||||||||||||
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Emma Snowsill |
 Australia
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Vanessa Fernandes |
 Portugal
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Emma Moffatt |
Australia
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The women's triathlon was part of the triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 2000. The competition was held on Monday, August 18, 2008 at the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling. Fifty-five triathletes from thirty nations competed.
For the first time in Olympic history, all three medalists finished the race in less than two hours.
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.
Snowsill (left) and Moffatt (right) show off their medals.
The start of the swimming
The transition area
Swimming
First transition from swimming to cycling: from the right Laura Bennett, Magali di Marco, Sarah Haskins.
Snowsill crossing the finish line.
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