2. Triathlon Triathlon is a multi-sport and has three sports which continue thorough the race. It may vary the sports they play in triathlon but the most famous track includes first swimming, then cycling and last running. The race distance may vary but according to the International Triathlon Union, the main distances are Sprint distance (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run), Intermediate distance (1.5 km swim, 40 km ride, 10 km run), the Long Distance (1.9 km swim, 90 km ride, 21.1 km run), and Ultra Distance (3.8 km swim, 180 km ride, 42.2 km run).

3. Triathlon History Triathlon began in France in the 1920s. The early triathlon was running, cycling and canoeing. The early triathlon was called ‘Les trois sports’, ‘La course des Débrouillaeds’ and ‘La course des Touche a Tout’. The sport triathlon started when runners, swimmers and cyclists joined together to make a club. They started to train together then training sessions turned into informal races so from then on triathlon started.

4. Triathlon Landmarks First Olympic triathlon was in Sydney Olympics, 2000, and the distance was 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run. First Olympic triathlon was in Sydney Olympics, 2000, and the distance was 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run. The first modern triathlon was held in Mission Bay, San Diego, California on September 25 th, 1974. First modern long-distance triathlon event was the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon and the distance 3.9km swim, 180km ride and 42.195km run.

5. Triathlon Rules Helmets MUST be worn before riding.-Bike No swim aids like flippers, swim gloves and floaties.-Swimming No forward progress made by crawling- Running If participants leave marked area, they need to come back to the spot and continue. No help from non-participants except race official. No headsets or audio devices (Ipod, MP3, etc) in the race. No glass containers anywhere in the race.

6. Triathlon Eqiupment SWIMMING EQUIPMENT=Goggles, wet suits and swim cap. BIKE EQIUPMENT= Bike, Helmet, biking jersey, bike shorts, bike computer, bike pump, wrench, spare tubes and saddle packs. RUNNING EQUIPMENT=Shoes, low-cut socks, breathable t-shirt, sports watch and heart rate moniter.

7. Famous Aussie Triathletes Chris McCormack Chris McCormack 4th April 1973 4th April 1973 Won the Ironman Autralia in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Won the Ironman World Championships in 2007 and 2010 Emma Snowsill Emma Snowsill 15 th June 1981 15 th June 1981 Won the International Triathlon Union in 2003, 2005 and 2006. Won the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

8. Triathlon Scoreing Athletes at each event in the Super Series (male and female) will receive points like this: 1st 100 points 2nd 90 points 3th 85 points 4th 80 points 5th 75 points 6th 70 points 7th 65 points 8th 60 points 9th 55 points 10th 50 points 11th 49 points 12th 48 points 13th 47 points 59th 1 points Each athlete’s three best scores from the five race series will count towards the series ranking points. Points scored in races other than the best three finishes will be discounted. 58th 2 points

9. Triathlon Olympic Medals RANKNATIONGOLDSILVERBRONZETOTAL 1Australia1214 2New Zealand1113 3 Canada Germany 1102 5Switzerland1023 6Austria1001 7Portugal0101 8 Czech Republic United States 0011

10. By Minki Kim Jasper Tan Bibliography Triathlon-Wikipedia TotalTriathlon First off the bike.com