Prior Games
Gold Coast 2018
Team Scotland Triathletes
Marc Austin: Individual & Mixed Team Relay
Grant Sheldon: Individual & Mixed Team Relay
Beth Potter: Individual & Mixed Team Relay
Erin Wallace: Mixed Team Relay
Karen Darke: Paratriathlon
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Team Scotland Results
Beth Potter report: 12th
Marc Austin report: 3rd
Grant Sheldon report: 17th
Karen Darke report: 4th
Mixed Team Relay report: 7th
Individual women’s and men’s events (5 April)
In the Commonwealth Games Triathlon competition, each nation is allowed to enter a maximum of three men and three women for the Individual events, from which it then selects two men and two women to combine for the Mixed Team Relay.
Both the individual women’s and men’s events were a combination of a 750m open water swim, 20km cycle and 5km run completed in immediate succession.
The competition was a finals phase only with transition areas positioned between the swim and cycle segments (T1), and the cycle and run segments (T2). These areas were used by athletes to rack bikes, performance clothing and any other accessories essential for preparing for the next section of the race.
Mixed Team Relay (7 April)
This innovative event saw athletes complete a super-sprint triathlon. The Mixed Team Relay teams consisted of four athletes: two women and two men. Each athlete was required to complete a course of 250m open water swim, 7km cycle and 1.5km run, before tagging their team mate. The Mixed Team Relay race order was: female – male – female – male.
Paratriathlon PTWC women’s and men’s events (7 April)
In the Commonwealth Games Paratriathlon competition, each nation was allowed to enter a maximum of two men and two women.
The Paratriathlon was a combination of a 750m open water swim, 20km hand cycle and 5km racing wheelchair completed in immediate succession. For the cycling segment, athletes used a recumbent handcycle and for the run segment, a racing wheelchair. The competition is a finals phase only. Handlers could help athletes transition from one discipline to the next.
In the PTWC class there were two sub-classes (H1 and H2) and the classification was run with a compensation time (staggered start). Men and women compete in the same event, although medals were awarded to the first competitors to complete the course in the women’s and men’s race.
H1 athletes have an advantage with a staggered start ahead of the H2 athletes. H2 men start 3:35 minutes after H1 men and H2 women start 4:48 minutes after H1 women.
Coverage
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Glasgow 2014
Mixed Relay was introduced to the Games.
Team Scotland Triathletes
David McNamee: Individual & Mixed Team Relay
Grant Sheldon: Individual & Mixed Team Relay
Marc Austin: Individual
Natalie Milne: Mixed Team Relay
Seonaid Thompson: Mixed Team Relay
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Team Scotland Results
David McNamee report: 7th
Grant Sheldon report: 14th
Marc Austin report: 22nd
Mixed Team Relay report: 7th
The Triathlon Events
There were three triathlon events contested at Glasgow 2014: women’s and men’s individual races on Thursday 24 July and the mixed team relay on Saturday 26 July.
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The individual course comprised: a two-lap 1500m swim, a five-lap 40km cycle and a three-lap 10km run. The bike course was undulating and featured several dead turns, making it very technical.
The mixed team relay event was a shorter distance event where each athlete completed a 250m swim, 6km bike and 1.6km run before tagging their team mate to start their race.
Delhi 2010
Triathlon was not included in these games.
Melbourne 2006
Team Scotland Triathletes
Catriona Morrison
Kerry Lang
Team Scotland Results
Catriona Morrison: 15th
Kerry Lang: 18th
The Triathlon Events
There were two triathlon events contested at Melbourne 2006: women’s and men’s individual races on 19 March.
The course comprised: a 1.5km swim in Port Phillip Bay followed by a flat 40km bike and 10km run along the coastline of southern Melbourne, through the timeless entertainment district of St. Kilda.
Manchester 2002
25 July – 4 August
Triathlon’s debut at the Commonwealth Games
Team Scotland Triathletes
Richard Allan
Kevin Clark
Andrew Fargus
Bella Comerford/Bayliss
Stephanie Forrester
Catriona Morrison
Team Scotland Results
Richard Allan: 12th
Kevin Clark: 16th
Andrew Fargus: 15th
Bella Comerford/Bayliss: 14th
Stephanie Forrester: DNS
Catriona Morrison: 13th
The Triathlon Events
There were two triathlon events contested at Manchester 2002: women’s and men’s individual races on 4 August
Auckland 1990
24 January – 3 February
Triathlon was a demonstration sport. Olympic Distance.
Jack Maitland: 43rd
Andrew Johnston
John O’Donovan
Bud Johnston
Stuart Black
Geoff Buchan
Brenda Hunter
Ginny Pollard
Sylvia Cranston
