Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Odaiba Marine Park. It was the second time that paratriathlon was scheduled in the Paralympics.[1] Eight events were contested (four events for men and women each); two more events than previously contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Paratriathlon
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Paratriathlon pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueOdaiba Marine Park
Dates28 to 29 August 2021
Competitors80 in 8 events
2016
2024

The race course consisted of a 750m swim, 20 km bike ride and 5 km run, the swimming part of the race took place at the Odaiba Bay while the cycling and running courses traveled through the West Promenade district of Odaiba, featuring waterfalls and public gardens.[2]

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[3][4]

Qualification

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There were 80 qualified slots in the paratriathlon (36 male, 36 female and 8 gender free). The Paralympic qualification period started on 28 June 2019 and was suspended for a period on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused the 2020 Summer Paralympics to be postponed to August 2021, the qualification ranking period ended on 15 July 2021.[5]

  • A qualification slot is allocated to the NPC not to the individual athlete, however in Bipartite Commission Invitation the slot is allocated to the individual athlete not to the NPC.
  • An NPC can allocate a maximum of two slots per medal event and/or a maximum of sixteen athletes in total.
  • The ITU Paralympic Qualification Ranking List, the top nine ranked male or female athletes each obtain one qualification slot in each medal event.
PTWC PTS2 PTS4 PTS5 PTVI Total
Men   Australia
  Austria
  France
  France
  Italy
  Italy
  Japan
  Tunisia
  Brazil
  China
  Croatia
  France
  Great Britain
  Japan
  RPC
  Spain
  United States
  United States
  Australia
  Austria
  Brazil
  Brazil
  Canada
  France
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Spain
  United States
  Australia
  France
  France
  Great Britain
  Japan
  Spain
  Spain
  Ukraine
  United States
80
Women   Australia
  Australia
  Brazil
  France
  Italy
  Japan
  Mexico
  Netherlands
  Spain
  United States
  Finland
  Great Britain
  Italy
  Japan
  RPC
  Spain
  United States
  United States
  United States
  Canada
  France
  Great Britain
  Great Britain
  Hungary
  Japan
  RPC
  Ukraine
  United States
  United States
  Australia
  Canada
  France
  Great Britain
  Great Britain
  Italy
  Japan
  Ukraine
  United States
  United States

Schedule

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All events start at 6:30 am and finish at 11:10 am (in Japanese Standard Time UTC+9)

OC Opening ceremony  ●  Event finals CC Closing ceremony
Tues
24 Aug
Wed
25 Aug
Thurs
26 Aug
Fri
27 Aug
Sat
28 Aug
Sun
29 Aug
Mon
30 Aug
Tues
31 Aug
Wed
1 Sept
Thurs
2 Sept
Fri
3 Sept
Sat
4 Sept
Sun
5 Sept
Gold
medals
OC

CC 8

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States3205
2  Spain1124
3  Great Britain1113
4  France1012
5  Germany1001
  Netherlands1001
7  Italy0123
8  Japan*0112
9  Australia0101
  Austria0101
11  Canada0011
Totals (11 entries)88824

Medalists

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Men PTWC
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Jetze Plat
  Netherlands
Florian Brungraber
  Austria
Giovanni Achenza
  Italy
PTS4
details
Alexis Hanquinquant
  France
Hideki Uda
  Japan
Alejandro Sánchez Palomero
  Spain
PTS5
details
Martin Schulz
  Germany
George Peasgood
  Great Britain
Stefan Daniel
  Canada
PTVI
details
  United States
Brad Snyder
Guide: Greg Billington
  Spain
Héctor Catalá Laparra
Guide: Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias
  Japan
Satoru Yoneoka
Guide: Kohei Tsubaki
Women PTWC
details
Kendall Gretsch
  United States
Lauren Parker
  Australia
Eva Moral
  Spain
PTS2
details
Allysa Seely
  United States
Hailey Danz
  United States
Veronica Yoko Plebani
  Italy
PTS5
details
Lauren Steadman
  Great Britain
Grace Norman
  United States
Claire Cashmore
  Great Britain
PTVI
details
  Spain
Susana Rodríguez
Guide: Sara Loehr
  Italy
Anna Barbaro
Guide: Charlotte Bonin
  France
Annouck Curzillat
Guide: Céline Bousrez

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Paratriathlon events confirmed". www.paralympic.org. 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ "World Triathlon to restart Olympic & Paralympic rankings on 1 May 2021". World Triathlon. 18 March 2021.
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