Triathlon at the 1995 Pan American Games

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Triathlon at the 1995 Pan American Games
Mar del Plata, host of the 1995 Pan American Games, on April 7, 2010.
VenueMar del Plata
DatesMarch 26, 1995
Competitors57
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The triathlon competitions at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, were scheduled on March 26. Triathlon is a sport that combines three different modalities, in which competitors compete for the best overall time.[1] In total, 57 triathletes participated in the two events in the sport.[2]

In the women's event, the American Karen Smyers won the gold medal. The podium was completed by Canadians Kristie Otto and Fiona Cribb, silver and bronze medalists, respectively. In the men's event, Brazil won the competition with Leandro Macedo. He was followed by Canadian Mark Bates and Argentine Oscar Galíndez.

Events[edit]

Triathlon was included in the Pan American calendar in 1993. Two years later, the events were scheduled for March 26 in Mar del Plata.[3] The Brazilian Susana Schnarndorf led the swimming race, followed by the American Gail Laurence. This remained in the first places, but ended up off the podium. In cycling, Canadian Kristie Otto had the best performance, followed by Karen Smyers and Gail. Smyers, however, overtook Otto in the last race, winning the gold. Fiona Cribb also won a position in the last race, completing the podium with the bronze medal.[4] In the transition from swimming for men, the American Nataniel Llerandi took the lead with 17 minutes and 25 seconds, but lost positions during the race. Argentine Oscar Galíndez finished cycling in first position, he remained on the podium after finishing in third position, but was overtaken by Brazilian Leandro Macedo and Canadian Mark Bates.[5]

Medalists[edit]

American triathlete Karen Smyers won the gold medal in the women's event,[6] while Canadian Kristie Otto and Fiona Cribb won silver and bronze medals, respectively.[7] The male event ended with the victory of Brazilian Leandro Macedo;[8][9] the podium was completed by triathletes Mark Bates (silver medalist) and Oscar Galíndez (bronze medalist).[10][11]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women Karen Smyers
 United States 		Kristie Otto
 Canada 		Fiona Cribb
 Canada
Male Leandro Macedo
 Brazil 		Mark Bates
 Canada 		Oscar Galíndez
 Argentina
Women Team United States
 United States 		Canada
 Canada 		Mexico
 Mexico
Male team Mexico
 Mexico 		Argentina
 Argentina 		United States
 United States

Medal board[edit]

In this edition, Brazil and the United States shared the leadership of the medal table, winning the men's and women's competition, respectively. However, Canada was the country with the most medals won; the country kept the two silvers distributed and also obtained a bronze. Finally, Argentina finished with the men's bronze medal.[12][13]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States2013
2 Mexico1012
3 Brazil1001
4 Canada0314
5 Argentina0112
Totals (5 entries)44412

References[edit]

  1. ^ Garrett, William E.; Kirkendall, Donald T. (2000). Exercise and sport science. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 919. ISBN 978-0-683-03421-9.
  2. ^ Rosen, Karen (25 April 1993). "Upstart sports bidding for piece of USOC pie". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia USA. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ Frank D. Rohter; Michael O’Shaughnessy (2006-07-07). Blue Collar Ironman: An Introduction to Lifelong Triathlon Training. Xlibris Corporation. p. 15. ISBN 9781465316189. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. ^ a b "Results: 1995 Mar del Plata Pan American Games | Elite Women". triathlon.org. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  5. ^ a b "Results: 1995 Mar del Plata Pan American Games | Elite Men". triathlon.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  6. ^ Tim Durant (2007). Tim Durant (ed.). Know Regrets. p. xi. ISBN 9781435705678. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  7. ^ United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (1996). Atlante 1996. Commemorative Publications. ISBN 9780918883087. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  8. ^ Katia Rubio (2015-11-05). Atletas olímpicos brasileiros (in Portuguese). SESI. p. 648. ISBN 9788550412801. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  9. ^ Clovis Sena (1999). Fronteira centro-oeste (in Portuguese). Editora Kelps. p. 196.
  10. ^ "Mark Bates: Full Athlete Results". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  11. ^ "Há 25 anos, Oscar Galindez iniciava a sua trajetória de sucesso e conquistas no Triathlon". Mundotri.com.br. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  12. ^ Steven Olderr (2009-07-14). The Pan American Games/Los Juegos Panamericanos. McFarland. pp. 284–285. ISBN 9780786443369.
  13. ^ Ignácio Aronovich (May 1995). "Bikeando". Trip (in Portuguese). Vol. 8, no. 40. ISSN 1414-350X.
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