Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

After a few places allocated to championships, the bulk of places are awarded on the basis of world rankings as at 31 May 2012. After 8 NOCs have qualified 3 athletes for an event, other NOCs are limited to 2 athletes for that event.

Qualification timeline

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Event Date Venue
World Qualification Event August 6–7, 2011   London
2011 ASTC Asian Triathlon Championships September 24–25, 2011   Mehua Lake Yilan County
2011 Pan American Games October 23, 2011   Puerto Vallarta
2012 ETU European Triathlon Championships April 17–22, 2012   Eilat
2012 OTU Oceania Triathlon Championships March 10, 2012   Devonport[2]
African Continental Qualification Event March 31, 2012   Le Morne
Cutoff for World Rankings May 31, 2012

Qualification progress

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Event Men Women
African Qualification Event   South Africa   South Africa
Asian Championships [3]   Japan   Japan
Pan American Games   Brazil   United States
European Championships   Spain   Switzerland
Oceania Championships   Australia   Australia
World Qualification Event   Great Britain
  Russia
  Great Britain
  Great Britain
  United States
  Germany
ITU Olympic Qualification List;

ITU World Championship Series Rankings;
ITU Points List[4]

  Argentina
  Australia
  Australia
  Austria
  Belgium
  Bermuda
  Brazil
  Canada
  Canada
  Canada
  Colombia
  Costa Rica
  Czech Republic
  Czech Republic
  France
  France
  France
  Germany
  Germany
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Ireland
  Italy
  Italy
  Japan
  Mexico
  New Zealand
  New Zealand
  New Zealand
  Poland
  Portugal
  Portugal
  Russia
  Russia
  South Korea
  Spain
  Spain
  Switzerland
  Switzerland
  Ukraine
  United States
  United States
 
  Australia
  Australia
  Belgium
  Bermuda
  Brazil
  Canada
  Canada
  Chile
  Czech Republic
  Czech Republic
  Denmark
  Denmark
  France
  France
  France
  Germany
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Great Britain
  Hungary
  Ireland
  Italy
  Japan
  Japan
  Mexico
  Netherlands
  Netherlands
  New Zealand
  New Zealand
  New Zealand
  Poland
  Poland
  Russia
  Russia
  Slovenia
  South Africa
  Spain
  Spain
  Spain
  Sweden
  Switzerland
  Ukraine
  United States
ITU Points List
Best non-qualified NOC for each continent
  China (Asia)
  Slovakia (Europe)
  Zimbabwe (Africa)
  China (Asia)
  Ecuador (America)
  Mauritius (Africa)
Tripartite Commission   Monaco -----
Rellocation of Quotas   Chile   Austria
Total 55 55

Qualification summary

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NOC Men Women Total
  Argentina 1 1
  Australia 3 3 6
  Austria 1 1 2
  Belgium 1 1 2
  Bermuda 1 1 2
  Brazil 2 1 3
  Canada 3 2 5
  Chile 1 1 2
  China 1 1 2
  Colombia 1 1
  Costa Rica 1 1
  Czech Republic 2 2 4
  Denmark 2 2
  Ecuador 1 1
  France 3 3 6
  Germany 3 3 6
  Great Britain 3 3 6
  Hungary 1 1
  Ireland 1 1 2
  Italy 2 1 3
  Japan 2 3 5
  Mauritius 1 1
  Mexico 1 1 2
  Monaco 1 1
  Netherlands 2 2
  New Zealand 3 3 6
  Poland 1 2 3
  Portugal 2 2
  Russia 3 2 5
  Slovakia 1 1
  Slovenia 1 1
  South Africa 1 2 3
  South Korea 1 1
  Spain 3 3 6
  Sweden 1 1
  Switzerland 2 2 4
  Ukraine 1 1 2
  United States 2 3 5
  Zimbabwe 1 1
Total: 39 NOCs 55 55 110

References

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  1. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad : Triathlon" (PDF). ITU. Retrieved 12 Aug 2011.
  2. ^ "Devonport to host 2012 Continental Championships". Triathlon Australia. 12 Jul 2011. Retrieved 12 Aug 2011.
  3. ^ "News | ASTC - Asian Triathlon Confederation". Astc.triathlon.org. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  4. ^ "All Rankings". ITU. Retrieved 12 Aug 2011.