| Paratriathlon at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paratriathlon pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics | |
| Venue | Odaiba Marine Park |
| Dates | 28 to 29 August 2021 |
| Competitors | 80 in 8 events |
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Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| PTS2 | women | |
| PTS4 | men | |
| PTS5 | men | women |
| PTVI | men | women |
| PTWC | men | women |
Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Odaiba Marine Park. It was the second time that paratriathlon was be scheduled in the Paralympics. Eight events were contested (four events for men and women each); two more events than previously contested at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
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.
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.
Qualification
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.
- 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.
Schedule
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
Medal table
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |
 Spain
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |
 Great Britain
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |
 France
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |
 Germany
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |
 Italy
|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |
 Japan* |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |
 Australia
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Austria
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |
 Canada
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medalists
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | PTWC |
Jetze Plat Netherlands
|
Florian Brungraber Austria
|
Giovanni Achenza Italy
|
| PTS4 |
Alexis Hanquinquant France
|
Hideki Uda Japan
|
Alejandro Sánchez Palomero Spain
|
|
| PTS5 |
Martin Schulz Germany
|
George Peasgood Great Britain
|
Stefan Daniel Canada
|
|
| PTVI |
United States Brad Snyder Guide: Greg Billington |
Spain Héctor Catalá Laparra Guide: Gustavo Rodríguez Iglesias |
Japan Satoru Yoneoka Guide: Kohei Tsubaki |
|
| Women | PTWC |
Kendall Gretsch United States
|
Lauren Parker Australia
|
Eva Moral Spain
|
| PTS2 |
Allysa Seely United States
|
Hailey Danz United States
|
Veronica Yoko Plebani Italy
|
|
| PTS5 |
Lauren Steadman Great Britain
|
Grace Norman United States
|
Claire Cashmore Great Britain
|
|
| PTVI |
Spain Susana Rodríguez Guide: Sara Loehr |
Italy Anna Barbaro Guide: Charlotte Bonin |
France Annouck Curzillat Guide: Céline Bousrez |
See also
External links
- Results book Archived 30 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
