Women's triathlon at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Fort Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Date	20 August 2016
Competitors	55 from 31 nations
Winning time	1:56:16
Medalists
Gwen Jorgensen  United States Nicola Spirig Hug  Switzerland Vicky Holland  Great Britain
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Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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The women's triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place at Fort Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro on 20 August.

A total of 55 women from 31 nations competed in the race.

The medals were presented by Marisol Casado, IOC member, Spain and Antonio Álvarez, Vice President of the International Triathlon Union.

Rank	#	Triathlete	Swimming	Cycling	Running	Total time	Difference
	20	Gwen Jorgensen (USA)	19:12	1:01:21	34:09	1:56:16
	18	Nicola Spirig Hug (SUI)	19:12	1:01:22	34:50	1:56:56	+0:40
	14	Vicky Holland (GBR)	19:09	1:01:26	34:54	1:57.01	+0:45
4	16	Non Stanford (GBR)	19:10	1:01:25	34:55	1:57:04	+0:48
5	32	Bárbara Riveros (CHI)	19:13	1:01:24	35:21	1:57:29	+1:13
6	52	Emma Moffatt (AUS)	19:07	1:01:24	35:49	1:57:55	+1:39
7	38	Andrea Hewitt (NZL)	19:04	1:01:28	36:06	1:58:15	+1:59
8	26	Flora Duffy (BER)	19:08	1:01:29	36:15	1:58:25	+2:09
9	29	Claudia Rivas (MEX)	19:05	1:01:27	36:18	1:58:28	+2:12
10	4	Rachel Klamer (NED)	19:10	1:01:19	36:38	1:58:55	+2:39
11	2	Mari Rabie (RSA)	19:04	1:01:32	37:10	1:59:13	+2:57
12	50	Erin Densham (AUS)	19:10	1:01:26	37:18	1:59:27	+3:11
13	39	Nicky Samuels (NZL)	19:06	1:01:27	37:18	1:59:30	+3:14
14	17	Jolanda Annen (SUI)	19:19	1:01:20	37:32	1:59:42	+3:26
15	55	Yuka Sato (JPN)	19:08	1:01:24	37:53	2:00:01	+3:45
16	19	Lisa Nordén (SWE)	19:17	1:01:18	37:55	2:00:03	+3:47
17	36	Charlotte Bonin (ITA)	19:07	1:01:29	38:34	2:00:48	+4:32
18	22	Katie Zaferes (USA)	19:03	1:01:26	38:44	2:00:55	+4:39
19	15	Helen Jenkins (GBR)	19:11	1:04:37	35:45	2:01:07	+4:51
20	7	Alexandra Razarenova (RUS)	19:56	1:03:55	35:44	2:01:09	+4:53
21	23	Aileen Reed (IRL)	19:19	1:04:31	35:48	2:01:14	+4:58
22	1	Agnieszka Jerzyk (POL)	19:50	1:03:59	36:04	2:01:27	+5:11
23	3	Gillian Sanders (RSA)	19:50	1:03:59	36:05	2:01:29	+5:13
24	48	Zsófia Kovács (HUN)	19:20	1:04:29	36:11	2:01:29	+5:13
25	8	Mariya Shorets (RUS)	19:48	1:03:54	36:10	2:01:33	+5:17
26	51	Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)	19:49	1:03:59	36:18	2:01:44	+5:28
27	25	Vendula Frintová (CZE)	19:21	1:04:27	36:29	2:01:49	+5:33
28	47	Laura Lindemann (GER)	19:18	1:04:30	36:27	2:01:52	+5:36
29	37	Annamaria Mazzetti (ITA)	19:42	1:04:08	36:34	2:01:53	+5:37
30	42	Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA)	19:16	1:04:35	36:49	2:02:18	+6:02
31	5	Mateja Šimic (SLO)	19:47	1:03:59	37:08	2:02:28	+6:12
32	6	Anastasia Abrosimova (RUS)	19:05	1:04:44	37:22	2:02:45	+6:29
33	28	Cecilia Pérez (MEX)	19:10	1:04:39	37:26	2:02:47	+6:31
34	11	Amélie Kretz (CAN)	19:10	1:04:39	37:23	2:02:48	+6:32
35	43	Audrey Merle (FRA)	19:19	1:04:31	37:31	2:02:53	+6:37
36	46	Anne Haug (GER)	21:11	1:04:50	35:18	2:02:56	+6:40
37	31	Sara Vilic (AUT)	19:43	1:04:04	37:43	2:03:10	+6:54
38	53	Yuliya Yelistratova (UKR)	20:05	1:05:57	35:51	2:03:27	+7:11
39	56	Ai Ueda (JPN)	21:10	1:04:50	36:03	2:03:37	+7:21
40	9	Pâmella Oliveira (BRA)	19:04	1:04:43	38:40	2:04:03	+7:47
41	12	Kirsten Sweetland (CAN)	19:11	1:04:34	38:49	2:04:16	+8:00
42	10	Sarah-Anne Brault (CAN)	19:49	1:03:56	39:02	2:04:28	+8:12
43	33	Miriam Casillas (ESP)	20:04	1:06:03	37:51	2:05:32	+9:16
44	44	Kaidi Kivioja (EST)	20:07	1:05:55	38:05	2:05:42	+9:26
45	49	Margit Vanek (HUN)	19:10	1:04:35	41:29	2:06:54	+10:38
46	54	Yurie Kato (JPN)	20:06	1:07:13	38:53	2:07:50	+11:34
47	27	Elizabeth Bravo (ECU)	20:10	1:05:54	40:09	2:07:52	+11:36
48	24	Wang Lianyuan (CHN)	20:06	1:05:55	43:32	2:11:12	+14:56
–	34	Ainhoa Murúa (ESP)	19:19	1:04:29	DNF
	35	Carolina Routier (ESP)	19:01	Lapped
	21	Sarah True (USA)	19:10	Lapped
	40	Claire Michel (BEL)	21:11	Lapped
	41	Katrien Verstuyft (BEL)	22:08	Lapped
	30	Julia Hauser (AUT)	22:08	Lapped
	45	Fabienne St Louis (MRI)	25:30	DNF
Source: Official results[1][2]