The Sprint format (half the Olympic distance) has been used for triathlons at the Pacific Games since 2011.[1] Prior to that, the standard course Olympic distance was raced. The Aquathon, with swim and run legs only, has also been contested.[2]
Pacific Games
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^ Three events were contested, men's and women's individual races and a mixed team competition.[3] The standard course (Olympic) triathlon format was used and a total of nine medals were awarded.[3] New Caledonia won five medals: 2 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze. The host nation Tahiti won two medals: 1 gold, and 1 silver. Guam won the remaining two medals: 2 bronze – for the women's race (Tiffany Larscheid); and team event (Jay Donovan, Jeff Miller, Tiffany Larscheid).[4]
^ 1999: Men's and women's individual races and a mixed team event (based on finishing places) were again contested, with a total of nine medals being awarded.[5] Hosts Guam won three medals: 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. New Caledonia also won three medals: 1 gold and 2 bronze. Tahiti won two medals: 1 gold and 1 silver, and Northern Marianas took home 1 silver medal.[6]
^ New Caledonia dominated all three triathlon events in 2003,[7] winning seven of the nine medals awarded: 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. Tahiti won 1 silver medal, and Northern Marianas won 1 bronze medal.[8]
^ 2007: All three triathlon events were again dominated by New Caledonia, with six medals won: 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze. Tahiti won 2 silver medals, and Cook Islands won 1 bronze medal.[9]
^ The triathlon format was changed to the shorter sprint distance (half the Olympic course) at Nouméa in 2011. Hosts New Caledonia won four medals: 2 gold and 2 silver. Tahiti also won four medals: 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze. Guam took home 1 bronze medal.[1]
^ The shorter sprint distance (half the Olympic course) was used again at Port Moresby in 2015. New Caledonia won five medals: 3 gold and 2 bronze. Tahiti won 3 silver medals and Guam won 1 bronze medal.[10]
^2019: Sprint triathlon (half the Olympic course) as well as aquathon events were contested at Apia. Tahiti won five of the six gold medals on offer;[11] all of the men's and team events, as well as the women's aquathon.[12][13][14] New Caledonia won the gold medal for the women's triathlon.
^ 2001: Men's and women's individual races and a mixed team event were contested.[15] The standard course (Olympic) triathlon format was used and a total of nine medals were awarded. New Caledonia won four medals: 2 gold, and 2 bronze. Tahiti won three medals: 1 gold, and 2 silver. Cook Islands won 1 silver medal, and Northern Marianas won 1 bronze medal.[16]
^ 2005: Aquathon races (run/swim/run legs) were conducted at Koror after road works were not completed in time to allow the bike leg of the triathlon to proceed. There were only seven medals won as silver and bronze were not awarded in the mixed team event because only two teams had sufficient athletes entered.[2] Host nation Northern Marianas won three medals (2 gold, and 1 bronze). New Caledonia won two medals: 1 gold, and 1 silver. Fiji won 1 silver medal, and Cook Islands won 1 bronze.[2]
^ 2009: Three events were contested within the Avatiu wharf area; men's and women's individual races and a mixed team competition.[17] The standard course (Olympic) triathlon format was used and a total of nine medals were awarded. New Caledonia won six medals: 3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze. Tahiti won 2 silver medals. Host nation Cook Islands won 1 bronze medal in the mixed team event (Geoff Stoddart, Thomas Henderson and Jennie George).[18]
