Het wereldkampioenschap triatlon sprint 2010 werd gehouden op 21 augustus 2010 in Lausanne. Het was de eerste keer dat de International Triathlon Union (ITU) een wereldtitel uitgaf op de sprintafstand. De wedstrijd bij de mannen startte om 09:30 en de wedstrijd bij de vrouwen om 11:30. Voor beide geslachten ging de wedstrijd over 750 meter zwemmen, 20 km fietsen en 5 km hardlopen. Het evenement kende 50.000 dollar aan prijzengeld.

De Brit Jonathan Brownlee pakte de wereldtitel bij de mannen en de Zweedse Lisa Nordén bij de vrouwen.

Rang	Naam	Land	Zwemtijd	Fietstijd	Looptijd	Totaaltijd
1	Jonathan Brownlee	GBR	00:08:55	00:27:52	00:15:08	00:52:57
2	Tim Don	GBR	00:09:31	00:27:17	00:15:23	00:53:10
3	David Hauss	FRA	00:09:21	00:27:23	00:15:30	00:53:16
4	Brad Kahlefeldt	AUS	00:09:22	00:27:25	00:15:33	00:53:19
5	Dan Wilson	AUS	00:09:39	00:27:05	00:15:39	00:53:25
6	Gregor Buchholz	GER	00:09:33	00:27:10	00:15:42	00:53:27
7	Bryan Keane	IRL	00:09:40	00:27:03	00:15:47	00:53:33
8	Jarrod Shoemaker	USA	00:09:21	00:27:23	00:15:47	00:53:37
9	Sven Riederer	SUI	00:09:28	00:27:13	00:15:56	00:53:42
10	Franz Loeschke	GER	00:09:05	00:27:38	00:15:58	00:53:44
11	Tony Dodds	NZL	00:09:09	00:27:38	00:15:58	00:53:48
12	Ruedi Wild	SUI	00:09:39	00:27:03	00:16:04	00:53:51
13	Erhard Wolfaardt	RSA	00:09:32	00:27:14	00:16:01	00:53:54
14	Peter Croes	BEL	00:09:33	00:27:12	00:16:12	00:53:59
15	Matthew Sharp	GBR	00:09:09	00:27:35	00:16:13	00:54:00
16	Andreas Giglmayr	AUT	00:09:35	00:27:11	00:16:14	00:54:01
17	Francesc Godoy	ESP	00:09:21	00:27:26	00:16:14	00:54:02
18	Daniel Unger	GER	00:08:54	00:27:50	00:16:14	00:54:04
19	Massimo De Ponti	ITA	00:09:36	00:27:08	00:16:15	00:54:05
20	Jamie Huggett	AUS	00:09:25	00:27:19	00:16:20	00:54:07
21	Andrew Yorke	CAN	00:09:32	00:27:13	00:16:20	00:54:09
22	Nils Frommhold	GER	00:09:13	00:27:32	00:16:22	00:54:10
23	Marc-Iwan De Kaenel	SUI	00:09:32	00:27:14	00:16:35	00:54:17
24	Andrij Hloesjtsjenko	UKR	00:09:24	00:27:23	00:16:30	00:54:23
25	Greg Bennett	AUS	00:09:40	00:27:03	00:16:34	00:54:26
26	Attila Fecskovics	HUN	00:09:09	00:27:40	00:16:33	00:54:29
27	Daniel Rodriguez	ESP	00:09:41	00:27:02	00:16:36	00:54:31
28	Gabor Faldum	HUN	00:09:28	00:27:18	00:16:48	00:54:34
29	Aleksandr Latin	EST	00:09:09	00:27:38	00:16:46	00:54:38
30	Daniel Hofer	ITA	00:09:35	00:27:12	00:16:56	00:54:42
31	Ron Darmon	ISR	00:09:21	00:27:27	00:17:01	00:54:54
32	Fabio Carvalho	BRA	00:09:36	00:27:10	00:17:06	00:55:01
33	Harry Wiltshire	GBR	00:00:00	00:27:51	00:17:10	00:55:04
34	Daniel Torok	HUN	00:09:40	00:27:08	00:17:27	00:55:17
35	Tom Davison	NZL	00:09:25	00:27:23	00:17:22	00:55:20
36	Marc Widmer	SUI	00:09:36	00:27:07	00:17:33	00:55:21
37	Alfred Torok	HUN	00:09:25	00:27:21	00:17:34	00:55:24
38	Sebastien Gacond	SUI	00:09:32	00:27:12	00:17:40	00:55:25
39	Cameron Dye	USA	00:09:02	00:27:39	00:17:36	00:55:31
40	Wikus Weber	RSA	00:09:32	00:27:15	00:17:42	00:55:34
41	Theo Blignaut	RSA	00:09:12	00:27:34	00:17:52	00:55:39
42	Andrea Salvisberg	SUI	00:09:05	00:27:48	00:17:51	00:55:49
43	Brendan Sexton	AUS	00:09:37	00:29:43	00:15:39	00:56:07
44	Andrew McCartney	CAN	00:08:50	00:28:08	00:18:30	00:56:31
45	Miguel Angel Fidalgo	ESP	00:09:41	00:29:43	00:16:09	00:56:38
46	Gregory Billington	USA	00:09:22	00:29:59	00:16:11	00:56:40
47	Dustin McLarty	USA	00:08:49	00:28:20	00:18:24	00:56:42
48	Benjamin Shaw	IRL	00:09:14	00:27:59	00:18:43	00:56:58
49	Phil Wolfe	GBR	00:09:04	00:29:13	00:17:46	00:57:08
50	Johan Sandberg	SWE	00:09:08	00:29:19	00:17:46	00:57:20
51	Marc Jenkins	GBR	00:09:33	00:29:50	00:16:54	00:57:24
52	Adam Bowden	GBR	00:09:43	00:29:42	00:17:03	00:57:32
53	Ognjen Stojanovic	SRB	00:09:25	00:29:58	00:17:09	00:57:35
54	James Lock	IRL	00:10:03	00:30:16	00:16:38	00:57:38
55	Luc Van Es	NED	00:09:36	00:29:46	00:17:47	00:58:01
56	Ben Pattle	NZL	00:09:17	00:30:10	00:17:51	00:58:18
57	Joel Vikner	SWE	00:10:00	00:30:18	00:17:16	00:58:25
58	Franz Hofer	AUT	00:09:29	00:30:40	00:17:27	00:58:42
59	Peter Bajai	HUN	00:09:32	00:30:43	00:17:59	00:58:46
60	Juraci Moreira	BRA	00:10:26	00:31:26	00:17:57	00:59:24
61	Sergey Yakovlev	RUS	00:09:43	00:31:37	00:19:01	01:00:47
62	Jeffrey Phillips	CAN	00:09:39	00:31:39	00:19:34	01:01:17
63	Nikos Wilczek	GRE	00:08:54	00:30:25	00:00:00	01:02:01
DNF	Dylan McNeice	NZL	00:09:25	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNF[1]
DNF	Ákos Vanek	HUN	00:09:40	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNF
DNF	Tamás Tóth	HUN	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNF
DSQ	Frédéric Belaubre	FRA	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:00:00	DSQ[2]
DSQ	James Seear	AUS	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:00:00	DSQ
DSQ	Oleksiy Syutkin	UKR	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:00:00	DSQ

Rang	Naam	Land	Zwemtijd	Fietstijd	Looptijd	Totaaltijd
1	Lisa Nordén	SWE	00:09:48	00:29:47	00:17:23	00:58:02
2	Emma Moffatt	AUS	00:09:43	00:29:49	00:17:37	00:58:16
3	Daniela Ryf	SUI	00:09:56	00:29:40	00:18:13	00:58:51
4	Erin Densham	AUS	00:10:15	00:30:22	00:17:27	00:59:09
5	Felicity Abram	AUS	00:10:18	00:30:18	00:17:29	00:59:16
6	Nicola Spirig	SUI	00:10:00	00:30:35	00:17:43	00:59:24
7	Carole Peon	FRA	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:17:45	00:59:31
8	Jodie Stimpson	GBR	00:09:56	00:30:41	00:17:50	00:59:35
9	Nicky Samuels	NZL	00:09:45	00:30:50	00:17:58	00:59:42
10	Anja Dittmer	GER	00:10:12	00:30:25	00:17:58	00:59:45
11	Kate Roberts	RSA	00:09:58	00:30:39	00:18:03	00:59:47
12	Annamaria Mazzetti	ITA	00:10:11	00:30:27	00:18:07	00:59:48
13	Magali Di Marco	SUI	00:09:48	00:30:49	00:18:12	00:59:53
14	Alicia Kaye	USA	00:10:07	00:30:30	00:18:29	01:00:15
15	Anja Knapp	GER	00:10:03	00:30:34	00:18:42	01:00:26
16	Jessica Harrison	FRA	00:09:49	00:30:48	00:18:49	01:00:34
17	Jacqueline Slack	GBR	00:10:03	00:30:34	00:18:54	01:00:40
18	Melanie Annaheim	SUI	00:09:54	00:30:45	00:19:02	01:00:48
19	Rachel Klamer	NED	00:10:03	00:30:33	00:19:03	01:00:51
20	Teresa Adam	NZL	00:09:52	00:30:39	00:19:22	01:01:09
21	Felicity Sheedy-Ryan	AUS	00:10:33	00:31:55	00:17:38	01:01:14
22	Amy Roberts	AUS	00:09:59	00:30:33	00:19:33	01:01:17
23	Jennifer Spieldenner	USA	00:09:59	00:30:38	00:19:37	01:01:27
24	Anne Haug	GER	00:10:27	00:31:56	00:18:05	01:01:39
25	Andrea Steyn	RSA	00:10:37	00:31:53	00:18:10	01:01:43
26	Maria Czesnik	POL	00:10:11	00:32:05	00:18:15	01:01:48
27	Rebecca Robisch	GER	00:10:26	00:31:57	00:18:15	01:01:48
28	Ashleigh Gentle	AUS	00:10:38	00:33:10	00:17:11	01:02:11
29	Amanda Felder	USA	00:10:25	00:31:57	00:18:49	01:02:25
30	Aida Valiño	ESP	00:10:15	00:32:11	00:18:57	01:02:33
31	Zsofia Kovacs	HUN	00:10:06	00:32:23	00:19:04	01:02:37
32	Charlotte Bonin	ITA	00:10:08	00:32:15	00:19:25	01:03:02
33	Sarah Fladung	GER	00:10:14	00:32:11	00:19:30	01:03:05
34	Vendula Frintova	CZE	00:10:30	00:31:54	00:20:01	01:03:42
35	Estefania Dominguez	ESP	00:10:27	00:33:20	00:18:44	01:03:48
36	Lovisa Hjalmarsson	SWE	00:10:34	00:31:51	00:20:15	01:03:54
37	Olesya Prystayko	UKR	00:10:52	00:33:01	00:19:03	01:04:04
38	Kirsty McWilliam	GBR	00:09:58	00:32:55	00:20:10	01:04:16
39	Margit Vanek	HUN	00:09:45	00:32:54	00:20:25	01:04:24
40	Inna Ryzhykh	UKR	00:09:54	00:33:36	00:19:59	01:04:38
41	Carlyn Fischer	RSA	00:10:12	00:33:28	00:20:05	01:04:51
42	Rebecca Kingsford	NZL	00:10:15	00:33:16	00:20:27	01:05:07
43	Flavia Fernandes	BRA	00:10:11	00:33:17	00:20:38	01:05:16
44	Allison Hooper	CAN	00:10:04	00:35:20	00:19:34	01:06:10
45	Lucy Smith	GBR	00:09:56	00:34:12	00:21:10	01:06:37
46	Lucy Chittenden	GBR	00:10:10	00:33:57	00:22:58	01:08:15
47	Gili Zuckerman	ISR	00:11:13	00:37:32	00:19:50	01:10:00
DNF	Emma Jackson	AUS	00:10:14	00:33:17	00:00:00	DNF
DNF	Emma Davis	IRL	00:09:55	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNF
DNF	Non Stanford	GBR	00:10:26	00:00:00	00:00:00	DNF