Triathlon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Triathlon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueSalford Quays
LocationSalford, England
Dates4 August 2002
Competitors57 from 18 nations

Triathlon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the inaugural appearance of Triathlon at the Commonwealth Games. Competition was held in Manchester, England, on 4 August 2002. It was the first time that the sport had been on the program.[1]

The events were held in Salford Quays in Salford.[2][3]

The event consisted of 1,500 metres swimming (two laps of Salford Quays Docks), 40km cycling (four 10km laps) and 10km running (3 circular laps).[4]

Canada topped the triathlon medal table by virtue of winning two gold medals.[5]

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada2002
2 Australia0112
3 Wales0101
4 New Zealand0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Simon Whitfield
 Canada 		Miles Stewart
 Australia 		Hamish Carter
 New Zealand
Women's Carol Montgomery
 Canada 		Leanda Cave
 Wales 		Nicole Hackett
 Australia

Results

Men's

Result[6]
Rank Name Time
 Simon Whitfield (CAN) 1:51:57
 Miles Stewart (AUS) 1:52:00
 Hamish Carter (NZL) 1:52:04
4  Simon Lessing (ENG) 1:52:22
5  Chris McCormack (AUS) 1:52:46
6  Kris Gemmell (NZL) 1:52:53
7  Andrew Johns (ENG) 1:53:21
8  Craig Watson (NZL) 1:53:25
9  Peter Robertson (AUS) 1:53:37
10  Marc Jenkins (WAL) 1:53:40
11  Stuart Hayes (ENG) 1:53:41
12  Rich Allen (SCO) 1:54:03
13  David Haines (WAL) 1:56:51
14  Tyler Butterfield (BER) 1:57:01
15  Andrew Fargus (SCO) 1:57:11
16  Kevin Clark (SCO) 1:58:13
17  Rory Mackie (ZIM) 1:59:05
18  Richard Llewwllyn Haines (WAL) 1:59:20
19  Jocelyn Gascon-Giroux (CAN) 2:00:26
20  Gavin Noble (NIR) 2:01:13
21  James Amy (JER) 2:02:26
22  Otto David Bell (BAH) 2:04:23
23  Trevor Woods (NIR) 2:04:54
24  Mark Tosh (NIR) 2:05:37
25  Dermot Galea (MLT) 2:05:45
26  Chris Walker (GIB) 2:06:15
27  Manwel Falcon (MLT) 2:06:39
28  Sigurd Haveland (GIB) 2:08:31
29  Jason Gooding (TTO) 2:13:23
30  Muhamad Razani (MAS) 2:15:03
31  Kent Richardson (BER) 2:16:40
32  Eugene Chan (MAS) 2:19:16
33  Martin Cross (NFK) 2:35:43
34  Dave Savage (KIR) 2:48:29
—  Graeme Donaldson (NFK) DNS

Women's

Result[6]
Rank Name Time
 Carol Montgomery (CAN) 2:03:17
 Leanda Cave (WAL) 2:03:37
 Nicole Hackett (AUS) 2:03:42
4  Heather Evans (NZL) 2:03:53
5  Sharon Donnelly (CAN) 2:05:19
6  Michellie Jones (AUS) 2:05:51
7  Michelle Dillon (ENG) 2:06:08
8  Jodie Swallow  (ENG) 2:06:22
9  Anneliese Heard (WAL) 2:06:52
10  Evelyn Williamson (NZL) 2:07:27
11  Julie Dibens (ENG) 2:07:51
12  Natasha Filliol (CAN) 2:08:43
13  Catriona Morrison (SCO) 2:10:52
14  Bella Comerford (SCO) 2:14:40
15  Karen Jones (BER) 2:18:36
16  Trudi Barnes (RSA) 2:19:59
17  Julie Murphy (NIR) 2:21:02
18  Kelly Mouttet (TRI) 2:22:02
19  Maria Mifsud Bonnici (MLT) 2:23:19
20  Serena Francis (COK) 2:27:37
21  Loretta Harrop (AUS) DNF
22  Steph Forrester (SCO) DNS

References

  1. ^ "Triathlon calendar". Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. ^ "'Stage set for Manchester to lay on feast of sport'". The Times. 25 July 2002. p. 36 – via Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "What's on in England's biggest sporting event for more than half a century". Fleetwood Weekly New. 2 January 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 14 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Triathlon". BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - triathlon". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Triathlon results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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