Triathlon
From September 2007 to April 2008, the U.S. held three selection events, with the top American man and woman securing a place on the U.S. Olympic team. The U.S. qualified the maximum of three women and three men in Olympic triathlon, following the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships in June 2008 and the world rankings released by the International Triathlon Union. Americans have medaled once since triathlon was added to the Olympic program in 2000: a bronze in Athens.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Kemper | Men's | 18:04 | 0:30 | 59:06 | 0:28 | 31:40 | 1:49:48.75 | 7 |
| Matt Reed | 18:25 | 0:30 | 58:48 | 0:28 | 34:19 | 1:52:30.44 | 32 | |
| Jarrod Shoemaker | 18:19 | 0:29 | 59:03 | 0:28 | 32:27 | 1:50:46.39 | 18 | |
| Laura Bennett | Women's | 19:49 | 0:30 | 1:04:23 | 0:29 | 35:10 | 2:00:21.54 | 4 |
| Julie Ertel | 19:51 | 0:30 | 1:04:24 | 0:32 | 37:22 | 2:02:39.22 | 19 | |
| Sarah Haskins | 19:50 | 0:32 | 1:04:18 | 0:32 | 36:10 | 2:01:22.57 | 11 |
Read more about this topic: United States At The 2008 Summer Olympics