The Sydney Opera House played host to the first Summer Olympic triathlon events at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Since its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the triathlon has been planned for five different venues.

Games Venue Other sports hosted at venues for those games Capacity Ref.
2000 SydneySydney Opera HouseNoneNot listed. [1]
2004 AthensVouliagmeni Olympic CentreCycling (individual time trial)Not listed. [2]
2008 BeijingTriathlon VenueNone10,000 [3]
2012 LondonHyde ParkSwimming (marathon)3,000 [4]
2016 Rio de JaneiroFort CopacabanaCycling (road), Swimming (marathon)5,000[5]
2020 TokyoOdaiba Marine ParkSwimming (marathon)tbc

References

  1. ↑ 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2000-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. pp. 136-7. Accessed 17 December 2010.
  2. ↑ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 299, 413. Accessed 24 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Triathlon Venue". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  4. ↑ London2012.com profile of Hyde Park. Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 30 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Rio2016.com profile of Fort Copacabana. Archived 2016-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 4 July 2016.
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