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Interesting Facts About Triathlon In The USA And Canada
The first modern swim/bike/run event to be called a 'triathlon' was held at Mission Bay, San Diego, California, USA, on September 25, 1974, with 46 participants.
The USA also held the first modern long-distance triathlon – the Hawaiian Ironman.
Since 1982, when the US Triathlon Association and the American Triathlon Association merged, membership has grown from 1,500 to nearly 130,000.
The USA has hosted the triathlon World Championships twice (1990, Orlando, Florida and 1996, Cleveland Ohio).
US triathletes have won medals at world level:
Olympic medals: 1 bronze, Susan Williams, 2004
World Championship medals:
Men: 1 gold in 1989 (Mark Allen), and 1 bronze in 1991 (Mike Pigg).
Women: 4 gold, 5 silver, 8 bronze.
The first ever triathlon in Canada was held in Vancouver in 1981.
The governing body for triathlon in Canada, Triathlon Canada, was formed in 1984. Triathlon is one of the nation’s most rapidly growing sports.
Canada has hosted the triathlon World Championships three times (1992, Muskoka, 1999 Montreal, 2008, Vancouver).
Canadian triathletes have been successful at a world level:
Olympic medals: Simon Whitfield, gold in triathlon’s first Olympics in Sydney, 2000 (and silver in Beijing in 2008).
World Championship medals:
Men: none
Women: 1 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze.
Both countries have many excellent venues for triathlon training.
In the USA some popular venues include the altitude training venues of Flagstaff and Boulder, the flatlands and plains of Arizona, and the seaside and rolling terrain around San Diego.
Canada has lots of fantastic, scenic places to train, both mountainous and flat, though probably the most popular area for triathlon in Canada is around Victoria and Vancouver.
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