History of Champions

World Triathlon Champions - Elite Men

The World Triathlon Championship Series is the annual series of races used to crown an annual world champion. There are multiple rounds of races culminating in a Grand Final race, to cap the season. Athletes compete head-to-head for points in these races that will determine the overall world champion. The elite championship races are held over two distances: the standard and the sprint distance.

Prior to 2009, the world champion was formerly crowned in the ITU Triathlon World Championship, a single championship race that was held annually from 1989, the same year as the formation of the International Triathlon Union (ITU), to 2008.

In 2008, the day after the 2008 Men’s Olympic triathlon race, the ITU announced starting next year it would be replacing the single race world championship with a six-race World Championship points super series culminating in a Grand Final, it was to be called the World Championship Series.

World Triathlon Champions - Elite Men

Year
Location
Gold
Silver
Bronze
2023
Pontevedra, ESP
2022
Abu Dhabi, UAE
2021
Edmonton, Canada
2020
Hamburg, Germany
2019
Lausanne, Switzerland
2018
Gold Coast, Australia
Mario Mola
(ESP) (3)
2017
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Mario Mola
(ESP)(2)
2016
Cozumel, Mexico
2015
Chicago, United States
2014
Edmonton, Canada
2013
London, Great Britain
2012
Auckland, New Zealand
2011
Beijing, China
2010
Budapest, Hungary
2009
Gold Coast, Australia

ITU Triathlon World Champions - Elite Men

Year
Location
Gold
Silver
Bronze
2008
Vancouver, Canada
2007
Hamburg, Germany
2006
Lausanne, Switzerland
Tim Don
(GBR)
2005
Gamagōri, Japan
2004
Madeira, Portugal
2003
Queenstown, New Zealand
2002
Cancún, Mexico
2001
Edmonton, Canada
2000
Perth, Australia
1999
Montreal, Canada
1998
Lausanne, Switzerland
Simon Lessing
(GBR) (4)
1997
Perth, Australia
1996
Cleveland, United States
Simon Lessing
(GBR) (3)
1995
Cancún, Mexico
Simon Lessing
(GBR) (2)
1994
Wellington, New Zealand
Spencer Smith
(GBR) (2)
1993
Manchester, United Kingdom
1992
Muskoka, Canada
1991
Queensland, Australia
1990
Orlando, United States
1989
Avignon, France
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