2008 ITU Triathlon World Cup
Series details | |
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Races | 12 |
Men's World Cup | |
1st | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() |
Women's World Cup | |
1st | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() |
The 2008 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes. There were twelve races held in twelve countries, each held over a distance of 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (an Olympic-distance triathlon). Alongside a prize purse, points were awarded at each race contributing towards the overall World Cup for which an additional prize purse was awarded. The 2008 World Cup was sponsored by BG Group. The 2008 World Cup series marked the final year of this race and championship format as the ITU shifted its focus to developing the World Championship Series.[1]
Venues, dates and prize purses[]
Date | City | County | Prize purse (US$) |
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Mar 30 | Mooloolaba | ![]() |
$100,000 |
Apr 6 | New Plymouth | ![]() |
$100,000 |
Apr 13 | Ishigaki | ![]() |
$100,000 |
Apr 26 | Tongyeong | ![]() |
$100,000 |
May 4 | Richards Bay | ![]() |
$100,000 |
May 25 | Madrid | ![]() |
$100,000 |
Jun 22 | Des Moines | ![]() |
$700,000 |
Jul 5–6 | Hamburg | ![]() |
$100,000 |
Jul 13 | Tiszaújváros | ![]() |
$100,000 |
Jul 20 | Kitzbühel | ![]() |
$100,000 |
Sep 27–28 | Lorient | ![]() |
$100,000 |
Oct 26 | Huatulco | ![]() |
$100,000 |
Event results[]
Mooloolaba[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:49:50 | ![]() |
2:00:44 | ||
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1:50:14 | ![]() |
2:01:22 | ||
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1:50:23 | ![]() |
2:01:22 | ||
Source:[2] |
New Plymouth[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:47:33 | ![]() |
2:01:01 | ||
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1:48:03 | ![]() |
2:01:07 | ||
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1:48:16 | ![]() |
2:01:16 | ||
Source:[3] |
Ishigaki[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:51:12 | ![]() |
2:03:10 | ||
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1:51:22 | ![]() |
2:03:40 | ||
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1:51:32 | ![]() |
2:05:23 | ||
Source:[4] |
Tongyeong[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:38:14 | ![]() |
1:49:49 | ||
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1:38:22 | ![]() |
1:49:59 | ||
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1:38:23 | ![]() |
1:50:21 | ||
Source:[5] |
Richards Bay[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:52:49 | ![]() |
2:03:32 | ||
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1:52:50 | ![]() |
2:03:35 | ||
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1:52:50 | ![]() |
2:03:41 | ||
Source:[6] |
Madrid[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:56:25 | ![]() |
2:04:46 | ||
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1:56:44 | ![]() |
2:05:49 | ||
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1:56:53 | ![]() |
2:06:10 | ||
Source:[7] |
Des Moines[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:54:21 | ![]() |
2:03:15 | ||
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1:54:29 | ![]() |
2:04:35 | ||
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1:54:32 | ![]() |
2:05:21 | ||
Source:[8] |
Hamburg[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:46:51 | ![]() |
1:57:42 | ||
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1:46:58 | ![]() |
1:58:25 | ||
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1:47:05 | ![]() |
1:58:25 | ||
Source:[9] |
Tiszaújváros[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:51:31 | ![]() |
2:02:47 | ||
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1:51:50 | ![]() |
2:03:33 | ||
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1:52:15 | ![]() |
2:04:06 | ||
Source:[10] |
Kitzbühel[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:45:23 | ![]() |
1:57:28 | ||
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1:45:29 | ![]() |
1:57:34 | ||
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1:45:30 | ![]() |
1:58:04 | ||
Source:[11] |
Lorient[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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1:49:53 | ![]() |
2:02:05 | ||
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1:51:01 | ![]() |
2:02:39 | ||
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1:51:10 | ![]() |
2:02:44 | ||
Source:[12] |
Huatulco[]
Place | Men | Women | ||||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |||
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2:03:23 | ![]() |
2:14:02 | ||
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2:03:32 | ![]() |
2:14:45 | ||
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2:04:22 | ![]() |
2:15:02 | ||
Source:[13] |
Overall rankings[]
At each race of the series points were awarded to the top 20 finishers per the table below. In addition to the points awarded for the twelve World Cup legs, double points were awarded for results achieved in the ITU Triathlon World Championship race in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 7–8 June 2008.
Finishing position | World Cup points |
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1 | 50 |
2 | 44 |
3 | 39 |
4 | 35 |
5 | 31 |
6 | 27 |
7 | 24 |
8 | 21 |
9 | 18 |
10 | 15 |
11 | 13 |
12 | 11 |
13 | 9 |
14 | 7 |
15 | 6 |
16 | 5 |
17 | 4 |
18 | 3 |
19 | 2 |
20 | 1 |
Men[]
Rank | Name | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
300 |
2 | ![]() |
246 |
3 | ![]() |
214 |
4 | ![]() |
169 |
5 | ![]() |
159 |
6 | ![]() |
156 |
7 | ![]() |
155 |
8 | ![]() |
140 |
9 | ![]() |
136 |
10 | ![]() |
135 |
Source:[14] |
Women[]
Rank | Name | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
282 |
2 | ![]() |
256 |
3 | ![]() |
210 |
4 | ![]() |
200 |
5 | ![]() |
197 |
6 | ![]() |
180 |
7 | ![]() |
174 |
8 | ![]() |
150 |
9= | ![]() |
131 |
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131 | |
Source:[15] |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Men | Women | Total | ||||
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
4= | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
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5 | 1 | 6 | |||||
6 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
8= | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
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2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
10= | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
14= | ![]() |
1 | 1 | |||||
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1 | 1 | ||||||
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1 | 1 |
Note: Rank is arranged by total number of medals.
References[]
- ^ Carlson, Timothy (12 September 2008). "ITU replaces one-day Elite World Championship with new six-race 'Super Series'". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Mooloolaba BG Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Ishigaki Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Tongyeong Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Richards Bay Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Madrid Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Hamburg Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Tiszaújváros Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Kitzbühel Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Lorient Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Results for 2008 Huatulco Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "2008 Men's World Cup Rankings". International Triathlon Union. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "2008 Women's World Cup Rankings". International Triathlon Union. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
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