Mooloolaba Triathlon

The Mooloolaba Triathlon is an annual triathlon held since 1993 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia.[1]It is reported to attract up to 4,000 competitors and includes open-water swimming, cycling, and running.[2] USM EVENTS (now World Triathlon Corporation)[3] owns and manages the Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival.

The Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival (MTF) celebrated its 20th year in 2012, when it drew around 7,000 individual and team competitors. The Mooloolaba Triathlon is the second-largest Olympic distance triathlon event in Australia.[4]

The Mooloolaba Triathlon is the centerpiece of a three-day multi-sport festival. In addition to attracting international and Australian elite athletes, the festival provides a range of opportunities for beginning athletes, including the Age Group Triathlon, Asics Twilight 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) Run, the Peregian Springs Mooloolaba Ocean Swim, and for children, The Courier-Mail Mooloolaba Superkidz Triathlon. The MTF also hosts a three-day Expo from Friday to Sunday. The Expo is popular with various festival partners and exhibitors who show, promote and sell their products.

Also staged in conjunction with the festival is the International Triathlon Union Mooloolaba Triathlon World Cup, the only Australian leg of the ITU Triathlon World Cup Series. As the first race of the season, the World Cup event consistently draws thousands of spectators and a talented international field. In 2011, the world’s top triathletes raced for a prize pool totalling US $100,000.

In 2013, the swim leg of the race was moved to the Mooloolah River for safety reasons after Tropical Cyclone Sandra created huge swells.[5]

ITU men
YearWinnerCountryTimeNotes
2016Mario MolaSpain Spain52:55Sprint distance race
2015David HaussFrance France55:22Sprint distance race
2014Mario MolaSpain Spain54:18Sprint distance race
2013Javier GómezSpain Spain1:54:32
2012Peter KerrAustralia Australia1:49:29
2011Mitchell RobinsAustralia Australia1:51:45
2010Brad KahlefeldtAustralia Australia1:51:31
2009Courtney AtkinsonAustralia Australia1:52:05
2008Javier GómezSpain Spain1:49:50
2007Brad KahlefeldtAustralia Australia1:49:22

ITU women
YearWinnerCountryTimeNotes
2016Jodie StimpsonUnited Kingdom Great Britain58:31Sprint distance race
2015Tamara Gómez GarridoSpain Spain1:01:42Sprint distance race
2014Gwen JorgensenUnited States United States59:55Sprint distance race
2013Anne HaugGermany Germany2:04:31
2012Sarah DeubleAustralia Australia2:02:52
2011Ashleigh GentleAustralia Australia2:03:25
2010Vendula FrintováCzech Republic Czech Republic2:03:15
2009Kirsten SweetlandCanada Canada2:01:59
2008Emma SnowsillAustralia Australia2:00:44
2007Emma SnowsillAustralia Australia1:59:20

See also

References
  1. "Why enduring spectacle is even more special this year". Sunshine Coast News. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. Hui, Jin (15 March 2022). "Mooloolaba Tri celebrates 30 years". Noosa Today. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. Triathlete.com (15 February 2012). "WTC Acquires Australia's USM Events". Triathlete. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. "Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival 2013". Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  5. "Wild surf forces Mooloolaba Triathlon swim move". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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