Illustrated History of the Olympic Triathlon
The History of the Olympic Triathlon in Photographs

Updated April 30, 2008

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The triathlon is still a relatively new event for the Olympic Summer Games. View photos from its short, but exciting, history.

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Men Ready to Dive in at the First Olympic Triathlon	Simon Whitfield of Canada Wins the First Olympic Men's Triathlon	Females Battle It Out in Sydney	Brigitte McMahon of Switzerland Wins the First Women's Olympic Triathlon
Men's Swim Leg in the 2004 Olympic Triathlon	New Zealand's Hamish Carter Takes the Gold in 2004	Women Compete in the Bike Leg of the 2004 Olympic Triathlon	Kate Allen of Austria Captures the Gold in 2004

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