2008 ITU Triathlon World Cup

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]

2008 ITU Triathlon World Cup
Series details
Races12
Men's World Cup
1st Javier Gómez (ESP)
2nd Bevan Docherty (NZL)
3rd Ivan Vasiliev (RUS)
Most wins Javier Gómez (ESP) (5)
Women's World Cup
1st Samantha Warriner (NZL)
2nd Felicity Abram (AUS)
3rd Helen Tucker (GBR)
Most wins Emma Snowsill (AUS) (3)

Venues, dates and prize purses
Date City County Prize purse (US$)
Mar 30 Mooloolaba  Australia $100,000
Apr 6 New Plymouth  New Zealand $100,000
Apr 13 Ishigaki  Japan $100,000
Apr 26 Tongyeong  South Korea $100,000
May 4 Richards Bay  South Africa $100,000
May 25 Madrid  Spain $100,000
Jun 22 Des Moines  United States $700,000
Jul 5–6 Hamburg  Germany $100,000
Jul 13 Tiszaújváros  Hungary $100,000
Jul 20 Kitzbühel  Austria $100,000
Sep 27–28 Lorient  France $100,000
Oct 26 Huatulco  Mexico $100,000

Event results

Mooloolaba
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Javier Gómez (ESP)1:49:50  Emma Snowsill (AUS)2:00:44
 Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS)1:50:14  Vanessa Fernandes (POR)2:01:22
 Tim Don (GBR)1:50:23  Lisa Nordén (SWE)2:01:22
Source:[2]

New Plymouth
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Javier Gómez (ESP)1:47:33  Emma Moffatt (AUS)2:01:01
 Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS)1:48:03  Lisa Nordén (SWE)2:01:07
 Andrew Johns (GBR)1:48:16  Felicity Abram (AUS)2:01:16
Source:[3]

Ishigaki
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Simon Whitfield (CAN)1:51:12  Emma Snowsill (AUS)2:03:10
 Rasmus Henning (DEN)1:51:22  Erin Densham (AUS)2:03:40
 Ivan Vasiliev (RUS)1:51:32  Hollie Avil (GBR)2:05:23
Source:[4]

Tongyeong
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Tim Don (GBR)1:38:14  Samantha Warriner (NZL)1:49:49
 Bevan Docherty (NZL)1:38:22  Hollie Avil (GBR)1:49:59
 Jan Frodeno (GER)1:38:23  Vendula Frintová (CZE)1:50:21
Source:[5]

Richards Bay
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Daniel Unger (GER)1:52:49  Carolyn Murray (CAN)2:03:32
 Matthew Reed (USA)1:52:50  Felicity Abram (AUS)2:03:35
 Hendrik De Villiers (RSA)1:52:50  Magali di Marco Messmer (SUI)2:03:41
Source:[6]

Madrid
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Javier Gómez (ESP)1:56:25  Vanessa Fernandes (POR)2:04:46
 Ivan Vasiliev (RUS)1:56:44  Helen Tucker (GBR)2:05:49
 Alistair Brownlee (GBR)1:56:53  Daniela Ryf (SUI)2:06:10
Source:[7]

Des Moines
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Rasmus Henning (DEN)1:54:21  Emma Snowsill (AUS)2:03:15
 Bevan Docherty (NZL)1:54:29  Emma Moffatt (AUS)2:04:35
 Greg Bennett (AUS)1:54:32  Helen Tucker (GBR)2:05:21
Source:[8]

Hamburg
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Daniel Unger (GER)1:46:51  Ricarda Lisk (GER)1:57:42
 Jan Frodeno (GER)1:46:58  Felicity Abram (AUS)1:58:25
 Oliver Freeman (GBR)1:47:05  Debbie Tanner (NZL)1:58:25
Source:[9]

Tiszaújváros
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Javier Gómez (ESP)1:51:31  Andrea Whitcombe (GBR)2:02:47
 Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS)1:51:50  Felicity Abram (AUS)2:03:33
 Steffen Justus (GER)1:52:15  Mariana Ohata (BRA)2:04:06
Source:[10]

Kitzbühel
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Iván Raña (ESP)1:45:23  Nicola Spirig (SUI)1:57:28
 Kris Gemmell (NZL)1:45:29  Carole Peon (FRA)1:57:34
 Sven Riederer (SUI)1:45:30  Samantha Warriner (NZL)1:58:04
Source:[11]

Lorient
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Cédric Fleureton (FRA)1:49:53  Lisa Nordén (SWE)2:02:05
 Tony Moulai (FRA)1:51:01  Samantha Warriner (NZL)2:02:39
 Iván Raña (ESP)1:51:10  Jessica Harrison (FRA)2:02:44
Source:[12]

Huatulco
Place Men Women
NameTime NameTime
 Kris Gemmell (NZL)2:03:23  Samantha Warriner (NZL)2:14:02
 Jarrod Shoemaker (USA)2:03:32  Sarah Groff (USA)2:14:45
 Laurent Vidal (FRA)2:04:22  Andrea Whitcombe (GBR)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
150
244
339
435
531
627
724
821
918
1015
1113
1211
139
147
156
165
174
183
192
201

Men
Rank Name Points
1  Javier Gómez (ESP) 300
2  Bevan Docherty (NZL) 246
3  Ivan Vasiliev (RUS) 214
4  Tim Don (GBR) 169
5  Laurent Vidal (FRA) 159
6  Oliver Freeman (GBR) 156
7  Iván Raña (ESP) 155
8  Reto Hug (SUI) 140
9  Tony Moulai (FRA) 136
10  Simon Whitfield (CAN) 135
Source:[14]

Women
Rank Name Points
1  Samantha Warriner (NZL) 282
2  Felicity Abram (AUS) 256
3  Helen Tucker (GBR) 210
4  Sarah Groff (USA) 200
5  Lisa Nordén (SWE) 197
6  Andrea Whitcombe (GBR) 180
7  Emma Moffatt (AUS) 174
8  Emma Snowsill (AUS) 150
9=  Erin Densham (AUS) 131
 Hollie Avil (GBR) 131
Source:[15]

Medal table
Rank Nation Men Women Total
 Gold  Silver  Bronze  Gold  Silver  Bronze
1  Australia 3 1 4 5 1 14
2  Great Britain 1 4 1 2 3 11
3  New Zealand 1 3 2 1 2 9
4=  Germany 2 1 2 1 6
 Spain 5 1 6
6  France 1 1 1 1 1 5
7   Switzerland 1 1 2 4
8=  Sweden 1 1 1 3
 United States 2 1 3
10=  Canada 1 1 2
 Denmark 1 1 2
 Portugal 1 1 2
 Russia 1 1 2
14=  Brazil 1 1
 Czech Republic 1 1
 South Africa 1 1

Note: Rank is arranged by total number of medals.

References
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