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Olympic history (Pre London 2012)

Coming out of the American jogging craze in the early 1970s the first triathlon was conducted in September 1974 in San Diego, Southern California. The next quarter of a century saw the sport's rapid rise in global popularity and status.

Triathlon became a fully-fledgd Olympic sport for men and women in Sydney in 2000.

Summary of past Australian Olympic team results

• The women’s triathlon in Sydney was the first of the 300 events decided at the 2000 Olympic Games.
• Australia's Michellie Jones, the twice world champion in 1992 and 1993, finished a close second behind Brigitte McMahon of Switzerland.
• In Beijing in 2008, Emma Snowsill won Australia's first ever Olympic Games triathlon gold medal, taking out the women's event in true style after taking the lead in the run leg and never looking back.

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