2012 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship

Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship 2012 2018 70px Stockholm, Sweden 26 August 2012 20 22 Great Britain France Russia 2011 2013 The 2012 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 26 August 2012. The championship was the seventh team championship held, and the fourth since the championships were reformatted in 2009, eliminating the separate male and female teams and running the championships with mixed teams. The team championship event coincided with the same weekend as the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series Stockholm race. Each team was allowed to enter 2 teams of four, made up of 2 females and 2 males. The teams competed in the following order - female–male–female–male. Each athlete completed a 300-metre swim, a 6 kilometre bike ride and a 2 kilometre run.http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/great_britain_claim_back_to_back_itu_triathlon_mixed_relay_world_titles/ Great Britain glorious in back to back ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship wins Sherwood Merryn World Triathlon 26 August 2012 26 September 2012 International Triathlon Union Results The ITU events in Stockholm were the first since the Olympic games almost two weeks prior, with some Olympians who participated in 2011 team Championship choosing not to take part in this year's event. Twenty-two teams representing 20 countries began the competition. With the help of 2012 Olympic Triathlon bronze medalist Jonathan Brownlee, Great Britain was able to defend its 2011 Team Triathlon World Championship. The French team finished second, finishing ten seconds behind Britain. The Russian team came in 3rd to claim the bronze.http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/great_britain_claim_back_to_back_itu_triathlon_mixed_relay_world_titles/ 2012 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm : 4xMixed Relay : Results Sherwood Merryn 26 August 2012 26 September 2012 International Triathlon Union The American team failed to finish after falling too far behind its competition.https://twitter.com/tzaferes/status/239753422390325249 Tommy Zaferes Tweet 26 August 2012 26 September 2012 Twitter.com Rank Team TimeImage:Gold medal icon.svgGreat Britain I1:26:48Vicky Holland: 23:24 Will Clarke: 20:39 Non Stanford: 22:56 Jonathan Brownlee: 19:51Image:Silver medal icon.svgFrance1:26:58Jessica Harrison: 23:07 Tony Moulai: 20:41 Carole Péon: 23:26 Vincent Luis: 19:45Image:Bronze medal icon.svgRussia1:27:31Irina Abysova: 23:09 Dmitry Polyanski: 21:17 Alexandra Razarenova: 22:46 Alexander Bryukhankov: 20:204Germany II1:28:065Switzerland1:28:386Spain1:28:437Italy1:28:528Hungary1:29:059Ukraine1:29:2010New Zealand1:29:2711Czech Republic1:29:4212Sweden1:29:4413Netherlands1:29:4914Japan1:30:0215Australia1:31:1516Canada1:31:2617South Africa1:31:3018Belgium1:31:4819Brazil1:32:57NCGermany I1:28:33NCGreat Britain II1:31:23DNFUnited States0:00:00Source: References External links WTS Stockholm website Team World Championships Category:2012 in Swedish sport Category:International sports competitions hosted by Sweden Category:Triathlon competitions in Sweden Category:2010s in Stockholm Category:World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships