The men's triathlon

Triathlon

A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...

was part of the triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....

 programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 2000. The race was held over the "international distance" (also called "Olympic distance") and consisted of 1500 metre (0.93205910497471 mi) swimming, 40 kilometres (24.9 mi), road bicycling

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) road running

Road running

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...

. The competition was held from Tuesday August 19, 2008 at the Triathlon Venue

Triathlon Venue

The Triathlon Venue is one of nine temporary venues used for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located at the Ming Dynasty Tomb Reservoir. The venue was used for the triathlon events.-References:*...

 at the Ming Tomb Reservoir

Ming Dynasty Tombs

The Ming Dynasty Tombs are located some 51.35 kilometers due north of central Beijing, within the suburban Changping District of Beijing municipality...

 in Shisanling.

Fifty-five triathletes from 31 nations competed.

Results

Rank	#	Triathlete	Swimming	Cycling	Running	Total time*	Difference
	32		18:14	59:01	30:46	1:48:53.28	n/a
	16		18:18	58:56	30:48	1:48:58.47	+5.19
	27		18:23	58:51	30:57	1:49:05.59	+12.31
4	30		18:08	59:06	31:03	1:49:13.92	+20.64
5	31		18:22	58:52	31:14	1:49:22.03	+28.75
6	34		18:25	58:49	31:35	1:49:43.78	+50.50
7	21		18:04	59:06	31:40	1:49:48.75	+55.47
8	41		18:18	58:57	31:48	1:49:57.47	+1:04.19
9	26		18:02	59:15	31:41	1:49:59.38	+1:06.10
10	38		18:03	59:11	31:48	1:50:00.30	+1:07.02
11	11		18:06	59:08	32:00	1:50:10.02	+1:16.74
12	35		18:11	59:05	32:07	1:50:19.62	+1:26.34
13	18		18:30	57:48	33:15	1:50:30.90	+1:37.62
14	36		18:53	58:23	32:18	1:50:32.07	+1:38.79
15	33		18:23	58:56	32:21	1:50:33.90	+1:40.62
16	12		18:17	58:56	32:26	1:50:36.00	+1:42.72
17	54		18:28	58:47	32:32	1:50:40.22	+1:46.94
18	23		18:19	59:03	32:27	1:50:46.39	+1:53.11
19	44		18:55	58:18	32:37	1:50:50.07	+1:56.79
20	42		18:17	58:56	32:41	1:50:53.69	+2:00.41
21	52		18:11	59:05	32:42	1:50:58.98	+2:05.70
22	25		18:15	59:07	32:53	1:51:11.61	+2:18.33
23	45		18:14	58:52	33:11	1:51:19.45	+2:26.17
24	24		18:10	59:08	33:01	1:51:22.59	+2:29.31
25	55		18:26	57:52	34:19	1:51:31.01	+2:37.73
26	8		18:24	58:50	33:22	1:51:35.57	+2:42.29
27	17		18:26	58:51	33:25	1:51:40.94	+2:47.66
28	15		18:24	58:51	33:34	1:51:46.81	+2:53.53
29	43		18:55	58:20	33:53	1:52:04.93	+3:11.65
30	6		18:27	58:53	33:56	1:52:11.98	+3:18.70
31	2		18:13	59:06	33:57	1:52:18.09	+3:24.81
32	22		18:25	58:48	34:19	1:52:30.44	+3:37.16
33	10		18:22	58:55	34:26	1:52:39.21	+3:45.93
34	29		18:00	59:19	34:34	1:52:48.16	+3:54.88
35	19		18:23	58:58	34:32	1:52:51.74	+3:58.46
36	40		18:49	58:24	34:51	1:53:02.79	+4:09.51
37	7		18:52	58:28	34:56	1:53:13.94	+4:20.66
38	47		18:20	59:00	35:02	1:53:23.98	+4:30.70
39	28		18:41	58:34	35:42	1:53:49.47	+4:56.19
40	9		18:22	58:56	35:43	1:53:58.22	+5:04.94
41	4		18:09	59:12	35:54	1:54:13.58	+5:20.30
42	20		18:21	59:00	36:09	1:54:31.61	+5:38.33
43	50		18:54	58:24	36:22	1:54:40.78	+5:47.50
44	3		18:56	58:08	36:42	1:54:46.09	+5:52.81
45	53		18:20	59:06	36:47	1:55:06.57	+6:13.29
46	56		18:06	59:15	37:17	1:55:41.87	+6:48.59
47	51		18:09	59:13	37:27	1:55:53.38	+7:00.10
48	5		18:04	59:12	37:58	1:56:13.68	+7:20.40
49	48		18:23	58:56	38:19	1:56:40.54	+7:47.26
50	14		18:12	58:59	38:39	1:56:50.85	+7:57.57
n/a	39		18:27	58:49	—	DNF	—
n/a	37		18:54	—	—	LAP	—
n/a	49		18:55	—	—	LAP	—
n/a	1		18:59	—	—	LAP	—
n/a	46		—	—	—	DNF	—

• * Including Transition 1 (swimming-to-cycling) and T2 (cycling-to-running), roughly a minute.
• No one is allotted the number 13.
• LAP - lapped by the leader on the cycling course.
• DNF - Did Not Finish.