Triathlon at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys'
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Boys' triathlon was part of the triathlon at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Triathlon at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Triathlon at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore took place at East Coast Park. There were competitions on August 15, 16 and 19.-4x Mixed relay:*250m Swim in Open Water*7 km cycle race *1.7 km run -Schedule:-Boys:...

 programme. The event consisted of 750 metre (0.466029552487355 mi) swimming, 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) cycling, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) running. It was held on 16 August 2010 at East Coast Park
East Coast Park
The East Coast Park is a beach park located on the southeastern coast of Singapore. It was opened in the 1970s, when the government completed reclaiming land off the coast at Katong which extends from Changi to Tanjong Rhu...

. The park is Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

's most popular public beach and park; it is the venue of the Osim Singapore Triathlon, an Olympic 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...

 event which began in 2002. Competitors swam in the open seas of the Singapore Strait
Singapore Strait
The Singapore Strait is a 105-kilometer long, 16-kilometer wide strait between the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea in the east. Singapore is on the north of the channel and the Riau Islands are on the south...

 and raced on the park's 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) track.

Aaron Barclay of New Zealand
New Zealand at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
New Zealand participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.The New Zealand squad consisted of 54 athletes competing in 16 sports: aquatics , athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, cycling, equestrian, hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, table tennis, triathlon, weightlifting...

 finished the race in first place. He was among the first few athletes to complete the first leg of the race and led a pack of nine riders in the second leg. Barclay ran neck in neck with Kevin McDowell of the United States before reaching the finish line. The event was Barclay's first triathlon outside Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

, and his gold medal was New Zealand's first medal in the Youth Olympics. McDowell, who was a favourite to win the race after winning the American qualifying event, finished in second place. Alois Knabl of Austria
Austria at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Austria will participate in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.The Austrian team will consist of 16 athletes competing in 12 sports: aquatics , athletics, badminton, canoe/kayak, gymnastics, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, table tennis, triathlon and wrestling.-Medalists:- Athletics:Main...

 finished third to win the bronze medal. Knabl was one of several athletes from his country who had the highest chances of winning a medal. Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Zimbabwe will participate in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.Zimbabwe will be represented by 27 athletes competing in 5 sports: Athletics, Cycling, Equestrian, Football and Triathlon.-Medalists:- Athletics:...

's Boyd Littleford and Bermuda
Bermuda at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Bermuda competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from 14 August to 26 August 2010.- Athletics:Main Article: Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics-Boys:Track and road events-Girls:...

's Ryan Gunn, who were in the final two places after the swimming segment, teamed up to complete the race together. Littleford had difficulties swimming when his goggles broke while underwater. Singapore's Scott Ang finished the race in 29th place.

Medalists


Results

The race began at approximately 9:00 a.m. (UTC+8) on 16 August at East Coast Park
East Coast Park
The East Coast Park is a beach park located on the southeastern coast of Singapore. It was opened in the 1970s, when the government completed reclaiming land off the coast at Katong which extends from Changi to Tanjong Rhu...

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Rank Start No. Triathlete Swimming Transit 1 Cycling Transit 2 Running Total time Difference
7 8:39 0:29 28:39 0:22 16:32 54:41.49 ±0:00.00
27 8:54 0:27 28:31 0:22 16:41 54:55.28 +0:13.79
16 8:39 0:33 28:39 0:22 16:51 55:04.72 +0:23.23
4 1 8:42 0:30 28:40 0:22 16:58 55:12.57 +0:30.98
5 8 8:39 0:33 28:40 0:28 17:08 55:28.99 +0:47.50
6 28 8:54 0:30 28:28 0:25 17:40 55:57.33 +1:15.84
7 14 8:53 0:29 28:28 0:22 18:09 56:21.21 +1:39.72
8 30 9:19 0:31 29:22 0:26 16:48 56:26.68 +1:45.19
9 9 9:18 0:30 29:24 0:22 17:15 56:49.17 +2:07.68
10 25 8:40 0:33 28:38 0:25 18:38 56:54.91 +2:13.42
11 18 8:53 0:28 30:06 0:25 17:09 57:01.41 +2:19.92
12 26 9:19 0:31 29:24 0:27 17:21 57:02.83 +2:21.34
13 4 8:59 0:31 29:47 0:27 17:22 57:06.35 +2:24.86
14 32 9:14 0:31 29:28 0:25 17:36 57:14.23 +2:32.74
15 10 9:06 0:32 29:36 0:23 17:40 57:17.54 +2:36.05
16 2 9:16 0:34 29:26 0:25 17:45 57:26.94 +2:45.45
17 21 8:38 0:30 28:44 0:25 19:18 57:35.16 +2:53.67
18 33 8:54 0:31 29:49 0:24 17:57 57:35.52 +2:54.03
19 29 9:04 0:29 29:39 0:24 18:09 57:45.67 +3:04.18
20 11 9:20 0:32 29:24 0:25 18:10 57:51.69 +3:10.20
21 12 8:55 0:30 29:53 0:25 18:18 58:01.34 +3:19.85
22 3 9:30 0:28 30:22 0:20 17:27 58:07.96 +3:26.47
23 23 9:03 0:30 29:40 0:24 18:51 58:28.67 +3:47.18
24 17 9:13 0:32 30:36 0:23 17:44 58:28.81 +3:47.32
25 6 9:01 0:34 29:42 0:25 19:13 58:55.12 +4:13.63
26 15 9:21 0:35 30:26 0:25 18:39 59:26.04 +4:44.55
27 24 9:21 0:33 30:27 0:26 18:45 59:32.92 +4:51.43
28 5 9:30 0:32 30:23 0:24 19:30 1:00:19.17 +5:37.68
29 31 9:20 0:32 30:33 0:27 21:23 1:02:15.11 +7:33.62
30 19 10:49 0:29 31:43 0:23 20:29 1:03:53.25 +9:11.76
31 22 10:37 0:31 32:07 0:22 20:52 1:04:29.34 +9:47.85
20 8:50 0:32 30:00 0:25 Did not finish

Note: No one is allotted the number 13.
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