World Triathlon Champions - Elite Women
Updated: 19 Oct, 2023 04:14 pmThe World Triathlon Championship Series is the annual series of races used to crown an annual world champion. There are multiple rounds of races culminating in a Grand Final race, to cap the season. Athletes compete head-to-head for points in these races that will determine the overall world champion. The elite championship races are held over two distances: the standard and the sprint distance.
Prior to 2009, the world champion was formerly crowned in the ITU Triathlon World Championship, a single championship race that was held annually from 1989, the same year as the formation of the International Triathlon Union (ITU), to 2008.
In 2008, the day after the 2008 Men’s Olympic triathlon race, the ITU announced starting next year it would be replacing the single race world championship with a six-race World Championship points super series culminating in a Grand Final, it was to be called the World Championship Series.
World Triathlon Champions - Elite Men
Olympic History and Medallists
World Triathlon World Champions - Elite Women
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pontevedra, ESP | Beth Potter (GBR) | Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA) | Emma Lombardi (FRA) |
| 2022 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Flora Duffy (BER)(4) | Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR) | Taylor Knibb (USA) |
| 2021 | Edmonton, Canada | Flora Duffy (BER)(3) | Taylor Knibb (USA) | Taylor Spivey (USA) |
| 2020 | Hamburg, Germany | Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR) | Flora Duffy (BER) | Laura Lindemann (GER) |
| 2019 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Katie Zaferes (USA) | Jessica Learmonth (GBR) | Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR) |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | Vicky Holland (GBR) | Katie Zaferes (USA) | Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR) |
| 2017 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Flora Duffy (BER) (2) | Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) | Katie Zaferes (USA) |
| 2016 | Cozumel, Mexico | Flora Duffy (BER) | Gwen Jorgensen (USA) | Ai Ueda (JPN) |
| 2015 | Chicago, United States | Gwen Jorgensen (USA) (2) | Andrea Hewitt (NZL) | Sarah True (USA) |
| 2014 | Edmonton, Canada | Gwen Jorgensen (USA) | Sarah Groff (USA) | Andrea Hewitt (NZL) |
| 2013 | London, Great Britain | Non Stanford (GBR) | Jodie Stimpson (GBR) | Anne Haug (GER) |
| 2012 | Auckland, New Zealand | Lisa Nordén (SWE) | Anne Haug (GER) | Andrea Hewitt (NZL) |
| 2011 | Beijing, China | Helen Jenkins (GBR) (2) | Andrea Hewitt (NZL) | Sarah Groff (USA) |
| 2010 | Budapest, Hungary | Emma Moffatt (AUS) (2) | Nicola Spirig (SUI) | Lisa Nordén (SWE) |
| 2009 | Gold Coast, Australia | Emma Moffatt (AUS) | Lisa Nordén (SWE) | Andrea Hewitt (NZL) |
ITU Triathlon World Champions - Elite Women
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Vancouver, Canada | Helen Tucker (GBR) | Sarah Haskins (USA) | Samantha Warriner (NZL) |
| 2007 | Hamburg, Germany | Vanessa Fernandes (POR) | Emma Snowsill (AUS) | Laura Bennett (USA) |
| 2006 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Emma Snowsill (AUS) (3) | Vanessa Fernandes (POR) | Felicity Abram (AUS) |
| 2005 | Gamagōri, Japan | Emma Snowsill (AUS) (2) | Annabel Luxford (AUS) | Laura Bennett (USA) |
| 2004 | Madeira, Portugal | Sheila Taormina (USA) | Loretta Harrop (AUS) | Laura Bennett (USA) |
| 2003 | Queenstown, New Zealand | Emma Snowsill (AUS) | Laura Bennett (USA) | Michellie Jones (AUS) |
| 2002 | Cancún, Mexico | Leanda Cave (GBR) | Barbara Lindquist (USA) | Michelle Dillon (GBR) |
| 2001 | Edmonton, Canada | Siri Lindley (USA) | Michellie Jones (AUS) | Joanna Zeiger (USA) |
| 2000 | Perth, Australia | Nicole Hackett (AUS) | Carol Montgomery (CAN) | Michellie Jones (AUS) |
| 1999 | Montreal, Canada | Loretta Harrop (AUS) | Jackie Gallagher (AUS) | Emma Carney (AUS) |
| 1998 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Joanne King (AUS) | Michellie Jones (AUS) | Evelyn Williamson (NZL) |
| 1997 | Perth, Australia | Emma Carney (AUS) (2) | Jackie Gallagher (AUS) | Michellie Jones (AUS) |
| 1996 | Cleveland, United States | Jackie Gallagher (AUS) | Emma Carney (AUS) | Carol Montgomery (CAN) |
| 1995 | Cancún, Mexico | Karen Smyers (USA) (2) | Jackie Gallagher (AUS) | Joy Leutner (USA) |
| 1994 | Wellington, New Zealand | Emma Carney (AUS) | Anette Pedersen (DEN) | Sarah Harrow (NZL) |
| 1993 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Michellie Jones (AUS) (2) | Karen Smyers (USA) | Joanne Ritchie (CAN) |
| 1992 | Muskoka, Canada | Michellie Jones (AUS) | Joanne Ritchie (CAN) | Melissa Mantak (USA) |
| 1991 | Queensland, Australia | Joanne Ritchie (CAN) | Terri Smith (CAN) | Michellie Jones (AUS) |
| 1990 | Orlando, United States | Karen Smyers (USA) | Carol Montgomery (CAN) | Joy Hansen (USA) |
| 1989 | Avignon, France | Erin Baker (NZL) | Jan Ripple (USA) | Laurie Samuelson (USA) |