Eight Golds for Team USA
by USA Triathlon
Team USA hauled in 8 gold medals Saturday at the Olympic distance World Championship in Gold Coast, Australia. The host nation won 10 gold medals.
Australia boasted a team of 989 athletes. Great Britain was the second-largest squad with 408 athletes, followed by the U.S. with 392 competitors.
Full results are available on the ITU website.
2009 ITU Triathlon Olympic Distance Age Group World Champions
18-19 Women - Ella Holmes, Australia
18-19 Men - Ryan Bailie, Australia
20-24 Women - Courtney Gilfillan, Australia
20-24 Men - Arnaud Chivot, France
25-29 Women - Carrie Lester, Australia
25-29 Men - Nick Dunn, Great Britain
30-34 Women - Tamsin Lewis, Great Britain
30-34 Men - Troy Drinan, Australia
35-39 Women - Suzanne Chandler, Canada
35-39 Men - JJ Bailey, USA
40-44 Women - Stephanie Kieffer, Canada
40-44 Men - Gregory Cox, Australia
45-49 Women - Loretta Wesley, Australia
45-49 Men - John Meagher, Australia
50-54 Women - Margaret Ritchie, Canada
50-54 Men - Kevin Ferguson, Australia
55-59 Women - Margarita Riera, Spain
55-59 Men - Dean Harper, USA
60-64 Women - Lauren Binder, USA
65-69 Women - Elizabeth Brackett, USA
65-69 Men - David Roadhouse, USA
70-74 Women - Susan Bradley-Cox, USA
70-74 Men - Keith Pearce, Australia
75-79 Women - Madonna Buder, USA
75-79 Men - Roger Brockenbrough, USA
Other American medalists:
M30-34 - Mark Harms - Bronze
M40-44 - Doug Clark - Silver
M60-64 - Bill Travis - Bronze
M65-69 - Robert Plant - Bronze
M70-74 - Gary Burnett - Silver
M70-74 - Karlton Naylor - Bronze
M75-79 - Brad Leonard - Bronze
F45-49 - Ann Davidson - Bronze
F65-69 - Lois Leon - Silver
F65-69 - Celeste Callahan - Bronze
F70-74 - Graciela Val - Silver
F70-74 - Helen Geoffrion - Bronze
F75-59 - Molly Hayes - Silver
U.S. paratriathletes topped the medal count with 10, including six gold, two silver and two bronze.
2009 ITU Triathlon Paratriathlon World Champions
Para TRI 1 Men - Bill Chaffey, Australia
Para TRI 2 Women - Sarah Reinersten, USA
Para TRI 2 Men - Matt Perkins, USA
Para TRI 3 Women - Miriam Jenkins, New Zealand
Para TRI 3 Men - Sebastien Averesch, Germany
Para TRI 4 Women - Clare Cunningham, Great Britain
Para TRI 4 Men - Peter Boronkay, Hungary
Para TRI 5 Women - Megan Fisher, USA
Para TRI 5 Men - JP Theberg, USA
Para TRI 6 Women - Ivonne Mosquera, USA
Para TRI 6 Men - Aaron Scheidies, USA
Other American Paratriathlon medalists:
Para TRI 1 Men - George Gallego - Bronze
Para TRI 2 Women - Beth Price - Silver
Para TRI 5 Women - Amy Dodson - Silver
Para TRI 5 Women - Jean Draper - Bronze