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Snowsill Air Emma Snowsill is head and shoulders above the other women on the world triathlon circuit, but in 2007, she was still the second best female athlete on the planet. Could a simple thing like air help turn this around?
Olympic triathletes swim 1500m, bike 40km and run 10,000m. Men and women compete seperately. Much of the Beijing event will be contested on a blue synthetic surface.
With 60km swim weeks, and run sessions around his father's horse track, Australia's Brad Kahlefeldt has logged the hard miles toward Olympic glory.
Matt Reed and Julie Ertel win spots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.
Canada's Simon Whitfield was the surprise winner of the inaugural Olympic triathlon at the Sydney Olympics.
Switzerland's Sven Riederer wins bronze in Athens, behind New Zealand's Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty.
Australia's Brad Kahlefeldt, an alternate in Athens, has come into his own since the 2004 Games. He won the bronze medal at 2007 Worlds.
The Olympic triathlon debuted as a medal sport in Sydney. Find out here who has stood on the podium since.
