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The Olympic distances for the three disciplines are: Swimming - 1500 Metres Road Cycling - 40 Kilometres Road Running - 10 kilometres The events were run in sequence, so that the person who crossed the line in first place at the end of the run was the winner. As a test, a race was staged over the Olympic course in October 2003 which saw Denmark 's Rasmus Henning win the men's event and Australia 's Michellie Jones the women's. MEDALLISTS Five nations won medals. The only nation to win more than one medal was New Zealand , which had the top two finishers in the men's competition. TOP 8 TABLE BY COUNTRY Thirteen nations had athletes place in the top eight. Three of those nations had two athletes place. WOMEN'S TRIATHLON The women's triathlon was run on August 25 2004 . All 50 women finished the swim, though only 45 finished the cycling and 44 lasted the entire course. Gold medallist Kate Allen was in 28th place after the second leg of the triathlon, coming from behind to pass Loretta Harrop and win the race by less than 7 seconds. MEN'S TRIATHLON The men's triathlon was run on August 26 . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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