The World Triathlon Duathlon Championships is a duathlon championship competition organised by World Triathlon. The race has been held annually since 1990. The championships involve a continuous run-cycle-run, with the format since 1994 being a first run of 10 km, a cycle of 40 km and a second run of 5 km (distances varied prior to 1994).

Champions

Elite

Year Male Female Reference
1990  Kenny Souza (USA)  Thea Sybesma (NED) [1]
1991  Matt Brick (NZL)  Erin Baker (NZL) [1]
1992  Matt Brick (NZL)  Jenny Alcorn (AUS) [1]
1993  Greg Welch (AUS)  Carol Montgomery (CAN) [1]
1994  Normann Stadler (GER)  Irma Heeren (NED) [1]
1995  Oscar Galíndez (ARG)  Natascha Badmann (SUI) [1]
1996  Andrew Noble (AUS)  Jackie Gallagher (AUS) [1]
1997  Jonathan Hall (AUS)  Irma Heeren (NED) [1]
1998  Yann Millon (FRA)  Irma Heeren (NED) [1]
1999  Yann Millon (FRA)  Jackie Gallagher (AUS) [1]
2000  Benny Vansteelant (BEL)  Stephanie Forrester (GBR) [1]
2001  Benny Vansteelant (BEL)  Erika Csomor (HUN) [1]
2002  Tim Don (GBR)  Corine Raux (FRA) [1]
2003  Benny Vansteelant (BEL)  Edwige Pitel (FRA) [1]
2004  Benny Vansteelant (BEL)  Erika Csomor (HUN) [1]
2005  Paul Amey (GBR)  Michelle Dillon (GBR) [1]
2006  Leon Griffin (AUS)  Catriona Morrison (GBR) [1]
2007  Paul Amey (GBR)  Vanessa Fernandes (POR) [1]
2008  Rob Woestenborghs (BEL)  Vanessa Fernandes (POR) [1]
2009  Jarrod Shoemaker (USA)  Vendula Frintová (CZE) [2]
2010  Bart Aernouts (BEL)  Catriona Morrison (GBR) [3]
2011  Roger Roca (ESP)  Katie Hewison (GBR) [4]
2012  Emilio Martín (ESP)  Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) [5]
2013  Rob Woestenborghs (BEL)  Ai Ueda (JPN) [6]
2014  Benoît Nicolas (FRA)  Sandra Lévénez (FRA) [7][8]
2015  Emilio Martín (ESP)  Emma Pallant (GBR) [9][10]
2016  Richard Murray (RSA)  Emma Pallant (GBR) [11]
2017  Benoît Nicolas (FRA)  Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) [12]
2018  Andreas Schilling (DEN)  Sandrina Illes (AUT) [13]
2019  Benjamin Choquert (FRA)  Sandra Lévénez (FRA) [14]
2021  Nathan Guerbeur (FRA)  Joselyn Brea (VEN) [15]
2022  Krilan le Bihan (FRA)  Joselyn Brea (VEN) [16]
2023  Mario Mola (ESP)  Emma Pallant (GBR) [17]

Venues

Year Date Location Race distances (kilometres)
Run 1 Cycle Run 2
1990 24 November Cathedral City, California, United States 10 60 10
1991 30 November Cathedral City, California, United States 10 60 10
1992 7 June Frankfurt, Germany 10 60 10
1993 17 October Arlington, Texas, United States 5 50 5
1994 19 November Hobart, Australia 10 40 5
1995 3 November Cancún, Mexico 10 40 5
1996 14–15 September Ferrara, Italy 10 40 5
1997 13 September Guernica, Spain 10 40 5
1998 23 August St. Wendel, Germany 10 40 5
1999 17 October Huntersville, North Carolina, United States 10 40 5
2000 8 October Calais, France 10 40 5
2001 11 September Rimini, Italy 10 40 5
2002 20 October Alpharetta, Georgia, United States 10 40 5
2003 31 August Affoltern, Switzerland 10 40 5
2004 30 May Geel, Belgium 10 40 5
2005 25 September Newcastle, NSW, Australia 10 40 5
2006 29 July Corner Brook, Canada 10 40 5
2007 19 May Győr, Hungary 10 40 5
2008 27 September Rimini, Italy 10 40 5
2009 26 September Concord, North Carolina, United States 10 40 5
2010 3–5 September Edinburgh, United Kingdom 10 38.4 5
2011 24–25 September Gijón, Spain 10 40 5
2012 22–23 September Nancy, France 10 40 5
2013* 26–27 July Cali, Colombia & Ottawa, Canada 10 37 5
2014 31 May–1 June Pontevedra, Spain 10 40 5
2015 14–18 October Adelaide, Australia 10 40 5
2016 04–5 June Avilés, Spain 10 40 5
2017 19 August Penticton 10 40.5 5
2018 6 July Fyn, Denmark 10 40 5
2019 27 April Pontevedra, Spain 10 40 5
2021 6–7 November Avilés, Spain 10 40 5
2022 10 June Târgu Mureș, Romania 10 37.5 5
2023 29 April Santa Eulària, Spain 5 20 2.5

*The ITU Duathlon World Championships for Under23, Junior, Paraduathlon and Age-Group athletes took place in Ottawa, Canada, while Elite level competition occurred at the World Games 2013.

References

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  3. ^ "Morrison, Aernouts Take Duathlon World Titles In Scotland". Competitor Group, Inc. 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
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  8. ^ Peddie, David (31 May 2014). "Levenez finally lands World Duathlon title". ITU. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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  10. ^ McMahon, Noel (17 October 2015). "Emma Pallant pulls out Duathlon win". ITU. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Richard Murray and Emma Pallant claim the Duathlon World crowns". ITU. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) and Nicolas (FRA) reclaim Duathlon World Champion Titles in Penticton". ITU. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Schilling, Illes, earn World titles in the opening event of the 2018 Multisport World Championships". ITU. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Benjamin Choquert and Sandra Levenez crowned with world titles in Pontevedra". ITU. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Joselyn Daniely Brea Abreu and Nathan Guerbeur crowned Duathlon World Champions in Aviles". ITU. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  16. ^ "French dominate in Targu Mures as Le Bihan wins Duathlon world title". ITU. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Ibiza Multisport Championships: Day 2". ITU. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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