The 2016
ITU World Triathlon Series
The World Triathlon Championship Series is an annual series of triathlon events organised by World Triathlon. The series is used to crown an annual world champion since 2008. Previously, the ITU (the former name of World Triathlon) world champi ...
was a series of nine World Championship
Triathlon
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the ...
events that lead up to a Grand Final held in
Cozumel
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. The Series was organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon, the
International Triathlon Union
World Triathlon, previously known as the International Triathlon Union (ITU), is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations. It is recognised as the inte ...
(ITU).
Calendar
The 2016 series visited nine cities around the world.
This figure, one lower than 2015, due to the
triathlon at Rio 2016.
Results
Medal summary
Men
Women
Overall standings
The athlete who accumulates the most points throughout the 8 race season is declared the year's world champion. The final point standings are:
Men
Women
References
External links
ITU Rankings{{ITU World Championships
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
World Triathlon Series
The World Triathlon Championship Series is an annual series of triathlon events organised by World Triathlon. The series is used to crown an annual world champion since 2008. Previously, the ITU (the former name of World Triathlon) world champio ...