Chicago Grand Final by the numbers

by Erin Greene on 10 Sep, 2015 01:37 • Español

The ITU World Triathlon Grand final is locked and loaded with interesting facts and figures. Here we present you the Grand Final in number form.

2 - Number of athletes on the #DriveFor5 World Championship titles. Javier Gomez could own five after Chicago, which would be more ITU World Championships titles in Olympic Distance than anyone ever. He is also responsible for four of the five elite men’s World Championship titles that have been won by Spain. Bill Chaffey could also become the first paratriathlete to win five paratri titles.

3 - US cities that have hosted a World Triathlon Series race. Previous host sites included Washington DC and San Diego

4 – Days of competition during the World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago

5 – Paratriathlon sport classes contesting the aquathlon & triathlon World Championships. More information on each sport class here.

7 – People being inducted into the ITU Hall of Fame on September 17. Inductees include Emma Snowsill, Michellie Jones, Vanessa Fernades, Hamish Carter, Peter Robertson, Simon Whitfield and Chiharu Igaya. More here.

10 – Amount of times British men have won elite World Championship titles, which is four more than Australia with six. Alistair Brownlee was responsible for two of those.

14 – Elite women’s World Championship titles won by Australia, nine more than the US which is ranked second with five.

18 – Average temperature in Celsius in Chicago during September

35 – Elite, U23 & Junior World Championship titles Australia has won, which is 8 more than second-ranked Great Britain

64 – Countries represented at the World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago

85 - World Championship titles to be decided in Chicago

90 - Age of the oldest competitor this week, competing in the men’s 90-94 Sprint Distance World Championships

225 – Points separating Javier Gomez and Mario Mola in the World Championship title hunt

300 – Points separating Gwen Jorgensen and Katie Zaferes as they race for the women’s World Title

3783 – Age group athletes competing in Sprint and Olympic distance World Championship races

2,695,598 – Habitants within Chicago’s city limits

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Related Event: 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago

15 - 20 Sep, 2015 • event page • all results

Results: Elite Men
1.	Mario Mola	ESP	01:44:53
2.	Javier Gomez Noya	ESP	01:44:57
3.	Richard Murray	RSA	01:45:35
4.	Crisanto Grajales Valencia	MEX	01:45:40
5.	Vincent Luis	FRA	01:45:44

Results: Elite Women
1.	Gwen Jorgensen	USA	01:55:36
2.	Non Stanford	GBR	01:56:05
3.	Vicky Holland	GBR	01:56:20
4.	Andrea Hansen	NZL	01:56:44
5.	Rachel Klamer	NED	01:56:50

Results: Junior Men
1.	Manoel Messias	BRA	00:51:50
2.	Peer Sönksen	GER	00:51:51
3.	Léo Bergere	FRA	00:52:01
4.	Roberto Sanchez Mantecon	ESP	00:52:08
5.	Matthew Hauser	AUS	00:52:10

Results: Junior Women
1.	Laura Lindemann	GER	00:57:28
2.	Taylor Knibb	USA	00:58:14
3.	Lotte Miller	NOR	00:58:39
4.	Alberte Kjær Pedersen	DEN	00:58:40
5.	Hye Rim Jeong	KOR	00:59:05

Results: U23 Men
1.	Jacob Birtwhistle	AUS	01:40:51
2.	David Castro Fajardo	ESP	01:41:05
3.	Nan Oliveras	ESP	01:41:15
4.	Kevin McDowell	USA	01:41:38
5.	Gordon Benson	GBR	01:41:56

Results: U23 Women
1.	Audrey Merle	FRA	01:04:35
2.	Leonie Periault	FRA	01:04:35
3.	Melanie Santos	POR	01:04:46
4.	Avery Evenson	USA	01:04:52
5.	Miriam Casillas García	ESP	01:05:12

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