The 2008 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes. There were twelve races held in twelve countries, each held over a distance of 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (an Olympic-distance triathlon). Alongside a prize purse, points were awarded at each race contributing towards the overall World Cup for which an additional prize purse was awarded. The 2008 World Cup was sponsored by BG Group. The 2008 World Cup series marked the final year of this race and championship format as the ITU shifted its focus to developing the World Championship Series.
Venues, dates and prize purses DateCityCountyPrize purse (US$)Mooloolaba$100,000New Plymouth$100,000Ishigaki$100,000Tongyeong$100,000Richards Bay$100,000Madrid$100,000Des Moines$700,000–6Hamburg$100,000Tiszaújváros$100,000Kitzbühel$100,000–28Lorient$100,000Huatulco$100,000
Event results
Mooloolaba PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:49:502:00:441:50:142:01:221:50:232:01:22Source:
New Plymouth PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:47:332:01:011:48:032:01:071:48:162:01:16Source:
Ishigaki PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:51:122:03:101:51:222:03:401:51:322:05:23Source:
Tongyeong PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:38:141:49:491:38:221:49:591:38:231:50:21Source:
Richards Bay PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:52:492:03:321:52:502:03:351:52:502:03:41Source:
Madrid PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:56:252:04:461:56:442:05:491:56:532:06:10Source:
Des Moines PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:54:212:03:151:54:292:04:351:54:322:05:21Source:
Hamburg PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:46:511:57:421:46:581:58:251:47:051:58:25Source:
Tiszaújváros PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:51:312:02:471:51:502:03:331:52:152:04:06Source:
Kitzbühel PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:45:231:57:281:45:291:57:341:45:301:58:04Source:
Lorient PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime1:49:532:02:051:51:012:02:391:51:102:02:44Source:
Huatulco PlaceMenWomenNameTimeNameTime2:03:232:14:022:03:322:14:452:04:222:15:02Source:
Overall rankings At each race of the series points were awarded to the top 20 finishers per the table below. In addition to the points awarded for the twelve World Cup legs, double points were awarded for results achieved in the ITU Triathlon World Championship race in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 7–8 June 2008.
Finishing positionWorld Cup points150244339435531627724821918101511131211139147156165174183192201
Men RankNamePoints13002246321441695159615671558140913610135Source:
Women RankNamePoints128222563210420051976180717481509=131131Source:
Medal table RankNationMenWomenTotal131451142141231131321294=212165166111115711248=111321310=11211211211214=111111
Note: Rank is arranged by total number of medals.
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