Category: Athletes

Finally, we come to the end of the Top 30 triathletes and in this article we have the picks of the bunch. At this stage in time, the six women listed below can be called the best in the World Triathlon Championship Series. All are realistic candidates to win Olympic gold and for anyone other than them to win it would be an upset (save, perhaps, for Flora Duffy who took 7th in the ranking). Distinguishing between these athletes is no mean feat and each individual has a glittering track…

This is the big one. After much anticipation, we arrive at the final step: the six best male triathletes in the world. The men listed below are at this time the likeliest candidates to make either the Olympic podium, overall WTCS podium or both this year. All won multiple WTCS medals in 2023 and all will treat Olympic gold as their objective in the coming months. To succeed in 2024, they will not have to make any great leap from their current state. Rather they will simply have to maintain…

Higher and higher we rise in the Top 30, and the chances of Olympic glory and WTCS success look all the stronger. In this section, WTCS medallists and Continental champions abound. Any of them could be an outside runner to make the Olympic podium or the overall WTCS podium. Some of the difficulty in separating the names arises from whether they are likely to have a couple of outstanding performances or if they are likelier to be consistent across the season. Perhaps more than anywhere else in the ranking, the…

As we get higher in the Top 30, the balance between potential Olympic success and WTCS success becomes more pronounced. At their best, everyone in this section can medal in the WTCS and some of the difficulty in separating them arises from whether they are likely to have a couple of outstanding performances or if they are likelier to be consistent across the season. Perhaps more than anywhere else in the ranking, the difference between who would win on any given day (for which Olympic success can be a proxy)…

In this next segment of the TriStats Top 30, we are entering the territory of the athletes that can push for WTCS medals and World Cup wins. To put the rankings together, WTCS performances have generally taken priority. At the same time, results at World Cups and Continental Championships also feature and attempts have been made to strike a balance between the different levels of the sport. Moreover, we have tried to weigh the consistency of some athletes against the medal-winning exploits of others. Remember, these rankings are not intended…

In this next segment of the TriStats Top 30, we are entering the territory of the athletes that can push for WTCS medals and World Cup wins. To put the ranking together, WTCS performances have generally taken priority. At the same time, results at World Cups and Continental Championships also feature and attempts have been made to strike a balance between the different levels of the sport. Moreover, we have tried to weigh the consistency of some athletes against the medal-winning exploits of others. There will always be an element…

In this instalment of the women’s Top 30 Triathletes for 2024, we will be casting an eye of the names occupying places 24 through 19. While we have attempted to strike a balance between the different levels of the sport, WTCS performances have generally taken the priority. Results at World Cups and Continental Championships also feature while we have tried to weigh the consistency of some athletes against the medal-winning exploits of others and the potential of rising younger athletes against the experience of those nearer to the end of…

We are back with the next cluster of athletes in the men’s Top 30 Triathletes for 2024. To compile the ranking, WTCS performances have generally taken the priority. At the same time, results at World Cups and Continental Championships also feature and attempts have been made to strike a balance between the different levels of the sport. Moreover, we have tried to weigh the consistency of some athletes against the medal-winning exploits of others. Remember, these rankings are not intended as a prediction for the year but rather as more…

After starting with the men yesterday, today we are kicking off the women’s series in the TriStats Top 30 for 2024. The same parameters have been used to govern the women’s ranking as were applied with the men. In general, WTCS performances have taken priority but results at World Cups and Continental Championships also feature. Across the board, we have tried to find a balance between promise and experience, consistency and medals, and the different levels of the sport. It should also be noted that these rankings are not intended…

It’s back! As we enter the Olympic season, the time has come to cast an eye over the men and women that form the TriStats Top 30 Triathletes. With so much talent on the World Triathlon scene, we have resisted the temptation to extend the list and, as a result, several worthy names have narrowly missed the cut. It should be noted that these rankings are not intended as a prediction for the year but rather more of a survey of how we feel the field stands going into the…