The World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships, is an annual team triathlon competition organized by World Triathlon. The competition is completed in teams of four, two men and two women, with each member doing a super-sprint distance triathlon.
History The first relay event appeared in 2003 in Tiszaújváros, Hungary as the ITU Team Relay Championships, two races were run one for men's teams and one for women's teams every team would have three members who would each complete one leg and the teams combined time would be their total time. Despite being deemed a success the event would not return until 2006. The championship would return in 2006 and 2007 before once again lacking an annual competition in 2008. In 2009, World Triathlon (then known as the International Triathlon Union or ITU) went through a major reorganization of its top level competitions, the men's and women's relay championships where merged and the title would be contested as a mixed relay. The event was initiated with the aim of getting more triathletes as well as the team triathlon discipline on the Olympic programme.
The format appeared at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Asian Games, which was considered a significant step towards adding team triathlon to the 2016 Summer Olympic programme. In July 2013, the IOC executive board ruled that they would not add any new disciplines to the 2016 games for fear of putting additional financial pressure on Brazil. In June 2017 with the announcement of mixed gender events being added to the Olympic program the mixed team relay has gained Olympic status and will hold its inaugural Olympic event in the 2020 Olympics. In 2018 it was decided that at three of the events of that years World Triathlon Series would also host a mixed relay event would be held alongside the men's and women's competition one of these would be the World Championship and all three events would grant points towards Olympic qualification and constitute the new mixed relay series. In 2019 the number of mixed relays in World Triathlon Series were increased to five and once again one of these would be the World Championship.
In 2021 the Mixed Relay World Championships were awarded to Bermuda, with the intent of holding a combined World Triathlon Sprint & Mixed Relay Championships, which would also mark the return of a stand alone Sprint Championship after a ten-year hiatus. However, the Bermuda event was cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions, and the inaugural combined event was instead held as the Montréal leg of the 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series. The event doubled as the first qualifier for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and also included the first age-group mixed relay world championships.
Results 4 x 4 Mixed relay 2009Magali Messmer Lukas Salvisberg Daniela Ryf Ruedi Wild Emma Moffatt Courtney Atkinson Emma Snowsill Brad KahlefeldtLauren Campbell Brent McMahon Kathy Tremblay Simon Whitfield2010Nicola Spirig Sven Riederer Daniela Ryf Ruedi WildJessica Harrison Frédéric Belaubre Carole Péon David HaussKate Mcllroy Tony Dodds Nicky Samuels Ryan Sissons2011Jodie Stimpson Jonathan Brownlee Helen Jenkins Alistair BrownleeMelanie Hauss Ruedi Wild Nicola Spirig Sven RiedererAnja Dittmer Maik Petzold Svenja Balzen Steffen Justus2012Vicky Holland William Clake Non Stanford Jonathan BrownleeJessica Harrison Tony Moulai Carole Péon Vincent LuisIrina Abysova Dmitry Polyanskiy Alexandra Razarenova Alexander Bryukhankov2013Anja Knapp Jan Frodeno Anne Haug Franz LoeschkeAndrea Hewitt Tony Dodds Kate McIlroy Ryan SissonsSarah Groff Ben Kanute Gwen Jorgensen Cameron Dye2014Lucy Hall Jonathan Brownlee Vicky Holland Alistair BrownleeCassandre Beaugrand Dorian Coninx Audrey Merle Vincent LuisZsófia Kovács Tamás Tóth Margit Vanek Ákos Vanek 2015Jeanne Lehair Dorian Coninx Audrey Merle Vincent LuisGillian Backhouse Aaron Royle Emma Jackson Ryan Baillie Vicky Holland Gordon Benson Non Stanford Mark Buckingham2016Gwen Jorgensen Ben Kanute Kirsten Kasper Joe MaloyCharlotte McShane Jacob Birtwhistle Emma Jackson Ryan BailieLaura Lindemann Jonathan Zipf Hanna Philippin Gregor Buchholz2017Charlotte McShane Matthew Hausser Ashleigh Gentle Jacob BirtwhistleKirsten Kasper Ben Kanute Katie Zaferes Matthew Mcelroy Maaike Caelers Marco Van Der Stel Rachel Klamer Jorik Van Egdom2018Léonie Périault Dorian Coninx Cassandre Beaugrand Vincent LuisNatalie Van Coevorden Aaron Royle Ashleigh Gentle Jacob BirtwhistleKirsten Kasper Ben Kanute Katie Zaferes Kevin McDowell2019Émilie MorierLéo BergèreCassandre BeaugrandVincent LuisLaura Lindemann Valentin WernzNina EimJustus NieschlagNatalie Van CoevordenAaron RoyleEmma JeffcoatJacob Birtwhistle2020Léonie PériaultLéo BergèreCassandre BeaugrandDorian ConinxTaylor Spivey Kevin McDowellKatie ZaferesMorgan PearsonGeorgia Taylor-BrownBarclay IzzardJessica LearmonthAlex Yee2021colspan=3 2022Pierre Le CorreEmma LombardiVincent LuisCassandre BeaugrandAlex YeeSophie ColdwellSam DickinsonGeorgia Taylor-BrownSeth RiderTaylor Spivey Kevin McDowellSummer Rappaport2023Tim HellwigAnnika KochSimon HenseleitLaura LindemannHayden WildeAinsley ThorpeTayler ReidNicole van der KaayMax StuderJulie Derron Sylvain FridelanceCathia Schär2024Henry GrafLisa TertschLasse LührsAnnika KochMax StuderJulie DerronSimon WestermannCathia SchärTayler ReidAinsley Thorpe Dylan McCulloughNicole van der Kaay2025Sophie LinnLuke WillianEmma JeffcoatMatthew HauserLéonie PériaultYanis SeguinCassandre BeaugrandDorian ConinxLisa TertschLasse Nygaard Priester Tanja NeubertHenry Graf2026Léonie PériaultTom RichardEmma LombardiDorian ConinxMárta KropkóMárk DévayFanni SzalaiCsongor LehmannBeth PotterMax Stapley Jessica FullagarOliver Conway
Team Relay Championships Before the creation of the mixed team relay, single gendered relay races were held intermittently.
Men's championship 2003Simon ThompsonRichie CunninghamBrad KahlefeldtClemente Alonso McKernanJosé María MerchánIván RañaVladimir TurbayevskiyAndriy GlushchenkoMaxim Kriat2006Brian FleischmannAndy PottsMatt ReedJan FrodenoMaik PetzoldDaniel UngerKyle JonesColin JenkinsPaul Tichelaar2007
Women's championship 2003Nikki ButterfieldMirinda CarfraePip TaylorAinhoa MurúaPilar HidalgoAna BurgosBeatrice LanzaSilvia GemignaniNadia Cortassa2006Daniela ChmetBeatrice LanzaNadia CortassaSarah TrueMary Beth EllisMichelle LindsayAna BurgosZuriñe RodríguezAinhoa Murúa2007Irina AbysovaEvgeniya MatveevaAnastasiya PolyanskayaInna TutukinaYuliya YelistratovaOlesya PrystaykoDaniela ChmetCharlotte BoninNadia Cortassa
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