2016 ITU World Triathlon Series explained

The 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series was a series of nine World Championship Triathlon events that lead up to a Grand Final held in Cozumel. The Series was organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon, the International Triathlon Union (ITU).

Calendar

The 2016 series visited nine cities around the world.^[1] This figure, one lower than 2015, due to the triathlon at Rio 2016.

Date	Location	Status
March 5–6	Abu Dhabi
April 10	Gold Coast
April 23–24	Cape Town	Sprint distance
May 14–15	Yokohama
June 11–12	Leeds
July 2–3	Stockholm
July 16–17	Hamburg	inc. World Relay
September 3–4	Edmonton	Sprint distance
September 11–18	Cozumel	Grand Final

Results

Medal summary

Men

Abu Dhabi
Gold Coast
Cape Town
Yokohama
Leeds
Stockholm
Hamburg
Edmonton
Cozumel
Source:[2]

Women

Abu Dhabi
Gold Coast
Cape Town
Yokohama
Leeds
Stockholm
Hamburg
Edmonton
Cozumel
Source:

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

Rank	Athlete	Points[3]
		4819
		4815
		4087
4		3160
5		2975
6		2893
7		2822
8		2810
9		2700
10		2679

Women

Rank	Athlete	Points
		4691
		4435
		3616
4		3437
5		3410
6		3223
7		3145
8		3095
9		2855
10		2825

External links

• ITU Rankings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Series - ITU World Triathlon Series. International Triathlon Union. 3 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140909092600/http://wts.triathlon.org/series. 2014-09-09. dead.
2. Web site: ITU World Triathlon Series Results. 12 May 2016. International Triathlon Union.
3. Web site: 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Rankings - Men. International Triathlon Union. 17 August 2018.