title: Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
text: # Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
  
  Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in the Southport Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast from April 5 to 7. A total of five events took place, two each for men and women and a mixed relay event. For the first time ever, para-triathlon events were contested at the Commonwealth Games.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Australia)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | England (ENG) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | Australia (AUS)* | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
  | 3 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 5 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's details | Henri Schoeman South Africa | Jacob Birtwhistle Australia | Marc Austin Scotland |
  | Women's details | Flora Duffy Bermuda | Jessica Learmonth England | Joanna Brown Canada |
  | Mixed relay details | Australia (AUS) Gillian Backhouse Matthew Hauser Ashleigh Gentle Jacob Birtwhistle | England (ENG) Vicky Holland Jonny Brownlee Jessica Learmonth Alistair Brownlee | New Zealand (NZL) Nicole van der Kaay Ryan Sissons Andrea Hewitt Tayler Reid |
  
  ### Para-triathlon
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's PTWC details | Joe Townsend England | Nic Beveridge Australia | Bill Chaffey Australia |
  | Women's PTWC details | Jade Jones England | Emily Tapp Australia | Lauren Parker Australia |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  There are 24 participating nations in triathlon with a total of 77 athletes.
  
  * Australia (12 athletes)
  * Bahamas (1)
  * Barbados (2)
  * Belize (1)
  * Bermuda (4)
  * Canada (6)
  * England (10)
  * Gibraltar (3)
  * Guernsey (1)
  * Isle of Man (1)
  * Jamaica (2)
  * Jersey (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Malaysia (2)
  * Mauritius (1)
  * Namibia (1)
  * New Zealand (6)
  * Northern Ireland (3)
  * Papua New Guinea (1)
  * Scotland (5)
  * Solomon Islands (2)
  * South Africa (5)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  * Wales (4)
  