2016 ITU World Triathlon Series

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).

2016 ITU World Triathlon Series
League	ITU World Triathlon Series
Sport	Triathlon
Men's Series
Series Champion	Mario Mola (ESP)
Points	4819
Women's Series
Series Champion	Flora Duffy (BER)
Points	4691

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

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Abu Dhabi	Mario Mola (ESP)	Richard Murray (RSA)	Joao Silva (POR)
Gold Coast	Mario Mola (ESP)	Fernando Alarza (ESP)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)
Cape Town	Fernando Alarza (ESP)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Dorian Coninx (FRA)
Yokohama	Mario Mola (ESP)	Crisanto Grajales (MEX)	Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR)
Leeds	Alistair Brownlee (GBR)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Aaron Royle (AUS)
Stockholm	Alistair Brownlee (GBR)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Pierre Le Corre (FRA)
Hamburg	Mario Mola (ESP)	Jacob Birtwhistle (AUS)	Fernando Alarza (ESP)
Edmonton	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Mario Mola (ESP)	Richard Murray (RSA)
Cozumel	Henri Schoeman (RSA)	Jonathan Brownlee (GBR)	Alistair Brownlee (GBR)
Source:[2]

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Abu Dhabi	Jodie Stimpson (GBR)	Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)	Helen Jenkins (GBR)
Gold Coast	Helen Jenkins (GBR)	Gwen Jorgensen (USA)	Andrea Hewitt (NZL)
Cape Town	Non Stanford (GBR)	Jodie Stimpson (GBR)	Flora Duffy (BER)
Yokohama	Gwen Jorgensen (USA)	Ashleigh Gentle (AUS)	Ai Ueda (JPN)
Leeds	Gwen Jorgensen (USA)	Flora Duffy (BER)	Vicky Holland (GBR)
Stockholm	Flora Duffy (BER)	Andrea Hewitt (NZL)	Helen Jenkins (GBR)
Hamburg	Katie Zaferes (USA)	Rachel Klamer (NED)	Gwen Jorgensen (USA)
Edmonton	Summer Cook (USA)	Sarah True (USA)	Katie Zaferes (USA)
Cozumel	Flora Duffy (BER)	Gwen Jorgensen (USA)	Charlotte McShane (AUS)
Source:[2]

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]  Mario Mola (ESP) 4819  Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 4815  Fernando Alarza (ESP) 4087 4  Henri Schoeman (RSA) 3160 5  Richard Murray (RSA) 2975 6  Ryan Bailie (AUS) 2893 7  Crisanto Grajales (MEX) 2822 8  Pierre Le Corre (FRA) 2810 9  Adam Bowden (GBR) 2700 10  Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 2679

Women Rank Athlete Points[3]  Flora Duffy (BER) 4691  Gwen Jorgensen (USA) 4435  Ai Ueda (JPN) 3616 4  Katie Zaferes (USA) 3437 5  Helen Jenkins (GBR) 3410 6  Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 3223 7  Jodie Stimpson (GBR) 3145 8  Charlotte McShane (AUS) 3095 9  Sarah True (USA) 2855 10  Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) 2825