2016 Australian Olympic Triathlon Team Nomination Criteria

This weekend’s World Triathlon Series round in Rio gives the Australian ITU triathletes their first opportunity to be selected on the team for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Below is a excerpt from the official nomination criteria document. There is a link below to the full document below.

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For the purposes of nomination to the AOC of Athletes for selection to the 2016 Australian Olympic Team TA  will:

(1) only nominate those Athletes who to the satisfaction of TA have competed in the events or  trials and completed the training regime and met other attendance, team participation and  performance requirements as follows:

Automatic Nomination

A. Olympic Qualification Event: Rio Olympic Test Event, 1 “2 August 2015 (“1st OQ  Event”)

i. The first eligible athlete (male and female) that finishes in the top three (3) positions  in the 1st OQ Event will:

a. have qualified a quota place for Australia in accordance with the ITU  Qualification System;

b. be nominated by TA to the AOC, subject to the athlete satisfying and  continuing to satisfy the requirements set out in these Criteria; and

c. be required to follow a training and competition preparation plan for the 2016  Olympic Games as agreed with the NPD;

OR

ii. Should no athlete satisfy clause 2(1)A(i) above, the first eligible athlete (male and  female) that finishes between 4th and 10th positions in the 1st OQ Event:

a. will be nominated by TA to the AOC, subject to the athlete satisfying and  continuing to satisfy the requirements set out in these Criteria, including but  not limited to, the requirement to

(1) continue to compete in international competitions in order to  qualify quota places for Australia in accordance with the
ITU Qualification System; and

(2) follow a training and competition preparation plan for the  2016 Olympic Games as agreed with the NPD;

B. World Series Triathlon Event: WTS race in first quarter of 2016 (“2nd OQ Event”)( Date  and location TBC)

i. The first eligible athlete (male and female) that finishes in the top ten (10) positions  in the 2nd OQ Event:

a. will be nominated by TA to the AOC, subject to the athlete satisfying and  continuing to satisfy the requirements set out in these Criteria, including but  not limited to, the requirement to;

(1) continue to compete in international competitions in order  to qualify quota places for Australia in accordance with
the ITU Qualification System; and

(2) follow a training and competition preparation plan for the  2016 Olympic Games as agreed with the NPD;