From 20,358 finishers at 160 races
Average Olympic Triathlon Time by Age and Gender
The median olympic triathlon time in the US is 3:00:13. Women finish in a median of 3:10:34 and men in 2:55:31. Every number comes from published results of the last two years, with everyone who finished counted.
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Olympic Triathlon times by age and gender
Median finish time for each group, with the times that put you in its top quarter and fastest tenth.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | not enough data | 2:49:01top 25%: 2:32:41, top 10%: 2:20:55 |
| 20-29 | 3:10:37top 25%: 2:52:51, top 10%: 2:38:02 | 2:54:32top 25%: 2:36:17, top 10%: 2:20:39 |
| 30-39 | 3:09:35top 25%: 2:51:30, top 10%: 2:36:05 | 2:53:22top 25%: 2:34:33, top 10%: 2:19:20 |
| 40-49 | 3:10:35top 25%: 2:51:58, top 10%: 2:39:12 | 2:54:16top 25%: 2:36:42, top 10%: 2:22:16 |
| 50-59 | 3:10:28top 25%: 2:53:57, top 10%: 2:41:24 | 2:57:29top 25%: 2:40:12, top 10%: 2:27:09 |
| 60-69 | 3:20:31top 25%: 3:00:52, top 10%: 2:41:15 | 3:05:38top 25%: 2:48:44, top 10%: 2:34:58 |
What it takes to place in your age group
The third-place time in each group at a typical olympic triathlon (the median across races). Bigger races take faster times.
| Age | Women, 3rd place | Men, 3rd place |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | n/a | 2:48:54 |
| 20-29 | 2:52:22 | 2:28:45 |
| 30-39 | 2:50:09 | 2:23:59 |
| 40-49 | 2:51:42 | 2:27:30 |
| 50-59 | 2:58:50 | 2:35:36 |
| 60-69 | 3:10:18 | 2:52:51 |
Is my olympic triathlon time good?
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Quick answers
- What is a good olympic triathlon time?
- Half of US finishers complete the olympic triathlon in 3:00:13 or faster, a quarter in 2:41:00 or faster, and the fastest tenth in 2:24:52. Under 2:41:00 puts you in the top quarter of the field.
- What is the average olympic triathlon time for women?
- The median for women is 3:10:34; the fastest tenth of women finish in 2:38:24 or better.
- What is the average olympic triathlon time for men?
- The median for men is 2:55:31; the fastest tenth of men finish in 2:22:41 or better.
- What is a good olympic triathlon time for a 40-year-old?
- For athletes 40 to 49, the median is 3:10:35 for women and 2:54:16 for men. A top-quarter time is 2:51:58 for women and 2:36:42 for men.
- Which age group is fastest at the olympic triathlon?
- Among adults, athletes 30 to 39 have the quickest median, 2:58:28. Medians include everyone who finished, first-timers too, so they are slower than club or race-winning times.
Median olympic triathlon time by state
- Florida2:39:49
- Georgia3:00:45
- Indiana2:47:32
- Maryland3:03:49
- New Jersey2:52:49
- North Carolina2:58:47
- Ohio2:57:46
- Pennsylvania2:48:18
- Tennessee3:12:22
- Utah3:03:07
- Virginia2:59:08
- Washington2:57:23
- Wisconsin3:14:36
How these numbers are made
Each race's published results are reduced to percentile times for the whole field and for each gender and age group; names are never stored. Those curves are pooled across races of the last two years, weighted by finishers, so a big race counts for more than a small one. Relay, team and kids entries and results with impossible times are left out, and a group needs 100 finishers across 5 races before we show it. Course lengths vary more in triathlon than in running (a pool swim may be 300 yards, an open-water sprint 750 meters), so compare your time with races like yours. Medians include first-timers, so they are slower than club times.
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