The triathlon has a long history, but has only been part of the Olympics since 2000. The race is conducted over 1.5 km (swimming), 40km (cycling) and 10 km (running).  The US has only medaled once (a bronze by Susan Williams in Athens).

The Team:

This year’s team is made up of five athletes, two men and three women. Two of the athletes are returning from Beijing and one was on the team in Athens and Sydney as well.

Links are to twitter accounts for the athletes.

USA Triathlon
Men:
Manuel Huerta
Hunter Kemper***

Women:
Laura Bennett*
Sarah Groff
Gwen Jorgensen
* – Was on team in 2008
*** – Was on team in 2008, 2004, and 2000

Schedule:

All Times ET
Saturday August 4th
4 AM – Women’s Triathlon

Tuesday August 7th
6:30 AM – Women’s Triathlon

Past Results:

Hunter Kemper finished 7th in Beijing, 9th in Athens and 17th in Sydney. Laura Bennett finished 4th in the triathlon in Beijing, just 26 seconds out of 3rd.

Manuel Huerta won the silver in the 2011 Pan American Games while Sarah Groff won the bronze at the 2011 ITU Triathlon World Championship.