Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's
| Men's triathlon at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Fort Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||
| Date | 18 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 55 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.01 | ||||||||||||
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The men's triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place at Fort Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro on 18 August.
A total of 55 men from 31 nations competed in the race.
Alistair Brownlee from Great Britain became the first man to defend his Olympic triathlon title after his previous win at the 2012 Summer Olympics. His younger brother Jonathan Brownlee finished in second place and added another Olympic medal to his collection after his bronze from 2012. Henri Schoeman took the bronze and became the first South African to win an Olympic triathlon medal, finishing just ahead of compatriot Richard Murray.