| | Event type
Olympic Distance, Men
| Date | 17 September 2000 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Sydney Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Participants | 52 from 27 countries |
There was no clear favorite in the men’s race. The swim leg was won by Australia’s Craig Walton, but he was not considered a threat for the championship because of weak cycling and running skills. In the bike leg, Conrad Stoltz of South Africa and Olivier Marceau of France pulled away and finished together, with almost a full minute lead on the pack. Canada’s Simon Whitfield was in the middle of the group, having finished the swim in 28th place, and started the run in 24th. But he was the best runner in the field, and won that leg, catching the leaders and eventually caught the leader, Stephan Vuckovic (GER), less than 300 metres from the line, and pulled away to a comfortable win. The five top runners finished in that order overall as well. Bike leader Olivier Marceau finished 20th in the running and held on for 7th place.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | 1.5 km Swimming | Transition 1 (swim-to-cycle) | 40 km Cycling | Transition 2 (cycle-to-run) | 10 km Running | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Whitfield |  CAN | 1-48:24.02 | 17:56.59 (28) | 21.50 (9) | 58:54.40 (25) | 17.80 (9) | 30:53.73 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Stephan Vuckovic |  GER | 1-48:37.58 | 18:14.19 (33) | 21.40 (8) | 58:33.90 (14) | 18.20 (=12) | 31:09.89 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Jan Řehula |  CZE | 1-48:46.64 | 17:45.39 (14) | 26.50 (42) | 58:54.00 (24) | 19.50 (20) | 31:21.25 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Dmitry Gaag |  KAZ | 1-49:03.57 | 17:49.39 (18) | 23.70 (28) | 58:49.70 (19) | 18.30 (14) | 31:42.48 (4) | |||
| 5 | Iván Raña |  ESP | 1-49:10.88 | 17:49.09 (17) | 23.30 (24) | 58:51.50 (21) | 18.90 (17) | 31:48.09 (5) | |||
| 6 | Miles Stewart |  AUS | 1-49:14.52 | 17:55.49 (26) | 25.00 (34) | 58:41.50 (15) | 18.10 (11) | 31:54.43 (8) | |||
| 7 | Olivier Marceau |  FRA | 1-49:18.03 | 17:52.19 (24) | 19.50 (2) | 57:52.60 (2) | 19.80 (22) | 32:53.94 (20) | |||
| 8 | Reto Hug |  SUI | 1-49:21.30 | 17:55.59 (27) | 21.90 (=13) | 58:54.90 (26) | 17.41 (6) | 31:51.50 (7) | |||
| 9 | Simon Lessing |  GBR | 1-49:24.32 | 17:18.89 (2) | 25.90 (=36) | 59:21.70 (42) | 17.90 (10) | 31:59.93 (10) | |||
| 10 | Tim Don | GBR | 1-49:28.85 | 17:38.69 (9) | 21.90 (=13) | 59:13.40 (37) | 17.71 (8) | 31:57.15 (9) | |||
| 11 | Andriy Hlushchenko |  UKR | 1-49:30.17 | 17:40.59 (11) | 29.20 (47) | 59:07.10 (34) | 22.80 (43) | 31:50.48 (6) | |||
| 12 | Andreas Raelert | GER | 1-49:31.28 | 17:50.49 (21) | 22.80 (=20) | 58:53.50 (23) | 16.30 (2) | 32:08.19 (12) | |||
| 13 | Martin Krňávek | CZE | 1-49:38.01 | 17:50.09 (20) | 21.30 (6) | 59:00.30 (31) | 21.30 (=35) | 32:05.02 (11) | |||
| 14 | Leandro de Macedo |  BRA | 1-49:50.69 | 18:24.49 (41) | 21.60 (10) | 58:19.60 (4) | 20.60 (31) | 32:24.40 (14) | |||
| 15 | Volodymyr Polikarpenko | UKR | 1-49:51.78 | 17:36.29 (7) | 23.60 (27) | 59:16.20 (39) | 21.00 (=33) | 32:14.69 (13) | |||
| 16 | Craig Watson |  NZL | 1-50:01.85 | 17:41.99 (13) | 23.10 (23) | 58:58.40 (28) | 20.10 (24) | 32:38.26 (15) | |||
| 17 | Hunter Kemper |  USA | 1-50:05.56 | 17:49.49 (19) | 22.30 (=17) | 58:57.00 (27) | 18.20 (=12) | 32:38.57 (16) | |||
| 18 | Markus Keller | SUI | 1-50:15.25 | 18:16.59 (35) | 21.70 (11) | 58:29.70 (12) | 21.50 (=37) | 32:45.76 (17) | |||
| 19 | Carl Blasco | FRA | 1-50:18.02 | 17:38.19 (8) | 28.00 (45) | 58:58.80 (29) | 19.41 (19) | 32:53.62 (19) | |||
| 20 | Conrad Stoltz |  RSA | 1-50:24.39 | 18:25.29 (42) | 22.10 (=15) | 57:17.60 (1) | 21.00 (=33) | 33:58.40 (35) | |||
| 21 | Takumi Obara |  JPN | 1-50:29.95 | 17:46.19 (15) | 24.30 (=31) | 59:02.50 (33) | 18.70 (16) | 32:58.26 (21) | |||
| 22 | Juraci Moreira Júnior | BRA | 1-50:44.79 | 18:26.09 (44) | 23.40 (26) | 58:25.20 (10) | 20.21 (26) | 33:09.89 (22) | |||
| 23 | Eneko Llanos | ESP | 1-50:48.35 | 18:19.79 (36) | 24.60 (33) | 58:23.40 (7) | 20.50 (=29) | 33:20.06 (24) | |||
| 24 | Jean-Christophe Guinchard | SUI | 1-50:50.76 | 18:25.60 (43) | 21.39 (7) | 58:19.20 (3) | 17.30 (4) | 33:27.27 (26) | |||
| 25 | Ryan Bolton | USA | 1-50:52.95 | 18:00.79 (32) | 30.70 (51) | 58:46.20 (=16) | 20.50 (=29) | 33:14.76 (23) | |||
| 26 | Hamish Carter | NZL | 1-50:57.17 | 17:24.19 (3) | 24.00 (29) | 59:16.30 (40) | 20.80 (32) | 33:31.88 (30) | |||
| 27 | Craig Walton | AUS | 1-50:57.66 | 17:17.69 (1) | 26.20 (=39) | 59:17.20 (41) | 19.60 (21) | 33:36.97 (32) | |||
| 28 | Óscar Galíndez |  ARG | 1-50:59.48 | 18:27.79 (47) | 22.80 (=20) | 58:59.30 (30) | 21.30 (=35) | 32:48.29 (18) | |||
| 29 | Johannes Enzenhofer |  AUT | 1-51:02.48 | 17:59.99 (30) | 22.80 (=20) | 58:46.20 (=16) | 25.30 (=47) | 33:28.19 (27) | |||
| 30 | Csaba Kuttor |  HUN | 1-51:05.74 | 17:38.99 (10) | 27.80 (43) | 59:10.00 (35) | 24.30 (45) | 33:24.65 (25) | |||
| 31 | Stéphan Bignet | FRA | 1-51:12.15 | 17:35.59 (6) | 26.00 (38) | 59:13.50 (38) | 22.60 (42) | 33:34.46 (31) | |||
| 32 | Alessandro Bottoni |  ITA | 1-51:18.13 | 18:22.49 (38) | 26.30 (41) | 58:24.30 (9) | 19.91 (23) | 33:45.13 (33) | |||
| 33 | Vasilios Krommydas |  GRE | 1-51:28.94 | 18:00.09 (31) | 25.50 (35) | 58:51.90 (22) | 24.20 (44) | 33:47.25 (34) | |||
| 34 | Peter Robertson | AUS | 1-51:39.04 | 18:26.99 (46) | 20.50 (3) | 58:23.50 (8) | 17.40 (5) | 34:10.65 (38) | |||
| 35 | Joachim Willén |  SWE | 1-51:40.80 | 17:27.79 (5) | 21.10 (=4) | 59:24.60 (43) | 18.60 (15) | 34:08.71 (37) | |||
| 36 | Hideo Fukui | JPN | 1-52:04.79 | 17:27.39 (4) | 29.90 (49) | 59:12.10 (36) | 20.40 (=27) | 34:35.00 (39) | |||
| 37 | Gilberto González |  VEN | 1-52:13.03 | 18:24.29 (40) | 30.20 (50) | 58:21.20 (5) | 19.20 (18) | 34:38.14 (40) | |||
| 38 | Ben Bright | NZL | 1-52:17.26 | 17:51.60 (23) | 23.39 (25) | 58:49.90 (20) | 21.90 (=39) | 34:50.47 (42) | |||
| 39 | Armando Barcellos | BRA | 1-53:42.63 | 18:23.59 (39) | 22.30 (=17) | 58:30.00 (13) | 21.90 (=39) | 36:04.84 (45) | |||
| 40 | Nick Radkewich | USA | 1-53:44.63 | 18:21.39 (37) | 22.70 (19) | 58:29.20 (11) | 25.30 (=47) | 36:06.04 (46) | |||
| 41 | Matías Brain |  CHI | 1-53:44.90 | 18:28.09 (48) | 28.50 (46) | 58:21.50 (6) | 24.80 (46) | 36:02.01 (44) | |||
| 42 | Eric van der Linden |  NED | 1-54:32.04 | 17:57.89 (29) | 24.30 (=31) | 58:48.20 (18) | 22.20 (41) | 36:59.45 (47) | |||
| 43 | Rob Barel | NED | 1-55:36.69 | 18:15.89 (34) | 18.80 (1) | 1-03:17.50 (46) | 14.50 (1) | 33:30.00 (29) | |||
| 44 | Jan Hansen |  DEN | 1-55:42.06 | 19:02.59 (51) | 21.10 (=4) | 1-02:28.70 (44) | 20.20 (25) | 33:29.47 (28) | |||
| 45 | Roland Melis |  AHO | 1-56:11.95 | 18:49.59 (50) | 31.60 (52) | 1-02:31.10 (45) | 16.70 (3) | 34:02.96 (36) | |||
| 46 | Hiroyuki Nishiuchi | JPN | 1-56:59.76 | 17:51.59 (22) | 24.20 (30) | 1-03:39.70 (47) | 17.50 (7) | 34:46.77 (41) | |||
| 47 | Mikhail Kuznetsov | KAZ | 1-59:13.50 | 18:28.89 (49) | 26.20 (=39) | 1-04:17.70 (48) | 21.50 (=37) | 35:39.21 (43) | |||
| 48 | Dennis Looze | NED | 2-00:23.80 | 17:46.69 (16) | 21.80 (12) | 59:00.40 (32) | 20.40 (=27) | 42:54.51 (48) | |||
| Andrew Johns | GBR | – | 17:53.59 (25) | 22.10 (=15) | – ( | – | – | ||||
| José María Merchán | ESP | – | 18:26.19 (45) | 29.30 (48) | – ( | – | – | lapped | |||
| Filip Ospalý | CZE | – | 17:41.89 (12) | 25.90 (=36) | – ( | – | – | ||||
| Mark Marabini |  ZIM | – | 20:13.49 (52) | 27.90 (44) | – ( | – | – |