Trois triathlon events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, trois victorious countries: France's Cassandre Beaugrand won the women's individual, Great Britain's Alex Yee broke the tape in men's individual — and Laura Lindemann grabbed gold for Germany in the mixed team relay event on Monday morning.
- GERMANY (Tim Hellwig / Lisa Tertsch / Lasse Lurs / Laura Lindemann) GOLD - 1:25:39
- UNITED STATES (Seth Rider / Taylor Spivey / Morgan Pearson / Taylor Knibb) SILVER - 1:25:40 (+ 0.01)
- GREAT BRITAIN (Alex Yee / Georgia Taylor-Brown / Sam Dickins / Beth Potter) BRONZE - 1:25:40 (+ 0.01)
After claiming victory at the event's Olympic debut in Tokyo three years ago, Great Britain brought back half of its 2020 foursome — including Yee and Georgia Taylor-Brown, the latter of whom finished sixth in last week's women's event — in hopes of a second successive gold. But in a last-minute surge reminiscent of Yee's come-from-behind win last Wednesday, Laura Lindemann broke ahead of Great Britain's Beth Potter on the homestretch to thrust Germany atop the podium.
In a chaotic finale, Team USA's Taylor Knibb — one of many to wipe out on Paris' slippery cobblestone cycling course during the women's individual race on July 31 — seized the momentum and brushed past Potter to claim silver for the States in a photo finish. Great Britain was initially awarded silver but ended up with bronze after officials reviewed finish line footage.
There was a bit of confusion at the finish line; Team USA seemed under the impression they'd won bronze during their initial post-race interview. It wasn't until a podium mix-up that the order was finally, officially set straight.
Team USA won silver in the mixed team event at the Tokyo 2020 Games, which featured Maryland's Knibb and New Jersey's Pearson on the roster.
Favorites France suffered a debilitating faux pas when men's individual fourth-place finisher, Pierre Le Corre, crashed during the first leg of the race.