Meanings
nountriathlon (plural triathlons)
plural triathlons
- historicalA former Olympic athletics event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash.
- Generally, a sports event in which contestant compete in a combination of three sports.
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Translations
Catalan triatló
- triatlóathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Chinese Mandarin 鐵人三項 /铁人三项, 三項全能 /三项全能
- 鐵人三項 /铁人三项 (tiěrén sān xiàng)athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
- 三項全能 /三项全能 (sānxiàng quánnéng)athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
- 三項鐵人 /三项铁人 (sān xiàng tiěrén)athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
- 三項全能 /三项全能 (sānxiàng quánnéng)event in which contestants compete in three different sports
Danish triatlon
- triatlonathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Finnish triathlon, kolmiottelu
- triathlonathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
- kolmiotteluathletic event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash
- kolmiotteluevent in which contestants compete in three different sports
French triathlon
- triathlonathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
German Triathlon, Dreikampf
- Triathlonathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
- Dreikampfevent in which contestants compete in three different sports
Icelandic þríþraut
- þríþrautathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Japanese トライアスロン
- トライアスロン (toraiasuron)athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Korean 트라이애슬론, 철인삼종경기
- 트라이애슬론 (teuraiaeseullon)athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
- 철인삼종경기 (cheorinsamjonggyeonggi)athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Norwegian Bokmål triatlon
- triatlonathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Polish triathlon, triathlon
- triathlonathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
- triathlonathletic event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash
- triathlonevent in which contestants compete in three different sports
Portuguese triatlo
- triatloathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Romanian triatlon
- triatlonathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Russian триатло́н
- триатло́н (triatlón)athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Spanish triatlón
- triatlónathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Swedish triathlon
- triathlonathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Tamil நெடுமுப்போட்டி
- நெடுமுப்போட்டி (neṭumuppōṭṭi)athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Thai ไตรกีฬา
- ไตรกีฬา (tịr kīḷā)athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Vietnamese ba môn phối hợp
- ba môn phối hợpathletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
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triathlon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triathlon
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“triathlon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triathlon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triathlon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triathlon.
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