Gallery: London 2012 Olympic Triathlon Women’s Race
- By Paul Moore
- Published August 6, 2012
- Updated August 6, 2012 at 1:58 pm
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon The start of the race
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Chaos as the lead group comes into transition.
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Laura Bennett, USA,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Gwen Jorgensen, USA, leads the chase pack before she flatted
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Kathy Tremblay, CAN, after her crash
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon the lead pack heading into transition
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Helen Jenkins, GBR,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon the chase pack coming back through transition.
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Gwen Jorgensen, USA,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Nicola Spirig, SUI, stayed near the front and out of trouble all day.
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Gwen Jorgensen, USA,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Aileen Morrison,IRL, Gwen Jorgensen, USA, Yi Zhang, CHN,Paula Findlay, CAN
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's TriathlonErin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI,Lisa Norden, SWE,Helen Jenkins, GBR,Andrea Hewitt, NZL,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI, Lisa Norden, SWE,Helen Jenkins, GBR, Ainhoa Murua, ESP, Sarah Groff, USA, Andrea Hewitt, NZL,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI, Lisa Norden, SWE,Helen Jenkins, GBR, Ainhoa Murua, ESP, Sarah Groff, USA, Andrea Hewitt, NZL,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon lead group in transition
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Sprint for the line Lisa Norden, SWE,Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Sprint for the line Lisa Norden, SWE,Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Sprint for the line Lisa Norden, SWE,Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Sprint for the line Lisa Norden, SWE,Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Sprint for the line Lisa Norden, SWE,Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Sprint for the line Lisa Norden, SWE,Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Sprint for the line Lisa Norden, SWE,Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Sprint for the line Lisa Norden, SWE,Erin Densham, AUS, Nicola Spirig, SUI,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Norden and Spirig finish in the same time - photo finish shows Spirig wins by inches.
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Norden and Spirig finish in the same time - photo finish shows Spirig wins by inches.
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Norden and Spirig finish in the same time - photo finish shows Spirig wins by inches.
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Nicola Spirig, SUI,, at the post race press conference
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon US Fans cheer for Sarah Groff, USA,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Erin Densham, AUS, at the post race press conference
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
2012 London 2012 Olympic Triathlon
2012 London Olympic Women's Triathlon Lisa Norden, SWE, at the post race press conference
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoIt was the closest finish in the history of triathlon at the Olympics. When Nicola Spirig and Lisa Norden surged away from Erin Densham with a few hundred meters to go it looked, for a moment, like we had two gold medallists in the women’s triathlon. The timing chips couldn’t separate them, but the photo could. We have a photographic breakdown of that final dash to the line here, and some fantastic photos from an incredible race courtesy of Paul Phillips here.
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Paul Moore
Paul Moore is the Online Editor for Triathlete Europe. When not glued to a computer he can be found writing books - most recently The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges which you can buy on Amazon. Paul has also written Ultimate Triathlon: A complete training guide for long-distance triathletes which is also available on Amazon.
