Gallery: London 2012 Olympic Triathlon Men’s Race
- By Paul Moore
- Published August 8, 2012

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
The men's podium
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Ready to race
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Alistair Brownlee practices pre-race
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
The start
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Coming out of the water
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
The swim was quick and tactical
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Alistair Brownlee was once again in a league of his own
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Coming into T2
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Thousands of people turned out to cheer on the race
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Incredible crowds lined the course
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Alistair Brownlee was in a league of his own on the run
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Hunter Kemper was in his fourth Olympics
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Alistair Brownlee lead the whole of the run
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Gomez fought hard for silver
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Jonny Brownlee's collapse after the race delayed the medal ceremony
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
Olympic Champion
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

London 2012 Olympics Men's Triathlon
The Brownlee brothers make Olympic history
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhoto
An incredible race, the perfect result and probably the best crowd any triathlete has ever witnessed. Yes, the men’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympics was pretty much as good as it gets. Paul Phillips captured the best of the action from an historic day.

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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.
















