World Triathlon Podcast #43 - Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Kristian Blummenfelt • World Triathlon

World Triathlon Podcast #43 - Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Kristian Blummenfelt

by doug.gray@triathlon.org on 29 Jul, 2021 01:09 • Español

Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt was heading back to his home town of Bergen on Tuesday for the first time in seven months. He had in his bag an Olympic gold medal and in his head a stack of memories from a race that could have hardly gone any better for him. The stage was set from the moment he was able to bridge to the lead group on the bike, but it still took a monumental effort over the final 1km to shake off the challenge of Great Britain’s Alex Yee.

On the latest episode of the World Triathlon podcast, the champion took time to dial in from Haneda Airport and relive some of the magic of that day and the people that helped him realise a dream over a decade in the making.

Download from your preferred platform including Apple, Google and Spotify or listen below.

Article tags podcast kristian blummenfelt world triathlon podcast

Article gallery

Related Event: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

26 - 31 Jul, 2021 • event page • all results

Results: Elite Men
1.	Kristian Blummenfelt	NOR	01:45:04
2.	Alex Yee	GBR	01:45:15
3.	Hayden Wilde	NZL	01:45:24
4.	Marten Van Riel	BEL	01:45:52
5.	Jonathan Brownlee	GBR	01:45:53

Results: Elite Women
1.	Flora Duffy	BER	01:55:36
2.	Georgia Taylor-Brown	GBR	01:56:50
3.	Katie Zaferes	USA	01:57:03
4.	Rachel Klamer	NED	01:57:48
5.	Leonie Periault	FRA	01:57:49

Results: Mixed Relay
1.	Team I Great Britain	GBR	01:23:41
2.	Team I United States	USA	01:23:55
3.	Team I France	FRA	01:24:04
4.	Team I Netherlands	NED	01:24:34
5.	Team I Belgium	BEL	01:24:36