Edmonton hosts final 2015 World Paratriathlon Event

by Erin Greene on 01 Sep, 2015 10:56 • Español
Edmonton hosts final 2015 World Paratriathlon Event

Not only will Edmonton play host to the penultimate World Triathlon Series this weekend, it will also welcome the last World Paratriathlon Event of the year ahead of the World Championships.

The men’s PT4 sport classes features the deepest field of the races and is headed up by Canada’s own Stefan Daniel. Just 18 years of age, Daniel is well positioned to punch a ticket to the 2016 Rio Paralympics where paratriathlon will debut in the Games for the first time.


Last year, Daniel impressed on home soil in Edmonton when he scored silver at the 2014 World Championships. He has continue his road to Rio with a win over an impressive start list at the London World Paratriatlon Event, as well as a second-place finish at the Rio Test Event in August.

Daniel’s main competition comes from American Chris Hammer, who just missed the podium in Edmonton last year. While Daniel excels in the swim, Hammer is strong on the bike and run, create a recipe for heated competition. Russian Alexander Yalchik will likely also make an impact on the podium, having won the World Paratriathlon Event in Yokohama.

The women’s PT2 sport class, which is tabbed for entrance at the Paralympic Games, will also see a showdown as both Allysa Seely (USA) and Liisa Lilja (FIN) have enjoyed success this year. Seely recently joined her US teammates on the podium at the Rio Test Event with a bronze-medal performance before upgrading that bronze to silver at the Detroit World Paratriathlon Event just weeks ago.

Meanwhile, Lilja is on the rise and showing great progress after enduring an injury last year. In London, she outraced Seely by three minutes en route to taking silver. The Finnish athlete has since finished second in two more World Paratriathlon Events making her one to watch.

Giovanni Achenza (ITA) and Alexandre Paviza (FRA) are expected to set the pace in the men’s PT1, with Anton Swanepoel (RSA) pushing the pair.

In the men’s PT3, Andre Cilliers (USA) is hot off a dominating performance at the Detroit World Paratriathlon Event where he crushed the competition by more than four minutes.

The women’s PT5 sport class features a number of women that could cross the line first. Canadian hopes will be pinned on Christine Robbins, but she will have to contend with top acts such as Catherine Walsh (IRL) and Amy Dixon (USA) for a chance at the podium.

The paratriathlon races will begin at 1:15pm local time.

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Related Event: 2015 Edmonton ITU World Paratriathlon Event
05 - 06 Sep, 2015 • event page • all results
Results: Men's PT1
1. Giovanni Achenza H1 ITA 01:04:05
2. Alexandre Paviza H1 FRA 01:11:57
3. Zach Young H1 USA 01:17:53
4. Jacob Sharff USA 01:20:16
5. Pierre Ouellet H1 CAN 01:21:24
Results: Men's PT2
1. Mohamed Lahna USA 01:15:08
2. Lionel Morales ESP 01:18:03
3. Giorgio Vanerio ITA 01:20:54
4. Andre Barbieri BRA 01:23:20
5. Robert Jones USA 01:26:45
Results: Women's PT2
1. Allysa Seely USA 01:30:33
2. Sarah Reinertsen USA 01:32:57
3. Liisa Lilja FIN 01:33:57
4. Kimberly Fawcett-Smith CAN 01:58:58
Results: Men's PT3
1. Andre Cilliers USA 01:12:00
2. Leonardo Curvelo BRA 01:13:39
3. Garrett Turbett IRL 01:22:35
Results: Women's PT3
1. Andrea Walton USA 01:39:44
Results: Men's PT4
1. Stefan Daniel CAN 00:59:29
2. Chris Hammer USA 01:01:53
3. Péter Boronkay HUN 01:03:59
4. David Hill GBR 01:04:56
5. Aidan McGlynn IRL 01:05:53
Results: Women's PT4
1. Patricia Collins USA 01:24:59
2. Victoria Player CAN 01:27:12
3. Sara Koehnke USA 01:35:28
Results: Men's PT5
1. Lowell Taylor CAN 01:15:37
Results: Women's PT5
1. Amy Dixon B3 USA 01:16:45
2. Christine Robbins B3 CAN 01:18:26
3. Catherine Walsh B3 IRL 01:20:09
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