Tyler Mislawchuk

Tyler Mislawchuk
Personal information
Born (1994-08-19) August 19, 1994
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Medal record
Men's Triathlon
Representing  Canada

Tyler Mislawchuk (born August 19, 1994) is a Canadian triathlete from Oak Bluff, Manitoba.[1] He is a three-time Olympian.

Career

In 2015, Mislawchuk raced in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, finishing in 10th place with a time of 1:49:54. In 2016, he was named to the Canadian Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] He finished the Olympic race in 15th place with a time of 1:47:50.

In November 2017, Mislawchuk was named to represent Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[3][4]

In 2019, Mislawchuk won the 2020 Summer Olympics test event.[5] In June 2021, Mislawchuk won the last race before the Olympics as part of the ITU World Cup stop in Mexico.[5] In July, Mislawchuk was officially named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team[6] for Tokyo 2020, where he again came in 15th place. Mislawchuk was scheduled to also compete in the mixed relay triathlon event for Canada, but withdrew after being injured in the individual race and was replaced by Alexis Lepage.[7]

Mislawchuk qualified for his third Olympics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He finished in 9th place overall, less than one minute behind gold-medal winner Alex Yee.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Tyler Mislawchuk". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Canadian Triathlon Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.triathloncanada.com/. Triathlon Canada. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ Howell, Bill (14 November 2017). "Canada name six-strong squad for Gold Coast 2018 triathlon". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Triathlon Canada nominates six athletes to 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.triathlonmagazine.ca. Gripped Publishing Inc. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Canada's Tyler Mislawchuk gears up for Olympics with World Triathlon Cup victory". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ Awad, Brandi (7 July 2021). "Four triathletes ready to swim, bike and run for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ Unger, Danton (28 July 2021). "Manitoba's Tyler Mislawchuk withdraws from Olympic triathlon event due to injury". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-2024/results/triathlon/men-individual. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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