noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/tɹaɪˈæθlɒn/
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US:/tɹaɪˈæθˌlɑn/
US:/tɹaɪˈæθəˌlɑn/
CMU ARPABET:T R AY2 AE1 TH L AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A former Olympic athletics event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Generally, a sports event in which contestant compete in a combination of three sports.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From tri- + -athlon.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
trigarësh
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Catalan:
triatló
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Chinese Mandarin:
鐵人三項 /铁人三项
(tiěrén sān xiàng)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Chinese Mandarin:
三項全能 /三项全能
(sānxiàng quánnéng)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Chinese Mandarin:
三項鐵人 /三项铁人
(sān xiàng tiěrén)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Danish:
triatlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Finnish:
triathlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
French:
triathlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Galician:
tríatlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Georgian:
ტრიათლონი
(ṭriatloni)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
German:
Triathlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Icelandic:
þríþraut
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Japanese:
トライアスロン
(toraiasuron)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Kazakh:
үшсайыс
(üşsaiys)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Korean:
트라이애슬론
(teuraiaeseullon)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Korean:
철인삼종경기
(cheorinsamjonggyeonggi)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Norwegian Bokmål:
triatlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Norwegian Nynorsk:
triatlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Polish:
triathlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Polish:
triatlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Portuguese:
triatlo
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Romanian:
triatlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Russian:
триатло́н
(triatlón)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Spanish:
triatlón
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Swedish:
triathlon
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Tamil:
நெடுமுப்போட்டி
(neṭumuppōṭṭi)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Thai:
ไตรกีฬา
(tịr kīḷā)
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Vietnamese:
ba môn phối hợp
— athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
Finnish:
kolmiottelu
— athletic event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash
Armenian:
եռամարտ
(eṙamart)
— event in which contestants compete in three different sports
Chinese Mandarin:
三項全能 /三项全能
(sānxiàng quánnéng)
— event in which contestants compete in three different sports
Finnish:
kolmiottelu
— event in which contestants compete in three different sports
German:
Dreikampf
— event in which contestants compete in three different sports
