Women’s Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
- By Aaron Hersh
- Published Aug 4, 2012
- Updated Aug 4, 2012 at 12:16 PM UTC
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
The photo finish. Image provided by Triathlon.org.
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
Women's Olympic Triathlon: The Sprint To The Finish
The photo finish. Image provided by Triathlon.org.
Photos by Aaron Hersh.
Saturday’s women’s Olympic triathlon came down to a sprint finish. Coming down the finish chute it was a battle between Australia’s Densham, Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Densham didn’t have the sprint legs and fell off the pace quickly. Spirig established a small gap, but Norden quickly caught up. The two reached the finish line together and earned an identical finish time of 1:59:48. When the two crossed, no one was sure who had won. Eventually it was announced that a photo finish revealed Spirig had earned the gold. Check out the complete sprint finish above.
FILED UNDER: Olympics / Photos / Race Coverage TAGS: 2012 London Olympics
Aaron Hersh
Aaron Hersh is the Senior Tech Editor of Triathlete magazine. To submit a question, write Aaron at Ahersh@competitorgroup.com.
