Spirig maintains gold, Norden stays in second

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed the results of the women’s triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games, dismissing an appeal filed by the Swedish Olympic Committee and the Swedish Triathlon Federation.

Norden will remain as the silver medallist while Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig, who was declared the winner at the conclusion of the race, will keep her gold medal as the Olympic champion.

In an extremely close sprint finish in the women’s triathlon competition at Hyde Park on Saturday 4 August, Spirig and Norden clocked the exact same time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 48 seconds. But the race referee declared Spirig the gold medallist and Norden the silver medallist according to ITU Competition Rules.

After the race, the Swedish Olympic Committee and Swedish Triathlon Federation officially appealed the results. The ITU Executive Board met and upheld the race referee’s decision.

The Swedish Olympic Committee referred the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which confirmed the original results.

This was the first time Olympic gold in triathlon was decided by a photo finish.

Women’s Competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games – 4 August 2012

Final Results – Elite Women – 1.5km swim, 43km bike, 10km run

1.	Nicola Spirig	SUI		01:59:48
2.	Lisa Norden	SWE		01:59:48
3.	Erin Densham	AUS		01:59:50
4.	Sarah Groff	USA		02:00:00
5.	Helen Jenkins	GBR		02:00:19
6.	Andrea Hewitt	NZL		02:00:36
7.	Ainhoa Murua	ESP		02:00:56
8.	Emma Jackson	AUS		02:01:16
9.	Jessica Harrison	FRA		02:01:22
10.	Kate McIlroy	NZL		02:01:28

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