London 2012 Olympic Games: The Women's Competition Social Wrap

by Merryn Sherwood on 04 Aug, 2012 06:20 • Español

It was the closest race in the history of the triathlon competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and the stellar finish had social media in a stir. Here we capture the best tweets of the day.

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04 - 07 Aug, 2012 • event page • all results

Results: Elite Women
1.	Nicola Spirig	SUI	01:59:48
2.	Lisa Norden	SWE	01:59:48
3.	Erin Densham	AUS	01:59:50
4.	Sarah True	USA	02:00:00
5.	Helen Jenkins	GBR	02:00:19

Results: Elite Men
1.	Alistair Brownlee	GBR	01:46:25
2.	Javier Gomez Noya	ESP	01:46:36
3.	Jonathan Brownlee	GBR	01:46:56
4.	David Hauss	FRA	01:47:14
5.	Laurent Vidal	FRA	01:47:21

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