Rankings

Over the years, Canadian athletes have faired very well when it comes to the World Cup Rankings. The highest ranking for a Canadian athlete was in 2003 when Jill Savege finished the year ranked fifth. Lauren Groves looked to be on track to better this mark in 2006, ranked third two times throughout the season; however, an injury late in the year bumped her back to seventh. Canada’s best years in terms of rankings came in 2003 and 2004 – in each of these seasons, Canada had four athletes finish the year ranked in the top-20.

Since the inception of the World Cup Rankings in 2001, five Canadian female athletes have finished the year ranked inside the top-15: Carol Montgomery, Jill Savege, Natasha Filliol, Samantha McGlone and Lauren Groves. Simon Whitfield is the only Canadian male to ever finish the year ranked in the top-25 in the World Cup Rankings. In fact, Whitfield has been ranked in the top-25 on the final World Cup Rankings for six straight years.

World Cup Rankings are based on gaining points on the World Cup Circuit, where an athlete takes his/her best eight races and adds the points up for a grand total. This number is measured against the other athletes. World Cup points are based on where the athlete finishes in a World Cup race (First place = 50 pts, second place = 44 pts, third place = 39 pts, all the way down to 20th place = 1 pt.) These point values are doubled for the World Championships.

For more information on World Cup Rankings, please contact the National Office:
Phone: 416.426.7180 / email: info@triathloncanada.com