Eight Golds for Team USA

Team USA hauled in 8 gold medals Saturday at the Olympic distance World Championship in Gold Coast, Australia. The host nation won 10 gold medals. 

Australia boasted a team of 989 athletes. Great Britain was the second-largest squad with 408 athletes, followed by the U.S. with 392 competitors. 

Full results are available on the ITU website.

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18-19 Women - Ella Holmes, Australia 

18-19 Men - Ryan Bailie, Australia 

20-24 Women - Courtney Gilfillan, Australia 

20-24 Men - Arnaud Chivot, France

25-29 Women - Carrie Lester, Australia

25-29 Men - Nick Dunn, Great Britain

30-34 Women - Tamsin Lewis, Great Britain

30-34 Men - Troy Drinan, Australia

35-39 Women - Suzanne Chandler, Canada

35-39 Men - JJ Bailey, USA

40-44 Women - Stephanie Kieffer, Canada

40-44 Men - Gregory Cox, Australia

45-49 Women - Loretta Wesley, Australia

45-49 Men - John Meagher, Australia

50-54 Women - Margaret Ritchie, Canada

50-54 Men - Kevin Ferguson, Australia

55-59 Women - Margarita Riera, Spain

55-59 Men - Dean Harper, USA

60-64 Women - Lauren Binder, USA

65-69 Women - Elizabeth Brackett, USA

65-69 Men - David Roadhouse, USA

70-74 Women - Susan Bradley-Cox, USA

70-74 Men - Keith Pearce, Australia

75-79 Women - Madonna Buder, USA

75-79 Men - Roger Brockenbrough, USA

Other American medalists:
M30-34 - Mark Harms - Bronze
M40-44 - Doug Clark - Silver
M60-64 - Bill Travis - Bronze
M65-69 - Robert Plant - Bronze
M70-74 - Gary Burnett - Silver
M70-74 - Karlton Naylor - Bronze
M75-79 - Brad Leonard - Bronze
F45-49 - Ann Davidson - Bronze
F65-69 - Lois Leon - Silver
F65-69 - Celeste Callahan - Bronze
F70-74 - Graciela Val - Silver
F70-74 - Helen Geoffrion - Bronze
F75-59 - Molly Hayes - Silver

U.S. paratriathletes topped the medal count with 10, including six gold, two silver and two bronze.

Para TRI 1 Men - Bill Chaffey, Australia

Para TRI 2 Women - Sarah Reinersten, USA

Para TRI 2 Men -  Matt Perkins, USA

Para TRI 3 Women - Miriam Jenkins, New Zealand

Para TRI 3 Men - Sebastien Averesch, Germany

Para TRI 4 Women - Clare Cunningham, Great Britain

Para TRI 4 Men - Peter Boronkay, Hungary

Para TRI 5 Women - Megan Fisher, USA

Para TRI 5 Men - JP Theberg, USA

Para TRI 6 Women - Ivonne Mosquera, USA

Para TRI 6 Men - Aaron Scheidies, USA

Other American Paratriathlon medalists:
Para TRI 1 Men - George Gallego - Bronze
Para TRI 2 Women - Beth Price - Silver
Para TRI 5 Women - Amy Dodson - Silver
Para TRI 5 Women - Jean Draper - Bronze