Australia’s Matt Hauser Wins World Triathlon Title With Wollongong Victory

World No 1 Matt Hauser has won nan triathlon’s world title bid successful Wollongong, ending a 15-year drought for Australia.

Two-time Olympian Hauser ne'er relented crossed Sunday’s 1.5km swim, 40km cycle, and 10km tally arena and won golden by a monster 34 seconds connected location soil.

The 27-year-old was shouted location by a raucous crowd and vanished nan gruelling Wollongong people successful 1 hr 42.42 minutes.

Spain’s David Cantero Del Campo claimed silver, while Italian Alessio Crociani was a further 7 seconds down successful third.

Hauser, successful tears astatine nan decorativeness line, joins Emma Moffatt arsenic nan only Australians to triumph an Olympic-distance world title since nan title became a bid successful 2009.

The 27-year-old is nan first Australian man to triumph nan world series, aft Pete Robertson won successful 2005 erstwhile nan world title was decided by a one-off race.

Luke Willian was Australia’s adjacent champion antheral connected Sunday, finishing 16th retired of nan 52 athletes.

Hauser’s biggest threat Miguel Hidalgo, classed 2nd successful nan series, was fourth.

Germany’s Lisa Tertsch triumphed successful nan women’s last arsenic reigning Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand grounded to finish.

Tertsch vanished nan title successful 1 hr 56.50 minutes to triumph her maiden crown.

Germany’s Lisa Tertsch wins nan elite women's last astatine nan world triathlon championships successful Wollongong, Australia. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AP

Italy’s Lisa Seregni vanished 14 seconds behind, while France’s Emma Lombardi was a further 12 seconds adrift to declare bronze.

The women’s bid had shaped arsenic a two-horse title betwixt defending champion Beaugrand and Beth Potter, who had entered arsenic adjacent bid leaders connected 2925 points.

But a struggling Beaugrand began to tumble down nan bid early successful nan run, earlier Great Britain’s Potter dropped retired of contention connected thigh 3 of four.

While Beaugrand did not decorativeness nan Olympic region people and dropped to seventh successful nan standings, Potter vanished 16th and is 3rd overall.

Sophie Linn was Australia’s champion female and vanished 18th retired of 39 starters, up of teammate Emma Jeffcoat successful 29th.

Earlier connected Sunday, Lauren Parker clinched different badge aft Australia vanished 2nd successful nan Para Mixed Relay, pinch nan USA taking gold.

After claiming her 5th paratriathlon world title nan time before, Parker mixed pinch Jack Howell, Jeremy Peacock and Maggie Sandles - pinch guideline Lauren Sprague - to triumph metallic up of Brazil.