The men's triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place at Fort Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro on 18 August.

His younger brother Jonathan Brownlee finished in second place and added another Olympic medal to his collection after his bronze from 2012.

Henri Schoeman took the bronze and became the first South African to win an Olympic triathlon medal, finishing just ahead of compatriot Richard Murray.

It consisted of a single 1.5 kilometres swim lap along the Copacabana beach.

The triathletes then ran four 2.5 kilometres laps to the finish line.