ITU World Triathlon Grand Final exceeds economic expectations
The great news regarding ITU’s World Triathlon Series races just keeps rolling in. An independent report submitted to Triathlon New Zealand and the local organising committee found the Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon Grand Final exceeded targets in the economic returns to Auckland and New Zealand.
The event attracted a record 5,208 participants and a global audience estimated to be in excess of 25 million. In a post event survey, those who competed and watched live on course endorsed the event as being of ‘world class standard’.
Event CEO Dave Beeche said the report confirms the economic value of such an event to the city and the country.
ATEED General Manager Destination (Acting), Jennah Wootten congratulated the local organising committee on the successful management and delivery of the Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland.
“This is an excellent result and return on investment for Auckland and testament to the combined effort that an event of this scale requires not only from the event itself but also from businesses, residents and regional agencies,” Ms Wootten said.
Economic Impact report findings reveal that the Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland 2012 generated $7.41 million into the Auckland economy.
Highlights in the report include:
• The event attracted 5,318 visitors to NZ and 10,004 visitors to Auckland
• Average stay in New Zealand for international visitors was 11 nights, indicating that many travelled more widely after the event. The total number of visitor nights was 57,872
• Average stay in Auckland for international visitors was 5.6 nights. Total number of visitor nights in Auckland was 55,592
• Generated $12.48 million GDP for NZ
• Generated $7.4 million GDP for Auckland (forecast was $6.9 million)
• Return on national investment was 307%
Most files from Triathlon New Zealand and the Grand Final local organising committee
Related Event: 2012 Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland
Results: Elite Men | |||
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1. | Javier Gomez Noya | ESP | 02:00:29 |
2. | Jonathan Brownlee | GBR | 02:00:31 |
3. | Sven Riederer | SUI | 02:01:18 |
4. | Steffen Justus | GER | 02:01:40 |
5. | Gregor Buchholz | GER | 02:01:46 |
DNF. | Jarrod Shoemaker | USA | DNF |
DNF. | Harunobu Sato | JPN | DNF |
DNF. | Sergio Sarmiento | MEX | DNF |
DNF. | Simon De Cuyper | BEL | DNF |
DNF. | Alexander Bryukhankov | RUS | DNF |
Results: Elite Women | |||
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DNF. | Erin Densham | AUS | DNF |
DNF. | Anja Dittmer | GER | DNF |
DNF. | Margit Vanek | HUN | DNF |
DNF. | Kiyomi Niwata | JPN | DNF |
DNF. | Carole Peon | FRA | DNF |
DNF. | Irina Abysova | RUS | DNF |
DNF. | Ricarda Lisk | GER | DNF |
DNF. | Hideko Kikuchi | JPN | DNF |
DNF. | Aileen Reid | IRL | DNF |
DNF. | Katrien Verstuyft | BEL | DNF |
Results: U23 Men | |||
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DNF. | Hans Korman | EST | DNF |
DNF. | Uxio Abuin Ares | ESP | DNF |
DNF. | Flávio Queiroga | BRA | DNF |
DNF. | Ron Darmon | ISR | DNF |
DNF. | Matheus Diniz | BRA | DNF |
DNF. | Fabian Flores | GUA | DNF |
DNF. | Alexander Hinton | CAN | DNF |
DNF. | Nikko Huelgas | PHI | DNF |
DNF. | Shogo Ishitsuka | JPN | DNF |
DNF. | Marco Van Der Stel | NED | DNF |
Results: U23 Women | |||
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1. | Non Stanford | GBR | 02:13:06 |
2. | Sarissa De Vries | NED | 02:13:15 |
3. | Joanna Brown | CAN | 02:14:12 |
4. | Claudia Rivas | MEX | 02:14:26 |
5. | Natalie Van Coevorden | AUS | 02:14:28 |
6. | Sara Vilic | AUT | 02:15:06 |
7. | Ashlee Bailie | AUS | 02:15:09 |
DNF. | Arina Shulgina | KAZ | DNF |
DNF. | Kaitlin Donner | USA | DNF |
DNF. | Fanny Beisaron | ISR | DNF |
Results: Junior Men | |||
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DSQ. | Dmitry Baruzdin | RUS | DSQ |
DNF. | Alexis Lepage | CAN | DNF |
DNF. | Shichao An | CHN | DNF |
DNF. | Adrien Briffod | SUI | DNF |
DNF. | Bob Haller | LUX | DNF |
DNF. | Jeffrey Tang Ho Fai | HKG | DNF |
DNF. | William Huffman | USA | DNF |
DNF. | Anton Portnyagin | KAZ | DNF |
DNF. | Delian Stateff | ITA | DNF |
DNF. | Isikeli Rawlinson | FIJ | DNF |
Results: Junior Women | |||
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DNF. | Ivana Kuriackova | SVK | DNF |
DNF. | Andrea Nazareth Arenas Toloza | VEN | DNF |
DNF. | Mikayla Nielsen | NZL | DNF |
DNF. | Maria Cristina Farez Pucha | ECU | DNF |
DNF. | Renáta Fuchs | HUN | DNF |
DNF. | Johanna Gartman | USA | DNF |
DNF. | Anastasia Gorbunova | RUS | DNF |
DNF. | Rafelix Naomi Martinez | VEN | DNF |
DNF. | Lisa Schanung | ITA | DNF |
DNF. | Steffy Mishel Salazar Perez | ECU | DNF |