Here’s the list of triathletes expected to compete in Beijing. Note that they’re listed here according to their start number as determined in a random draw by the International Triathlon Union.
The Olympian to watch in this event would be Austria’s Kate Allen [above] who will try to defend her Olympic title at the ripe old age of 38. Some of you, of course, know that this blog has a soft spot for older athletes [that's why we have the Dara Mama Club], so we will be cheering for Kate. Go, Kate!
By the way, can you smell triskadekaphobia in the start numbers below? I’m not gonna judge because I sort of have the phobia too 
From triathlon.org:
Women
1 Bonin Charlotte ITA
2 Cortassa Nadia ITA
3 Dittmer Anja GER
4 Lisk Ricarda GER
5 Pilz Christiane GER
6 Di Marco Messmer Magali SUI
7 Ryf Daniela SUI
8 Spirig Nicola SUI
9 Harrison Jessica FRA
10 Peon Carole FRA
11 Allen Kate AUT
12 Dollinger Eva AUT
14 Haiboeck Tania AUT
15 Ide Juri JPN
16 Niwata Kiyomi JPN
17 Ueda Ai JPN
18 Czesnik Maria POL
19 Dederko Ewa POL
20 Groves Lauren CAN
21 Murray Carolyn CAN
22 Tremblay Kathy CAN
23 Frintova Vendula CZE
24 Zemanova Lenka CZE
25 Hewitt Andrea NZL
26 Tanner Debbie NZL
27 Warriner Samantha NZL
28 Duffy Flora BER
29 Corona Adriana Fabiola MEX
30 Avil Hollie GBR
31 Tucker Helen GBR
32 Densham Erin AUS
33 Moffatt Emma AUS
34 Snowsill Emma AUS
35 Riveros Diaz Barbara CHI
36 Szabo Zita HUN
37 Burgos Ana ESP
38 Murua Ainhoa ESP
39 Mensink Lisa NED
40 Bennett Laura USA
41 Ertel Julie USA
42 Haskins Sarah USA
43 Sapunova Yuliya UKR
44 Xing Lin CHN
45 Zhang Yi CHN
46 Rabie Mari RSA
47 Roberts Kate RSA
48 Ohata Mariana BRA
49 Mak So Ning Tania HKG
50 Norden Lisa SWE
51 Abyssova Irina RUS
52 Zausaylova Olga RUS
53 Davis Emma IRL
54 Fernandes Vanessa POR
55 Dimaki Deniz GRE
56 May Elizabeth LUX
Men
1 De Villiers Hendrik RSA
2 Berk Sander NED
3 Serrano Francisco MEX
4 Albert Marko EST
5 Tayama Hirokatsu JPN
6 Yamamoto Ryosuke JPN
7 Colucci Reinaldo BRA
8 Moreira Juraci BRA
9 D’Aquino Emilio ITA
10 Fontana Daniel ITA
11 Atkinson Courtney AUS
12 Kahlefeldt Brad AUS
14 Jenkins Colin CAN
15 Tichelaar Paul CAN
16 Whitfield Simon CAN
17 Croes Peter BEL
18 Zeebroek Axel BEL
19 Polikarpenko Volodymyr UKR
20 Felgate Christopher ZIM
21 Kemper Hunter USA
22 Reed Matthew USA
23 Shoemaker Jarrod USA
24 Brukhankov Alexander RUS
25 Polyansky Dmitry RUS
26 Sysoev Igor RUS
27 Docherty Bevan NZL
28 Gemmell Kris NZL
29 Reed Shane NZL
30 Gomez Javier ESP
31 Rana Ivan ESP
32 Frodeno Jan GER
33 Prochnow Christian GER
34 Unger Daniel GER
35 Brownlee Alistair GBR
36 Clarke William GBR
37 Don Tim GBR
38 Belaubre Frederic FRA
39 Moulai Tony FRA
40 Vidal Laurent FRA
41 Henning Rasmus DEN
42 Ospaly Filip CZE
43 Hug Reto SUI
44 Marceau Olivier SUI
45 Riederer Sven SUI
46 Simko Pavel SVK
47 Agoston Simon AUT
48 Tayara Omar SYR
49 Jaskolka Marek POL
50 Lee Chi Wo Daniel HKG
51 Gaag Dmitriy KAZ
52 Sapunov Daniil KAZ
53 Marques Duarte Silva POR
54 Pais Bruno POR
55 Bockel Dirk LUX
56 Wang Daqing CHN
Info source: triathlon.org and photo credit: daylife.com
