This page shows the results of the triathlon competition at the 2002 South American Games, held on August 10, 2002 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For the second time the sport was a part of the multi-sports event. The race (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) started at the Copacabana Beach (Posto 6).
Men's competition edit
| Rank | Name | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Leandro Macedo (BRA) |
20.57 | 58.31 | 32.03 | 1.51.32 |
|
Juraci Moreira (BRA) |
19.05 | 1.00.05 | 33.09 | 1.52.20 |
|
Santiago Ascenco (BRA) |
21.40 | 57.43 | 33.35 | 1.53.00 |
| 4 |  Daniel Fontana (ARG) |
19.31 | 59.56 | 34.07 | 1.53.36 |
| 5 | Ezequiel Morales (ARG) |
21.38 | 57.49 | 34.31 | 1.53.59 |
| 6 |  Matias Optiz (CHI) |
20.58 | 58.31 | 35.46 | 1.55.16 |
| 7 | Velmar Bianco (ARG) |
20.56 | 58.33 | 36.08 | 1.55.38 |
| 8 | Felipe Teran (CHI) |
21.37 | 58.00 | 36.52 | 1.56.30 |
| 9 |  Camilo González (VEN) |
21.41 | 1.01.31 | 34.11 | 1.57.24 |
| 10 |  Guillermo Nantes (URU) |
21.23 | 58.08 | 38.18 | 1.57.50 |
| 11 |  Juan Fernando Enderica (ECU) |
19.05 | 1.00.24 | 39.28 | 1.58.58 |
| 12 | Felipe van de Wyngard (CHI) |
19.03 | 1.00.33 | 40.10 | 1.59.48 |
| 13 | Agustin Fontes (VEN) |
21.24 | 1.01.51 | 36.50 | 2.00.06 |
| 14 | Ramiro Osorio (URU) |
20.55 | 58.46 | 41.02 | 2.00.44 |
| 15 |  Melle van Schaik (ARU) |
25.16 | 1.03.27 | 37.00 | 2.05.44 |
| 16 | Victor Hugo Arevalo (ECU) |
21.17 | 1.09.02 | 39.31 | 2.09.51 |
| 17 |  Alberto Snead (PAR) |
25.10 | 1.05.12 | 40.45 | 2.11.07 |
| 18 | Gelnnon Eights (ARU) |
21.39 | 1.08.31 | 43.24 | 2.13.35 |
| 19 | Ernesto Quintana (PAR) |
25.18 | 1.11.01 | 47.01 | 2.23.21 |
| 20 | Víctor Fernández (PAR) |
29.42 | 1.16.37 | 43.26 | 2.29.46 |
| — |  Charles Sinchi-Roca (PER) |
27.46 | 1.03.10 | 42.26 | DSQ |
| — | Gabriel Boce (VEN) |
— | — | — | DNS |
Women's competition edit
| Rank | Name | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Sandra Soldan (BRA) |
20.46 | 1.06.30 | 37.13 | 2.04.28 |
|
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Nancy Álvarez (ARG) |
21.28 | 1.05.50 | 40.50 | 2.08.08 |
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|
 Agnes Eppers (BOL) |
26.29 | 1.06.00 | 36.45 | 2.09.15 |
| 4 | Gisele Bertucci (BRA) |
21.27 | 1.05.47 | 43.23 | 2.10.37 |
| 5 | Ana Herrera (VEN) |
22.39 | 1.10.48 | 41.35 | 2.15.03 |
| 6 | Gabriela Tupayachi (PER) |
21.29 | 1.11.44 | 42.44 | 2.15.58 |
| 7 | María Soledad Omar (ARG) |
22.45 | 1.10.22 | 43.13 | 2.16.21 |
| 8 | Andrea Paola Bonilla (ECU) |
22.37 | 1.10.33 | 46.14 | 2.19.25 |
| 9 | Ligia Mora (VEN) |
24.59 | 1.18.29 | 37.01 | 2.20.30 |
| 10 | Claudia Pérez (ECU) |
21.54 | 1.11.21 | 47.15 | 2.20.32 |
| 11 | Paula Salazar (CHI) |
26.24 | 1.12.27 | 43.31 | 2.22.24 |
| 12 | Naula Rosa Susana (ECU) |
27.40 | 1.17.38 | 47.16 | 2.32.35 |
| 13 | Cecilia Ruiz Díaz (PAR) |
36.13 | 1.23.01 | 46.58 | 2.46.14 |
| — | Ana Paula Ortega (ARG) |
— | — | — | DNF |