Tyler Mislawchuk

Biography

Tyler Mislawchuk is a two-time Olympian who placed 15th at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. In his Olympic debut, he was the youngest man in the field. In his second Olympic appearance, he partially tore his Achilles tendon during the individual race after experiencing some pain during training the week prior and was forced to withdraw from the mixed relay.  

Mislawchuk enjoyed three big breakthrough moments in 2019. In March, he earned his first World Triathlon Cup victory in Mooloolaba, which was followed in June by a win at the Huatulco World Cup. In his very next race, he became the first Canadian man to reach the podium at a World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) event, winning bronze in Montreal. He topped that feat in August by winning the official Olympic test event in Tokyo. 

In 2023, Mislawchuk finished in the top-10 in two major events. First was a ninth-place performance at the World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships where the elite men’s race was held in the super sprint format. He then finished ninth in the Olympic distance race at the World Triathlon Championship Series Finals. 

Mislawchuk began competing internationally in 2011 which included a trip to the WTCS Grand Final in the junior division. He made his World Cup debut in 2013 on home soil in Edmonton. After competing in various Pan American Cup, Oceania Cup and European Cup events, Mislawchuk made his WTCS debut in 2015. In just his third start on the elite circuit, he finished 10th  in London where he was the highest-ranked Canadian man. He also posted a 10th– place finish at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and competed at the WTCS  Grand Final as an elite athlete for the first time.

Mislawchuk has been consistently successful at the Huatulco World Cup since his victory there in 2019. He won again in 2021, followed by back-to-back second place finishes in 2022 and 2023. 

In 2013, Tyler Mislawchuk won a silver medal at the Canada Games, where he was joined on Team Manitoba by his sister Madison, a rower.

A Little More About Tyler

Getting into the Sport: Did his first triathlon at age 15… Started in the sport as cross-training for hockey and soccer, but initially did not know how to swim… Had his dream of competing for Canada sparked by watching Simon Whitfield win silver at Beijing 2008… Outside Interests: Follows many sports leagues but the NHL is his favourite… Studied accounting for two years at the University of Manitoba before putting all his focus on triathlon… Odds and Ends: Nickname: Missy… Inspired by Simon Whitfield and Teemu Selanne… Favourite motto: It’s nice to be important. It’s more important to be nice.”