The World Triathlon Duathlon Championships is a duathlon championship competition organised by World Triathlon. The race has been held annually since 1990. The championships involve a continuous run-cycle-run, with the format since 1994 being a first run of 10 km, a cycle of 40 km and a second run of 5 km (distances varied prior to 1994).
| Year | Date | Location | Race distances (kilometres) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Cycle | Run 2 | |||
| 1990 | 24 November | Cathedral City, California, United States | 10 | 60 | 10 |
| 1991 | 30 November | Cathedral City, California, United States | 10 | 60 | 10 |
| 1992 | 7 June | Frankfurt, Germany | 10 | 60 | 10 |
| 1993 | 17 October | Arlington, Texas, United States | 5 | 50 | 5 |
| 1994 | 19 November | Hobart, Australia | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 1995 | 3 November | Cancún, Mexico | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 1996 | 14–15 September | Ferrara, Italy | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 1997 | 13 September | Guernica, Spain | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 1998 | 23 August | St. Wendel, Germany | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 1999 | 17 October | Huntersville, North Carolina, United States | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2000 | 8 October | Calais, France | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2001 | 11 September | Rimini, Italy | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2002 | 20 October | Alpharetta, Georgia, United States | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2003 | 31 August | Affoltern, Switzerland | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2004 | 30 May | Geel, Belgium | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2005 | 25 September | Newcastle, NSW, Australia | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2006 | 29 July | Corner Brook, Canada | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2007 | 19 May | Győr, Hungary | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2008 | 27 September | Rimini, Italy | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2009 | 26 September | Concord, North Carolina, United States | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3–5 September | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 10 | 38.4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 24–25 September | Gijón, Spain | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2012 | 22–23 September | Nancy, France | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2013* | 26–27 July | Cali, Colombia & Ottawa, Canada | 10 | 37 | 5 |
| 2014 | 31 May–1 June | Pontevedra, Spain | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2015 | 14–18 October | Adelaide, Australia | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2016 | 04–5 June | Avilés, Spain | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2017 | 19 August | Penticton | 10 | 40.5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 July | Fyn, Denmark | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2019 | 27 April | Pontevedra, Spain | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6–7 November | Avilés, Spain | 10 | 40 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 June | Târgu Mureș, Romania | 10 | 37.5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 29 April | Santa Eulària, Spain | 5 | 20 | 2.5 |
*The ITU Duathlon World Championships for Under23, Junior, Paraduathlon and Age-Group athletes took place in Ottawa, Canada, while Elite level competition occurred at the World Games 2013.
