 At the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's triathlon Gómez was among the pre-race favourites to win.With 300 meters to go in that race, Jan Frodeno was the leader of a group made up of Gómez, Athens 2004 Silver medalist Bevan Docherty of New Zealand, and Sydney 2000 Gold medalist Simon Whitfield of Canada.Whitfield opened up the gap with a sprint with only Frodeno responding.