Tyler Butterfield finished 54 at the ITU Triathlon World Cup event in Japan yesterday.Battling back from a string of injuries, Butterfield produced a solid allround display at the race in Ishigaki, Japan.The Bermudian started with a time of 17:42 in the swim, and followed it up with 1:03:01 bike, and a 34:09 run.Well down the pack, Butterfield’s overall time of 1:54:57, was more than four minutes behind eventual winner Hunter Kemper.Kemper finally found gold and the World Cup podium also welcomed two brand new medallists in a thrilling men’s race in Ishigaki.In a race that had plenty of breaks and surprises, it was the three-time Olympian, Russian Artem Parienko and Poland’s Marek Jaskolka who came away with the medals and a slice of history in Ishigaki.For Kemper, that was recording his first World Cup win since 2005. It was the first World Cup medal for both Parienko, who claimed silver, and Jaskolka, who claimed bronze.Kemper’s win was even sweeter given he had finished second twice in Ishigaki, 2005 and 2006, both times behind five-time winner, Australian, Courtney Atkinson.But Atkinson was not racing in 2011 and Kemper said before the race he would take advantage of his absence. He did that in emphatic style, as well as his first World Cup win in six-years, he was the first American to win Ishigaki in its 16-year history.Kemper said it felt good to be back on top, particularly after two seasons struck with injury.“I was second in 2006 to Courtney Atkinson, and as you know he does well on this course, but it felt good to finally come through with a victory,” Kemper said.“It’s my second race of the year, and it feels good to win in Ishigaki. It’s a beautiful place. I’ve had injuries for the past two yearsit’s been very difficult since Beijing in 2008, and this is my first World Cup win in a while. So it feels good to be back on top of the podium, and win here in Ishigaki in front of the Japanese people, who have dealt with so much the past month or six weeks, it feels good to celebrate even if just for a few hours.”Jaskolka has been competing on the ITU World Cup circuit since 2003 and had reached the podium in European Cup and Pan American Cup events, but his best result at a World Cup had been seventh. He claimed that result three-times, in 2008 Tongyeong, 2006 Tiszaujvaros and 2007 Madrid.“Yeah, it’s amazing,” Jaskolka said. “After two years of sickness and injuries, I’m back. I’m really surprised that I got third here. It was such a strong field. I’m just happy. Three weeks ago, I raced in Valparaiso for an Pan American Cup, and I applied the same strategy. I just stayed behind the other guys and waited for the last lap, because it’s my strongest lap, and it worked out.”