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2008 Ironman World Championship
The 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 11, 2008 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 32nd such Ironman Triathlon World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The champions were Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington. The championship was organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).
Medallists
Men
| Pos. | Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | |
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | 8:17:45 | Craig Alexander | 51:43 | 1:41 | 4:37:19 | 2:04 | 2:45:01 | ||
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | 8:20:50 | Eneko Llanos | 51:39 | 1:48 | 4:33:27 | 2:10 | 2:51:49 | ||
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | 8:21:23 | Rutger Beke | 54:44 | 1:50 | 4:34:45 | 2:16 | 2:47:49 | ||
| 4 | 8:21:46 | Ronnie Schildknecht | 54:56 | 1:58 | 4:34:26 | 2:08 | 2:48:20 | ||
| 5 | 8:26:17 | Cameron Brown | 51:50 | 2:04 | 4:36:47 | 1:59 | 2:53:39 | ||
| 6 | 8:30:23 | Patrick Vernay | 51:58 | 1:52 | 4:42:49 | 2:06 | 2:51:40 | ||
| 7 | 8:33:50 | Andy Potts | 48:40 | 1:48 | 4:46:00 | 2:51 | 2:54:31 | ||
| 8 | 8:34:02 | Mathias Hecht | 51:42 | 1:46 | 4:36:55 | 2:28 | 3:01:13 | ||
| 9 | 8:34:47 | Michael Lovato | 52:58 | 1:52 | 4:45:21 | 2:27 | 2:52:12 | ||
| 10 | 8:36:53 | Eduardo Sturla | 54:47 | 2:02 | 4:34:27 | 2:20 | 3:03:19 | ||
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Women
| Pos. | Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | |
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | 9:06:23 | Chrissie Wellington | 56:20 | 2:06 | 5:08:16 | 1:59 | 2:57:44 | ||
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | 9:21:20 | Yvonne van Vlerken | 1:06:49 | 1:50 | 5:05:34 | 2:42 | 3:04:27 | ||
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | 9:22:52 | Sandra Wallenhorst | 1:03:21 | 2:33 | 5:14:57 | 3:28 | 2:58:36 | ||
| 4 | 9:24:49 | Erika Csomor | 59:09 | 2:19 | 5:18:12 | 2:06 | 3:03:05 | ||
| 5 | 9:28:51 | Linsey Corbin | 1:00:35 | 2:22 | 5:14:33 | 2:07 | 3:09:16 | ||
| 6 | 9:29:15 | Virginia Berasategui | 58:50 | 2:10 | 5:22:17 | 2:12 | 3:03:48 | ||
| 7 | 9:34:08 | Bella Comerford | 59:02 | 2:27 | 5:21:46 | 2:25 | 3:08:31 | ||
| 8 | 9:36:53 | Gina Ferguson | 54:45 | 2:15 | 5:26:29 | 2:07 | 3:11:19 | ||
| 9 | 9:37:06 | Gina Kehr | 54:45 | 2:00 | 5:21:46 | 4:02 | 3:14:36 | ||
| 10 | 9:39:53 | Dede Griesbauer | 54:52 | 2:06 | 5:20:52 | 2:48 | 3:19:17 | ||
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The championship race had a total of 1,731 athletes competing (1,256 men and 475 women) from 51 countries started the race with 1,634 finished, 94 did not finish and 3 were disqualified. A maximum temperature of 81.6 °F (27.6 °C) made for warm racing conditions with wind gusts reaching 13.0 mph (20.9 km/h).
Qualification
To enter for the 2008 World Championship race, athletes were required to qualify through performance at an Ironman or selected Ironman 70.3 race, through Hawaii residency, through a random allocation lottery, or by invitation from the WTC.
The Ironman 2008 Series consisted of 21 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2008 which was itself a qualifier for the 2009 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2007 held on September 9, 2007, and in total 1,800 athletes qualified for the World Championship race.
Qualifying Ironmans
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Ironman Wisconsin | USA Madison, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Ford Ironman World Championship | USA Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| Ford Ironman Florida | USA Panama City Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Ironman Western Australia | AUS Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Ironman Malaysia | MAS Langkawi, Malaysia | |
| Ironman New Zealand | NZL Taupō, New Zealand | |
| Ironman Australia | AUS Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Ironman South Africa | RSA Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa | |
| Ford Ironman Arizona | USA Tempe, Arizona, United States | |
| Ironman China | CHN Hainan Island, China | |
| Ironman Lanzarote | ESP Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain | |
| Ironman Brazil | BRA Florianópolis Island, Brazil | |
| Ironman France | FRA Nice, France | |
| Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene | USA Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | |
| Ironman Germany | GER Frankfurt, Germany | |
| Ironman Austria | AUT Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| Ironman Switzerland | SUI Zürich, Switzerland | |
| Ironman Lake Placid | USA Lake Placid, New York, United States | |
| Ironman Canada | CAN Penticton, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Ironman Louisville | USA Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Ironman UK | UK Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom |
There were 33,769 recorded Ironman finishing times during the 2008 series, with the fastest time of 7:59:55 set by Chris McCormack in the Ironman European Championship 2008.
2008 Ironman Series results
Men
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Maik Twelsiek | 8:52:49 | Paul Fritzsche | 9:03:22 | Uzziel Valderrabano | 9:06:05 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/wisconsin/?show=raceresults&year=2007&format=htm | title=Ironman Wisconsin 2007 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| World Champs 07 | Chris McCormack | 8:15:34 | Craig Alexander | 8:19:04 | Torbjørn Sindballe | 8:21:30 | url=http://ironman.com/assets/files/results/worldchampionship/2007.pdf | title=2007 Official Results Ironman World Championships | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=1 March 2011}} |
| Florida | Stephan Vuckovic | 8:21:29 | Sergio Marques | 8:23:49 | Bryan Rhodes | 8:26:52 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/florida/?show=raceresults&year=2007&format=htm | title=Ironman Florida 2007 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Western Australia | Patrick Vernay | 8:06:00 | Raynard Tissink | 8:09:20 | Mitchell Anderson | 8:12:20 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/westernaustralia/?show=tracker&race=westernaustralia&year=2007 | title=Ironman Western Australia 2007 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Malaysia | Faris Al-Sultan | 8:34:42 | Petr Vabrousek | 9:04:54 | Elmar Schuberth | 9:06:03 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/malaysia/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm | title=Ironman Malaysia 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| New Zealand | Cameron Brown | 8:24:49 | Frederik Van Lierde | 8:31:35 | Kieran Doe | 8:33:35 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/newzealand/?show=tracker&race=newzealand&year=2008 | title=Ironman New Zealand 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Australia | Patrick Vernay | 8:31:33 | Mitchell Anderson | 8:40:19 | Mathias Hecht | 8:42:48 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/australia/?show=tracker&race=australia&year=2008 | title=Ironman Australia 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| South Africa | Stephen Bayliss | 8:18:23 | Raynard Tissink | 8:23:09 | Peter Schoissengeier | 8:33:24 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/southafrica/?show=tracker&race=southafrica&year=2008 | title=Ironman South Africa 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Arizona | Jozsef Major | 8:34:19 | T. J. Tollakson | 8:34:36 | Jordan Rapp | 8:35:04 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/arizona/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm | title=Ironman Arizona 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| China | Olaf Sabatschus | 8:52:14 | Byung Hoon Park | 9:13:15 | Timothy Marr | 9:14:17 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/china/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm | title=Ironman China 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Lanzarote | Bert Jammaer | 8:59:37 | Teemu Toivanen | 9:08:15 | Ain-Alar Juhanson | 9:08:36 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lanzarote/?show=tracker&race=lanzarote&year=2008 | title=Ironman Lanzarote 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Brazil | Eduardo Sturla | 8:28:24 | Olaf Sabatschus | 8:38:56 | Sanson Benjamin | 8:41:32 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/brazil/?show=tracker&race=brazil&year=2008 | title=Ironman Brazil 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| France | Marcel Zamora Perez | 8:34:18 | Hervé Faure | 8:41:55 | Patrick Bringer | 8:45:15 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/france/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm | title=Ironman France 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Coeur d'Alene | Tom Evans | 8:34:22 | Victor Zyemtsev | 8:43:56 | Michael Lovato | 8:48:22 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/coeurdalene/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm | title=Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Germany | Chris McCormack | 7:59:55 | Eneko Llanos | 8:00:49 | Timo Bracht | 8:04:16 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/germany/?show=tracker&race=germany&year=2008 | title=Ironman Germany 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Austria | Marino Vanhoenacker | 8:06:11 | Stephen Bayliss | 8:13:53 | Hannes Hempel | 8:16:56 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/austria/?show=tracker&race=austria&year=2008 | title=Ironman Austria 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Switzerland | Ronnie Schildknecht | 8:16:05 | Stefan Reisen | 8:32:10 | Frank Vytrisal | 8:40:53 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/switzerland/?show=tracker&race=switzerland&year=2008 | title=Ironman Switzerland 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Lake Placid | Francisco Pontano | 8:43:32 | Petr Vabrousek | 8:55:20 | Mathias Hecht | 8:56:33 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lakeplacid/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm | title=Ironman Lake Placid 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Canada | Bryan Rhodes | 8:30:12 | Bernard Hiebl | 8:34:34 | Jasper Blake | 8:36:08 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/canada/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm | title=Ironman Canada 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| Louisville | Maximilian Longree | 8:33:58 | Chris McDonald | 8:54:52 | Sergio Marques | 8:59:15 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/louisville/?show=tracker&race=louisville&year=2008 | title=Ironman Louisville 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
| UK | Stephen Bayliss | 8:53:58 | Scott Neyedli | 9:04:29 | Andreas di Bernardo | 9:08:24 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/uk/?show=tracker&race=uk&year=2008 | title=Ironman UK 2008 Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=19 October 2011}} |
Women
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Gina Ferguson | Hilary Biscay | Ina Reinders | ||||
| World Champs 07 | Chrissie Wellington | Samantha McGlone | Kate Major | ||||
| Florida | Nina Kraft | Heleen bij de Vaate | Tyler Stewart | ||||
| Western Australia | Charlotte Paul | Gina Ferguson | Bella Comerford | ||||
| Malaysia | Belinda Granger | Yvonne van Vlerken | Yasuko Miyazaki | ||||
| New Zealand | Joanna Lawn | Kate Bevilaqua | Emi Shiono | ||||
| Australia | Chrissie Wellington | Kate Major | Prue Oswin | ||||
| South Africa | Bella Comerford | Edith Niederfriniger | Lucie Zelenková | ||||
| Arizona | Erika Csomor | Michellie Jones | Heather Gollnick | ||||
| China | Belinda Granger | Donna Phelan | Abigail Bayley | ||||
| Lanzarote | Bella Comerford | Heleen bij de Vaate | Tara Norton | ||||
| Brazil | Fernanda Keller | Hillary Biscay | Ladislava Cisarovska | ||||
| France | Martina Dogana | Katja Schumacher | Alexandra Louison | ||||
| Coeur d'Alene | Heather Wurtele | Heather Gollnick | Tiina Boman | ||||
| Germany | Chrissie Wellington | Nicole Leder | Wenke Kujala | ||||
| Austria | Sandra Wallenhorst | Bella Comerford | Edith Niederfriniger | ||||
| Switzerland | Sibylle Matter | Kathrin Pätzold | Caroline Steffen | ||||
| Lake Placid | Caitlin Shea-Kenney | Kim Loeffler | Hillary Biscay | ||||
| Canada | Belinda Granger | Alison Fitch | Heather Wurtele | ||||
| Louisville | Mariska Kramer-Postma | Heather Gollnick | Lisbeth Kristensen | ||||
| UK | Bella Comerford | Heike Funk | Susanne Buckenlei |
References
References
- "Ford Ironman World Championship". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman World Championship 2008". ironzip.com.
- "2008 Ironman Worldwide Ranking". ironzip.com.
- "Ironman Wisconsin 2007 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2007 Official Results Ironman World Championships". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Florida 2007 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Western Australia 2007 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Malaysia 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman New Zealand 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Australia 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman South Africa 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Arizona 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman China 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Lanzarote 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Brazil 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman France 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Germany 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Austria 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Switzerland 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Lake Placid 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Canada 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman Louisville 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman UK 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
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