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2009 Ironman World Championship
The 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 10, 2009, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 33rd 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).
Race highlights
A total of 1,778 athletes from more than 48 countries started the race and 1,653 (1,200 men and 453 women) finished, 3 were disqualified. Hot and humid weather conditions prevailed with temperatures well above 90 °F (32.2 °C) during the bike and run portions.
Both Chrissie Wellington (3rd consecutive win) and Craig Alexander (2nd consecutive win) continue their current reigns as Ironman World Champions.
Chrissie Wellington set a new women's course record of 8:54:02, breaking Paula Newby-Fraser's 17-year-old women's course record. She finished 22nd overall among the pro men and women.
Mirinda Carfrae set a new women's course run record of 2:56:51 in her very first Ironman World Championship, breaking the women's course run record that Chrissie Wellington set one year ago.
Medallists
Men
| Pos. | Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | |
| [[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] | 8:20:21 | Craig Alexander | 50:57 | 1:44 | 4:37:33 | 2:04 | 2:48:05 | ||
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | 8:22:56 | Chris Lieto | 51:07 | 1:44 | 4:25:11 | 2:21 | 3:02:35 | ||
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | 8:24:32 | Andreas Raelert | 51:00 | 2:05 | 4:38:01 | 2:25 | 2:51:05 | ||
| 4 | 8:25:20 | Chris McCormack | 52:51 | 1:55 | 4:32:45 | 1:53 | 2:55:59 | ||
| 5 | 8:28:17 | Rasmus Henning | 51:06 | 2:03 | 4:37:07 | 2:30 | 2:55:33 | ||
| 6 | 8:28:52 | Timo Bracht | 54:30 | 1:49 | 4:33:49 | 2:19 | 2:56:27 | ||
| 7 | 8:29:55 | Dirk Bockel | 50:50 | 1:56 | 4:37:29 | 2:00 | 2:57:42 | ||
| 8 | 8:30:15 | Pete Jacobs | 50:03 | 1:43 | 4:38:41 | 2:35 | 2:57:14 | ||
| 9 | 8:30:30 | Andy Potts | 47:45 | 1:56 | 4:46:07 | 2:29 | 2:52:15 | ||
| 10 | 8:31:44 | Faris Al-Sultan | 50:53 | 1:49 | 4:33:40 | 2:13 | 3:03:11 | ||
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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]] | 8:54:02 | Chrissie Wellington | 54:31 | 2:15 | 4:52:07 | 2:05 | 3:03:06 | ||
| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] | 9:13:59 | Mirinda Carfrae | 58:45 | 1:54 | 5:14:18 | 2:14 | 2:56:51 | ||
| [[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] | 9:15:28 | Virginia Berasategui | 58:52 | 2:04 | 5:01:42 | 2:08 | 3:10:43 | ||
| 4 | 9:23:43 | Tereza Macel | 53:29 | 2:13 | 5:04:17 | 2:35 | 3:21:12 | ||
| 5 | 9:30:28 | Samantha McGlone | 58:47 | 2:03 | 5:16:17 | 1:57 | 3:11:27 | ||
| 6 | 9:32:27 | Rachel Joyce | 53:31 | 2:21 | 5:10:03 | 2:51 | 3:23:43 | ||
| 7 | 9:34:45 | Joanna Lawn | 57:16 | 2:10 | 5:19:10 | 2:36 | 3:13:35 | ||
| 8 | 9:38:28 | Sandra Wallenhorst | 1:03:07 | 2:30 | 5:20:43 | 2:46 | 3:09:24 | ||
| 9 | 9:40:59 | Dede Griesbauer | 55:05 | 2:13 | 5:10:22 | 2:29 | 3:30:53 | ||
| 10 | 9:42:41 | Tyler Stewart | 1:08:31 | 2:20 | 5:06:20 | 2:31 | 3:22:59 | ||
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Qualification
To enter for the 2009 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 2009 Series consisted of 21 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2008 which was itself a qualifier for the 2010 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2008 held on September 7, 2008, and in total 1,800 athletes qualified for the World Championship race.
Qualifying Ironmans
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Ironman Wisconsin | USA Madison, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Ironman World Championship | USA Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| Ironman Florida | USA Panama City Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Ironman Arizona | USA Tempe, Arizona, 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 Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| Ironman China | CHN Haikou, Hainan Island, China | |
| Ironman Lanzarote | ESP Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain | |
| Ironman Brazil | BRA Florianópolis Island, Brazil | |
| Ironman Japan | JPN Goto, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| Ironman Coeur d'Alene | USA Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | |
| Ironman France | FRA Nice, France | |
| 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 UK | UK Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Ironman Canada | CAN Penticton, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Ironman Louisville | USA Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
The fastest time of 7:59:16 was set by Timo Bracht during the Ironman European Championship 2009 at Frankfurt, Germany.
2009 Ironman Series results
Men
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Raynard Tissink | 8:43:29 | Serge Meyer | 8:55:00 | Jason Shortis | 8:59:14 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/wisconsin/?show=tracker&race=wisconsin&year=2008 | title=2008 Ironman Wisconsin Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| World Champs 08 | Craig Alexander | 8:17.45 | Eneko Llanos Burguera | 8:20:50 | Rutger Beke | 8:21:23 | url=http://ironman.com/assets/files/results/worldchampionship/2008.pdf | title=2008 Official Results Ironman World Championships | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Florida | Tom Evans | 8:07:59 | Torbjørn Sindballe | 8:17:51 | Petr Vabrousek | 8:23:00 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/florida/?show=tracker&race=florida&year=2008 | title=2008 Ironman Florida Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Arizona | Andreas Raelert | 8:14:16 | Chris Lieto | 8:19:25 | Jordan Rapp | 8:19:45 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/arizona/?show=raceresults&year=2009&format=htm | title=2008 Ironman Arizona Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Western Australia | Tim Berkel | 8:07:06 | Jason Shortis | 8:10:57 | Luke Mckenzie | 8:12:45 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/westernaustralia/?show=tracker&race=westernaustralia&year=2008 | title=2008 Ironman Western Australia Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Malaysia | Luke McKenzie | 8:27:48 | Bryan Rhodes | 8:32:52 | Brian Fuller | 8:38:06 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/malaysia/?show=raceresults&year=2009&format=htm | title=2009 Ironman Malaysia Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| New Zealand | Cameron Brown | 8:18:04 | Terenzo Bozzone | 8:25:36 | Dirk Bockel | 8:27:11 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/newzealand/?show=tracker&race=newzealand&year=2008 | title=2009 Ironman New Zealand Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Australia | Patrick Vernay | 8:24:53 | Pete Jacobs | 8:29:03 | Tim Berkel | 8:31:43 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/australia/?show=tracker&race=australia&year=2009 | title=2009 Ironman Australia Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| South Africa | Marino Vanhoenacker | 8:17:33 | Michael Göhner | 8:32:02 | Petr Vabrousek | 8:36:08 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/southafrica/?show=tracker&race=southafrica&year=2009 | title=2009 Ironman South Africa Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| China | Rasmus Henning | 8:53:20 | Patrick Walliman | 9:22:46 | Mike Schifferle | 9:28:49 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/china/?show=raceresults&year=2009&format=htm | title=2009 Ironman China Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Lanzarote | Bert Jammaer | 8:54:03 | Stephan Vuckovic | 8:57:17 | Olaf Sabatschus | 8:59:03 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lanzarote/?show=tracker&race=lanzarote&year=2009 | title=2009 Ironman Lanzarote Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Brazil | Eduardo Sturla | 8:13:39 | Reinaldo Colucci | 8::28:08 | Petr Vabrousek | 8:37:18 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/brazil/?show=tracker&race=brazil&year=2009 | title=2009 Ironman Brazil Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Japan | Luke McKenzie | 8:28:31 | Courtney Ogden | 8:42:54 | Petr Vabrousek | 8:45:59 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/japan/?show=tracker&race=japan&year=2009 | title=2009 Ironman Japan Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Coeur d'Alene | Francisco Pontano | 8:32:12 | T. J. Tollakson | 8:42:03 | Maximilian Longree | 8:50:19 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/coeurdalene/?show=raceresults&year=2009&format=htm | title=2009 Ironman Coeur d'Alene Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| France | Marcel Zamora Perez | 8:30:06 | Hervé Faure | 8:40:55 | Simon Billeau | 8:46:30 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/france/?show=raceresults&year=2009&format=htm | title=2009 Ironman France Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Germany | Timo Bracht | 7:59:15 | Eneko Llanos | 8:00:05 | Chris McCormack | 8:02:49 | ||||
| Austria | Marino Vanhoenacker | 8:01:38 | James Cunnama | 8:14:18 | Stephen Bayliss | 8:17:06 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/austria/?show=tracker&race=austria&year=2009 | title=2009 Ironman Austria Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Switzerland | Ronnie Schildknecht | 8:20:00 | Stefan Riesen | 8:31:10 | Torsten Abel | 8:36:38 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/switzerland/?show=tracker&race=switzerland&year=2009 | title=2009 Ironman Switzerland Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Lake Placid | Maik Twelsiek | 8:36:37 | Christian Brader | 8:56:35 | Jason Shortis | 8:58:09 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lakeplacid/?show=raceresults&year=2009&format=htm | title=2009 Ironman Lake Placid Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| UK | Philip Graves | 8:45:51 | Stephen Bayliss | 8:48:29 | Jarmo Hast | 8:57:58 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/uk/?show=tracker&race=uk&year=2009 | title=2009 Ironman UK Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Canada | Jordan Rapp | 8:25:13 | Mike Aigroz | 8:40:17 | Courtney Ogden | 8:44:37 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/canada/?show=raceresults&year=2009&format=htm | title=2009 Ironman Canada Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
| Louisville | Viktor Zyemtsev | 8:25:27 | Luke McKenzie | 8:26:01 | Raynard Tissink | 8:39:09 | url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/louisville/?show=tracker&race=louisville&year=2009 | title=2009 Ironman Louisville Results | publisher=World Triathlon Corporation | accessdate=21 October 2011}} |
Women
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Hillary Biscay | Karin Gerber | Jessica Jacobs | ||||
| World Champs 08 | Chrissie Wellington | Yvonne van Vlerken | Sandra Wallenhorst | ||||
| Florida | Bella Comerford | Tamara Kozulina | Jessica Jacobs | ||||
| Arizona | Heleen Bij De Vaate | Leanda Cave | Edith Niederfriniger | ||||
| Western Australia | Gina Ferguson | Charlotte Paul | Kat Baker | ||||
| Malaysia | Belinda Granger | Nicole Leder | Maki Nishiuchi | ||||
| New Zealand | Gina Ferguson | Joanna Lawn | Charlotte Paul | ||||
| Australia | Chrissie Wellington | Rebekah Keat | Caroline Steffen | ||||
| South Africa | Lucie Zelenkova | Sonja Tajsich | Rachel Joyce | ||||
| China | Charlotte Paul | Edith Niederfriniger | Teresa Mazel | ||||
| Lanzarote | Bella Bayliss | Rachel Joyce | Michaela Giger | ||||
| Brazil | Dede Griesbauer | Charlotte Kolters | Heather Gollnick | ||||
| Japan | Nicole Klingler | Nicole Ward | Megumi Shigaki | ||||
| Coeur d'Alene | Tyler Stewart | Kate Major | Heather Wuertele | ||||
| France | Tina Deckers | Christel Robin | Martina Dogana | ||||
| Germany | Sandra Wallenhorst | Yvonne van Vlerken | Nicole Leder | ||||
| Austria | Bella Bayliss | Sonja Tajsich | Lucie Zelenkova | ||||
| Switzerland | Sibylle Matter | Monika Lehmann | Lisbeth Kristensen | ||||
| Lake Placid | Tereza Macel | Caitlin Snow | Samantha McGlone | ||||
| UK | Bella Bayliss | Abigail Bayley | Irene Kinnegim | ||||
| Canada | Tereza Macel | Belinda Granger | Janelle Morrison | ||||
| Louisville | Nina Kraft | Lisbeth Kristensen | Kim Loeffler |
References
References
- "2009 Ford Ironman World Championship". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "Ironman European Championship 2009 results". ironman.com.
- "2008 Ironman Wisconsin Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2008 Official Results Ironman World Championships". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2008 Ironman Florida Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2008 Ironman Arizona Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2008 Ironman Western Australia Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Malaysia Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman New Zealand Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Australia Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman South Africa Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman China Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Lanzarote Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Brazil Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Japan Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Coeur d'Alene Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman France Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Austria Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Switzerland Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Lake Placid Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman UK Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Canada Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
- "2009 Ironman Louisville Results". World Triathlon Corporation.
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