The 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Clearwater, Florida on November 8, 2008. The race was sponsored by Foster Grant and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The championship race is the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that took place from October 2007 to September 2008. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earn a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series. [1] The 2008 championship race was represented by athletes from 52 different countries and 46 different U.S. States. [2]
Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | ||||
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Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
3:40:10 | Terenzo Bozzone | New Zealand | 22:17 | 1:59 | 2:01:29 | 1:29 | 1:12:57 | |
3:40:42 | Andreas Raelert | Germany | 22:22 | 2:21 | 2:03:27 | 1:32 | 1:10:54 | |
3:41:47 | Richie Cunningham | Great Britain | 22:29 | 1:53 | 2:02:08 | 1:28 | 1:13:50 | |
4 | 3:42:28 | Oscar Galindez | Argentina | 23:47 | 2:03 | 1:59:55 | 1:56 | 1:14:47 |
5 | 3:43:22 | Reinaldo Colucci | Brazil | 23:03 | 2:09 | 2:00:34 | 1:49 | 1:15:47 |
6 | 3:44:30 | Andy Potts | United States | 21:44 | 1:47 | 2:02:58 | 1:45 | 1:16:16 |
7 | 3:45:11 | Luke McKenzie | Australia | 22:22 | 2:03 | 2:02:01 | 1:29 | 1:17:16 |
8 | 3:45:43 | Brent McMahon | Canada | 22:20 | 2:00 | 2:03:56 | 5:51 | 1:11:36 |
9 | 3:46:22 | Joe Gambles | United Kingdom | 23:46 | 1:22 | 2:01:25 | 1:44 | 1:18:05 |
10 | 3:46:34 | Fraser Cartmell | United Kingdom | 22:09 | 2:01 | 2:02:24 | 1:39 | 1:18:21 |
Source: [3] |
Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | ||||
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Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
4:02:49 | Joanna Zeiger | United States | 23:06 | 2:17 | 2:13:44 | 1:45 | 1:21:59 | |
4:04:07 | Mary Beth Ellis | United States | 23:32 | 2:14 | 2:13:19 | 1:46 | 1:23:19 | |
4:07:32 | Becky Lavelle | United States | 23:03 | 2:09 | 2:13:50 | 1:47 | 1:26:46 | |
4 | 4:09:10 | Julie Dibens | United Kingdom | 23:17 | 2:18 | 2:13:22 | 1:42 | 1:28:31 |
5 | 4:15:32 | Nina Kraft | Germany | 23:35 | 2:19 | 2:24:28 | 1:49 | 1:23:21 |
6 | 4:16:00 | Erika Csomor | Hungary | 27:41 | 2:35 | 2:20:08 | 1:48 | 1:23:48 |
7 | 4:16:28 | Catriona Morrison | United Kingdom | 28:04 | 2:03 | 2:18:41 | 2:41 | 1:24:59 |
8 | 4:16:49 | Angela Naeth | Canada | 28:32 | 2:14 | 2:17:34 | 1:57 | 1:26:32 |
9 | 4:18:50 | Leanda Cave | United Kingdom | 23:24 | 2:26 | 2:22:32 | 2:17 | 1:28:11 |
10 | 4:20:28 | Amanda Stevens | United States | 23:29 | 2:19 | 2:24:23 | 1:40 | 1:28:37 |
Source: [3] |
The 2008 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 29 events that enabled qualification to the 2008 World Championship event to its top age group finishers, with all races also awarding professional slots. [2] Some 70.3 events also acted as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. The 70.3 Series expanded the number of qualifying races from 23 in 2007 to 29 events in 2008. Those events added included races at Geelong, Australia, Penha, Brazil (replacing the race in Brasilia), Huntsville, Ontario, Pucón, Chile, Haikou, China, Buffalo City, South Africa, Boise, Idaho, Lawrence, Kansas, and Providence, Rhode Island. Events in Port Macquarie and Ensenada, Baja California were discontinued from the series.
Date | Event | Location |
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Nov 10, 2007 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Clearwater, Florida, United States |
Jan 13, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 South Africa | Buffalo City, South Africa |
Jan 20, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Pucón | Pucón, Chile |
Feb 9, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Geelong | Geelong, Australia |
Mar 29, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 California | Oceanside, California, United States |
Apr 20, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 China | Haikou, Hainan, China |
May 4, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 St. Croix | St. Croix, US Virgin Islands |
May 18, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Florida | Orlando, Florida, United States |
May 24, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Austria | St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria |
May 31, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii | Kohala, Hawaii, United States |
Jun 1, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | Rapperswil-Jona, Lake Zurich, Switzerland |
Jun 1, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Boise | Boise, Idaho, United States |
Jun 8, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Eagleman | Cambridge, Maryland, United States |
Jun 15, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 U.K. | Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK |
Jun 15, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas, United States |
Jun 29, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs | Lubbock, Texas, United States |
Jul 6, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens | Lake Stevens, WA, United States |
Jul 13, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island | Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
Jul 20, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Newfoundland | Corner Brook, Newfoundland |
Jul 20, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Vineman | Sonoma County, California, United States |
Aug 2, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Steelhead | Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States |
Aug 3, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Antwerp | Antwerp, Belgium |
Aug 10, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Germany | Wiesbaden/Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Germany |
Aug 17, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Timberman | Gilford, New Hampshire, United States |
Sep 7, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Monaco | Monaco |
Sep 7, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Singapore | Singapore |
Sep 14, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Brazil | Penha, Brazil |
Sep 14, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Muskoka | Huntsville, Ontario, Canada |
Sep 21, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Cancún | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Clearwater | Andy Potts (USA) | 3:42:33 | Oscar Galíndez (ARG) | 3:42:37 | Andrew Johns (GBR) | 3:43:11 | [4] |
South Africa | Raynard Tissink (RSA) | 4:03:02 | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 4:04:25 | Fraser Cartmell (GBR) | 4:10:40 | [5] |
Pucón | Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) | 4:00:25 | Oscar Galíndez (ARG) | 4:03:25 | Santiago Ascenco (BRA) | 4:07:43 | [6] |
Geelong | Leon Griffin (AUS) | 3:56:49 | Mitchell Anderson (AUS) | 3:58:13 | David Dellow (AUS) | 4:01:01 | [7] |
California | Andy Potts (USA) | 3:58:22 | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 3:58:25 | Paul Ambrose (GBR) | 4:03:32 | [8] |
China | Steven Waite (AUS) | 4:29:06 | Fredrik Croneborg (SWE) | 4:30:18 | Colin Hill (GBR) | 4:30:38 | [9] |
St. Croix | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 4:05:34 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 4:08:41 | Richie Cunningham (AUS) | 4:10:02 | [10] |
Florida | Paul Amey (GBR) | 3:52:51 | Santiago Ascenco (BRA) | 3:56:33 | Spencer Smith (GBR) | 3:59:04 | [11] |
Austria | Massimo Cigana (ITA) | 3:56:12 | Björn Andersson (SWE) | 3:56:52 | Michael Göhner (GER) | 3:57:11 | [12] |
Hawaii | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 4:04:22 | Luke McKenzie (AUS) | 4:12:05 | Tim Marr (USA) | 4:15:17 | [13] |
Switzerland | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 3:51:45 | Konstantin Bachor (GER) | 3:52:33 | Sebastian Kienle (GER) | 3:55:40 | [14] |
Boise | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 3:53:28 | Chris Lieto (USA) | 3:55:44 | Joe Gambles (USA) | 3:55:54 | [15] |
Eagleman | Paul Amey (GBR) | 3:53:32 | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 3:56:23 | Richie Cunningham (AUS) | 3:58:22 | [16] |
UK | Fraser Cartmell (GBR) | 4:17:39 | Stephen Bayliss (GBR) | 4:17:52 | Luke Bell (AUS) | 4:24:38 | [17] |
Kansas | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 3:56:06 | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 3:58:25 | Leon Griffin (AUS) | 4:00:37 | [18] |
Buffalo Springs | Leon Griffin (AUS) | 3:58:35 | Tim O'Donnell (USA) | 4:00:09 | Paul Matthews (AUS) | 4:02:08 | [19] |
Lake Stevens | Luke Bell (USA) | 4:00:16 | Joe Gambles (USA) | 4:00:17 | Chris Legh (AUS) | 4:01:44 | [20] |
Rhode Island | Oscar Galíndez (ARG) | 3:54:03 | Richie Cunningham (AUS) | 3:56:46 | Paul Ambrose (GBR) | 3:57:48 | [21] |
Newfoundland | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 3:59:45 | Richie Cunningham (AUS) | 4:01:33 | Chris Legh (AUS) | 4:04:09 | [22] |
Vineman | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 3:49:40 | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 3:51:25 | Steve Larsen (USA) | 3:53:22 | [23] |
Steelhead | Chris Legh (AUS) | 3:32:13 | Justin Henkel (USA) | 3:37:05 | Tony White (USA) | 3:41:34 | [24] |
Antwerp | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 3:45:33 | Luc Van Lierde (BEL) | 3:46:33 | Teemu Toivanen (FIN) | 3:51:38 | [25] |
Germany | Faris Al-Sultan (GER) | 4:10:26 | Alessandro Degasperi (ITA) | 4:11:17 | Uwe Widmann (GER) | 4:14:01 | [26] |
Timberman | Andy Potts (USA) | 3:52:32 | Fraser Cartmell (GBR) | 4:02:24 | Simon Lessing (GBR) | 4:03:10 | [27] |
Monaco | Andreas Raelert (GER) | 4:10:10 | Michael Weiss (AUT) | 4:14:12 | Sebastian Kienle (GER) | 4:14:48 | [28] |
Singapore | Simon Thompson (AUS) | 3:55:40 | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 3:55:55 | Pete Jacobs (AUS) | 3:57:47 | [29] |
Brazil | Oscar Galíndez (ARG) | 3:54:24 | Igor Amorelli (BRA) | 3:55:07 | Juraci Jùnior (BRA) | 3:59:53 | [30] |
Muskoka | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 4:10:31 | Richie Cunningham (AUS) | 4:14:58 | Daniel Bretscher (USA) | 4:16:43 | [31] |
Cancún | Chris Legh (AUS) | 4:01:47 | Oscar Galíndez (ARG) | 4:03:10 | Igor Amorelli (BRA) | 4:03:26 | [32] |
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Clearwater | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:07:25 | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 4:11:29 | Leanda Cave (GBR) | 4:12:29 | [4] |
South Africa | Desiree Ficker (USA) | 4:46:46 | Heidi Jesberger (GER) | 4:58:50 | Lucie Zelenkova (CZE) | 5:01:59 | [5] |
Pucón | Heather Gollnick (USA) | 4:37:02 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 4:38:57 | Tereza Macel (CZE) | 4:42:27 | [6] |
Geelong | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:24:27 | Rebekah Keat (AUS) | 4:27:14 | Kate Major (AUS) | 4:29:21 | [7] |
California | Erika Csomor (HUN) | 4:23:14 | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:25:51 | Leanda Cave (GBR) | 4:26:40 | [8] |
China | Renee Tanya Lane (AUS) | 5:02:24 | Hiromi Toda (JPN) | 5:15:50 | Claire Murray (GBR) | 5:24:07 | [9] |
St. Croix | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:26:56 | Nina Kraft (GER) | 4:36:33 | Bree Wee (USA) | 4:36:45 | [10] |
Florida | Leanda Cave (GBR) | 4:22:52 | Nina Kraft (GER) | 4:24:15 | Dede Griesbauer (USA) | 4:30:38 | [11] |
Austria | Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) | 4:22:43 | Erika Csomor (HUN) | 4:25:52 | Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) | 4:26:25 | [12] |
Hawaii | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 4:30:38 | Tyler Stewart (USA) | 4:34:21 | Kate Bevilaqua (AUS) | 4:35:03 | [13] |
Switzerland | Julie Dibens (GBR) | 4:12:57 | Nicola Spirig (SWE) | 4:14:55 | Erika Csomor (HUN) | 4:26:57 | [14] |
Boise | Kate Major (AUS) | 4:24:44 | Desiree Ficker (USA) | 4:31:20 | Heather Wuertele (CAN) | 4:31:47 | [15] |
Eagleman | Joanna Zeiger (USA) | 4:22:31 | Dede Griesbauer (USA) | 4:30:23 | Kelly Handel (USA) | 4:31:57 | [16] |
UK | Bella Comerford (GBR) | 4:49:44 | Julie Dibens (GBR) | 4:54:59 | Sara Sig Moeller (DEN) | 5:07:03 | [17] |
Kansas | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 4:19:03 | Joanna Lawn (NZL) | 4:19:32 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 4:36:11 | [18] |
Buffalo Springs | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:23:28 | Joanna Zeiger (USA) | 4:27:29 | Joanna Lawn (NZL) | 4:28:23 | [19] |
Lake Stevens | Mary Beth Ellis (USA) | 4:33:43 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 4:38:23 | Fiona Docherty (NZL) | 4:40:59 | [20] |
Rhode Island | Lisa Bentley (CAN) | 4:27:50 | Annie Gervais (CAN) | 4:33:46 | Andrea Fisher (USA) | 4:37:59 | [21] |
Newfoundland | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:27:23 | Cynthia Wilson (CAN) | 4:33:34 | Magali Tisseyre (CAN) | 4:37:56 | [22] |
Vineman | Joanna Zeiger (USA) | 4:19:58 | Tyler Stewart (USA) | 4:20:20 | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 4:24:08 | [23] |
Steelhead | Gina Kehr (USA) | 4:04:09 | Kimberly Von During (USA) | 4:12:40 | Renee Damstra (USA) | 4:16:00 | [24] |
Antwerp | Belinda Granger (AUS) | 4:12:56 | Felicity Hart (GBR) | 4:15:19 | Tine Deckers (BEL) | 4:16:54 | [25] |
Germany | Virginia Berasategui (ESP) | 4:43:38 | Andrea Brede (GER) | 4:49:26 | Meike Krebs (GER) | 4:55:48 | [26] |
Timberman | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 4:11:46 | Amanda Stevens (USA) | 4:30:03 | Cynthia Wilson (CAN) | 4:31:26 | [27] |
Monaco | Nicola Spirig (SUI) | 4:37:12 | Catriona Morrison (GBR) | 4:41:12 | Virginia Berasategui (ESP) | 4:44:45 | [28] |
Singapore | Rebekah Keat (AUS) | 4:25:43 | Gina Ferguson (NZL) | 4:29:46 | Alison Fitch (AUS) | 4:31:45 | [29] |
Brazil | Mariana Ohata (BRA) | 4:25:35 | Vanessa Gianinni (BRA) | 4:25:41 | Ana Borba (BRA) | 4:29:21 | [30] |
Muskoka | Joanna Zeiger (USA) | 4:37:04 | Rebeccah Wassner (USA) | 4:42:49 | Angela Naeth (CAN) | 4:43:27 | [31] |
Cancún | Kim Loeffler (USA) | 4:33:33 | Caroline Smith (USA) | 4:44:57 | Dunia Gómez (MEX) | 4:46:52 | [32] |
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