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 | ![]() | 22:17 | 1:59 | 2:01:29 | 1:29 | 1:12:57 |
![]() | 3:40:42 | Andreas Raelert | ![]() | 22:22 | 2:21 | 2:03:27 | 1:32 | 1:10:54 |
![]() | 3:41:47 | Richie Cunningham | ![]() | 22:29 | 1:53 | 2:02:08 | 1:28 | 1:13:50 |
4 | 3:42:28 | Oscar Galindez | ![]() | 23:47 | 2:03 | 1:59:55 | 1:56 | 1:14:47 |
5 | 3:43:22 | Reinaldo Colucci | ![]() | 23:03 | 2:09 | 2:00:34 | 1:49 | 1:15:47 |
6 | 3:44:30 | Andy Potts | ![]() | 21:44 | 1:47 | 2:02:58 | 1:45 | 1:16:16 |
7 | 3:45:11 | Luke McKenzie | ![]() | 22:22 | 2:03 | 2:02:01 | 1:29 | 1:17:16 |
8 | 3:45:43 | Brent McMahon | ![]() | 22:20 | 2:00 | 2:03:56 | 5:51 | 1:11:36 |
9 | 3:46:22 | Joe Gambles | ![]() | 23:46 | 1:22 | 2:01:25 | 1:44 | 1:18:05 |
10 | 3:46:34 | Fraser Cartmell | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 23:06 | 2:17 | 2:13:44 | 1:45 | 1:21:59 |
![]() | 4:04:07 | Mary Beth Ellis | ![]() | 23:32 | 2:14 | 2:13:19 | 1:46 | 1:23:19 |
![]() | 4:07:32 | Becky Lavelle | ![]() | 23:03 | 2:09 | 2:13:50 | 1:47 | 1:26:46 |
4 | 4:09:10 | Julie Dibens | ![]() | 23:17 | 2:18 | 2:13:22 | 1:42 | 1:28:31 |
5 | 4:15:32 | Nina Kraft | ![]() | 23:35 | 2:19 | 2:24:28 | 1:49 | 1:23:21 |
6 | 4:16:00 | Erika Csomor | ![]() | 27:41 | 2:35 | 2:20:08 | 1:48 | 1:23:48 |
7 | 4:16:28 | Catriona Morrison | ![]() | 28:04 | 2:03 | 2:18:41 | 2:41 | 1:24:59 |
8 | 4:16:49 | Angela Naeth | ![]() | 28:32 | 2:14 | 2:17:34 | 1:57 | 1:26:32 |
9 | 4:18:50 | Leanda Cave | ![]() | 23:24 | 2:26 | 2:22:32 | 2:17 | 1:28:11 |
10 | 4:20:28 | Amanda Stevens | ![]() | 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 Brasília), 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 | ![]() |
Jan 13, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 South Africa | ![]() |
Jan 20, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Pucón | ![]() |
Feb 9, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Geelong | ![]() |
Mar 29, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 California | ![]() |
Apr 20, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 China | ![]() |
May 4, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 St. Croix | ![]() |
May 18, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Florida | ![]() |
May 24, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Austria | ![]() |
May 31, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii | ![]() |
Jun 1, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | ![]() |
Jun 1, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Boise | ![]() |
Jun 8, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Eagleman | ![]() |
Jun 15, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 U.K. | ![]() |
Jun 15, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Kansas | ![]() |
Jun 29, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs | ![]() |
Jul 6, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens | ![]() |
Jul 13, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island | ![]() |
Jul 20, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Newfoundland | ![]() |
Jul 20, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Vineman | ![]() |
Aug 2, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Steelhead | ![]() |
Aug 3, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Antwerp | ![]() |
Aug 10, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Germany | ![]() |
Aug 17, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Timberman | ![]() |
Sep 7, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Monaco | ![]() |
Sep 7, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Singapore | ![]() |
Sep 14, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Brazil | ![]() |
Sep 14, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Muskoka | ![]() |
Sep 21, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Cancún | ![]() |
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Clearwater | ![]() | 3:42:33 | ![]() | 3:42:37 | ![]() | 3:43:11 | [4] |
South Africa | ![]() | 4:03:02 | ![]() | 4:04:25 | ![]() | 4:10:40 | [5] |
Pucón | ![]() | 4:00:25 | ![]() | 4:03:25 | ![]() | 4:07:43 | [6] |
Geelong | ![]() | 3:56:49 | ![]() | 3:58:13 | ![]() | 4:01:01 | [7] |
California | ![]() | 3:58:22 | ![]() | 3:58:25 | ![]() | 4:03:32 | [8] |
China | ![]() | 4:29:06 | ![]() | 4:30:18 | ![]() | 4:30:38 | [9] |
St. Croix | ![]() | 4:05:34 | ![]() | 4:08:41 | ![]() | 4:10:02 | [10] |
Florida | ![]() | 3:52:51 | ![]() | 3:56:33 | ![]() | 3:59:04 | [11] |
Austria | ![]() | 3:56:12 | ![]() | 3:56:52 | ![]() | 3:57:11 | [12] |
Hawaii | ![]() | 4:04:22 | ![]() | 4:12:05 | ![]() | 4:15:17 | [13] |
Switzerland | ![]() | 3:51:45 | ![]() | 3:52:33 | ![]() | 3:55:40 | [14] |
Boise | ![]() | 3:53:28 | ![]() | 3:55:44 | ![]() | 3:55:54 | [15] |
Eagleman | ![]() | 3:53:32 | ![]() | 3:56:23 | ![]() | 3:58:22 | [16] |
UK | ![]() | 4:17:39 | ![]() | 4:17:52 | ![]() | 4:24:38 | [17] |
Kansas | ![]() | 3:56:06 | ![]() | 3:58:25 | ![]() | 4:00:37 | [18] |
Buffalo Springs | ![]() | 3:58:35 | ![]() | 4:00:09 | ![]() | 4:02:08 | [19] |
Lake Stevens | ![]() | 4:00:16 | ![]() | 4:00:17 | ![]() | 4:01:44 | [20] |
Rhode Island | ![]() | 3:54:03 | ![]() | 3:56:46 | ![]() | 3:57:48 | [21] |
Newfoundland | ![]() | 3:59:45 | ![]() | 4:01:33 | ![]() | 4:04:09 | [22] |
Vineman | ![]() | 3:49:40 | ![]() | 3:51:25 | ![]() | 3:53:22 | [23] |
Steelhead | ![]() | 3:32:13 | ![]() | 3:37:05 | ![]() | 3:41:34 | [24] |
Antwerp | ![]() | 3:45:33 | ![]() | 3:46:33 | ![]() | 3:51:38 | [25] |
Germany | ![]() | 4:10:26 | ![]() | 4:11:17 | ![]() | 4:14:01 | [26] |
Timberman | ![]() | 3:52:32 | ![]() | 4:02:24 | ![]() | 4:03:10 | [27] |
Monaco | ![]() | 4:10:10 | ![]() | 4:14:12 | ![]() | 4:14:48 | [28] |
Singapore | ![]() | 3:55:40 | ![]() | 3:55:55 | ![]() | 3:57:47 | [29] |
Brazil | ![]() | 3:54:24 | ![]() | 3:55:07 | ![]() | 3:59:53 | [30] |
Muskoka | ![]() | 4:10:31 | ![]() | 4:14:58 | ![]() | 4:16:43 | [31] |
Cancún | ![]() | 4:01:47 | ![]() | 4:03:10 | ![]() | 4:03:26 | [32] |
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Clearwater | ![]() | 4:07:25 | ![]() | 4:11:29 | ![]() | 4:12:29 | [4] |
South Africa | ![]() | 4:46:46 | ![]() | 4:58:50 | ![]() | 5:01:59 | [5] |
Pucón | ![]() | 4:37:02 | ![]() | 4:38:57 | ![]() | 4:42:27 | [6] |
Geelong | ![]() | 4:24:27 | ![]() | 4:27:14 | ![]() | 4:29:21 | [7] |
California | ![]() | 4:23:14 | ![]() | 4:25:51 | ![]() | 4:26:40 | [8] |
China | ![]() | 5:02:24 | ![]() | 5:15:50 | ![]() | 5:24:07 | [9] |
St. Croix | ![]() | 4:26:56 | ![]() | 4:36:33 | ![]() | 4:36:45 | [10] |
Florida | ![]() | 4:22:52 | ![]() | 4:24:15 | ![]() | 4:30:38 | [11] |
Austria | ![]() | 4:22:43 | ![]() | 4:25:52 | ![]() | 4:26:25 | [12] |
Hawaii | ![]() | 4:30:38 | ![]() | 4:34:21 | ![]() | 4:35:03 | [13] |
Switzerland | ![]() | 4:12:57 | ![]() | 4:14:55 | ![]() | 4:26:57 | [14] |
Boise | ![]() | 4:24:44 | ![]() | 4:31:20 | ![]() | 4:31:47 | [15] |
Eagleman | ![]() | 4:22:31 | ![]() | 4:30:23 | ![]() | 4:31:57 | [16] |
UK | ![]() | 4:49:44 | ![]() | 4:54:59 | ![]() | 5:07:03 | [17] |
Kansas | ![]() | 4:19:03 | ![]() | 4:19:32 | ![]() | 4:36:11 | [18] |
Buffalo Springs | ![]() | 4:23:28 | ![]() | 4:27:29 | ![]() | 4:28:23 | [19] |
Lake Stevens | ![]() | 4:33:43 | ![]() | 4:38:23 | ![]() | 4:40:59 | [20] |
Rhode Island | ![]() | 4:27:50 | ![]() | 4:33:46 | ![]() | 4:37:59 | [21] |
Newfoundland | ![]() | 4:27:23 | ![]() | 4:33:34 | ![]() | 4:37:56 | [22] |
Vineman | ![]() | 4:19:58 | ![]() | 4:20:20 | ![]() | 4:24:08 | [23] |
Steelhead | ![]() | 4:04:09 | ![]() | 4:12:40 | ![]() | 4:16:00 | [24] |
Antwerp | ![]() | 4:12:56 | ![]() | 4:15:19 | ![]() | 4:16:54 | [25] |
Germany | ![]() | 4:43:38 | ![]() | 4:49:26 | ![]() | 4:55:48 | [26] |
Timberman | ![]() | 4:11:46 | ![]() | 4:30:03 | ![]() | 4:31:26 | [27] |
Monaco | ![]() | 4:37:12 | ![]() | 4:41:12 | ![]() | 4:44:45 | [28] |
Singapore | ![]() | 4:25:43 | ![]() | 4:29:46 | ![]() | 4:31:45 | [29] |
Brazil | ![]() | 4:25:35 | ![]() | 4:25:41 | ![]() | 4:29:21 | [30] |
Muskoka | ![]() | 4:37:04 | ![]() | 4:42:49 | ![]() | 4:43:27 | [31] |
Cancún | ![]() | 4:33:33 | ![]() | 4:44:57 | ![]() | 4:46:52 | [32] |