2009 Ironman World Championship

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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).

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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. [1] 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)		NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss)
SwimT1BikeT2Run
Gold medal icon.svg 8:20:21 Craig Alexander Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 50:571:444:37:332:042:48:05
Silver medal icon.svg 8:22:56 Chris Lieto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 51:071:444:25:112:213:02:35
Bronze medal icon.svg 8:24:32 Andreas Raelert Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 51:002:054:38:012:252:51:05
48:25:20 Chris McCormack Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52:511:554:32:451:532:55:59
58:28:17 Rasmus Henning Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 51:062:034:37:072:302:55:33
68:28:52 Timo Bracht Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54:301:494:33:492:192:56:27
78:29:55 Dirk Bockel Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 50:501:564:37:292:002:57:42
88:30:15 Pete Jacobs Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 50:031:434:38:412:352:57:14
98:30:30 Andy Potts Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 47:451:564:46:072:292:52:15
108:31:44 Faris Al-Sultan Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 50:531:494:33:402:133:03:11
Source: [1]

Women

Pos.Time
(h:mm:ss)		NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss)
SwimT1BikeT2Run
Gold medal icon.svg 8:54:02 Chrissie Wellington Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 54:312:154:52:072:053:03:06
Silver medal icon.svg 9:13:59 Mirinda Carfrae Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 58:451:545:14:182:142:56:51
Bronze medal icon.svg 9:15:28 Virginia Berasategui Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 58:522:045:01:422:083:10:43
49:23:43 Tereza Macel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 53:292:135:04:172:353:21:12
59:30:28 Samantha McGlone Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 58:472:035:16:171:573:11:27
69:32:27 Rachel Joyce Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53:312:215:10:032:513:23:43
79:34:45 Joanna Lawn Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 57:162:105:19:102:363:13:35
89:38:28 Sandra Wallenhorst Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:03:072:305:20:432:463:09:24
99:40:59 Dede Griesbauer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 55:052:135:10:222:293:30:53
109:42:41 Tyler Stewart Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:08:312:205:06:202:313:22:59
Source: [1]

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

DateEventLocation
Sep 7, 2008Ironman Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Oct 11, 2008 Ironman World Championship Flag of the United States.svg Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
Nov 1, 2008Ironman Florida Flag of the United States.svg Panama City Beach, Florida, United States
Nov 23, 2008Ironman Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Tempe, Arizona, United States
Dec 7, 2008Ironman Western Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Feb 28, 2009Ironman Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Langkawi, Malaysia
Mar 7, 2009Ironman New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Taupō, New Zealand
Apr 5, 2009Ironman Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Apr 5, 2009Ironman South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Apr 19, 2009Ironman China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Haikou, Hainan Island, China
May 23, 2009Ironman Lanzarote Flag of Spain.svg Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain
May 31, 2009Ironman Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg Florianópolis Island, Brazil
Jun 21, 2009Ironman Japan Flag of Japan.svg Goto, Nagasaki, Japan
Jun 21, 2009Ironman Coeur d'Alene Flag of the United States.svg Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
Jun 28, 2009Ironman France Flag of France.svg Nice, France
Jul 5, 2009Ironman Germany Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany
Jul 5, 2009Ironman Austria Flag of Austria.svg Klagenfurt, Austria
Jul 12, 2009Ironman Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich, Switzerland
Jul 26, 2009Ironman Lake Placid Flag of the United States.svg Lake Placid, New York, United States
Aug 2, 2009Ironman UK Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Aug 30, 2009Ironman Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 30, 2009Ironman Louisville Flag of the United States.svg 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. [2]

2009 Ironman Series results

Men

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReference
WisconsinFlag of South Africa.svg  Raynard Tissink  (RSA)8:43:29Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Serge Meyer  (SUI)8:55:00Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jason Shortis  (AUS)8:59:14 [3]
World Champs 08Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Craig Alexander  (AUS)8:17.45Flag of Spain.svg  Eneko Llanos Burguera  (ESP)8:20:50Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rutger Beke  (BEL)8:21:23 [4]
FloridaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tom Evans  (CAN)8:07:59Flag of Denmark.svg  Torbjørn Sindballe  (DEN)8:17:51Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Vabrousek  (CZE)8:23:00 [5]
ArizonaFlag of Germany.svg  Andreas Raelert  (GER)8:14:16Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Lieto  (USA)8:19:25Flag of the United States.svg  Jordan Rapp  (USA)8:19:45 [6]
Western AustraliaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Tim Berkel  (AUS)8:07:06Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jason Shortis  (AUS)8:10:57Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke Mckenzie  (AUS)8:12:45 [7]
MalaysiaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke McKenzie  (AUS)8:27:48Flag of New Zealand.svg  Bryan Rhodes  (NZL)8:32:52Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brian Fuller  (AUS)8:38:06 [8]
New ZealandFlag of New Zealand.svg  Cameron Brown  (NZL)8:18:04Flag of New Zealand.svg  Terenzo Bozzone  (NZL)8:25:36Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Dirk Bockel  (LUX)8:27:11 [9]
AustraliaFlag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Patrick Vernay  (NCL)8:24:53Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Pete Jacobs  (AUS)8:29:03Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tim Berkel  (AUS)8:31:43 [10]
South AfricaFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marino Vanhoenacker  (BEL)8:17:33Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Göhner  (GER)8:32:02Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Vabrousek  (CZE)8:36:08 [11]
ChinaFlag of Denmark.svg  Rasmus Henning  (DEN)8:53:20Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Patrick Walliman  (SUI)9:22:46Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mike Schifferle  (SUI)9:28:49 [12]
LanzaroteFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bert Jammaer  (BEL)8:54:03Flag of Germany.svg  Stephan Vuckovic  (GER)8:57:17Flag of Germany.svg  Olaf Sabatschus  (GER)8:59:03 [13]
BrazilFlag of Argentina.svg  Eduardo Sturla  (ARG)8:13:39Flag of Brazil.svg  Reinaldo Colucci  (BRA)8::28:08Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Vabrousek  (CZE)8:37:18 [14]
JapanFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke McKenzie  (AUS)8:28:31Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Courtney Ogden  (AUS)8:42:54Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Vabrousek  (CZE)8:45:59 [15]
Coeur d'AleneFlag of Spain.svg  Francisco Pontano  (ESP)8:32:12Flag of the United States.svg  T. J. Tollakson  (USA)8:42:03Flag of Germany.svg  Maximilian Longree  (GER)8:50:19 [16]
FranceFlag of Spain.svg  Marcel Zamora Perez  (ESP)8:30:06Flag of France.svg  Hervé Faure  (FRA)8:40:55Flag of France.svg  Simon Billeau  (FRA)8:46:30 [17]
GermanyFlag of Germany.svg  Timo Bracht  (GER)7:59:15Flag of Spain.svg  Eneko Llanos  (ESP)8:00:05Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chris McCormack  (AUS)8:02:49 [2]
AustriaFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marino Vanhoenacker  (BEL)8:01:38Flag of South Africa.svg  James Cunnama  (RSA)8:14:18Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Stephen Bayliss  (GBR)8:17:06 [18]
SwitzerlandFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Ronnie Schildknecht  (SUI)8:20:00Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Stefan Riesen  (SUI)8:31:10Flag of Germany.svg  Torsten Abel  (GER)8:36:38 [19]
Lake PlacidFlag of Germany.svg  Maik Twelsiek  (GER)8:36:37Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Brader  (GER)8:56:35Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jason Shortis  (AUS)8:58:09 [20]
UKFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Philip Graves  (GBR)8:45:51Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Stephen Bayliss  (GBR)8:48:29Flag of Finland.svg  Jarmo Hast  (FIN)8:57:58 [21]
CanadaFlag of the United States.svg  Jordan Rapp  (USA)8:25:13Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mike Aigroz  (SUI)8:40:17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Courtney Ogden  (AUS)8:44:37 [22]
LouisvilleFlag of Ukraine.svg  Viktor Zyemtsev  (UKR)8:25:27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke McKenzie  (AUS)8:26:01Flag of South Africa.svg  Raynard Tissink  (RSA)8:39:09 [23]

Women

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReference
WisconsinFlag of the United States.svg  Hillary Biscay  (USA)9:47:25Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Karin Gerber  (SUI)9:49:46Flag of the United States.svg  Jessica Jacobs  (USA)9:50:45 [3]
World Champs 08Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chrissie Wellington  (GBR)9:06:23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Yvonne van Vlerken  (NLD)9:21:20Flag of Germany.svg  Sandra Wallenhorst  (GER)9:22:52 [4]
FloridaFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bella Comerford  (GBR)9:07:49Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tamara Kozulina  (UKR)9:14:15Flag of the United States.svg  Jessica Jacobs  (USA)9:17:51 [5]
ArizonaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Heleen Bij De Vaate  (NLD)9:21:06Flag of the United States.svg  Leanda Cave  (USA)9:25:07Flag of Italy.svg  Edith Niederfriniger  (ITA)9:28:09 [6]
Western AustraliaFlag of New Zealand.svg  Gina Ferguson  (NZL)8:59:24Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlotte Paul (AUS)9:06:34Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kat Baker  (AUS)9:37:24 [7]
MalaysiaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Belinda Granger  (AUS)9:21:10Flag of Germany.svg  Nicole Leder  (GER)9:36:40Flag of Japan.svg  Maki Nishiuchi  (JPN)9:57:13 [8]
New ZealandFlag of New Zealand.svg  Gina Ferguson  (NZL)9:18:25Flag of New Zealand.svg  Joanna Lawn  (NZL)9:23:07Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlotte Paul (AUS)9:30:24 [9]
AustraliaFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chrissie Wellington  (GBR)8:57:10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rebekah Keat  (AUS)9:21:33Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Caroline Steffen  (SUI)9:38:44 [10]
South AfricaFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Lucie Zelenkova  (CZE)9:16:32Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Tajsich  (GER)9:27:59Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rachel Joyce  (GBR)9:37:00 [11]
ChinaFlag of Australia (converted).svg Charlotte Paul (AUS)9:48:14Flag of Italy.svg  Edith Niederfriniger  (ITA)10:01:39Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Teresa Mazel  (CZE)10:13:43 [12]
LanzaroteFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bella Bayliss  (GBR)9:54:58Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rachel Joyce  (GBR)10:15:05Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michaela Giger  (SUI)10:15:41 [13]
BrazilFlag of the United States.svg  Dede Griesbauer  (USA)9:10:15Flag of Denmark.svg  Charlotte Kolters  (DEN)9:18:49Flag of the United States.svg  Heather Gollnick  (USA)9:31:42 [14]
JapanFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Nicole Klingler  (LIE)9:52:52Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nicole Ward  (AUS)9:56:00Flag of Japan.svg  Megumi Shigaki  (JPN)10:01:07 [15]
Coeur d'AleneFlag of the United States.svg  Tyler Stewart  (USA)9:23:21Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kate Major  (AUS)9:32:10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Heather Wuertele  (CAN)9:34:24 [16]
FranceFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tina Deckers  (BEL)9:30:29Flag of France.svg  Christel Robin  (FRA)9:34:19Flag of Italy.svg  Martina Dogana  (ITA)9:37:35 [17]
GermanyFlag of Germany.svg  Sandra Wallenhorst  (GER)8:58:08Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Yvonne van Vlerken  (NLD)9:02:17Flag of Germany.svg  Nicole Leder  (GER)9:05:15 [2]
AustriaFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bella Bayliss  (GBR)8:50:13Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Tajsich  (GER)8:59:45Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Lucie Zelenkova  (CZE)9:07:24 [18]
SwitzerlandFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Sibylle Matter  (SUI)9:14:35Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Monika Lehmann  (SUI)9:25:05Flag of Denmark.svg  Lisbeth Kristensen  (DEN)9:25:37 [19]
Lake PlacidFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tereza Macel  (CZE)9:29:36Flag of the United States.svg  Caitlin Snow  (USA)9:41:21Flag of the United States.svg  Samantha McGlone  (USA)9:44:24 [20]
UKFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bella Bayliss  (GBR)9:33:59Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Abigail Bayley  (GBR)9:46:15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Irene Kinnegim  (NLD)10:06:40 [21]
CanadaFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tereza Macel  (CZE)9:11:20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Belinda Granger  (AUS)9:40:48Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Janelle Morrison  (CAN)9:48:54 [22]
LouisvilleFlag of Germany.svg  Nina Kraft  (GER)9:20:21Flag of Denmark.svg  Lisbeth Kristensen  (DEN)9:23:57Flag of the United States.svg  Kim Loeffler  (USA)9:38:23 [23]

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