2014 Ironman World Championship

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Ironman World Championship
Location Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
DateOctober 11, 2014
Champions
Men Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Kienle
Women Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mirinda Carfrae
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The 2014 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition that was held on October 11, 2014 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The event was won by Sebastian Kienle of Germany and Australia's Mirinda Carfrae. It was the 38th edition of the Ironman World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and awarded a total purse prize of $650,000. [1]

Contents

Championship results

Men

Pos.Time
(h:mm:ss)
NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)
Swim    T1    Bike    T2    Run
Gold medal icon.svg 8:14:18 Sebastian Kienle Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54:382:014:20:462:172:54:36
Silver medal icon.svg 8:19:23 Ben Hoffman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51:201:554:32:202:232:51:25
Bronze medal icon.svg 8:20:32 Jan Frodeno Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 50:561:514:37:192:402:47:46
48:21:38 Andy Potts Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50:561:504:36:563:382:48:18
58:22:19 Cyril Viennot Flag of France.svg  France 54:321:574:31:182:372:51:55
68:22:29 Nils Frommhold Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 51:141:554:34:112:242:52:45
78:23:26 Tim Van Berkel Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 51:212:044:36:452:232:50:53
88:24:11 Frederik Van Lierde Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 51:032:134:32:172:172:56:21
98:28:28 Bart Aernouts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 55:432:144:37:472:322:50:12
108:30:15 Romain Guillaume Flag of France.svg  France 51:081:554:34:232:512:59:58
Source: [2]

Women

Pos.Time
(h:mm:ss)
NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)
Swim    T1    Bike    T2    Run
Gold medal icon.svg 9:00:55 Mirinda Carfrae Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:00:142:025:05:482:252:50:26
Silver medal icon.svg 9:02:57 Daniela Ryf Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 56:552:024:54:332:273:07:00
Bronze medal icon.svg 9:04:23 Rachel Joyce Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 56:471:554:56:492:253:08:45
49:10:19 Jodie Swallow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 54:282:035:02:462:173:08:45
59:12:43 Caroline Steffen Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 56:532:085:02:032:563:08:43
69:16:58 Julia Gajer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:00:172:355:06:133:143:04:39
79:18:11 Liz Lyles Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:00:192:035:10:152:103:03:24
89:19:21 Gina Crawford Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 55:042:185:17:302:403:01:49
99:20:46 Mary Beth Ellis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 54:561:585:00:042:243:21:24
109:23:34 Liz Blatchford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 54:592:015:13:302:483:10:16
Source: [2]

Qualification

For entry into the 2014 World Championship race, amateur athletes were required to qualify through a performance at an Ironman or selected Ironman 70.3 series race. Entry into the championship race could also be obtained through a random allocation lottery, through Ironman's Legacy program, or through the Ironman’s charitable eBay auction. The division of athletes is divided into professional, age group, physically challenged, and hand cycle divisions. [3]

For professional triathletes, a point system determines which professional triathletes qualify for the championship race. To qualify, points are earned by competing in WTC sanctioned Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events throughout the qualifying year. For the 2014 championship race that period was August 31, 2013 to August 24, 2014. The top 50 male and top 35 female pros in points at the end of the qualifying year qualified to race in Kona. An athlete's five highest scoring races were counted in the point totals. At least one Ironman race must have been completed and only three Ironman 70.3 races counted towards an athlete's overall point total. Prior champions of a WTC Championship receive an automatic entry for the Championship race for a period of five years after their last championship performance provided that they competed in at least one full-distance Ironman race during the qualifying year. Their entry does not count toward the number of available qualifying spots. [4] [5] Available prize money to professional triathletes for qualifying race ranged from $25,000 to $125,000. [1]

The 2014 Ironman series consisted of 29 Ironman races plus the 2013 Ironman World Championship which was itself a qualifier for the 2014 Championship. [4]

Qualifying Ironman races

DateEventLocation
Sep 8, 2013Ironman Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Sep 8, 2013Ironman Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Madison, Wisconsin
Oct 12, 2013 Ironman World Championship Flag of the United States.svg Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Nov 2, 2013Ironman Florida Flag of the United States.svg Panama City Beach, Florida
Nov 17, 2013Ironman Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Tempe, Arizona
Dec 1, 2013Ironman Cozumel Flag of Mexico.svg Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dec 8, 2013Ironman Western Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Busselton, Western Australia
Mar 1, 2014Ironman New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Taupo, New Zealand
Mar 23, 2014Ironman Asia Pacific Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia
Mar 30, 2014Ironman Los Cabos Flag of Mexico.svg Los Cabos, Mexico
Apr 6, 2014Ironman South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Port Elizabeth, South Africa
May 4, 2014Ironman Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
May 17, 2014Ironman Lanzarote Flag of Spain.svg Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain
May 17, 2014Ironman Texas Flag of the United States.svg The Woodlands Township, Texas
May 25, 2014Ironman Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg Florianópolis Island, Brazil
Jun 8, 2014Ironman Cairns Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cairns, Australia
Jun 29, 2014Ironman Austria Flag of Austria.svg Klagenfurt, Austria
Jun 29, 2014Ironman France Flag of France.svg Nice, France
Jun 29, 2014Ironman Coeur d'Alene Flag of the United States.svg Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Jul 6, 2014Ironman European Championship Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany
July 20, 2014Ironman UK Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Jul 27, 2014Ironman Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg Zürich, Switzerland
Jul 27, 2014 Ironman Lake Placid Flag of the United States.svg Lake Placid, New York
Jul 27, 2014Ironman Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 3, 2014Ironman Boulder Flag of the United States.svg Boulder, Colorado
Aug 16, 2014 Ironman Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Kalmar, Sweden
Aug 17, 2014Ironman Mont-Tremblant Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
Aug 24, 2014Ironman Japan Flag of Japan.svg Hokkaido, Japan
Aug 24, 2014Ironman Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 24, 2014Ironman Louisville Flag of the United States.svg Louisville, Kentucky

Disabled

Racing driver and paracyclist Alex Zanardi completed the 2014 Ironman World Championship in a time of 9:47:14, ranking 272nd overall and 19th out of 247 in the 45- to 49-year-old age group category. [11] He used a handbike for the cycling section and an Olympic wheelchair for the running section.

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