2016 Ironman World Championship

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Ironman World Championship
Location Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
DateOctober 8, 2016
Champions
Men Flag of Germany.svg Jan Frodeno
Women Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniela Ryf
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The 2016 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition that was held on October 8, 2016 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was won by Jan Frodeno of Germany and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland, both repeat champions from 2015. The race was the 40th edition of the Ironman World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and awarded a total purse prize of $650,000. [1]

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Championship results

Men

RankTime
(h:mm:ss)
NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)
SwimT1BikeT2Run
Gold medal icon.svg8:06:30 Jan Frodeno Flag of Germany.svg Germany48:021:524:29:002:022:45:34
Silver medal icon.svg8:10:02 Sebastian Kienle Flag of Germany.svg Germany52:272:124:23:552:252:49:03
Bronze medal icon.svg8:11:14 Patrick Lange Flag of Germany.svg Germany48:571:514:37:492:102:39:45
48:13:00 Ben Hoffman Flag of the United States.svg United States48:552:004:28:062:432:51:45
58:13:25 Andreas Böcherer Flag of Germany.svg Germany48:102:274:28:072:362:52:05
68:16:20 Tim O'Donnell Flag of the United States.svg United States48:121:534:29:102:042:55:01
78:16:56 Boris Stein Flag of Germany.svg Germany54:101:554:23:042:282:55:19
88:20:30 Bart Aernouts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium53:582:094:32:373:022:48:44
98:21:51 Iván Raña Flag of Spain.svg Spain48:522:134:38:132:162:50:17
108:21:59 Frederik Van Lierde Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium48:492:074:35:332:092:53:21
Source: [2]

Women

RankTime
(h:mm:ss)
NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)
SwimT1BikeT2Run
Gold medal icon.svg8:46:46 Daniela Ryf Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland52:502:164:52:262:232:56:51
Silver medal icon.svg9:10:30 Mirinda Carfrae Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia56:442:075:10:542:252:58:20
Bronze medal icon.svg9:11:32 Heather Jackson Flag of the United States.svg United States58:562:065:00:312:113:07:48
49:14:26 Anja Beranek Flag of Germany.svg Germany52:512:015:00:422:173:16:35
59:15:40 Kaisa Lehtonen Flag of Finland.svg Finland58:551:525:08:542:433:03:16
69:19:05 Michelle Vesterby Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark52:532:095:09:052:313:12:27
79:22:31 Sarah Piampiano Flag of the United States.svg United States1:02:422:245:07:292:523:07:04
89:22:59 Åsa Lundström Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden1:02:042:185:09:462:093:06:42
99:25:57 Lucy Gossage Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom1:01:572:415:06:013:033:12:15
109:28:17 Carrie Lester Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia56:402:265:10:502:263:15:55
Source: [3]

Qualification

The division of athletes was divided into professional, age group, physically challenged, hand cycle, and military divisions. [4]

Professional

For entry into the 2016 World Championship race professional triathletes qualified for the championship through a point system. Points were earned by competing in WTC sanctioned Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events throughout the qualifying year. For the 2016 championship race that period was August 30, 2015 to August 21, 2016. 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 received 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. Additionally, winners of the five regional Ironman championships received automatic qualification into the 2016 Ironman Championship. All automatic entries awarded did not count toward the number of available qualifying spots. [5] [6] The available prize money to professional triathletes for qualifying races ranged from $25,000 to $150,000, depending on the event. [1]

In July 2015, WTC announced a pilot program for separate professional men and women only events for races in 2016. On four different dates separate races will be held with only females in the professional field and only males in the professional field, for a total of eight different events. This impacted two dates during the 2016 championship qualifying year, July 24, where the professional women raced at Ironman Lake Placid and the professional men raced Ironman Canada [7] and August 20/21 where the women competed at Ironman Sweden and the men at Ironman Copenhagen. The program is based partly on feedback from female professionals who have stated that slower professional men (who start prior to the women) and age group men (who start after) interfere with the women's racing and tactics. [7] [8]

Amateur

Amateur athletes could qualify through a single performance at an Ironman event. Slots were allocated to each amateur age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category was tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. [4]

Other means of entry into the championship race could also be obtained through Ironman's Legacy program, or through the Ironman’s charitable eBay auction. Handcycle competitors, who are paraplegic, quadriplegic or double above-the-knee amputees and use a hand cranked cycle on the bike segment and racing chair for the run segment could also qualify at Ironman 70.3 Cairns (one male/one female), Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg (two male/one female), and Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake (one male/one female) [4]

WTC offered an Executive Challenge program, named Ironman XC, that provided the chance to qualify for the championship race via other select Ironman events. Entry into the program was done through an application process. [9]

In December 2014, WTC announced a newly created military division for active duty personnel. The division was open to any active personnel, regardless of country or gender. Slots were allocated in a similar fashion to the normal age group qualification process with age group categories set at 18-29, 30-39 and 40+ for each gender. Three races were announced, with two impacting the 2016 qualifying period: Ironman 70.3 Superfrog (14 slots) and Ironman Cairns (10 Slots). [10]

Qualifying Ironman races

DateEventLocation
Aug 30, 2015Ironman Vichy Flag of France.svg Vichy, France
Aug 30, 2015Ironman Muskokax Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Muskoka, Canada
Sep 13, 2015Ironman Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Sep 13, 2015Ironman Wisconsinx Flag of the United States.svg Madison, Wisconsin
Sep 20, 2015Ironman Lake Tahoex Flag of the United States.svg Lake Tahoe, California
Sep 26, 2015Ironman Mallorca Flag of Spain.svg Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain
Sep 27, 2015Ironman Chattanooga Flag of the United States.svg Chattanooga, Tennessee
Oct 3, 2015Ironman Marylandx Flag of the United States.svg Cambridge, Maryland
Oct 4, 2015Ironman Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain
Oct 10, 2015 Ironman World Championship Flag of the United States.svg Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Oct 11, 2015Ironman Louisvillex Flag of the United States.svg Louisville, Kentucky
Oct 25, 2015Ironman Los Cabosx Flag of Mexico.svg Los Cabos, Mexico
Nov 7, 2015Ironman Floridax Flag of the United States.svg Panama City Beach, Florida
Nov 8, 2015Ironman Fortalezax Flag of Brazil.svg Fortaleza, Brazil
Nov 14, 2015Ironman Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Langkawi, Malaysia
Nov 15, 2015Ironman Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Tempe, Arizona
Nov 29, 2015Ironman Cozumel Flag of Mexico.svg Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dec 6, 2015Ironman Western Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Busselton, Western Australia
Mar 5, 2016Ironman New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Taupō, New Zealand
Apr 10, 2016Ironman African Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Port Elizabeth, South Africa
May 1, 2016Ironman Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Port Macquarie, New South Wales
May 14, 2016Ironman North American Championship Flag of the United States.svg The Woodlands Township, Texas
May 21, 2016Ironman Lanzarote Flag of Spain.svg Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain
May 29, 2016Ironman South American Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Florianópolis, Brazil
Jun 5, 2016Ironman France Flag of France.svg Nice, France
Jun 12, 2016Ironman Asia- Pacific Championship* Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cairns, Queensland
Jun 26, 2016Ironman Austria Flag of Austria.svg Klagenfurt, Austria
Jul 3, 2016 Ironman European Championship Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany
Jul 17, 2016Ironman UK Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Jul 24, 2016Ironman Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich, Switzerland
Jul 24, 2016 Ironman Lake Placid w Flag of the United States.svg Lake Placid, New York
Jul 24, 2016Ironman Canadam Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whistler, British Columbia
Jul 30, 2016Ironman Vineman Flag of the United States.svg Windsor, California
Jul 31, 2016Ironman Maastricht-Limburg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Aug 7, 2016Ironman Boulderx Flag of the United States.svg Boulder, Colorado
Aug 20, 2016 Ironman Sweden w Flag of Sweden.svg Kalmar, Sweden
Aug 21, 2016Ironman Copenhagenm Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 21, 2016Ironman Mont Tremblant Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
Aug 21, 2016Ironman Coeur d'Alenex Flag of the United States.svg Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

*Asia-Pacific Championship was moved from Melbourne to Cairns after local Melbourne officials canceled the race due to an F1 event on the same day. [11] [12]
x Amateur only competition.
m Professional men's field
w Professional women's field

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