Best list of triathletes on the Ironman distance
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The best list of triathletes on the Ironman distance includes all times under 8:45 hours, those of triathletes (amateurs and professionals) worldwide in a triathlon over the long distance or Ironman distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km run). (As of March 28, 2020)
Times under 8:45 hours
This list contains all results of athletes who finished the race with a time under 8:45 hours. Multiple answers are therefore also possible. The results of the men can be found in the best list of the triathletes on the Ironman distance .
World records are generally not held in triathlon because of the variability of the route profiles, and there is no mandatory official measurement of the competition distances. Even the running routes of the major long-distance races are not measured with the Jones counter . Therefore, the following best times should always be assessed with an uncertainty about the length of the route.
In general, different routes are difficult to compare, even with the same route length, as local conditions such as climate, winds, (ocean) currents and the elevation profile can have a much stronger influence. The routes in Hawaii and Lanzarote are very demanding, which can also be seen from the best times there. Despite the high performance density of the athletes, these are always above the best times on the continental routes. The route of the Challenge Roth in the Franconian Roth , however, has proven over the years as the world's fastest race at this distance. Competitions in which only one duathlon was held due to weather conditions or partial distances were greatly shortened are not taken into account.
World best times for women
Paula Newby-Fraser set a new long-distance record at Ironman Europe in Roth in 1994 with 8:50:53 h and was the world record holder in the Ironman series for over 14 years.
A new world best time of the Ironman series for women with 8:33:56 h was set in 2011 at the Ironman South Africa by the British Chrissie Wellington . She also set the record in the long distance in Roth ( Challenge Roth ) , which is not part of the Ironman series, in 2009, which she improved to 8:18:13 in July 2010 (08:19:13 h) and 2011.
Chrissie Wellington, the world record holder, is currently five times among the 50 fastest times among women with her results. The Dutch, Yvonne van Vlerken , who lives in Austria , managed this seven times, the Austrian Eva Wutti and the British Rachel Joyce four times each and the Swiss Daniela Ryf five times.
The races of the Ironman and Challenge world series are included in this list . Results for shortened routes are not taken into account (as of March 28, 2020):
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1 | July 10, 2011 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:18:13 | Current world record on the long distance; Course record at Challenge Roth; fastest British athlete |
2 | July 18, 2010 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:19:13 | |
3 | 17th July 2016 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:22:04 | fastest Swiss athlete |
4th | Oct 13, 2018 |
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Ironman Hawaii |
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08:26:16 | Current world record of the Ironman series; Track record at Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championship) |
5 | 7th July 2019 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:31:09 | |
6th | 18 Aug 2019 |
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Ironman Copenhagen |
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08:31:32 | fastest German athlete; Track record at Ironman Copenhagen |
7th | July 12, 2009 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:31:59 | |
8th | Apr 10, 2011 |
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Ironman South Africa |
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08:33:56 | Track record at the Ironman South Africa |
9 | Oct 6, 2019 |
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Ironman Barcelona |
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08:34:10 | fastest Swedish athlete; Track record at the Ironman Barcelona |
10 | 25th Mar 2012 |
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Ironman Melbourne |
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08:34:51 | Track record at Ironman Melbourne |
11 | Oct 7, 2018 |
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Ironman Barcelona |
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08:34:57 | fastest time for an Ironman debut |
12 | Nov 21, 2010 |
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Ironman Arizona |
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08:36:13 | Track record at Ironman Arizona |
13 | Oct 13, 2018 |
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Ironman Hawaii |
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08:36:34 | |
14th | Aug 18, 2013 |
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Ironman Copenhagen |
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08:37:36 | Fastest Austrian athlete; |
15th | 27 Apr 2019 |
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Ironman Texas |
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08:37:48 | |
16 | 7th July 2019 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:38:11 | |
17th | Nov 24, 2019 |
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Ironman Mexico |
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08:38:41 | Fastest Australian Athlete; Track record at Ironman Mexico |
18th | July 8, 2018 |
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Ironman Europe |
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08:38:44 | Track record at Ironman Europe (bike distance 185 km) |
19th | 20th July 2014 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:38:53 | |
20th | July 12, 2009 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:39:24 | |
21st | 27 Apr 2019 |
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Ironman Texas |
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08:39:41 | Fastest American female athlete |
22nd | July 9, 2017 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:40:03 | |
23 | Oct 12, 2019 |
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Ironman Hawaii |
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08:40:10 | First German Ironman Hawaii victory in the women |
24 | July 14, 2013 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:40:35 | |
25th | May 26, 2019 |
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Ironman Brazil |
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08:40:49 | Track record at the Ironman Brasil |
26th | June 26, 2016 |
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Ironman Austria |
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08:41:17 | Track record at Ironman Austria |
27 | Oct 13, 2018 |
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Ironman Hawaii |
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08:41:58 | |
28 | 17th July 2016 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:42:13 | |
29 | 20th July 2014 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:42:25 | |
30th | June 29, 2014 |
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Ironman Austria |
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08:42:42 | |
31 | Nov 2, 2013 |
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Ironman Florida |
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08:43:07 | Fastest Dutch athlete; Course record at the Ironman Florida |
32 | 7th July 2019 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:43:17 | |
33 | July 3, 2011 |
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Ironman Austria |
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08:43:34 | Second American woman under nine hours |
34 | 1st July 2018 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:43:42 | |
35 | Oct 13, 2018 |
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Ironman Hawaii |
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08:43:42 | |
36 | 1st July 2018 |
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Challenge Roth |
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08:43:51 |
Discipline records
Swimming (3.86 km):
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1. Alicia Kaye 41:49 min ( Ironman Mexico , 2017)
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2. Anja Beranek 41:50 min (Ironman Mexico, 2017)
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3. Rachel McBride 41:52 min (Ironman Mexico, 2017)
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4. Christine Hammond 44:49 min ( Ironman Mexico , 2017)
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5. Kirsty Jahn 44:53 min ( Ironman Mexico , 2017)
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6. Steph Corker 44:58 min ( Ironman Mexico , 2017)
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7. Anne Basso 45:05 min ( Ironman Mexico , 2017)
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8. Carrie Lester 45:35 ( Ironman Mexico , 2019)
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9. Simone Brändli 45:51 min ( Ironman Austria , 2014)
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10. Lucy Charles 46:48 min ( Challenge Roth , 2018)
Cycling (180.2 km):
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1. Daniela Ryf 4:26:07 h ( Ironman Hawaii , 2018)
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2. Daniela Ryf 4:33:48 h ( Challenge Roth , 2016)
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3. Caroline Steffen 4:35:29 h ( Ironman Melbourne , 2012)
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4. Yvonne van Vlerken 4:35:49 h ( Ironman Florida , 2013)
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5. Daniela Bleymehl 4:36:17 h (Challenge Roth, 2019)
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6. Laura Zimmermann 4:36:28 h ( Ironman Barcelona , 2019)
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7. Chrissie Wellington 4:36:33 h (Challenge Roth, 2010)
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8. Sara Svensk 4:36:50 h (Ironman Barcelona 2019)
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9. Anne Haug 4:37:28 h ( Ironman Copenhagen , 2019)
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10. Dimity-Lee Duke 4:38:11 h (Ironman Barcelona 2019)
Running (42.195 km):
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1. Kristin Möller 2:41:56 h ( Ironman UK , 2011)
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2. Mirinda Carfrae 2:49:06 h ( Ironman Austria , 2016)
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3. Mirinda Carfrae 2:50:26 h ( Ironman Hawaii , 2014)
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4. Mirinda Carfrae 2:50:35 h (Ironman Hawaii, 2013)
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5. Anne Haug 2:51:07 h ( Ironman Hawaii , 2019)
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6. Laura Philipp 2:52:00 h ( Ironman Barcelona , 2018)
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7. Mirinda Carfrae 2:52:09 h (Ironman Hawaii, 2010)
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8. Sarah Piampiano 2:53:18 h ( Ironman Brasil , 2019)
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9. Eva Wutti 2:54:42 h (Ironman Austria, 2015)
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10. Anne Haug 2:55:22 h ( Ironman Hawaii , 2018)
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mary Beth Ellis Joins the Sub-Nine Club ( Memento July 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ LAURA PHILIPP WINS IRONMAN BARCELONA (October 7, 2018)
- ↑ THE MOST AMAZING SWIM COURSE OF IRONMAN BECOMES FASTER ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Memorable double victory: Möller ahead of Riesler