Jeju International Triathlon
 Ironman Korea
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Seogwipo South Korea
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| First run | 2000 |
| organizer | World Triathlon Corporation |
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 3.86 km
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| Website | Official website |
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The Ironman Korea (at times also Ironman Asia , Korea Triathlon Jeju , Jeju International Triathlon or Ironman Gurye ) is a triathlon sporting event over the Ironman distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling ) that has been held annually in July or August since 2000 , 42.195 km running) in Seogwipo on the subtropical volcanic island Jejudo , around 130 km off the coast of South Korea around the extinct Hallasan volcano , which at 1950 meters is also the highest mountain in Korea.
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Venues of the Ironman Asia and the Ironman Korea
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First held in 1993
The history of the Jeju International Triathlon goes back to 1993. On July 25, 1993, the Korea Tourism Organization - seven months before the Korea Triathlon Federation was founded on February 10, 1994 - organized the first Jeju International Triathlon. On July 24, 1994 and July 16, 1995 the event was held again.
On July 2, 2000, Ironman Asia took place on Jejudo as the only Asian qualifier for the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships) that year. The Jeju Provincial Government , the Korea Triathlon Federation (KTF) and the Korea National Tourism Organization took over the organization . Before that, starting places for Hawaii had already been allocated at the Ironman Japan at Lake Biwa from 1985 to 1997 , but after a typhoon in the days around the event in 1997, this competition no longer took place. 100 qualification places for the Ironman Hawaii were awarded in Seogwipo, for the professional triathletes 50,000 US dollars were announced, a total of 1036 registrations were received in 2001. The route stretched from the start at Jungmun Beach over two laps of swimming at 1.9 km, one cycle lap clockwise around Jejudo Island and two laps on a turning point route with the finish line in the Jeju World Cup Stadium in Seogwipo.
In 2001, four weeks after the second edition of Ironman Asia, another event took place on the neighboring Japanese island of Fukue-jima in Gotō, about 400 km southeast of Seogwipo, with the Ironman brand in the event name and 30 qualification places for Hawaii, the number of qualification places allocated in Seogwipo for the Ironman Hawaii were reduced to 70. 2002 instead of the Ironman Asia on Jeju approximately 600 km north in Sokcho the Ironman Korea with 850 participants and fifty qualifying spots for the Ironman Hawaii held.
The original idea of holding an Ironman Asia alternately in Japan and Korea on an annual basis was finally shelved in 2003. After organizational problems in Sokcho, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the demilitarized zone to North Korea , a triathlon was held on Jejudo for the third time with the Ironman brand in the event name, but this time as before in Sokcho under the name Ironman Korea.
In 2007, at the seventh edition of the Ironman label on Jejudo, a total of 200,000 US dollars in prize money was spent - after the Ironman Hawaii at the time, the highest prize money of all competitions under the Ironman brand . Amateurs were able to qualify for Hawaii over 48 qualification places and there were a total of 1152 athletes at the start. For professional triathletes only two slots were available, Chrissie Wellington , who then dominated the scene like no other woman before for several years, won her first competition over the Ironman distance here.
In 2004 the race had to be held as a duathlon on a shortened course without swimming.
In December 2007, the organizer and the WTC announced without giving any reason that the license agreement for the use of the Ironman trademark in the event name was not being extended. Instead, the Ironman China was held in Jixian from 2008 to 2010 . Meanwhile, the event on Jejudo was continued as Korea Triathlon Jeju from 2008 to 2010 , but the competition distances and routing remained unchanged.
When the Ironman Japan planned for June 13, 2010 in Gotō, about 400 km away, was canceled two weeks before its start due to an acute spread of foot and mouth disease , the fifty Hawaii slots planned for Gotō were instead awarded in Seogwipo, albeit exclusively to the 1250 athletes who had already been registered in Japan and were interested in re-registering.
They had the option of either participating “only” in the Korea Triathlon Jeju for the regular participation fee of US $ 170 - or having an additional chance to qualify for the Ironman Hawaii for almost three times the participation fee of US $ 500. In the event of a qualification, the entry fee of 550 US dollars for the Ironman Hawaii had to be paid directly when the slot was allocated on the day after the Korea Triathlon Jeju .
Held in 2011
In 2011 the triathlon was then - once again - organized under the name "Ironman Korea", with a competition over half the distance under the name Ironman 70.3 Korea being integrated at the same time . From 2012 to 2014 the race on Jejudo was then held as the Jeju International Triathlon . After some serious accidents occurred during the 2014 competition, a new bike course was initially promised, but there was no new event in 2015.
Resumption in 2017
In September 2017 the race was held again as "Ironman Korea" in Gurye in South Korea. This Ironman was held as an age group race without the participation of professional athletes.
The Austrian Thomas Frühwirth caused a sensation here , who as a paratriathlete was able to reach the goal after 8:36:57 h, almost an hour before the main field.
The event planned for September 22, 2019 had to be canceled due to weather conditions.
Winners list
From 2000 to 2001 the long distance triathlon was held as Ironman Asia , from 2003 to 2007 and 2011 as Ironman Korea , from 2008 to 2010 as Korea Triathlon Jeju and 2012 to 2014 as Jeju International Triathlon . In 2002 the Ironman Korea took place about 600 km north in Sokcho.
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* Held on a shortened course (2004)
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of Jeju International Triathlon ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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.
- ↑ Ironman Asia Triathlon ( Memento from December 28, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) (WTC)
- ↑ Route Ironman Asia 2000 ( Memento from April 18, 2000 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ironman Asisa 2001 Press Release ( Memento from July 25, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ironman Korea 2002 ( Memento from February 21, 2002 in the Internet Archive ) (WTC)
- ↑ Nick Munting: Remaining Kona Slots to be Awarded at Ironman Korea Sunday ( English ) World Triathlon Corporation . August 31, 2003.
- ↑ Standard Chartered Ironman Korea Offers US $ 200,000 ( English ) World Triathlon Corporation . July 4, 2007. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008.
- ^ Newby-Fraser and Vernay win Ironman Korea
- ^ Korean Triathlon Jeju - "Try or die". (No longer available online.) In: triathlon. spomedis GmbH, August 1, 2008, formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 7, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2008 Korea Triathlon Jeju in Seogwipo ( Memento from February 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ironman Japan Athletes Offered Qualifying Opportunity ( English ) World Triathlon Corporation . June 12, 2010. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010.
- ↑ Jeju International Triathlon becomes Kona qualifier (June 11, 2010)
- ↑ Re-registration Ironman Japan to Korea Triathlon Jeju 2010 ( Memento from June 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ironman Japan 2010 - Kona Qualifty Information ( Memento from October 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Ironman Korea - Live
- ↑ Race Info 2015 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Victory for Tom Frühwirth at the Ironman South Korea
- ↑ Results Jeju Triathlon 2014 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Jeju proves perfect for triathlons (July 11, 2012)
- ↑ 10 Korea Triathlon Jeju Overall Results ( Memento from April 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 2009 제주 국제 철인 3 종 경기 대회 전체 기록 개인 Korea Triathlon Jeju Overall Result (Individual). (No longer available online.) Korea Triathlon Jeju, formerly the original ; Retrieved March 9, 2011 (Korean). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ 2008 Korea Triathlon Jeju. (No longer available online.) Korea Triathlon Jeju, formerly the original ; Retrieved March 9, 2011 (Korean). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
