Ultraman Hawaii

The fastest athletes complete the double marathon as the last competition with times under seven hours

Route of the Hawaii- Ultraman

Ultraman Hawaii is a three-day long-distance triathlon sporting event that has been held annually in November in Hawaii since 1983 .

organization

An ultraman consists of 10 km swimming, 421 km cycling and 84 km running. The competition is held annually in Kailua-Kona as the Ultraman World Championship, with a maximum of 40 participants who are specially invited. Record winners are the American Shanna Armstrong and the Brazilian Alexandre Ribeiro with six wins each. In addition to the Hawaii competition, there is also the Ultraman in Penticton , Canada .

Kurt Madden holds the course record with 21:41:02 hours from 1983. The first German starters in 1989 were Hannes Blaschke and Ulrich Strunz . The most successful German participants were Hans-Jürgen Schley (first German winner) in 1993, Daniel Schallmo in 1994, Holger Spiegel and Tobias Winnemöller in 1998 (2014), who won.

An Ultraman is held on three days: On the first day there is swimming and the first 145 km of cycling, with no break between these two disciplines, as is usual in triathlon. On the second day, the rest of the bike path is covered. The competition ends with the double marathon on the third day.

The Ultraman World Championships last took place from November 24th to 26th, 2017. There were 39 athletes from 16 countries at the start:

day 1

10 km swimming, 145 km cycling

day 2

276 km cycling

Day 3

84 km run

In 2017, in the more than 30-year history of Ultraman Hawaii, with Steffi Steinberg after Conny Dauben (winner 2002), another German was able to enter the list of winners. She crossed the finish line more than 4 hours ahead of the second-placed woman and finished ninth overall.

Winners list

Men

Women

year First place Second place third place 2019 Jordan Bryden Marc Puig Amiel Rob Gray 2017 Rob Gray Jeremy Howard Arnaud Selukov 2016 Iñaki de la Parra Rob Gray Tony O'Keeffe 2015 Michael Coughlin David Kalinowski Jeremy Howard 2014 Tobias Winnemöller Craig Percival Tony O'Keeffe 2013 Miro Kregar Alexandre Ribeiro Tim Sheeper 2012 Alexandre Ribeiro -6- Miro Kregar Tony O'Keeffe 2011 Alexandre Ribeiro -5- Michael Coughlin Miro Kregar 2010 Mike Le Roux Jonas Colting Slater Fletcher 2009 Alexandre Ribeiro -4- Miro Kregar Peter Kotland 2008 Alexandre Ribeiro -3- Tony O'Keeffe Miro Kregar 2007 Jonas Colting -2- Alexandre Ribeiro Tim Sheeper 2006 Jeff Landauer David Goggins Gary Wang 2005 Alexandre Ribeiro -2- Michael Hanreck Gary Wang 2004 Jonas Colting Tony O'Keeffe Lon Freeman 2003 Alexandre Ribeiro Tony O'Keeffe Thomas Rodgers 2002 Gordo Byrn Tony O'Keeffe Donald Fink 2001 Uroš Velepec -2- Miro Kregar Peter Mueller 2000 Uroš Velepec Board Sublet Peter Mueller 1999 John Nickles Anatoly Levsha Ferg Hawke 1998 Holger Spiegel Erik Seedhouse Sergio Cordeiro 1997 Peter Kotland Erik Seedhouse John Nickles 1996 Erik Seedhouse John Nickles Patric Vignal 1995 Kevin Cutjar Daniel Schallmo Sergio Cordeiro 1994 Daniel Schallmo Sergio Cordeiro Masaaki Okabe 1993 Hans-Jürgen Schley George Goldstine Yoshihiro Chijimatsu 1992 Don Newman Andi Kiefer Ulli Winkelmann 1990 Gary Shields -3- Wes Kessenich Peter Holenweg 1989 Gary Shields -2- Hannes Blaschke Wes Kessenich 1988 Gary Shields William Woodruff Steve Hare 1986 James Freim William Woodruff Katsuo Shimada 1985 Kurt Madden -2- William Woodruff Brett Torino 1984 Scott Molina Chip Salaun Benjamin Fisher 1983 Kurt Madden Stuart Middleman J Harrison

year First place Second place third place 2019 Tara Norton Conny staves - 2017 Steffi Steinberg Amy Craft Fiona Siemelink 2016 Kate Bevilaqua Tara Norton Staci Studer 2015 Staci Studer Katherine Calder-Becker Beth Brewster 2014 Yasuko Miyazaki Julie Shelley Kathy Winkler 2013 Hillary Biscay Amber Monforte Vanuza Maciel 2012 Amber Monforte -3- Kathy Winkler Yasuko Miyazaki 2011 Amber Monforte -2- Vanuza Maciel Consuela Lively 2010 Amber Monforte Hillary Biscay Shanna Armstrong 2009 Shanna Armstrong -6- Kathy Winkler Ann Heaslett 2008 Shanna Armstrong -5- Suzy Degazon Catherine Paulson 2007 Shanna Armstrong -4- Ann Heaslett Iona MacKenzie 2006 Shanna Armstrong -3- Suzy Degazon Elizabeth Thompson 2005 Shanna Armstrong -2- Suzy Degazon Jennifer Burtner 2004 Lauren Fithian Suzy Degazon - 2003 Shanna Armstrong Lauren Fithian Suzy Degazon 2002 Conny staves Marise Nunes Linda Bialla 2001 Monica Fernandez -2- Lauren Fithian Suzy Degazon 2000 Monica Fernandez Rachel Portner - 1999 Linda Bialla Suzy Degazon - 1998 Tracy Preston -3- Cecilia Ramos Suzy Degazon 1997 Tracy Preston -2- - - 1996 - - - 1995 Tracy Preston - - 1994 - - - 1993 Hiroe Fukushima - - 1992 - - - 1990 Angelika Castaneda Barbara Alvarez Lani Montgomery 1989 Tina Bischoff Ardis Bow Eva Vasquez 1988 Manako Mizutani Rosana Paukofe - 1986 Sherri Willis Eiko Endo Masako Mandokoro 1985 Ardis Bow -2- - - 1984 Lyn Brooks Marianne Tufteland Alice Unawai 1983 Ardis Bow B Levenstein -

Course records

The course record is held by Holger Spiegel 21:41:22 hours (1998) and Amber Monforte for women with 24:07:11 hours (2010).

Web links

• Ultraman website
• Experience report Roland Patzina 2013

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ultraman Canada ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ A Westphalian "Ultraman" was the first German to win a triathlon in Hawaii (October 11, 2017)
3. ↑ tri2b.com: "Steffi Steinberg wins in Hawaii"
4. ↑ Results: Ultraman World Championships. In: ultramanlive.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Top 5 Fastest Finishing Times since 1983: Ultraman World Championships. In: ultramanlive.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017 .