2008 Ironman World Championship Explained

The 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 11, 2008 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 32nd such Ironman Triathlon World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The champions were Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington. The championship was organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).

Medallists

Men

Pos. Time
(h:mm:ss) 		Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)
Swim T1 Bike T2 Run
8:17:45align='left'Craig Alexanderalign='left'51:431:414:37:192:042:45:01
8:20:50align='left'Eneko Llanosalign='left'51:391:484:33:272:102:51:49
8:21:23align='left'Rutger Bekealign='left'54:441:504:34:452:162:47:49
48:21:46align='left'Ronnie Schildknechtalign='left'54:561:584:34:262:082:48:20
58:26:17align='left'Cameron Brownalign='left'51:502:044:36:471:592:53:39
68:30:23align='left'Patrick Vernayalign='left'51:581:524:42:492:062:51:40
78:33:50align='left'Andy Pottsalign='left'48:401:484:46:002:512:54:31
88:34:02align='left'Mathias Hechtalign='left'51:421:464:36:552:283:01:13
98:34:47align='left'Michael Lovatoalign='left'52:581:524:45:212:272:52:12
108:36:53align='left'Eduardo Sturlaalign='left'54:472:024:34:272:203:03:19
Source:[1]

Women

Pos. Time
(h:mm:ss) 		Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)
Swim T1 Bike T2 Run
9:06:23align='left'Chrissie Wellingtonalign='left'56:202:065:08:161:592:57:44
9:21:20align='left'Yvonne van Vlerkenalign='left'1:06:491:505:05:342:423:04:27
9:22:52align='left'Sandra Wallenhorstalign='left'1:03:212:335:14:573:282:58:36
49:24:49align='left'Erika Csomoralign='left'59:092:195:18:122:063:03:05
59:28:51align='left'Linsey Corbinalign='left'1:00:352:225:14:332:073:09:16
69:29:15align='left'Virginia Berasateguialign='left'58:502:105:22:172:123:03:48
79:34:08align='left'Bella Comerfordalign='left'59:022:275:21:462:253:08:31
89:36:53align='left'Gina Fergusonalign='left'54:452:155:26:292:073:11:19
99:37:06align='left'Gina Kehralign='left'54:452:005:21:464:023:14:36
109:39:53align='left'Dede Griesbaueralign='left'54:522:065:20:522:483:19:17
Source:

The championship race had a total of 1,731 athletes competing (1,256 men and 475 women) from 51 countries started the race with 1,634 finished, 94 did not finish and 3 were disqualified.[2] A maximum temperature of 81.6 °F (27.6 °C) made for warm racing conditions with wind gusts reaching 13.0 mph (20.9 km/h).

Qualification

To enter for the 2008 World Championship race, athletes were required to qualify through performance at an Ironman or selected Ironman 70.3 race, through Hawaii residency, through a random allocation lottery, or by invitation from the WTC.

The Ironman 2008 Series consisted of 21 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2008 which was itself a qualifier for the 2009 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2007 held on September 9, 2007, and in total 1,800 athletes qualified for the World Championship race.

Qualifying Ironmans

Date Event Location
Ford Ironman Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
Ford Ironman Florida Panama City Beach, Florida, United States
Ironman Western Australia Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Ironman Malaysia Langkawi, Malaysia
Ironman New Zealand Taupō, New Zealand
Ironman Australia Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Ironman South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
Ford Ironman Arizona Tempe, Arizona, United States
Ironman China Hainan Island, China
Ironman Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain
Ironman Brazil Florianópolis Island, Brazil
Ironman France Nice, France
Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
Ironman Germany Frankfurt, Germany
Ironman Austria Klagenfurt, Austria
Ironman Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
Ironman Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York, United States
Ironman Canada Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Ironman Louisville Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Ironman UK Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom

There were 33,769 recorded Ironman finishing times during the 2008 series, with the fastest time of 7:59:55 set by Chris McCormack in the Ironman European Championship 2008.[3]

2008 Ironman Series results

Men

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReference
Wisconsin8:52:499:03:229:06:05[4]
World Champs 078:15:348:19:048:21:30[5]
Florida8:21:298:23:498:26:52[6]
Western Australia8:06:008:09:208:12:20[7]
Malaysia8:34:429:04:549:06:03[8]
New Zealand8:24:498:31:358:33:35[9]
Australia8:31:338:40:198:42:48[10]
South Africa8:18:238:23:098:33:24[11]
Arizona8:34:198:34:368:35:04[12]
China8:52:149:13:159:14:17[13]
Lanzarote8:59:379:08:159:08:36[14]
Brazil8:28:248:38:568:41:32[15]
France8:34:188:41:558:45:15[16]
Coeur d'Alene8:34:228:43:568:48:22[17]
Germany7:59:558:00:498:04:16[18]
Austria8:06:118:13:538:16:56[19]
Switzerland8:16:058:32:108:40:53[20]
Lake Placid8:43:328:55:208:56:33[21]
Canada8:30:128:34:348:36:08[22]
Louisville8:33:588:54:528:59:15[23]
UK8:53:589:04:299:08:24[24]

Women

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReference
Wisconsin
World Champs 07
Florida
Western Australia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Arizona
China
Lanzarote
Brazil
France
Coeur d'Alene
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Lake Placid
Canada
Louisville
UK

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ford Ironman World Championship. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Ironman World Championship 2008 . ironzip.com . 2009-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081231010516/http://ironzip.com/race.php?race_id=R00540 . 2008-12-31 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2008 Ironman Worldwide Ranking . ironzip.com . 2009-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061023/http://ironzip.com/athr.php?athlete_id=A0005662&race_id=R00330 . 2011-07-13 . dead .
  4. Web site: Ironman Wisconsin 2007 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  5. Web site: 2007 Official Results Ironman World Championships. World Triathlon Corporation. 1 March 2011.
  6. Web site: Ironman Florida 2007 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  7. Web site: Ironman Western Australia 2007 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  8. Web site: Ironman Malaysia 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  9. Web site: Ironman New Zealand 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  10. Web site: Ironman Australia 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  11. Web site: Ironman South Africa 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  12. Web site: Ironman Arizona 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  13. Web site: Ironman China 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  14. Web site: Ironman Lanzarote 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  15. Web site: Ironman Brazil 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  16. Web site: Ironman France 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  17. Web site: Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  18. Web site: Ironman Germany 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  19. Web site: Ironman Austria 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  20. Web site: Ironman Switzerland 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  21. Web site: Ironman Lake Placid 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  22. Web site: Ironman Canada 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  23. Web site: Ironman Louisville 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.
  24. Web site: Ironman UK 2008 Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 19 October 2011.

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