2009 Ironman World Championship Explained

The 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 10, 2009, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 33rd 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).

Race highlights

A total of 1,778 athletes from more than 48 countries started the race and 1,653 (1,200 men and 453 women) finished, 3 were disqualified.[1] Hot and humid weather conditions prevailed with temperatures well above 90 °F (32.2 °C) during the bike and run portions.

Both Chrissie Wellington (3rd consecutive win) and Craig Alexander (2nd consecutive win) continue their current reigns as Ironman World Champions.

Chrissie Wellington set a new women's course record of 8:54:02, breaking Paula Newby-Fraser's 17-year-old women's course record. She finished 22nd overall among the pro men and women.

Mirinda Carfrae set a new women's course run record of 2:56:51 in her very first Ironman World Championship, breaking the women's course run record that Chrissie Wellington set one year ago.

Medallists

Men

Pos. Time
(h:mm:ss) 		Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)
Swim T1 Bike T2 Run
8:20:21align='left'Craig Alexanderalign='left'50:571:444:37:332:042:48:05
8:22:56align='left'Chris Lietoalign='left'51:071:444:25:112:213:02:35
8:24:32align='left'Andreas Raelertalign='left'51:002:054:38:012:252:51:05
48:25:20align='left'Chris McCormackalign='left'52:511:554:32:451:532:55:59
58:28:17align='left'Rasmus Henningalign='left'51:062:034:37:072:302:55:33
68:28:52align='left'Timo Brachtalign='left'54:301:494:33:492:192:56:27
78:29:55align='left'Dirk Bockelalign='left'50:501:564:37:292:002:57:42
88:30:15align='left'Pete Jacobsalign='left'50:031:434:38:412:352:57:14
98:30:30align='left'Andy Pottsalign='left'47:451:564:46:072:292:52:15
108:31:44align='left'Faris Al-Sultanalign='left'50:531:494:33:402:133:03:11
Source:

Women

Pos. Time
(h:mm:ss) 		Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)
Swim T1 Bike T2 Run
8:54:02align='left'Chrissie Wellingtonalign='left'54:312:154:52:072:053:03:06
9:13:59align='left'Mirinda Carfraealign='left'58:451:545:14:182:142:56:51
9:15:28align='left'Virginia Berasateguialign='left'58:522:045:01:422:083:10:43
49:23:43align='left'Tereza Macelalign='left'53:292:135:04:172:353:21:12
59:30:28align='left'Samantha McGlonealign='left'58:472:035:16:171:573:11:27
69:32:27align='left'Rachel Joycealign='left'53:312:215:10:032:513:23:43
79:34:45align='left'Joanna Lawnalign='left'57:162:105:19:102:363:13:35
89:38:28align='left'Sandra Wallenhorstalign='left'1:03:072:305:20:432:463:09:24
99:40:59align='left'Dede Griesbaueralign='left'55:052:135:10:222:293:30:53
109:42:41align='left'Tyler Stewartalign='left'1:08:312:205:06:202:313:22:59
Source:

Qualification

To enter for the 2009 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 2009 Series consisted of 21 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2008 which was itself a qualifier for the 2010 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2008 held on September 7, 2008, and in total 1,800 athletes qualified for the World Championship race.

Qualifying Ironmans

Date Event Location
Ironman Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
Ironman Florida Panama City Beach, Florida, United States
Ironman Arizona Tempe, Arizona, 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 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Ironman China Haikou, Hainan Island, China
Ironman Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain
Ironman Brazil Florianópolis Island, Brazil
Ironman Japan Goto, Nagasaki, Japan
Ironman Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
Ironman France Nice, France
Ironman Germany Frankfurt, Germany
Ironman Austria Klagenfurt, Austria
Ironman Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
Ironman Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York, United States
Ironman UK Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Ironman Canada Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Ironman Louisville Louisville, Kentucky, United States

The fastest time of 7:59:16 was set by Timo Bracht during the Ironman European Championship 2009 at Frankfurt, Germany.[2]

2009 Ironman Series results

Men

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReference
Wisconsin8:43:298:55:008:59:14[3]
World Champs 088:17.458:20:508:21:23[4]
Florida8:07:598:17:518:23:00[5]
Arizona8:14:168:19:258:19:45[6]
Western Australia8:07:068:10:578:12:45[7]
Malaysia8:27:488:32:528:38:06[8]
New Zealand8:18:048:25:368:27:11[9]
Australia8:24:538:29:038:31:43[10]
South Africa8:17:338:32:028:36:08[11]
China8:53:209:22:469:28:49[12]
Lanzarote8:54:038:57:178:59:03[13]
Brazil8:13:398::28:088:37:18[14]
Japan8:28:318:42:548:45:59[15]
Coeur d'Alene8:32:128:42:038:50:19 [16]
France8:30:068:40:558:46:30[17]
Germany7:59:158:00:058:02:49
Austria8:01:388:14:188:17:06[18]
Switzerland8:20:008:31:108:36:38[19]
Lake Placid8:36:378:56:358:58:09[20]
UK8:45:518:48:298:57:58[21]
Canada8:25:138:40:178:44:37[22]
Louisville8:25:278:26:018:39:09[23]

Women

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReference
Wisconsin
World Champs 08
Florida
Arizona
Western Australia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
China
Lanzarote
Brazil
Japan
Coeur d'Alene
France
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Lake Placid
UK
Canada
Louisville

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship. World Triathlon Corporation. 13 December 2012. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822143849/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/world-championship/results.aspx?rd=20091010. dead.
  2. Web site: Ironman European Championship 2009 results . ironman.com . 2009-10-12 .
  3. Web site: 2008 Ironman Wisconsin Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  4. Web site: 2008 Official Results Ironman World Championships. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  5. Web site: 2008 Ironman Florida Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  6. Web site: 2008 Ironman Arizona Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  7. Web site: 2008 Ironman Western Australia Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  8. Web site: 2009 Ironman Malaysia Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  9. Web site: 2009 Ironman New Zealand Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  10. Web site: 2009 Ironman Australia Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  11. Web site: 2009 Ironman South Africa Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  12. Web site: 2009 Ironman China Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  13. Web site: 2009 Ironman Lanzarote Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  14. Web site: 2009 Ironman Brazil Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  15. Web site: 2009 Ironman Japan Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  16. Web site: 2009 Ironman Coeur d'Alene Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  17. Web site: 2009 Ironman France Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  18. Web site: 2009 Ironman Austria Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  19. Web site: 2009 Ironman Switzerland Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  20. Web site: 2009 Ironman Lake Placid Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  21. Web site: 2009 Ironman UK Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  22. Web site: 2009 Ironman Canada Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.
  23. Web site: 2009 Ironman Louisville Results. World Triathlon Corporation. 21 October 2011.

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