2010 Ironman World Championship Explained

The 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 9, 2010 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 34th such Ironman Triathlon World Championships, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The 2010 Championship was won by Chris McCormack and Mirinda Carfrae.^{[1] [2]} The championship is 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
	8:10:37	align='left'	Chris McCormack	align='left'		51:36	1:43	4:31:51	1:58	2:43:31
	8:12:17	align='left'	Andreas Raelert	align='left'		51:27	1:54	4:32:27	2:05	2:44:25
	8:13:14	align='left'	Marino Vanhoenacker	align='left'		51:33	1:59	4:31:00	1:58	2:46:46
4	8:16:53	align='left'	Craig Alexander	align='left'		51:32	1:49	4:39:35	2:00	2:41:59
5	8:20:11	align='left'	Raynard Tissink	align='left'		52:25	1:56	4:30:48	2:20	2:52:44
6	8:21:00	align='left'	Timo Bracht	align='left'		53:52	1:59	4:29:42	2:10	2:53:18
7	8:22:02	align='left'	Eneko Llanos	align='left'		51:38	2:01	4:39:23	2:00	2:47:03
8	8:22:59	align='left'	Dirk Bockel	align='left'		51:12	2:03	4:35:48	1:56	2:52:02
9	8:23:26	align='left'	Pete Jacobs	align='left'		51:15	2:02	4:47:05	2:01	2:41:06
10	8:24:04	align='left'	Faris Al-Sultan	align='left'		51:25	1:54	4:32:40	2:39	2:55:28
Source:^[3]

Women

Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Split times (h:mm:ss)
				Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run
	8:58:36	align='left'	Mirinda Carfrae	align='left'		55:53	1:56	5:04:59	2:18	2:53:32
	9:06:00	align='left'	Caroline Steffen	align='left'		55:57	2:01	4:59:23	2:53	3:05:47
	9:10:04	align='left'	Julie Dibens	align='left'		53:50	1:56	4:55:28	2:39	3:16:12
4	9:16:47	align='left'	Virginia Berasategui	align='left'		57:46	2:22	5:05:36	2:34	3:08:31
5	9:18:48	align='left'	Rachel Joyce	align='left'		52:25	1:53	5:10:33	2:49	3:11:09
6	9:22:48	align='left'	Karin Thuerig	align='left'		1:13:12	3:10	4:48:22	3:39	3:14:27
7	9:23:33	align='left'	Yvonne van Vlerken	align='left'		1:01:58	2:00	4:59:42	2:16	3:17:39
8	9:26:42	align='left'	Caitlin Snow	align='left'		57:50	2:27	5:27:40	2:41	2:56:04
9	9:27:02	align='left'	Heleen bij de Vaate	align='left'		1:13:07	2:16	5:02:30	2:22	3:06:49
10	9:27:42	align='left'	Leanda Cave	align='left'		55:43	1:49	5:07:30	2:36	3:20:06
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Qualification

To enter for the 2010 World Championship race, athletes are 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 2010 Series consists of 24 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2009 which was itself a qualifier for the 2010 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2009 held on September 13, 2009.

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 Cozumel	Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
	Ironman Western Australia	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
	Ironman Malaysia	Langkawi, Malaysia
	Ironman New Zealand	Taupō, New Zealand
	Ironman China	Haikou, Hainan Island, China
	Ironman Australia	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
	Ironman South Africa	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
	Ironman St.George	St. George, Utah, United States
	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, Hesse, Germany
	Ironman Austria	Klagenfurt, Austria
	Ironman Switzerland	Zürich, Switzerland
	Ironman Lake Placid	Lake Placid, New York, United States
	Ironman Regensburg	Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
	Ironman UK	Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
	Ironman Canada	Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
	Ironman Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky, United States

2010 Ironman Series results

Men

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Reference
Wisconsin		8:45:19		8:50:34		8:51:30	^[4]
World Champs 09		8:20:21		8:22:56		8:24:32	^[5]
Florida		8:25:29		8:26:51		8:28:04	^[6]
Arizona		8:13:35		8:20:22		8:20:39	^[7]
Cozumel		8:18:40		8:29:10		8:33:28	^[8]
Western Australia		8:13:59		8:17:47		8:21:11	^[9]
Malaysia		8:22:31		8:50:52		8:54:38	^[10]
New Zealand		8:21:52		8:30:00		8:34:16	^[11]
China		8:41:15		8:52:29		9:17:06	^[12]
Australia		8:23:54		8:27:58		8:32:52	^[13]
South Africa		8:23:28		8:28:53		8:33:48	^[14]
St. George		8:40:08		8:52:54		8:54:42	^[15]
Lanzarote		8:37:42		8:39:35		8:42:52	^[16]
Brazil		8:07:39		8:12:44		8:18:33	^[17]
Coeur d'Alene		8:24:40		8:38:17		8:41:17	^[18]
France		8:25:28		8:30:39		8:52:25	^[19]
Germany		8:05:15		8:10:22		8:14:43	^[20]
Austria		7:52:05		8:12:51		8:14:50	^[21]
Switzerland		8:12:40		8:29:18		8:34:24	^[22]
Lake Placid		8:39:34		8:46:33		8:48:33	^[23]
Regensburg		8:13:37		8:19:28		8:22:57	^[24]
UK		8:40:17		8:46:18		8:49:37	^[25]
Canada		8:32:28		8:32:41		8:38:31	^[26]
Louisville		8:29:59		8:41:54		8:50:10	^[27]

Women

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time	Reference
Wisconsin
World Champs 09
Florida
Arizona
Cozumel
Western Australia
Malaysia
New Zealand
China
Australia
South Africa
St. George
Lanzarote
Brazil
Coeur d'Alene
France
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Lake Placid
Regensburg
UK
Canada
Louisville

External links

• Ironman website

Notes and References

1. Web site: McCormack wins his second title. 10 October 2010. World Triathlon Corporation. 12 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101012042334/http://ironman.com/events/ironman/Worldchampionship/kona2010/kevin-mackinnon-recaps-the-mens-race-at-the-ford-ironman-World-championship. 12 October 2010. dead.
2. Web site: Carfrae Gets the Win. 10 October 2010. World Triathlon Corporation. 12 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101012042309/http://ironman.com/events/ironman/Worldchampionship/kona2010/kevin-mackinnon-recaps-the-womens-race-at-the-2010-ford-ironman-World-champioship. 12 October 2010. dead.
3. Web site: Ford Ironman World Championship. World Triathlon Corporation. 29 August 2014. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822142809/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/world-championship/results.aspx?rd=20101009. dead.
4. Web site: Ironman Wisconsin 2009 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
5. Web site: 2009 Ironman World Championship Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20111018235610/http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/?show=raceresults&year=2009&format=htm#axzz1b8DAmefZ. 18 October 2011. dead.
6. Web site: Ironman Florida 2009 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
7. Web site: Ironman Arizona 2009 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
8. Web site: Ironman Cozumel 2009 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
9. Web site: Ironman Western Australia 2009 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
10. Web site: Ironman Malaysia 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
11. Web site: Ironman New Zealand 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
12. Web site: Ironman China 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
13. Web site: Ironman Australia 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
14. Web site: Ironman South Africa 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
15. Web site: Ironman St. George 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
16. Web site: Ironman Lanzarote 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
17. Web site: Ironman Brazil 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
18. Web site: Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
19. Web site: Ironman France 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
20. Web site: Ironman Germany 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
21. Web site: Ironman Austria 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
22. Web site: Ironman Switzerland 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
23. Web site: Ironman Lake Placid 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
24. Web site: Ironman Regensburg 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
25. Web site: Ironman UK 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
26. Web site: Ironman Canada 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.
27. Web site: Ironman Louisville 2010 Results. 26 October 2011. World Triathlon Corporation.