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
8:10:37align='left'Chris McCormackalign='left'51:361:434:31:511:582:43:31
8:12:17align='left'Andreas Raelertalign='left'51:271:544:32:272:052:44:25
8:13:14align='left'Marino Vanhoenackeralign='left'51:331:594:31:001:582:46:46
48:16:53align='left'Craig Alexanderalign='left'51:321:494:39:352:002:41:59
58:20:11align='left'Raynard Tissinkalign='left'52:251:564:30:482:202:52:44
68:21:00align='left'Timo Brachtalign='left'53:521:594:29:422:102:53:18
78:22:02align='left'Eneko Llanosalign='left'51:382:014:39:232:002:47:03
88:22:59align='left'Dirk Bockelalign='left'51:122:034:35:481:562:52:02
98:23:26align='left'Pete Jacobsalign='left'51:152:024:47:052:012:41:06
108:24:04align='left'Faris Al-Sultanalign='left'51:251:544:32:402:392:55:28
Source:[3]

Women

Pos. Time
(h:mm:ss)
Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)
Swim T1 Bike T2 Run
8:58:36align='left'Mirinda Carfraealign='left'55:531:565:04:592:182:53:32
9:06:00align='left'Caroline Steffenalign='left'55:572:014:59:232:533:05:47
9:10:04align='left'Julie Dibensalign='left'53:501:564:55:282:393:16:12
49:16:47align='left'Virginia Berasateguialign='left'57:462:225:05:362:343:08:31
59:18:48align='left'Rachel Joycealign='left'52:251:535:10:332:493:11:09
69:22:48align='left'Karin Thuerigalign='left'1:13:123:104:48:223:393:14:27
79:23:33align='left'Yvonne van Vlerkenalign='left'1:01:582:004:59:422:163:17:39
89:26:42align='left'Caitlin Snowalign='left'57:502:275:27:402:412:56:04
99:27:02align='left'Heleen bij de Vaatealign='left'1:13:072:165:02:302:223:06:49
109:27:42align='left'Leanda Cavealign='left'55:431:495:07:302:363:20:06
Source:

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

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReference
Wisconsin8:45:198:50:348:51:30[4]
World Champs 098:20:218:22:568:24:32[5]
Florida8:25:298:26:518:28:04[6]
Arizona8:13:358:20:228:20:39[7]
Cozumel8:18:40 8:29:10 8:33:28 [8]
Western Australia8:13:598:17:478:21:11[9]
Malaysia8:22:318:50:528:54:38[10]
New Zealand8:21:528:30:008:34:16[11]
China8:41:158:52:299:17:06[12]
Australia8:23:548:27:588:32:52[13]
South Africa8:23:288:28:538:33:48[14]
St. George8:40:088:52:548:54:42[15]
Lanzarote8:37:428:39:358:42:52[16]
Brazil8:07:398:12:448:18:33[17]
Coeur d'Alene8:24:408:38:178:41:17[18]
France8:25:288:30:398:52:25[19]
Germany8:05:158:10:228:14:43[20]
Austria7:52:058:12:518:14:50[21]
Switzerland8:12:408:29:188:34:24[22]
Lake Placid8:39:348:46:338:48:33[23]
Regensburg8:13:378:19:28 8:22:57[24]
UK8:40:178:46:188:49:37[25]
Canada8:32:288:32:418:38:31[26]
Louisville8:29:598:41:548:50:10[27]

Women

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeReference
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

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.