2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Explained

Event:	Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Location:	Mooloolaba, Queensland
Date:	September 4, 2016
Men:	Timothy Reed
Women:	Holly Lawrence
Prev:	2015
Next:	2017

The 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Mooloolaba, Queensland, of Australia's Sunshine Coast on September 4, 2016. It was won by Tim Reed of Australia and Holly Lawrence of Great Britain. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from July 19, 2015 through July 3, 2016. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.^[1] A prize purse of $250,000 was distributed to the top 10 male and female professional athletes.^[2] The championship location marked the first time the event was held in the southern hemisphere.^[3]

Championship results

Men

Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Split times (h:mm:ss)
Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run
	3:44:14	align='left'	Timothy Reed	align='left'		22:53	2:14	2:06:12	1:52	1:11:03
	3:44:16	align='left'	Sebastian Kienle	align='left'		24:14	2:11	2:04:45	1:48	1:11:18
	3:44:40	align='left'	Ruedi Wild	align='left'		22:47	2:21	2:06:28	1:57	1:11:07
4	3:45:52	align='left'	Terenzo Bozzone	align='left'		22:44	2:11	2:06:20	1:53	1:12:44
5	3:46:02	align='left'	Sam Appleton	align='left'		22:40	2:17	2:06:23	1:51	1:12:51
6	3:46:21	align='left'	Nicholas Kastelein	align='left'		22:43	2:15	2:06:41	1:56	1:12:46
7	3:46:32	align='left'	Tim Don	align='left'		22:51	2:10	2:06:37	1:57	1:12:57
8	3:46:47	align='left'	Maurice Clavel	align='left'		22:53	2:11	2:06:18	1:46	1:13:39
9	3:47:14	align='left'	Lionel Sanders	align='left'		25:41	2:15	2:06:42	2:02	1:10:34
10	3:47:28	align='left'	Craig Alexander	align='left'		22:49	2:05	2:06:39	1:52	1:14:03
Source:^[4]

Women

Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Split times (h:mm:ss)
Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run
	4:09:12	align='left'	Holly Lawrence	align='left'		23:24	2:17	2:19:28	2:15	1:21:48
	4:11:09	align='left'	Melissa Hauschildt	align='left'		26:46	2:33	2:21:06	2:01	1:18:43
	4:13:36	align='left'	Heather Wurtele	align='left'		25:05	2:29	2:22:26	1:58	1:21:38
4	4:14:09	align='left'	Daniela Ryf	align='left'		24:12	2:34	2:23:47	2:17	1:21:19
5	4:17:16	align='left'	Caroline Steffen	align='left'		24:13	2:41	2:23:09	2:03	1:25:10
6	4:17:26	align='left'	Annabel Luxford	align='left'		24:11	2:31	2:23:44	2:02	1:24:58
7	4:17:40	align='left'	Laura Philipp	align='left'		27:16	2:30	2:24:46	2:08	1:21:00
8	4:17:53	align='left'	Alicia Kaye	align='left'		24:17	2:22	2:23:31	2:08	1:25:35
9	4:18:17	align='left'	Radka Vodičková	align='left'		24:10	2:35	2:26:51	2:04	1:22:37
10	4:18:19	align='left'	Magali Tisseyre	align='left'		24:16	2:30	2:23:49	2:08	1:25:36
Source:

Qualification

The 2016 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 87 events that enabled qualification to the 2015 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. For the 2016 championship race that period was August 2, 2015 to July 3, 2016. An athlete's five highest scoring races were counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 35 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race. The previous five 70.3 champions received an automatic qualifying spot provided they validate their entry by competitively finishing one qualifying race. Winners of the five regional 70.3 championships also automatically qualified for the championship race. These winners did not count towards the final 50 and 35 qualifiers^[1] Professional athletes were also eligible for prize purses at each qualifying event, which ranged in total size from $75,000 to $100,000.^[1] ^[5]

Amateur triathletes could qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events. At qualifying events, slots were allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category was tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. Some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the military and handcycle divisions into the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.^[6]

Qualifying Ironman 70.3 events

Date	Event	Location^[7]
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Racine	Racine, Wisconsin
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Calgary	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Philippines	Cebu, Philippines
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Durban	Durban, South Africa
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 European Regional Championship^m	Wiesbaden, Germany
	Ironman 70.3 Steelhead^X	Benton Harbor, Michigan
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Gdynia	Gdynia, Poland
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Dublin	Dublin, Ireland
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Ecuador	Manta, Ecuador
	Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens^X	Lake Stevens, Washington
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Timberman	Gilford, New Hampshire
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Budapest	Budapest, Hungary
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Bintan	Bintan, Indonesia
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Vichy	Vichy, France
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Brasil-Paraguay	Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Zell Am See	Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast	Sunshine Coast, Queensland
	Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz^X	Santa Cruz, California
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Rugen	Binz, Germany
	Ironman 70.3 Aarhus^X	Aarhus, Denmark
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote	Lanzarote, Spain
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Incheon	Incheon, Korea
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Cozumel	Cozumel, Mexico
	Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe^X	Lake Tahoe, California
	Ironman 70.3 Pula^X	Pula, Croatia
	Ironman 70.3 Augusta^X	Augusta, Georgia
	Ironman 70.3 Superfrog^{m X}	Coronado, California
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Gurye	Gurye, South Korea
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Silverman	Henderson, Nevada
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie, New South Wales
	Ironman 70.3 Tempe^X	Tempe, Arizona
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Turkey	Belek, Turkey
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Miami	Miami, Florida
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Los Cabos	Los Cabos, Mexico
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Taiwan	Hengchun, Taiwan
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Mandurah	Mandurah, Western Australia
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Austin	Austin, Texas
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney	Sydney, New South Wales
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Punta del Este	Punta del Este, Uruguay
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship	Manama, Bahrain
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Taupo	Taupō, New Zealand
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Ballarat	Ballarat, Victoria
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Pucon	Pucón, Chile
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 South Africa	Buffalo City, South Africa
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Dubai	Dubai, UAE
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Pan American Pro Championship	Panama City, Panama
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Geelong	Geelong, Victoria
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay	Subic Bay, Philippines
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires, Argentina
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico	San Juan, Puerto Rico
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Monterrey	Monterrey, Mexico
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Taiwan	Hengchun, Taiwan
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 California	Oceanside, California
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Malaysia	Putrajaya, Malaysia
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 South American Championship	Palmas, Brazil
	Ironman 70.3 Florida^X	Haines City, Florida
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Texas	Galveston, Texas
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Busselton	Busselton, Western Australia
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Aix En Provence	Aix-en-Provence, France
	Ironman 70.3 St. Croix^X	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Mallorca	Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 North American Championship	St. George, Utah
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Vietnam	Da Nang, Vietnam
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Barcelona	Barcelona, Spain
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 St. Polten	St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tennessee
	Ironman 70.3 Hawaii^X	Kohala, Hawaii
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Raleigh	Raleigh, North Carolina
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau	Kraichgau, Germany
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Switzerland	Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Boulder	Boulder, Colorado
	Ironman 70.3 Cairns* ^{‡ X}	Cairns, Queensland
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Japan	Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Eagleman	Cambridge, Maryland
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Victoria	Victoria, British Columbia
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire	Staffordshire, England
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Italy	Pescara,Italy
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg* ^‡	Luxembourg
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Busan	Busan, South Korea
	Ironman 70.3 Syracuse^X	Syracuse, New York
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Durban	Durban, South Africa
	Ironman 70.3 Kronberg^X	Helsingør, Denmark
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant	Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
	Ironman 70.3 UK^X	Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Coeur D'Alene	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
	Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake* ^{‡ X}	Lubbock, Texas
align='right'		Ironman 70.3 Norway	Haugesund, Norway

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External links

Ironman 70.3 Series website

Notes and References

Web site: 2016 Ironman World Championship 70.3 Qualifying. April 1, 2016. World Triathlon Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20150523071813/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/qualifying/70.3-qualifying.aspx#axzz3eAm6hV00. 23 May 2015. dead.
Web site: 2016 Prize Money Distribution. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055933/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/event-registration.aspx. March 4, 2016. April 1, 2016. World Triathlon Corporation.
Web site: 70.3 Worlds Internationalizes. Carraap. Delly. sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. 26 July 2014. 1 April 2016.
Web site: 2016 Results: World Championship. September 4, 2016. World Triathlon Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20170503143829/http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/world-championship/results.aspx#axzz4JaO22LWS. 3 May 2017. dead.
Web site: Ironman Announces Redistribution of Prize Purse Money for 2015. Polloreno. Julia. August 3, 2014. March 24, 2015. Competitor, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315204742/http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/08/news/ironman-announces-redistribution-prize-purse-money-2015_103368. 15 March 2015. dead.
Web site: Qualification FAQ. https://web.archive.org/web/20160328074121/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/world-championship/athletes/qualification-faq.aspx#faq2. March 28, 2016. April 1, 2016. World Triathlon Corporation.
Web site: 2016 Qualifying Events. World Triathlon Corporation. April 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416061215/http://www.ironman.com/~/media/be0f9b59a5f244ec86a08173b2bfa530/wc%2070%203%20slots%203%2028v2%201.pdf. 16 April 2016. dead.