2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship

International triathlon competition Ironman 70.3 World Championship Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria August 30, 2015 GER Jan Frodeno SUI Daniela Ryf 2014 2016 The 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition that was held in Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria on August 30, 2015. It was won by Jan Frodeno of Germany and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland. 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 August 3, 2014 through July 12, 2015. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/qualifying/70.3-qualifying.aspx#axzz3eAm6hV00 https://web.archive.org/web/20150523071813/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/qualifying/70.3-qualifying.aspx May 23, 2015 2015 Ironman World Championship 70.3 Qualifying June 26, 2015 World Triathlon Corporation A prize purse of $250,000 will be distributed to the top 10 male and female professional athletes.http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2014/02/04/2014-ironman-70-3-world-championship-prize-purse-increased 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Prize Purse Increased February 4, 2014 February 25, 2014 Competitor Group, Inc. February 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140228220514/http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2014/02/04/2014-ironman-70-3-world-championship-prize-purse-increased dead The race marked the second year of the championship event being held in a non-recurring location and the first time being held in Europe.http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/70.3_Worlds_Internationalizes__3592.html 70.3 Worlds Internationalizes Empfield Dan Slowtwitch.com May 7, 2013 May 15, 2013 Championship results Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 RunImage:Gold medal icon.svg3:51:19Jan Frodeno22:142:032:09:041:261:16:32Image:Silver medal icon.svg3:52:48Sebastian Kienle24:042:032:09:541:251:15:22Image:Bronze medal icon.svg3:55:05Javier Gómez22:122:042:13:381:361:15:3543:56:28Bart Aernouts25:382:062:12:071:421:14:5553:56:34Michael Raelert22:152:102:13:191:331:17:1763:56:52Andreas Böcherer22:122:162:09:001:401:21:4473:57:47Jan Van Berkel22:272:032:13:151:281:18:3483:58:44Tyler Butterfield24:051:582:13:481:341:17:1993:58:58Andreas Dreitz23:042:062:07:351:361:24:37104:00:11Albert Molins24:302:222:14:321:491:16:58Source:http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=worldchampionship70.3&y=2015#axzz3kOvYbEDH 2015 Results: World Championship August 31, 2015 World Triathlon Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20181006114703/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=worldchampionship70.3&y=2015#axzz3kOvYbEDH October 6, 2018 dead Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 RunImage:Gold medal icon.svg4:11:34Daniela Ryf23:462:032:21:101:261:22:51Image:Silver medal icon.svg4:23:07Heather Wurtele26:332:032:27:391:251:24:56Image:Bronze medal icon.svg4:24:10Anja Beranek24:322:042:24:181:361:31:1744:25:33Magali Tisseyre24:552:062:27:561:421:28:4554:27:39Alicia Kaye24:032:102:28:581:331:30:3564:29:53Julia Gajer24:462:162:33:061:401:27:3374:30:31Susie Cheetham26:342:032:34:521:281:25:0184:30:47Ricarda Lisk24:031:582:35:381:341:27:1494:31:00Lauren Barnett26:362:062:32:181:361:27:52104:31:47Emma Bilham24:522:222:32:381:491:30:24Source: With Ryf's win she became the first female to win back-to-back Ironman 70.3 championship titles. Former champions Jodie Swallow and Meredith Kessler both exited the race early. Swallow pulled out after the swim after suffering a bike crash the previous day. Kessler experienced mechanical issues on the bike.http://trstriathlon.com/ryf-repeats-frodeno-wins-at-70-3-world-champs/ Ryf Repeats Frodeno Wins At 70.3 World Champs Taren Adrienne August 30, 2015 August 31, 2015 TRS Triathlon Qualification The 2015 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 71 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 2015 championship race that period was August 3, 2014 to July 12, 2015. An athlete’s five highest scoring races are 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 receive an automatic qualifying spot provided they validate their entry by competitively finishing one qualifying race. Winners of the five regional 70.3 championships will also automatically qualify for the championship race. These winners did not count towards the final 50 and 35 qualifiers Professional athletes were also eligible for prize purses at each qualifying event, which ranged in total size from $75,000 to $100,000.http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/08/news/ironman-announces-redistribution-prize-purse-money-2015_103368 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 March 15, 2015 dead 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. In previous years some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/world-championship/athletes/qualification-faq.aspx#faq6 https://web.archive.org/web/20140308231356/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/world-championship/athletes/qualification-faq.aspx March 8, 2014 Qualification FAQ July 23, 2014 World Triathlon Corporation However, the 2014 qualifying year served as the final year for almost all qualifying races in this capacity. As such this year's qualifying season only the handcycle competitions and Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau will offer qualification into the 2015 Ironman World Championship. This was to accommodate for the increased number of qualifying slots created from the newly added full Ironman events.http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/07/news/losing-kona-slots-will-affect-70-3-races_102757 How Losing Kona Slots Will Affect 70.3 Races Mavis Bethany July 22, 2014 July 1, 2015 Competitor Group, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20150922200823/http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/07/news/losing-kona-slots-will-affect-70-3-races_102757 September 22, 2015 dead Non-point races Prior to the 2014 Ironman Boulder race, World Triathlon Corporation's CEO, Andrew Messick, announced a redistribution of prize money to help facilitate paying ten professionals deep at each race as well as awarding larger prize purses at select races across Ironman and Ironman 70.3. As part of this initiative, WTC eliminated points and prize purses for professional triathletes initially at 9 Ironman events and 11 Ironman 70.3 events in 2015, mostly occurring within North America. There are nine Ironman 70.3 races with no professional points or prize purse offered for the 2015 Ironman 70.3 Championship qualifying period. Qualifying Ironman 70.3 events Date Event Locationhttp://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/event-registration.aspx#axzz3eAm6hV00 Event Registration World Triathlon Corporation June 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019232811/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/event-registration.aspx#axzz3eAm6hV00 October 19, 2014 deadhttp://www.ironman.com/~/media/84f970e4649c45e1a89d744144bc8ca5/new%202015%20qualifying%20event%20list%20im%20wc%2070%203.pdf 2015 Qualifying Event June 26, 2015 World Triathlon Corporation2014 Aug 3Ironman 70.3 PhilippinesPHL Cebu, Philippines2014 Aug 10Ironman 70.3 SteelheadUSA Benton Harbor, Michigan2014 Aug 10 Ironman 70.3 European Pro ChampionshipGER Wiesbaden, Germany2014 Aug 17Ironman 70.3 Lake StevensUSA Lake Stevens, Washington2014 Aug 17Ironman 70.3 TimbermanUSA Gilford, New Hampshire2014 Aug 23Ironman 70.3 BudapestHUN Budapest, Hungary2014 Aug 30Ironman 70.3 Foz do IguaçuBRA Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil2014 Aug 31Ironman 70.3 Zell am SeeZell am See-Kaprun, Austria2014 Sep 7Ironman 70.3 World ChampionshipCAN Mont-Tremblant, Quebec2014 Sep 7Ironman 70.3 MuskokaCAN Huntsville, Ontario2014 Sep 14Ironman 70.3 Sunshine CoastAUS Sunshine Coast, Queensland2014 Sep 14Ironman 70.3 RügenGER Rügen, Germany2014 Sep 14Ironman 70.3 KronbergXDEN Elsinore, Denmark2014 Sep 20Ironman 70.3 LanzaroteESP Lanzarote, Spain2014 Sep 21Ironman 70.3 PrincetonUSA Princeton, New Jersey2014 Sep 21Ironman 70.3 CozumelMEXCozumel, Mexico2014 Sep 21Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe*USA Lake Tahoe, California2014 Sep 28Ironman 70.3 AugustaUSA Augusta, Georgia2014 Oct 4Ironman 70.3 Gurye KoreaKOR Gurye, Korea2014 Oct 5Ironman 70.3 SilvermanUSA Henderson, Nevada2014 Oct 19Ironman 70.3 Port MacQuarieAUS Port Macquarie, New South Wales2014 Oct 26Ironman 70.3 MiamiUSA Miami, Florida2014 Oct 26Ironman 70.3 AustinUSA Austin, Texas2014 Nov 2Ironman 70.3 TaiwanTWN Hengchun, Taiwan2014 Nov 9Ironman 70.3 Australian Pro ChampionshipAUS Mandurah, Western Australia2014 Nov 16Ironman 70.3 BallaratAUS Ballarat, Victoria2014 Nov 30Ironman 70.3 Western SydneyAUS Sydney, New South Wales2015 Jan 11Ironman 70.3 PucónCHI Pucón, Chile2015 Jan 18Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Pro ChampionshipNZL Auckland, New Zealand2015 Jan 25Ironman 70.3 South AfricaRSA Buffalo City, South Africa2015 Feb 8Ironman 70.3 GeelongAUS Geelong, Victoria2015 Mar 8Ironman 70.3 Subic BayPHL Subic Bay, Philippines2015 Mar 15Ironman 70.3 Puerto RicoPUR San Juan, Puerto Rico2015 Mar 16Ironman 70.3 MonterreyMEX Monterrey, Mexico2015 Mar 28Ironman 70.3 CaliforniaUSA Oceanside, California2015 Apr 5Ironman 70.3 Latin American Pro ChampionshipBRA Brasília, Brazil2015 Apr 5Ironman 70.3 PutrajayaMYS Putrajaya, Malaysia2015 Apr 12Ironman 70.3 FloridaXUSA Haines City, Florida2015 Apr 19Ironman 70.3 New OrleansUSA New Orleans, Louisiana2015 Apr 26Ironman 70.3 TexasUSA Galveston, Texas2015 May 2Ironman 70.3 North American Pro ChampionshipUSA St. George, Utah2015 May 2Ironman 70.3 BusseltonAUS Busselton, Western Australia2015 May 3Ironman 70.3 St CroixVIR Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands2015 May 3Ironman 70.3 Pays d'AixFRA Aix-en-Provence, France2015 May 9Ironman 70.3 MallorcaESP Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain2015 May 10Ironman 70.3 VietnamVIE Da Nang, Vietnam2015 May 17Ironman 70.3 AustriaAUT St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria2015 May 17Ironman 70.3 BarcelonaESP Barcelona, Spain2015 May 17Ironman 70.3 ChattanoogaUSA Chattanooga, Tennessee2015 May 30Ironman 70.3 HawaiiXUSA Kohala, Hawaii2015 May 31Ironman 70.3 RaleighUSA Raleigh, North Carolina2015 Jun 7Ironman 70.3 JapanJPN Tokoname, Aichi, Japan2015 Jun 7Ironman 70.3 SwitzerlandSUI Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland2015 Jun 7Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau†GER Kraichgau, Germany2015 Jun 13Ironman 70.3 BoulderUSA Boulder, Colorado2015 Jun 13Ironman 70.3 BoiseXUSA Boise, Idaho2015 Jun 14Ironman 70.3 ItalyITA Pescara, Italy2015 Jun 14Ironman 70.3 EaglemanUSA Cambridge, Maryland2015 Jun 14Ironman 70.3 CairnsAUS Cairns, Queensland2015 Jun 14Ironman 70.3 StaffordshireENGStaffordshire, England2015 Jun 14Ironman 70.3 VictoriaXCAN Victoria, British Columbia2015 Jun 20Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg‡LUX Luxembourg2015 Jun 21Ironman 70.3 KronbergXDEN Elsinore, Denmark2015 Jun 21Ironman 70.3 SyracuseXUSA Syracuse, New York2015 Jun 21Ironman 70.3 Mont TremblantCAN Mont-Tremblant, Quebec2015 Jun 28Ironman 70.3 UKXUSA Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK2015 Jun 28Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake‡USA Lubbock, Texas2015 Jul 5Ironman 70.3 Incheon KoreaKOR Incheon, Korea2015 Jul 5Ironman 70.3 NorwayNOR Haugesund, Norway2015 Jul 5Ironman 70.3 MuskokaCAN Huntsville, Ontario2015 Jul 11Ironman 70.3 MuncieXUSA Muncie, Indiana2015 Jul 12Ironman 70.3 VinemanUSA Sonoma County, California *Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe was canceled due to smoke from the King Fire.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/09/22/video-smoke-from-massive-king-fire-overtakes-lake-tahoe-cancels-ironman-race/ Smoke from massive King Fire overtakes Lake Tahoe, cancels Ironman race September 22, 2014 March 24, 2015 The Washington Post Fritz Angela Johnson Thomas †Also serves as a 2014 Ironman World Championship qualifier. ‡Also serves as the handcycle championships and as 2015 Ironman World Championship handcycle qualifier XNo professional points awarded. Qualifying pro men Qualifying slots into the championship race were awarded to the top 50 men in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points. Awarded slots are according to Ironman.com as of August 31, 2015 and final race results.http://www.ironman.com/~/media/f767221f1a5941bfb29e32f4d072d961/2015%20final%2070%203pr%20%20%20men.pdf 2015 Pro Men IRONMAN 70.3 Rankings September 30, 2016 World Triathlon Corporation + Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Races Points total1Tim DonGBR568202Tim ReedAUS557904Jan FrodenoDEU342005Javier Gómez†ESP237506Michael Raelert†DEU535037Bart AernoutsBEL334758Leon GriffinAUS5339511Sam AppletonAUS5307512Terenzo BozzoneNZL5307018Joe GamblesAUS2241019Nils FrommholdDEU2237022Ruedi WildCHE3220524Jesse ThomasUSA4212526Kevin CollingtonUSA5204027Chris LeifermanUSA5195531Manuel KüngCHE5188532Cody BealsCAN5174033Maurice ClavelDEU2172535Markus ThomschkeDEU4168038Andi BöchererDEU3164039Andreas DreitzDEU3162540Benjamin CollinsUSA3159041Tyler ButterfieldBMU3154048Patrick LangeDEU4130549Fabio CarvalhoBRA3129554Alberto Casadei*ITA4120856Justin Metzler* USA5119557Taylor Reid* CAN5118058Jan Van Berkel* CHE4118059Paul Reitmayr* AUT4117562Sebastian Neef* DEU4113065Matt Trautman* ZAF2107066Stuart Marais* ZAF3104269Sebastian Kienle†DEU2101570James Seear* AUS5101071Ritchie Nicholls* GBR299084Albert Molins* ESP379095Alexander Schilling* DEU4660100Matthias Knossalla* DEU3635103Evert Scheltinga* NLD5594111Andrew Starykowicz* USA1540119Arturo Garza* MEX3486120Frédéric Limousin* FRA4485121Jonathan Ciavattella* ITA2480123Antony Costes* FRA3475†Previous champion qualifier.*Additional roll down slot awarded. 1em + Qualified but not participatingPoints rank Name Country Races Points total3Lionel SandersCAN547259Craig Alexander†AUS5333510Brent McMahonCAN5331513Richie CunninghamAUS5296514Matt ChrabotUSA5276015Igor AmorelliBRA5258516Andy PottsUSA5247517Ben HoffmanUSA5244520Mark BowsteadNZL5236021Christian KempAUS5228023Josh AmbergerAUS5212525Will ClarkeGBR3210028Luke BellAUS5194529Mario de EliasARG5194530Cameron BrownNZL3190534Timothy O'DonnellUSA2171036Callum MillwardNZL4168037Drew ScottUSA5164542Brad KahlefeldtAUS3151043Viktor ZyemtsevUKR3144044Santiago AscençoBRA2142545Alex ReithmeierAUS5138047Andreas RaelertDEU2132546David McNameeGBR3136050Peter RobertsonAUS1127551Courtney AtkinsonAUS2125052Ronnie SchildknechtCHE4124053Paul AmbroseAUS51215 Qualifying pro women Qualifying slots were awarded to the top 35 women in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points. Awarded slots are according to Ironman.com as of August 31, 2015 and final race results.http://www.ironman.com/~/media/b67d63b07102407abadc3a6698c03d81/2015%20final%2070%203pr%20%20%20women.pdf 2015 Pro Women IRONMAN 70.3 Rankings World Triathlon Corporation September 30, 2016 + Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Races Points total1Meredith KesslerUSA564602Daniela RyfCHE457503Heather WurteleCAN453204Jodie Swallow†GBR448806Magali TisseyreCAN538057Radka VodickovaCZE437009Alicia KayeUSA5307510Anja BeranekDEU5292512Susie CheethamGBR4276013Camilla PedersenDNK4274023Svenja BazlenDEU3208524Lauren BarnettUSA5203026Kristin MöellerDEU5196529Parys EdwardsGBR4190031Alexandra TondeurBEL5185532Kirsty JahnCAN5179534Katy DuffieldAUS5178035Julia GajerDEU3178044Emma-Kate Lidbury* GBR5150546Holly Lawrence* GBR3146047Sue Huse* USA5142048Natascha Schmitt* DEU5135551Ricarda Lisk* DEU4128054Nikki Butterfield* BER2126555Eva Wutti* AUT2125059Emma Bilham* CHE3117563Erika Csomor* HUN5115566Lauren Brandon* USA5105569Mareen Hufe* DEU2104074Anna Halasz* HUN594580Tine Deckers* BEL2870†Previous champion qualifier.*Additional roll down slot awarded. 1em + Qualified but not participatingPoints rank Name Country Races Points total5Annabel LuxfordAUS438108Caroline SteffenCHE5352511Gina CrawfordNZL4289014Liz BlatchfordAUS4257515Heather JacksonUSA4250516Helle FrederiksenDNK3250017Mary Beth EllisUSA2247018Leanda Cave†GBR3246019Lauren GossUSA5243020Valentina CarvalloCHL5243021Laura PhilippDEU4215022Jackie HeringUSA5210525Lisa HütthalerAUT2199527Sarah PiampianoUSA5196028Angela NaethCAN4192530Sofie GoosBEL3187533Lucy GossageGBR3179036Rachel JoyceGBR3173037Melanie McQuaidCAN51680 References 2 External links Ironman 70.3 Series website https://web.archive.org/web/20160403233359/http://www.ironman.com/events/triathlon-races.aspx?d=ironman+70.3 2016-04-03 Category:Ironman 70.3 World Championship Ironman Ironman 70.3 Category:Triathlon competitions in Austria