2008 Ironman World Championship

32nd edition of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship The 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 11, 2008, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 32nd 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). Medallists Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 RunImage:Gold medal icon.svg8:17:45Craig Alexander51:431:414:37:192:042:45:01Image:Silver medal icon.svg8:20:50Eneko Llanos51:391:484:33:272:102:51:49Image:Bronze medal icon.svg8:21:23Rutger Beke54:441:504:34:452:162:47:4948:21:46Ronnie Schildknecht54:561:584:34:262:082:48:2058:26:17Cameron Brown51:502:044:36:471:592:53:3968:30:23Patrick Vernay51:581:524:42:492:062:51:4078:33:50Andy Potts48:401:484:46:002:512:54:3188:34:02Mathias Hecht51:421:464:36:552:283:01:1398:34:47Michael Lovato52:581:524:45:212:272:52:12108:36:53Eduardo Sturla54:472:024:34:272:203:03:19 Source:http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/world-championship/results.aspx?rd=20081011 Ford Ironman World Championship World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011 Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 RunImage:Gold medal icon.svg9:06:23Chrissie Wellington56:202:065:08:161:592:57:44Image:Silver medal icon.svg9:21:20Yvonne van Vlerken1:06:491:505:05:342:423:04:27Image:Bronze medal icon.svg9:22:52Sandra Wallenhorst1:03:212:335:14:573:282:58:3649:24:49Erika Csomor59:092:195:18:122:063:03:0559:28:51Linsey Corbin1:00:352:225:14:332:073:09:1669:29:15Virginia Berasategui58:502:105:22:172:123:03:4879:34:08Bella Comerford59:022:275:21:462:253:08:3189:36:53Gina Ferguson54:452:155:26:292:073:11:1999:37:06Gina Kehr54:452:005:21:464:023:14:36109:39:53Dede Griesbauer54:522:065:20:522:483:19:17 Source: The championship race had a total of 1,731 athletes competing (1,256 men and 475 women) from 51 countries started the race with 1,634 finished, 94 did not finish and 3 were disqualified.http://www.ironzip.com/race.php?race_id=R00540 Ironman World Championship 2008 ironzip.com 2009-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20081231010516/http://ironzip.com/race.php?race_id=R00540 2008-12-31 dead A maximum temperature of 81.6 °F (27.6 °C) made for warm racing conditions with wind gusts reaching 13.0 mph (20.9 km/h). Qualification To enter for the 2008 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 2008 Series consisted of 21 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2008 which was itself a qualifier for the 2009 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2007 held on September 9, 2007, and in total 1,800 athletes qualified for the World Championship race. Qualifying Ironmans Date Event Location2007 Sep 9 Ford Ironman Wisconsin USA Madison, Wisconsin, United States2007 Oct 13 Ford Ironman World Championship USA Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States2007 Nov 3 Ford Ironman Florida USA Panama City Beach, Florida, United States2007 Dec 2 Ironman Western Australia AUS Busselton, Western Australia, Australia2008 Feb 23 Ironman Malaysia MAS Langkawi, Malaysia2008 Mar 1 Ironman New Zealand NZL Taupō, New Zealand2008 Apr 6 Ironman Australia AUS Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia2008 Apr 13 Ironman South Africa RSA Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa2008 Apr 13 Ford Ironman Arizona USA Tempe, Arizona, United States2008 Apr 20 Ironman China CHN Hainan Island, China2008 May 24 Ironman Lanzarote ESP Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain2008 May 25 Ironman Brazil BRA Florianópolis Island, Brazil2008 Jun 22 Ironman France FRA Nice, France2008 Jun 22 Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene USA Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States2008 Jul 6 Ironman Germany GER Frankfurt, Germany2008 Jul 13 Ironman Austria AUT Klagenfurt, Austria2008 Jul 13 Ironman Switzerland SUI Zürich, Switzerland2008 Jul 20 Ironman Lake Placid USA Lake Placid, New York, United States2008 Aug 24 Ironman Canada CAN Penticton, British Columbia, Canada2008 Aug 31 Ironman Louisville USA Louisville, Kentucky, United States2008 Sep 7 Ironman UK UK Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom There were 33,769 recorded Ironman finishing times during the 2008 series, with the fastest time of 7:59:55 set by Chris McCormack in the Ironman European Championship 2008.http://ironzip.com/athr.php?athlete_id=A0005662&race_id=R00330 2008 Ironman Worldwide Ranking ironzip.com 2009-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061023/http://ironzip.com/athr.php?athlete_id=A0005662&race_id=R00330 2011-07-13 dead 2008 Ironman Series results Men Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceWisconsinMaik Twelsiek GER 8:52:49Paul Fritzsche USA 9:03:22Uzziel Valderrabano MEX 9:06:05http://ironman.com/events/ironman/wisconsin/?show=raceresults&year=2007&format=htm Ironman Wisconsin 2007 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011World Champs 07Chris McCormack AUS 8:15:34Craig Alexander AUS 8:19:04Torbjørn Sindballe DEN 8:21:30http://ironman.com/assets/files/results/worldchampionship/2007.pdf 2007 Official Results Ironman World Championships World Triathlon Corporation 1 March 2011FloridaStephan Vuckovic GER 8:21:29Sergio Marques POR 8:23:49Bryan Rhodes NZL 8:26:52http://ironman.com/events/ironman/florida/?show=raceresults&year=2007&format=htm Ironman Florida 2007 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011Western AustraliaPatrick Vernay NCL 1853 8:06:00Raynard Tissink RSA 8:09:20Mitchell Anderson AUS 8:12:20http://ironman.com/events/ironman/westernaustralia/?show=tracker&race=westernaustralia&year=2007 Ironman Western Australia 2007 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011MalaysiaFaris Al-Sultan GER 8:34:42Petr Vabrousek CZE 9:04:54Elmar Schuberth AUT 9:06:03http://ironman.com/events/ironman/malaysia/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm Ironman Malaysia 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011New ZealandCameron Brown NZL 8:24:49Frederik Van Lierde BEL 8:31:35Kieran Doe NZL 8:33:35http://ironman.com/events/ironman/newzealand/?show=tracker&race=newzealand&year=2008 Ironman New Zealand 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011AustraliaPatrick Vernay NCL 1853 8:31:33Mitchell Anderson AUS 8:40:19Mathias Hecht SUI 8:42:48http://ironman.com/events/ironman/australia/?show=tracker&race=australia&year=2008 Ironman Australia 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011South AfricaStephen Bayliss GBR 8:18:23Raynard Tissink RSA 8:23:09Peter Schoissengeier AUT 8:33:24http://ironman.com/events/ironman/southafrica/?show=tracker&race=southafrica&year=2008 Ironman South Africa 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011ArizonaJozsef Major HUN 8:34:19T. 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Tollakson USA 8:34:36Jordan Rapp USA 8:35:04http://ironman.com/events/ironman/arizona/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm Ironman Arizona 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011ChinaOlaf Sabatschus GER 8:52:14Byung Hoon Park KOR 9:13:15Timothy Marr USA 9:14:17http://ironman.com/events/ironman/china/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm Ironman China 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011LanzaroteBert Jammaer BEL 8:59:37Teemu Toivanen FIN 9:08:15Ain-Alar Juhanson EST 9:08:36http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lanzarote/?show=tracker&race=lanzarote&year=2008 Ironman Lanzarote 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011BrazilEduardo Sturla ARG 8:28:24Olaf Sabatschus GER 8:38:56Sanson Benjamin FRA 8:41:32http://ironman.com/events/ironman/brazil/?show=tracker&race=brazil&year=2008 Ironman Brazil 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011FranceMarcel Zamora Perez ESP 8:34:18Hervé Faure FRA 8:41:55Patrick Bringer FRA 8:45:15http://ironman.com/events/ironman/france/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm Ironman France 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011Coeur d'AleneTom Evans CAN 8:34:22Victor Zyemtsev USA 8:43:56Michael Lovato USA 8:48:22http://ironman.com/events/ironman/coeurdalene/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011GermanyChris McCormack AUS 7:59:55Eneko Llanos ESP 8:00:49Timo Bracht GER 8:04:16http://ironman.com/events/ironman/germany/?show=tracker&race=germany&year=2008 Ironman Germany 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011AustriaMarino Vanhoenacker BEL 8:06:11Stephen Bayliss GBR 8:13:53Hannes Hempel AUT 8:16:56http://ironman.com/events/ironman/austria/?show=tracker&race=austria&year=2008 Ironman Austria 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011SwitzerlandRonnie Schildknecht SUI 8:16:05Stefan Reisen SUI 8:32:10Frank Vytrisal GER 8:40:53http://ironman.com/events/ironman/switzerland/?show=tracker&race=switzerland&year=2008 Ironman Switzerland 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011Lake PlacidFrancisco Pontano ESP 8:43:32Petr Vabrousek CZE 8:55:20Mathias Hecht SUI 8:56:33http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lakeplacid/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm Ironman Lake Placid 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011CanadaBryan Rhodes NZL 8:30:12Bernard Hiebl AUT 8:34:34Jasper Blake CAN 8:36:08http://ironman.com/events/ironman/canada/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm Ironman Canada 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011LouisvilleMaximilian Longree GER 8:33:58Chris McDonald AUS 8:54:52Sergio Marques POR 8:59:15http://ironman.com/events/ironman/louisville/?show=tracker&race=louisville&year=2008 Ironman Louisville 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011UKStephen Bayliss GBR 8:53:58Scott Neyedli GBR 9:04:29Andreas di Bernardo AUT 9:08:24http://ironman.com/events/ironman/uk/?show=tracker&race=uk&year=2008 Ironman UK 2008 Results World Triathlon Corporation 19 October 2011 Women Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceWisconsinGina Ferguson NZL 9:37:03Hilary Biscay USA 10:01:30Ina Reinders GER 10:03:39World Champs 07Chrissie Wellington GBR 9:08:45Samantha McGlone USA 9:14:04Kate Major USA 9:19:13FloridaNina Kraft GER 9:05:35Heleen bij de Vaate NED 9:07:40Tyler Stewart USA 9:09:18Western AustraliaCharlotte Paul AUS 9:00:55Gina Ferguson NZL 9:08:23Bella Comerford GBR 9:14:25MalaysiaBelinda Granger AUS 9:29:21Yvonne van Vlerken NED 9:35:46Yasuko Miyazaki JPN 10:14:01New ZealandJoanna Lawn NZL 9:16:00Kate Bevilaqua AUS 9:20:06Emi Shiono JPN 9:23:26AustraliaChrissie Wellington GBR 9:03:55Kate Major USA 9:09:12Prue Oswin AUS 10:00:11South AfricaBella Comerford GBR 9:27:48Edith Niederfriniger ITA 9:27:53Lucie Zelenková CZE 9:34:09ArizonaErika Csomor HUN 9:14:49Michellie Jones USA 9:25:52Heather Gollnick USA 9:32:07ChinaBelinda Granger AUS 10:08:37Donna Phelan CAN 10:37:11Abigail Bayley GBR 10:43:11LanzaroteBella Comerford GBR 10:02:27Heleen bij de Vaate NED 10:12:07Tara Norton CAN 10:13:16BrazilFernanda Keller BRA 9:42:50Hillary Biscay USA 9:56:08Ladislava Cisarovska CZE 10:06:10FranceMartina Dogana ITA 9:35:29Katja Schumacher GER 10:00:59Alexandra Louison FRA 10:03:46Coeur d'AleneHeather Wurtele CAN 9:38:58Heather Gollnick USA 9:50:34Tiina Boman FIN 9:55:28GermanyChrissie Wellington GBR 8:51:24Nicole Leder GER 9:17:26Wenke Kujala GER 9:24:54AustriaSandra Wallenhorst GER 8:47:26Bella Comerford GBR 8:51:17Edith Niederfriniger ITA 8:59:45SwitzerlandSibylle Matter SUI 9:30:12Kathrin Pätzold GER 9:35:05Caroline Steffen SUI 9:37:24Lake PlacidCaitlin Shea-Kenney USA 9:51:00Kim Loeffler USA 9:54:55Hillary Biscay USA 9:58:45CanadaBelinda Granger AUS 9:17:58Alison Fitch AUS 9:26:15Heather Wurtele CAN 9:39:51LouisvilleMariska Kramer-Postma NED 9:54:17Heather Gollnick USA 9:56:53Lisbeth Kristensen DEN 9:58:33UKBella Comerford GBR 9:49:06Heike Funk GER 10:24:40Susanne Buckenlei GER 10:28:41 References 2 External links Kona 2008 — IRONMAN.com Category:Ironman World Championship Ironman Category:Sports competitions in Hawaii Category:2008 in sports in Hawaii Category:Triathlon competitions in the United States