2009 Ironman World Championship

The 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 10, 2009, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 33rd 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).

Race highlights

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A total of 1,778 athletes from more than 48 countries started the race and 1,653 (1,200 men and 453 women) finished, 3 were disqualified.[1] Hot and humid weather conditions prevailed with temperatures well above 90 °F (32.2 °C) during the bike and run portions.

Both Chrissie Wellington (3rd consecutive win) and Craig Alexander (2nd consecutive win) continue their current reigns as Ironman World Champions.

Chrissie Wellington set a new women's course record of 8:54:02, breaking Paula Newby-Fraser's 17-year-old women's course record. She finished 22nd overall among the pro men and women.

Mirinda Carfrae set a new women's course run record of 2:56:51 in her very first Ironman World Championship, breaking the women's course run record that Chrissie Wellington set one year ago.

Medallists

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Pos. Time
(h:mm:ss)
Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)
Swim T1 Bike T2 Run
  8:20:21 Craig Alexander   Australia 50:57 1:44 4:37:33 2:04 2:48:05
  8:22:56 Chris Lieto   United States 51:07 1:44 4:25:11 2:21 3:02:35
  8:24:32 Andreas Raelert   Germany 51:00 2:05 4:38:01 2:25 2:51:05
4 8:25:20 Chris McCormack   Australia 52:51 1:55 4:32:45 1:53 2:55:59
5 8:28:17 Rasmus Henning   Denmark 51:06 2:03 4:37:07 2:30 2:55:33
6 8:28:52 Timo Bracht   Germany 54:30 1:49 4:33:49 2:19 2:56:27
7 8:29:55 Dirk Bockel   Luxembourg 50:50 1:56 4:37:29 2:00 2:57:42
8 8:30:15 Pete Jacobs   Australia 50:03 1:43 4:38:41 2:35 2:57:14
9 8:30:30 Andy Potts   United States 47:45 1:56 4:46:07 2:29 2:52:15
10 8:31:44 Faris Al-Sultan   Germany 50:53 1:49 4:33:40 2:13 3:03:11
Source:[1]

Women

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Pos. Time
(h:mm:ss)
Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)
Swim T1 Bike T2 Run
  8:54:02 Chrissie Wellington   Great Britain 54:31 2:15 4:52:07 2:05 3:03:06
  9:13:59 Mirinda Carfrae   Australia 58:45 1:54 5:14:18 2:14 2:56:51
  9:15:28 Virginia Berasategui   Spain 58:52 2:04 5:01:42 2:08 3:10:43
4 9:23:43 Tereza Macel   Czech Republic 53:29 2:13 5:04:17 2:35 3:21:12
5 9:30:28 Samantha McGlone   Canada 58:47 2:03 5:16:17 1:57 3:11:27
6 9:32:27 Rachel Joyce   Great Britain 53:31 2:21 5:10:03 2:51 3:23:43
7 9:34:45 Joanna Lawn   New Zealand 57:16 2:10 5:19:10 2:36 3:13:35
8 9:38:28 Sandra Wallenhorst   Germany 1:03:07 2:30 5:20:43 2:46 3:09:24
9 9:40:59 Dede Griesbauer   United States 55:05 2:13 5:10:22 2:29 3:30:53
10 9:42:41 Tyler Stewart   United States 1:08:31 2:20 5:06:20 2:31 3:22:59
Source:[1]

Qualification

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To enter for the 2009 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 2009 Series consisted of 21 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2008 which was itself a qualifier for the 2010 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2008 held on September 7, 2008, and in total 1,800 athletes qualified for the World Championship race.

Qualifying Ironmans

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Date Event Location
Sep 7, 2008 Ironman Wisconsin   Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Oct 11, 2008 Ironman World Championship   Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
Nov 1, 2008 Ironman Florida   Panama City Beach, Florida, United States
Nov 23, 2008 Ironman Arizona   Tempe, Arizona, United States
Dec 7, 2008 Ironman Western Australia   Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Feb 28, 2009 Ironman Malaysia   Langkawi, Malaysia
Mar 7, 2009 Ironman New Zealand   Taupō, New Zealand
Apr 5, 2009 Ironman Australia   Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Apr 5, 2009 Ironman South Africa   Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Apr 19, 2009 Ironman China   Haikou, Hainan Island, China
May 23, 2009 Ironman Lanzarote   Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain
May 31, 2009 Ironman Brazil   Florianópolis Island, Brazil
Jun 21, 2009 Ironman Japan   Goto, Nagasaki, Japan
Jun 21, 2009 Ironman Coeur d'Alene   Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
Jun 28, 2009 Ironman France   Nice, France
Jul 5, 2009 Ironman Germany   Frankfurt, Germany
Jul 5, 2009 Ironman Austria   Klagenfurt, Austria
Jul 12, 2009 Ironman Switzerland   Zürich, Switzerland
Jul 26, 2009 Ironman Lake Placid   Lake Placid, New York, United States
Aug 2, 2009 Ironman UK   Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Aug 30, 2009 Ironman Canada   Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 30, 2009 Ironman Louisville   Louisville, Kentucky, United States

The fastest time of 7:59:16 was set by Timo Bracht during the Ironman European Championship 2009 at Frankfurt, Germany.[2]

2009 Ironman Series results

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Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Reference
Wisconsin   Raynard Tissink (RSA) 8:43:29   Serge Meyer (SUI) 8:55:00   Jason Shortis (AUS) 8:59:14 [3]
World Champs 08   Craig Alexander (AUS) 8:17.45   Eneko Llanos Burguera (ESP) 8:20:50   Rutger Beke (BEL) 8:21:23 [4]
Florida   Tom Evans (CAN) 8:07:59   Torbjørn Sindballe (DEN) 8:17:51   Petr Vabrousek (CZE) 8:23:00 [5]
Arizona   Andreas Raelert (GER) 8:14:16   Chris Lieto (USA) 8:19:25   Jordan Rapp (USA) 8:19:45 [6]
Western Australia   Tim Berkel (AUS) 8:07:06   Jason Shortis (AUS) 8:10:57   Luke Mckenzie (AUS) 8:12:45 [7]
Malaysia   Luke McKenzie (AUS) 8:27:48   Bryan Rhodes (NZL) 8:32:52   Brian Fuller (AUS) 8:38:06 [8]
New Zealand   Cameron Brown (NZL) 8:18:04   Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) 8:25:36   Dirk Bockel (LUX) 8:27:11 [9]
Australia   Patrick Vernay (NCL) 8:24:53   Pete Jacobs (AUS) 8:29:03   Tim Berkel (AUS) 8:31:43 [10]
South Africa   Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) 8:17:33   Michael Göhner (GER) 8:32:02   Petr Vabrousek (CZE) 8:36:08 [11]
China   Rasmus Henning (DEN) 8:53:20   Patrick Walliman (SUI) 9:22:46   Mike Schifferle (SUI) 9:28:49 [12]
Lanzarote   Bert Jammaer (BEL) 8:54:03   Stephan Vuckovic (GER) 8:57:17   Olaf Sabatschus (GER) 8:59:03 [13]
Brazil   Eduardo Sturla (ARG) 8:13:39   Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) 8::28:08   Petr Vabrousek (CZE) 8:37:18 [14]
Japan   Luke McKenzie (AUS) 8:28:31   Courtney Ogden (AUS) 8:42:54   Petr Vabrousek (CZE) 8:45:59 [15]
Coeur d'Alene   Francisco Pontano (ESP) 8:32:12   T. J. Tollakson (USA) 8:42:03   Maximilian Longree (GER) 8:50:19 [16]
France   Marcel Zamora Perez (ESP) 8:30:06   Hervé Faure (FRA) 8:40:55   Simon Billeau (FRA) 8:46:30 [17]
Germany   Timo Bracht (GER) 7:59:15   Eneko Llanos (ESP) 8:00:05   Chris McCormack (AUS) 8:02:49 [2]
Austria   Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) 8:01:38   James Cunnama (RSA) 8:14:18   Stephen Bayliss (GBR) 8:17:06 [18]
Switzerland   Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) 8:20:00   Stefan Riesen (SUI) 8:31:10   Torsten Abel (GER) 8:36:38 [19]
Lake Placid   Maik Twelsiek (GER) 8:36:37   Christian Brader (GER) 8:56:35   Jason Shortis (AUS) 8:58:09 [20]
UK   Philip Graves (GBR) 8:45:51   Stephen Bayliss (GBR) 8:48:29   Jarmo Hast (FIN) 8:57:58 [21]
Canada   Jordan Rapp (USA) 8:25:13   Mike Aigroz (SUI) 8:40:17   Courtney Ogden (AUS) 8:44:37 [22]
Louisville   Viktor Zyemtsev (UKR) 8:25:27   Luke McKenzie (AUS) 8:26:01   Raynard Tissink (RSA) 8:39:09 [23]

Women

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Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Reference
Wisconsin   Hillary Biscay (USA) 9:47:25   Karin Gerber (SUI) 9:49:46   Jessica Jacobs (USA) 9:50:45 [3]
World Champs 08   Chrissie Wellington (GBR) 9:06:23   Yvonne van Vlerken (NLD) 9:21:20   Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) 9:22:52 [4]
Florida   Bella Comerford (GBR) 9:07:49   Tamara Kozulina (UKR) 9:14:15   Jessica Jacobs (USA) 9:17:51 [5]
Arizona   Heleen Bij De Vaate (NLD) 9:21:06   Leanda Cave (USA) 9:25:07   Edith Niederfriniger (ITA) 9:28:09 [6]
Western Australia   Gina Ferguson (NZL) 8:59:24   Charlotte Paul (AUS) 9:06:34   Kat Baker (AUS) 9:37:24 [7]
Malaysia   Belinda Granger (AUS) 9:21:10   Nicole Leder (GER) 9:36:40   Maki Nishiuchi (JPN) 9:57:13 [8]
New Zealand   Gina Ferguson (NZL) 9:18:25   Joanna Lawn (NZL) 9:23:07   Charlotte Paul (AUS) 9:30:24 [9]
Australia   Chrissie Wellington (GBR) 8:57:10   Rebekah Keat (AUS) 9:21:33   Caroline Steffen (SUI) 9:38:44 [10]
South Africa   Lucie Zelenkova (CZE) 9:16:32   Sonja Tajsich (GER) 9:27:59   Rachel Joyce (GBR) 9:37:00 [11]
China   Charlotte Paul (AUS) 9:48:14   Edith Niederfriniger (ITA) 10:01:39   Teresa Mazel (CZE) 10:13:43 [12]
Lanzarote   Bella Bayliss (GBR) 9:54:58   Rachel Joyce (GBR) 10:15:05   Michaela Giger (SUI) 10:15:41 [13]
Brazil   Dede Griesbauer (USA) 9:10:15   Charlotte Kolters (DEN) 9:18:49   Heather Gollnick (USA) 9:31:42 [14]
Japan   Nicole Klingler (LIE) 9:52:52   Nicole Ward (AUS) 9:56:00   Megumi Shigaki (JPN) 10:01:07 [15]
Coeur d'Alene   Tyler Stewart (USA) 9:23:21   Kate Major (AUS) 9:32:10   Heather Wuertele (CAN) 9:34:24 [16]
France   Tina Deckers (BEL) 9:30:29   Christel Robin (FRA) 9:34:19   Martina Dogana (ITA) 9:37:35 [17]
Germany   Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) 8:58:08   Yvonne van Vlerken (NLD) 9:02:17   Nicole Leder (GER) 9:05:15 [2]
Austria   Bella Bayliss (GBR) 8:50:13   Sonja Tajsich (GER) 8:59:45   Lucie Zelenkova (CZE) 9:07:24 [18]
Switzerland   Sibylle Matter (SUI) 9:14:35   Monika Lehmann (SUI) 9:25:05   Lisbeth Kristensen (DEN) 9:25:37 [19]
Lake Placid   Tereza Macel (CZE) 9:29:36   Caitlin Snow (USA) 9:41:21   Samantha McGlone (USA) 9:44:24 [20]
UK   Bella Bayliss (GBR) 9:33:59   Abigail Bayley (GBR) 9:46:15   Irene Kinnegim (NLD) 10:06:40 [21]
Canada   Tereza Macel (CZE) 9:11:20   Belinda Granger (AUS) 9:40:48   Janelle Morrison (CAN) 9:48:54 [22]
Louisville   Nina Kraft (GER) 9:20:21   Lisbeth Kristensen (DEN) 9:23:57   Kim Loeffler (USA) 9:38:23 [23]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2009 Ford Ironman World Championship". World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Ironman European Championship 2009 results" (PDF). ironman.com. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
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  4. ^ a b "2008 Official Results Ironman World Championships" (PDF). World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. ^ a b "2008 Ironman Florida Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. ^ a b "2008 Ironman Arizona Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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  11. ^ a b "2009 Ironman South Africa Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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  13. ^ a b "2009 Ironman Lanzarote Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  14. ^ a b "2009 Ironman Brazil Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  15. ^ a b "2009 Ironman Japan Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  16. ^ a b "2009 Ironman Coeur d'Alene Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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  18. ^ a b "2009 Ironman Austria Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  19. ^ a b "2009 Ironman Switzerland Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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  23. ^ a b "2009 Ironman Louisville Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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