2008 Ironman 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 | Run | ||||
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8:17:45 | Craig Alexander | ![]() |
51:43 | 1:41 | 4:37:19 | 2:04 | 2:45:01 |
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8:20:50 | Eneko Llanos | ![]() |
51:39 | 1:48 | 4:33:27 | 2:10 | 2:51:49 |
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8:21:23 | Rutger Beke | ![]() |
54:44 | 1:50 | 4:34:45 | 2:16 | 2:47:49 |
4 | 8:21:46 | ![]() |
54:56 | 1:58 | 4:34:26 | 2:08 | 2:48:20 | |
5 | 8:26:17 | Cameron Brown | ![]() |
51:50 | 2:04 | 4:36:47 | 1:59 | 2:53:39 |
6 | 8:30:23 | Patrick Vernay | ![]() |
51:58 | 1:52 | 4:42:49 | 2:06 | 2:51:40 |
7 | 8:33:50 | Andy Potts | ![]() |
48:40 | 1:48 | 4:46:00 | 2:51 | 2:54:31 |
8 | 8:34:02 | ![]() |
51:42 | 1:46 | 4:36:55 | 2:28 | 3:01:13 | |
9 | 8:34:47 | ![]() |
52:58 | 1:52 | 4:45:21 | 2:27 | 2:52:12 | |
10 | 8:36:53 | ![]() |
54:47 | 2:02 | 4:34:27 | 2:20 | 3:03:19 | |
Source:[1] |
Women[]
Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) |
Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
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9:06:23 | Chrissie Wellington | ![]() |
56:20 | 2:06 | 5:08:16 | 1:59 | 2:57:44 |
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9:21:20 | Yvonne van Vlerken | ![]() |
1:06:49 | 1:50 | 5:05:34 | 2:42 | 3:04:27 |
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9:22:52 | Sandra Wallenhorst | ![]() |
1:03:21 | 2:33 | 5:14:57 | 3:28 | 2:58:36 |
4 | 9:24:49 | Erika Csomor | ![]() |
59:09 | 2:19 | 5:18:12 | 2:06 | 3:03:05 |
5 | 9:28:51 | Linsey Corbin | ![]() |
1:00:35 | 2:22 | 5:14:33 | 2:07 | 3:09:16 |
6 | 9:29:15 | Virginia Berasategui | ![]() |
58:50 | 2:10 | 5:22:17 | 2:12 | 3:03:48 |
7 | 9:34:08 | Bella Comerford | ![]() |
59:02 | 2:27 | 5:21:46 | 2:25 | 3:08:31 |
8 | 9:36:53 | Gina Ferguson | ![]() |
54:45 | 2:15 | 5:26:29 | 2:07 | 3:11:19 |
9 | 9:37:06 | ![]() |
54:45 | 2:00 | 5:21:46 | 4:02 | 3:14:36 | |
10 | 9:39:53 | ![]() |
54:52 | 2:06 | 5:20:52 | 2:48 | 3:19:17 | |
Source:[1] |
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.[2] 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 | Location |
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Sep 9, 2007 | Ford Ironman Wisconsin | ![]() |
Oct 13, 2007 | Ford Ironman World Championship | ![]() |
Nov 3, 2007 | Ford Ironman Florida | ![]() |
Dec 2, 2007 | Ironman Western Australia | ![]() |
Feb 23, 2008 | Ironman Malaysia | ![]() |
Mar 1, 2008 | Ironman New Zealand | ![]() |
Apr 6, 2008 | Ironman Australia | ![]() |
Apr 13, 2008 | Ironman South Africa | ![]() |
Apr 13, 2008 | Ford Ironman Arizona | ![]() |
Apr 20, 2008 | Ironman China | ![]() |
May 24, 2008 | Ironman Lanzarote | ![]() |
May 25, 2008 | Ironman Brazil | ![]() |
Jun 22, 2008 | Ironman France | ![]() |
Jun 22, 2008 | Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene | ![]() |
Jul 6, 2008 | Ironman Germany | ![]() |
Jul 13, 2008 | Ironman Austria | ![]() |
Jul 13, 2008 | Ironman Switzerland | ![]() |
Jul 20, 2008 | Ironman Lake Placid | ![]() |
Aug 24, 2008 | Ironman Canada | ![]() |
Aug 31, 2008 | Ironman Louisville | ![]() |
Sep 7, 2008 | Ironman UK | ![]() |
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.[3]
2008 Ironman Series results[]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Wisconsin | ![]() |
8:52:49 | ![]() |
9:03:22 | ![]() |
9:06:05 | [4] |
World Champs 07 | ![]() |
8:15:34 | ![]() |
8:19:04 | ![]() |
8:21:30 | [5] |
Florida | ![]() |
8:21:29 | ![]() |
8:23:49 | ![]() |
8:26:52 | [6] |
Western Australia | ![]() |
8:06:00 | ![]() |
8:09:20 | ![]() |
8:12:20 | [7] |
Malaysia | ![]() |
8:34:42 | ![]() |
9:04:54 | ![]() |
9:06:03 | [8] |
New Zealand | ![]() |
8:24:49 | ![]() |
8:31:35 | ![]() |
8:33:35 | [9] |
Australia | ![]() |
8:31:33 | ![]() |
8:40:19 | ![]() |
8:42:48 | [10] |
South Africa | ![]() |
8:18:23 | ![]() |
8:23:09 | ![]() |
8:33:24 | [11] |
Arizona | ![]() |
8:34:19 | ![]() |
8:34:36 | ![]() |
8:35:04 | [12] |
China | ![]() |
8:52:14 | ![]() |
9:13:15 | ![]() |
9:14:17 | [13] |
Lanzarote | ![]() |
8:59:37 | ![]() |
9:08:15 | ![]() |
9:08:36 | [14] |
Brazil | ![]() |
8:28:24 | ![]() |
8:38:56 | ![]() |
8:41:32 | [15] |
France | ![]() |
8:34:18 | ![]() |
8:41:55 | ![]() |
8:45:15 | [16] |
Coeur d'Alene | ![]() |
8:34:22 | ![]() |
8:43:56 | ![]() |
8:48:22 | [17] |
Germany | ![]() |
7:59:55 | ![]() |
8:00:49 | ![]() |
8:04:16 | [18] |
Austria | ![]() |
8:06:11 | ![]() |
8:13:53 | ![]() |
8:16:56 | [19] |
Switzerland | ![]() |
8:16:05 | ![]() |
8:32:10 | ![]() |
8:40:53 | [20] |
Lake Placid | ![]() |
8:43:32 | ![]() |
8:55:20 | ![]() |
8:56:33 | [21] |
Canada | ![]() |
8:30:12 | ![]() |
8:34:34 | ![]() |
8:36:08 | [22] |
Louisville | ![]() |
8:33:58 | ![]() |
8:54:52 | ![]() |
8:59:15 | [23] |
UK | ![]() |
8:53:58 | ![]() |
9:04:29 | ![]() |
9:08:24 | [24] |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Wisconsin | ![]() |
9:37:03 | ![]() |
10:01:30 | ![]() |
10:03:39 | [4] |
World Champs 07 | ![]() |
9:08:45 | ![]() |
9:14:04 | ![]() |
9:19:13 | [5] |
Florida | ![]() |
9:05:35 | ![]() |
9:07:40 | ![]() |
9:09:18 | [6] |
Western Australia | ![]() |
9:00:55 | ![]() |
9:08:23 | ![]() |
9:14:25 | [7] |
Malaysia | ![]() |
9:29:21 | ![]() |
9:35:46 | ![]() |
10:14:01 | [8] |
New Zealand | ![]() |
9:16:00 | ![]() |
9:20:06 | ![]() |
9:23:26 | [9] |
Australia | ![]() |
9:03:55 | ![]() |
9:09:12 | ![]() |
10:00:11 | [10] |
South Africa | ![]() |
9:27:48 | ![]() |
9:27:53 | ![]() |
9:34:09 | [11] |
Arizona | ![]() |
9:14:49 | ![]() |
9:25:52 | ![]() |
9:32:07 | [12] |
China | ![]() |
10:08:37 | ![]() |
10:37:11 | ![]() |
10:43:11 | [13] |
Lanzarote | ![]() |
10:02:27 | ![]() |
10:12:07 | ![]() |
10:13:16 | [14] |
Brazil | ![]() |
9:42:50 | ![]() |
9:56:08 | ![]() |
10:06:10 | [15] |
France | ![]() |
9:35:29 | ![]() |
10:00:59 | ![]() |
10:03:46 | [16] |
Coeur d'Alene | ![]() |
9:38:58 | ![]() |
9:50:34 | ![]() |
9:55:28 | [17] |
Germany | ![]() |
8:51:24 | ![]() |
9:17:26 | ![]() |
9:24:54 | [18] |
Austria | ![]() |
8:47:26 | ![]() |
8:51:17 | ![]() |
8:59:45 | [19] |
Switzerland | ![]() |
9:30:12 | ![]() |
9:35:05 | ![]() |
9:37:24 | [20] |
Lake Placid | ![]() |
9:51:00 | ![]() |
9:54:55 | ![]() |
9:58:45 | [21] |
Canada | ![]() |
9:17:58 | ![]() |
9:26:15 | ![]() |
9:39:51 | [22] |
Louisville | ![]() |
9:54:17 | ![]() |
9:56:53 | ![]() |
9:58:33 | [23] |
UK | ![]() |
9:49:06 | ![]() |
10:24:40 | ![]() |
10:28:41 | [24] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Ford Ironman World Championship". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Ironman World Championship 2008". ironzip.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "2008 Ironman Worldwide Ranking". ironzip.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ^ a b "Ironman Wisconsin 2007 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "2007 Official Results Ironman World Championships" (PDF). World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Florida 2007 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Western Australia 2007 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Malaysia 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman New Zealand 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Australia 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman South Africa 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Arizona 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman China 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Lanzarote 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Brazil 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman France 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Germany 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Austria 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Switzerland 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Lake Placid 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Canada 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman Louisville 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Ironman UK 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
External links[]
- Ironman World Championship
- 2008 in triathlon
- Sports competitions in Hawaii
- 2008 in sports in Hawaii
- Triathlon competitions in the United States