The 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Clearwater, Florida on November 14, 2009. The race was sponsored by Foster Grant and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The championship race is the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of races that take place during the 12 months prior leading up to the event. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earn a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.

Medallists

Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run 3:34:04 Michael Raelert 21:58 1:55 1:59:35 1:32 1:09:06 3:36:34 Daniel Fontana 21:55 1:53 1:59:30 1:27 1:12:00 3:37:50 Matthew Reed 21:59 2:08 1:59:09 1:25 1:13:1143:38:02Sylvain Sudrie21:571:531:59:411:451:12:4653:38:19Joe Gambles22:192:051:58:571:351:13:2363:40:16Kevin Collington22:102:042:00:321:581:13:3273:40:16Luke Bell22:011:581:59:231:401:15:1483:40:19Alberto Casadei22:052:151:59:121:441:15:0393:40:31Leon Griffin22:221:541:59:084:421:12:25103:41:37Brian Fleischmann21:381:532:01:051:421:15:19Source:

Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run 3:59:33 Julie Dibens 23:48 2:11 2:07:15 1:44 1:24:37 4:03:49 Mary Beth Ellis 24:05 2:10 2:10:58 1:56 1:24:42 4:05:27 Magali Tisseyre 25:34 2:21 2:15:17 1:45 1:20:3244:05:33Caroline Steffen25:183:132:08:291:451:26:4854:07:39Laura Bennett24:032:132:17:061:351:22:4264:08:17Michellie Jones25:352:062:15:221:581:23:1674:09:34Sarah Groff23:412:102:16:071:401:25:5684:13:16Amanda Stevens23:452:142:13:301:441:32:0394:15:04Karin Thürig30:510:452:10:384:421:28:08104:17:57Vanessa Gianinni25:402:412:24:261:421:23:28Source:

Qualification The 2009 Ironman 70.3 Series features 34 events that enable qualification to the 2009 World Championship event. Some 70.3 events also act as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.

Qualifying Ironman 70.3s Date Event Location Ironman 70.3 Austin Austin, TX, United States Ironman 70.3 World Championship Clearwater, FL, United States Ironman 70.3 South Africa Buffalo City, South Africa Ironman 70.3 Pucón Pucón, Chile Ironman 70.3 Geelong Geelong, Australia Ironman 70.3 Singapore Singapore Ironman 70.3 California Oceanside, CA, United States Ironman 70.3 New Orleans New Orleans, LA, United States Ironman 70.3 China Haikou, Hainan, China Ironman 70.3 St. Croix St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Ironman 70.3 Florida Orlando, FL, United States Ironman 70.3 Austria St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria Ironman 70.3 Hawaii Kohala, HI, United States Ironman 70.3 Switzerland Rapperswil-Jona, Lake Zurich, Switzerland Ironman 70.3 Boise Boise, ID, United States Ironman 70.3 Kansas Lawrence, KS, United States Ironman 70.3 U.K. Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK Ironman 70.3 Eagleman Cambridge, MD, United States Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake Lubbock, TX, United States Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island Providence, RI, United States Ironman 70.3 Vineman Sonoma County, CA, United States Ironman 70.3 Steelhead Benton Harbor, MI, United States Ironman 70.3 Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium Ironman 70.3 Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada Ironman 70.3 Germany Wiesbaden/Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Germany Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Lake Stevens, WA, United States Ironman 70.3 Timberman Gilford, NH, United States Ironman 70.3 Philippines Camarines Sur, Philippines Ironman 70.3 Brazil Penha, Brazil Ironman 70.3 Monaco Monaco Ironman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, Ontario, Canada Ironman 70.3 Cancún Cancún, Quintana Roo, MEX Ironman 70.3 Augusta Augusta, Georgia, United States Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya Putrajaya, Malaysia

2009 Ironman 70.3 Series results

Men Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceLonghorn 3:49:44 3:50:40 3:51:49Clearwater 3:40:10 3:40:42 3:41:47South Africa 4:02:04 4:04:07 4:04:50Pucón 3:57:26 3:59:21 4:01:53Geelong 3:50:51 3:53:02 3:53:52Singapore 3:47:23 3:50:41 3:54:27California 3:51:50 3:53:36 3:54:14New Orleans 3:52:08 3:54:33 3:55:08China 4:04:44 4:23:34 4:38:11St. Croix 4:02:36 4:03:38 4:05:45Florida 3:54:25 3:54:28 3:56:10Austria 3:54:15 3:54:18 3:56:22Hawaii 4:02:52 4:05:34 4:11:58Switzerland 3:54:30 3:56:10 3:57:47Boise 3:51:46 3:51:48 3:56:24Kansas 3:49:35 3:50:44 3:53:20UK 4:15:58 4:19:41 4:20:37Eagleman 3:51:11 3:51:27 3:56:51Buffalo Springs 4:01:26 4:03:02 4:05:54Rhode Island 3:54:39 3:54:50 3:54:53Vineman 3:49:18 3:53:38 3:57:01Steelhead 3:54:38 3:56:44 3:59:31Antwerp 3:41:46 3:45:22 3:46:35Calgary 3:55:28 4:02:51 4:03:58Germany 4:04:34 4:05:25 4:05:52Lake Stevens 3:56:36 4:03:46 4:07:26Timberman 3:51:19 3:58:52 3:59:32Philippines 3:51:25 3:52:18 3:52:31Brazil 3:47:09 3:52:21 3:54:00Monaco 4:15:16 4:19:37 4:20:10Muskoka 3:58:04 4:02:02 4:03:52Cancún 4:10:22 4:15:22 4:18:43Augusta 3:47:07 3:49:27 3:50:44Putrajaya 4:01:19 4:01:53 4:03:52

Women Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceLonghorn 4:20:15 4:23:49 4:28:12Clearwater 4:02:49 4:04:07 4:07:32South Africa 4:46:40 4:57:00 4:59:26Pucón 4:28:58 4:29:24 4:40:50Geelong 4:14:33 4:15:25 4:17:35Singapore 4:19:10 4:30:24 4:30:41California 4:25:02 4:25:23 4:25:43New Orleans 4:17:50 4:18:43 4:22:25China 5:28:55 5:53:40 5:59:52St. Croix 4:32:38 4:35:21 4:40:44Florida 4:15:29 4:23:42 4:24:07Austria 4:28:46 4:30:03 4:31:50Hawaii 4:26:08 4:38:02 4:46:08Switzerland 4:28:26 4:29:03 4:33:36Boise 4:12:29 4:20:58 4:25:10Kansas 4:14:52 4:19:42 4:20:44UK 4:40:14 4:43:02 4:44:02Eagleman 4:13:28 4:17:01 4:24:50Buffalo Springs 4:33:36 4:35:04 4:36:37Vineman 4:20:04 4:21:34 4:23:29Steelhead 4:17:57 4:25:12 4:26:22Antwerp 4:08:07 4:08:25 4:09:47Calgary 4:11:05 4:21:05 4:21:30Germany 4:42:46 4:44:47 4:47:40Lake Stevens 4:28:16 4:29:24 4:31:07Timberman 4:15:11 4:17:07 4:23:54Philippines 4:24:29 4:26:11 4:31:26Brazil 4:29:35 4:30:58 4:36:58Monaco 4:47:20 4:51:59 4:52:27Muskoka 4:24:48 4:29:34 4:36:29Cancún 4:41:48 4:53:33 4:55:54Augusta 4:18:36 4:18:42 4:20:47Putrajaya 4:30:47 4:36:17 4:37:33

References

External links Ironman World Championship 70.3 webpage