The 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Clearwater, Florida on November 8, 2008. 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 events that took place from October 2007 to September 2008. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earn a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series. The 2008 championship race was represented by athletes from 52 different countries and 46 different U.S. States.

Medallists

Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run 3:40:10 Terenzo Bozzone 22:17 1:59 2:01:29 1:29 1:12:57 3:40:42 Andreas Raelert 22:22 2:21 2:03:27 1:32 1:10:54 3:41:47 Richie Cunningham 22:29 1:53 2:02:08 1:28 1:13:5043:42:28Oscar Galindez23:472:031:59:551:561:14:4753:43:22Reinaldo Colucci23:032:092:00:341:491:15:4763:44:30Andy Potts21:441:472:02:581:451:16:1673:45:11Luke McKenzie22:222:032:02:011:291:17:1683:45:43Brent McMahon22:202:002:03:565:511:11:3693:46:22Joe Gambles23:461:222:01:251:441:18:05103:46:34Fraser Cartmell22:092:012:02:241:391:18:21Source:

Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run 4:02:49 Joanna Zeiger 23:06 2:17 2:13:44 1:45 1:21:59 4:04:07 Mary Beth Ellis 23:32 2:14 2:13:19 1:46 1:23:19 4:07:32 Becky Lavelle 23:03 2:09 2:13:50 1:47 1:26:4644:09:10Julie Dibens23:172:182:13:221:421:28:3154:15:32Nina Kraft23:352:192:24:281:491:23:2164:16:00Erika Csomor27:412:352:20:081:481:23:4874:16:28Catriona Morrison28:042:032:18:412:411:24:5984:16:49Angela Naeth28:322:142:17:341:571:26:3294:18:50Leanda Cave23:242:262:22:322:171:28:11104:20:28Amanda Stevens23:292:192:24:231:401:28:37Source:

Qualification The 2008 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 29 events that enabled qualification to the 2008 World Championship event to its top age group finishers, with all races also awarding professional slots. Some 70.3 events also acted as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. The 70.3 Series expanded the number of qualifying races from 23 in 2007 to 29 events in 2008. Those events added included races at Geelong, Australia, Penha, Brazil (replacing the race in Brasília), Huntsville, Ontario, Pucón, Chile, Haikou, China, Buffalo City, South Africa, Boise, Idaho, Lawrence, Kansas, and Providence, Rhode Island. Events in Port Macquarie and Ensenada, Baja California were discontinued from the series.

Qualifying Ironman 70.3s Date Event Location Ironman 70.3 World Championship Clearwater, Florida, 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 California Oceanside, California, United States Ironman 70.3 China Haikou, China Ironman 70.3 St. Croix St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Ironman 70.3 Florida Orlando, Florida, United States Ironman 70.3 Austria Sankt Pölten/Vienna, Austria Ironman 70.3 Hawaii Kohala, Hawaii, United States Ironman 70.3 Switzerland Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland Ironman 70.3 Boise Boise, Idaho, United States Ironman 70.3 Eagleman Cambridge, Maryland, United States Ironman 70.3 U.K. Wimbleball, United Kingdom Ironman 70.3 Kansas Lawrence, Kansas, United States Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lubbock, Texas, United States Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Lake Stevens, Washington, United States Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island, United States Ironman 70.3 Newfoundland Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada Ironman 70.3 Vineman Sonoma County, California, United States Ironman 70.3 Steelhead Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States Ironman 70.3 Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium Ironman 70.3 Germany Wiesbaden, Germany Ironman 70.3 Timberman Gilford, New Hampshire, United States Ironman 70.3 Monaco Monaco Ironman 70.3 Singapore Singapore Ironman 70.3 Brazil Penha, Brazil Ironman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, Ontario, Canada Ironman 70.3 Cancún Cancún, Mexico

2008 Ironman 70.3 Series results

Men Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceClearwater 3:42:33 3:42:37 3:43:11South Africa 4:03:02 4:04:25 4:10:40Pucón 4:00:25 4:03:25 4:07:43Geelong 3:56:49 3:58:13 4:01:01California 3:58:22 3:58:25 4:03:32China 4:29:064:30:18 4:30:38St. Croix 4:05:344:08:414:10:02Florida 3:52:51 3:56:33 3:59:04Austria 3:56:123:56:52 3:57:11Hawaii 4:04:224:12:054:15:17Switzerland 3:51:45 3:52:33 3:55:40Boise 3:53:28 3:55:44 3:55:54Eagleman 3:53:32 3:56:233:58:22UK 4:17:39 4:17:52 4:24:38Kansas 3:56:06 3:58:254:00:37Buffalo Springs3:58:35 4:00:094:02:08Lake Stevens4:00:16 4:00:17 4:01:44Rhode Island 3:54:033:56:46 3:57:48Newfoundland 3:59:454:01:33 4:04:09Vineman 3:49:40 3:51:253:53:22Steelhead 3:32:133:37:05 3:41:34Antwerp3:45:333:46:333:51:38Germany 4:10:264:11:17 4:14:01Timberman 3:52:32 4:02:24 4:03:10Monaco 4:10:104:14:12 4:14:48Singapore 3:55:40 3:55:55 3:57:47Brazil 3:54:24 3:55:07 3:59:53Muskoka 4:10:314:14:58 4:16:43Cancún 4:01:47 4:03:10 4:03:26

Women Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceClearwater 4:07:25 4:11:29 4:12:29South Africa 4:46:46 4:58:50 5:01:59Pucón 4:37:02 4:38:57 4:42:27Geelong 4:24:27 4:27:14 4:29:21California 4:23:14 4:25:51 4:26:40China 5:02:24 5:15:50 5:24:07St. Croix 4:26:56 4:36:33 4:36:45Florida 4:22:52 4:24:15 4:30:38Austria 4:22:43 4:25:52 4:26:25Hawaii 4:30:38 4:34:21 4:35:03Switzerland 4:12:57 4:14:55 4:26:57Boise 4:24:44 4:31:20 4:31:47Eagleman 4:22:31 4:30:23 4:31:57UK 4:49:444:54:59 5:07:03Kansas 4:19:034:19:32 4:36:11Buffalo Springs 4:23:28 4:27:294:28:23Lake Stevens 4:33:43 4:38:234:40:59Rhode Island 4:27:50 4:33:464:37:59Newfoundland 4:27:234:33:34 4:37:56Vineman 4:19:58 4:20:20 4:24:08Steelhead 4:04:09 4:12:40 4:16:00Antwerp 4:12:56 4:15:19 4:16:54Germany 4:43:384:49:26 4:55:48Timberman 4:11:464:30:03 4:31:26Monaco 4:37:124:41:12 4:44:45Singapore 4:25:43 4:29:46 4:31:45Brazil 4:25:35 4:25:41 4:29:21Muskoka 4:37:04 4:42:49 4:43:27Cancún 4:33:33 4:44:57 4:46:52

References

External links Ironman World Championship 70.3 Series