The 2012 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada on September 9, 2012. The championship was sponsored by the United States Marine Corps and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from August 14, 2011 through August 13, 2012. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned 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 3:54:35*Sebastian Kienle26:322:272:07:550:571:16:46 3:55:36Craig Alexander23:542:312:13:240:511:14:59 3:56:25Bevan Docherty23:512:292:13:410:511:15:3543:56:35Tim O'Donnell23:282:272:14:030:481:15:5253:56:54Andy Potts23:202:322:13:550:531:16:1664:01:17Bart Aernouts26:302:392:13:030:561:18:1174:02:30Josh Amberger23:162:412:13:480:551:21:5284:03:11Michael Raelert23:302:242:19:310:431:17:0694:03:27Faris Al-Sultan24:092:442:13:061:141:22:17104:03:59Richie Cunningham25:112:252:15:160:591:20:09*Course record; Source:

Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run 4:28:05Leanda Cave26:072:492:28:181:001:29:53 4:29:24Kelly Williamson26:052:472:36:270:481:23:19 4:32:32Heather Jackson28:542:472:27:450:541:32:1344:35:13Melissa Hauschildt28:442:592:29:320:551:33:0554:36:08Joanna Lawn28:393:062:33:441:181:29:2364:36:56Heather Wurtele28:173:052:34:500:581:29:4874:37:03Magali Tisseyre28:343:022:34:451:151:29:2884:37:15Julia Gajer28:352:492:34:301:071:30:1694:37:40Margaret Shapiro28:002:422:33:050:511:33:05104:39:59Jeanne Collonge28:573:042:35:091:101:31:41Source:

Qualification The 2012 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 57 events that enabled qualification to the 2012 World Championship event, many of which were making their first appearance in the series due to WTC's expansion of the 70.3 brand. Two of those events, Japan and Syracuse, appeared twice during the qualifying year due to changes in these event's positioning within the qualifying year.

Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. An athlete’s five highest scoring races were counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 30 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race. Professional athletes were also eligible for prize purses at each qualifying event, which ranged in total size from $15,000 to $75,000.

Amateur triathletes could qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events or through the Physically Challenged Lottery. At qualifying events, slots were allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category would be tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. Some 70.3 events also serve as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.

Qualifying Ironman 70.3s Date Event Location Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon Yeppoon, Queensland Ironman 70.3 Timberman Gilford, New Hampshire Ironman 70.3 Brazil Penha, Brazil Ironman 70.3 Ireland Galway, Ireland Ironman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, Ontario, Canada Ironman 70.3 World Championship Las Vegas, Nevada Ironman 70.3 Japan Tokoname, Aichi, Japan Ironman 70.3 Cancún Cancún, Mexico Ironman 70.3 Branson Branson, Missouri Ironman 70.3 Syracuse Syracuse, New York Ironman 70.3 Pays d’Aix Aix-en-Provence, France Ironman 70.3 Augusta Augusta, Georgia Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Ironman 70.3 Austin Austin, Texas Ironman 70.3 Miami Miami, Florida Ironman 70.3 Taiwan Hengchun, Taiwan Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie Port Macquarie, New South Wales Ironman 70.3 Shepparton Shepparton, Victoria Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship† Phuket, Thailand Ironman 70.3 Canberra Canberra, ACT Ironman 70.3 Pucón Pucón, Chile Ironman 70.3 South Africa Buffalo City, South Africa Ironman 70.3 Latin American Pro Championship Panama City, Panama Ironman 70.3 Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Ironman 70.3 Singapore Singapore Ironman 70.3 San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico Ironman 70.3 California Oceanside, California Ironman 70.3 US Pro Championship Galveston Island, Texas Ironman 70.3 New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Ironman 70.3 Busselton Busselton, Western Australia Ironman 70.3 St Croix† Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Ironman 70.3 Mallorca Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain Ironman 70.3 Florida Haines City, Florida Ironman 70.3 Austria St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria Ironman 70.3 Hawaii† Kohala, Hawaii Ironman 70.3 Switzerland Rapperswil-Jona, Lake Zurich, Switzerland Ironman 70.3 Mooseman Newfound Lake, New Hampshire Ironman 70.3 Boise Boise, Idaho Ironman 70.3 Italy Pescara, Italy Ironman 70.3 Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Ironman 70.3 Eagleman† Cambridge, Maryland Ironman 70.3 U.K. Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK Ironman 70.3 Japan† Tokoname, Aichi, Japan Ironman 70.3 Syracuse Syracuse, New York Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, Quebec Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake†∗ Lubbock, Texas Ironman 70.3 Muncie Muncie, Indiana Ironman 70.3 Haugesund Haugesund, Norway Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island Ironman 70.3 Racine Racine, Wisconsin Ironman 70.3 Vineman Sonoma County, California Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Lake Stevens, Washington Ironman 70.3 Antwerp‡ Antwerp, Belgium Ironman 70.3 Calgary Calgary, Canada Ironman 70.3 Philippines Cebu, Philippines Ironman 70.3 Boulder Boulder, Colorado Ironman 70.3 European Championship-Wiesbaden Wiesbaden, Germany † ‡ ∗

2012 Ironman 70.3 Series results

Men Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceYeppoon 3:56:44 3:56:50 3:58:32Timberman 3:53:41 4:01:30 4:06:36Brazil 3:49:52 3:51:59 3:52:18Ireland* 3:50:12 3:55:594:01:26Muskoka 4:15:40 4:17:53 4:20:07Las Vegas 3:54:48 3:58:03 3:58:42Japan 4:10:04 4:11:00 4:14:37Cancún 3:55:19 4:02:05 4:04:23Branson 4:09:02 4:13:51 4:23:25Syracuse 3:57:30 4:02:12 4:03:40Pays d’Aix 3:49:53 3:50:57 3:51:04Augusta 3:47:15 3:49:34 3:51:54Pocono** 3:27:04 3:34:33 3:35:35Austin 3:47:48 3:49:48 3:52:46Miami 3:47:01 3:48:01 3:49:37Taiwan 3:54:47 3:58:44 3:59:34Port Macquarie 3:53:29 3:55:29 3:56:29Shepparton 3:51:27 4:01:33 4:03:13Phuket3:51:363:57:163:58:24Canberra4:00:464:04:394:06:05Pucón4:01:594:06:324:07:15South Africa4:06:254:12:564:18:37Panama 3:50:13 3:50:55 3:52:59Sri Lanka 3:51:39 3:59:14 4:00:54Singapore3:54:453:59:254:00:51San Juan3:51:323:53:083:54:56California3:54:033:55:113:55:22Texas3:47:403:48:033:48:09New Orleans***3:23:513:24:043:24:05Busselton3:55:083:56:333:58:07St. Croix4:03:314:05:254:07:08Mallorca3:57:084:10:114:12:51Florida3:45:383:56:563:59:45Austria3:54:453:55:243:56:18Hawaii3:50:553:53:414:05:55Switzerland3:44:133:51:043:51:37Mooseman4:00:104:13:274:17:00Boise†2:13:232:13:232:14:17Italy4:13:254:15:314:18:28Kansas3:56:593:59:334:00:43Eagleman3:44:573:47:143:48:52U.K.4:19:454:21:044:22:14Japan4:03:404:03:424:12:19Syracuse3:53:513:54:483:57:42Mont-Tremblant3:58:084:10:504:12:33Buffalo Springs4:01:134:01:154:01:42Muncie††2:00:242:01:372:03:24Haugesund3:47:223:54:313:57:33Rhode Island3:54:294:05:034:07:14Racine3:59:234:02:044:04:27Vineman3:45:493:46:143:47:55Lake Stevens4:01:294:01:494:02:29Antwerp3:44:513:48:393:51:44Calgary3:51:023:51:423:52:36Philippines4:07:384:09:014:17:47Boulder3:44:043:47:413:48:22Wiesbaden4:03:584:06:284:07:51 *Swim course shortened due to weather and safety concerns. **Swim leg canceled due to high water. ***Swim leg canceled due to high wind. Course was a 2 mi run, 52 mi bike, and 13.1 mi run. †Bike shortened to 15 miles due to cold weather conditions. ††Shortened to Olympic distance due to hot weather conditions.

Women Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceYeppoon 4:22:43 4:28:11 4:32:38Timberman 4:16:33 4:26:36 4:34:24Brazil4:18:364:19:004:20:08Ireland*4:21:094:23:374:37:41Muskoka4:46:434:51:384:56:32Las Vegas4:20:554:26:524:29:25Japan4:45:594:48:124:50:22Cancún4:40:314:45:414:51:22Branson4:45:144:51:594:53:27Syracuse4:18:574:21:544:33:31Pays d’Aix4:17:424:24:204:26:35Augusta4:19:314:25:544:28:30Pocono**3:57:114:02:464:04:11Austin4:29:154:34:394:38:28Miami4:13:354:21:124:23:11Taiwan4:31:554:56:174:57:41Port Macquarie4:28:254:29:504:32:27Shepparton4:25:25 4:27:56 4:35:22Phuket4:17:01 4:30:42 4:34:50Canberra 4:24:41 4:30:24 4:39:55Pucón4:38:03 4:40:23 4:46:46South Africa4:39:014:43:564:46:13Panama4:15:314:19:114:19:34Sri Lanka4:30:174:34:134:36:38Singapore4:19:354:25:314:32:19San Juan4:14:064:18:384:23:23California4:19:134:21:574:23:40Texas4:13:274:18:474:20:16New Orleans***3:43:583:45:533:47:28Busselton4:21:274:22:294:24:46St. Croix4:28:124:33:344:46:33Mallorca4:39:054:43:184:47:11Florida4:24:344:26:094:28:19Austria4:23:144:24:084:24:24Hawaii4:26:094:30:174:31:47Switzerland4:08:524:12:174:19:53Mooseman4:32:404:35:114:39:10Boise†2:29:282:31:512:33:33Italy4:47:584:50:064:51:04Kansas4:13:464:36:264:37:32Eagleman4:12:404:22:384:26:56U.K.4:53:334:56:234:57:16Japan4:37:334:40:244:47:43Syracuse4:16:274:19:0+4:24:52Mont-Tremblant4:23:304:38:414:39:52Buffalo Springs4:26:094:28:474:36:04Muncie††2:10:532:14:552:15:33Haugesund4:16:094:24:244:25:18Rhode Island4:32:504:40:434:40:58Racine4:26:044:32:064:33:10Vineman4:10:154:11:054:13:21Lake Stevens4:26:384:33:134:38:28Antwerp4:10:474:23:374:25:49Calgary4:17:244:18:124:23:09Philippines4:20:484:27:244:32:09Boulder4:07:484:09:444:10:55Wiesbaden4:36:094:40:304:40:39 *Swim course shortened due to weather and safety concerns. **Swim leg canceled due to high water. ***Swim leg canceled due to high wind. Course was a 2 mi run, 52 mi bike, and 13.1 mi run. †Bike shortened to 15 miles due to cold weather conditions. ††Shortened to Olympic distance due to hot weather conditions.

Lance Armstrong In 2012, Lance Armstrong was pursuing qualification into the 2012 Ironman World Championship. He made his return to long distance triathlon in the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Panama race, on February 12, 2012. He finished with a time of 3:50:55, second overall to Bevan Docherty. He also entered half-Ironman distance races in Texas (7th) and St. Croix (3rd) before breaking through with victories at Ironman 70.3 Florida and Ironman 70.3 Hawaii. He was scheduled to next participate in Ironman France on June 24. However, on June 13, 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) accused Armstrong of doping and trafficking of drugs, based on blood samples from 2009 and 2010. Armstrong was initially suspended and eventually banned from participating in sports sanctioned by WADA. He chose not to appeal the ban. Because of the suspension and subsequent ban, Armstrong was prohibited from racing Ironman branded events to due World Triathlon Corporation anti-doping policies.

References

External links Ironman 70.3 Series website Professional Men Final Point Standings Professional Women Final Point Standings