The 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Clearwater, Florida on November 10, 2007. The championship was sponsored by Ford and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The championship was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from November 2006 through September 2007. 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 3:42:33 Andy Potts 22:57 1:49 2:04:29 1:46 1:11:33 3:42:37 Oscar Galíndez 25:07 2:02 2:00:28 1:58 1:13:02 3:43:11 Andrew Johns 23:30 1:50 2:04:11 1:37 1:12:0543:44:10Craig Alexander23:301:522:04:051:391:13:0453:45:05Richie Cunningham23:181:472:04:231:461:13:5163:46:03Stéphan Bignet23:102:022:04:191:501:14:4273:49:03Fraser Cartmell23:091:522:04:282:191:17:1583:49:39T. J. Tollakson24:272:052:02:541:501:18:2393:50:10Terenzo Bozzone23:081:512:02:511:361:20:44103:51:45Santiago Ascenço25:231:562:08:271:341:14:25*Source:

Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run 4:07:25 Mirinda Carfrae 26:33 2:01 2:18:32 1:39 1:18:40 4:11:29 Samantha McGlone 27:46 1:59 2:19:00 1:53 1:20:51 4:12:29 Leanda Cave 25:16 2:07 2:17:12 1:59 1:25:5544:12:53Julie Dibens24:452:082:13:161:481:30:5654:14:40Catriona Morrison27:462:072:17:211:561:25:3064:16:35Sibylle Matter26:062:132:18:511:591:27:2674:16:59Becky Lavelle25:232:002:17:071:571:30:3284:18:20Kate Major28:582:182:20:471:451:24:3294:18:31Monika Lehmann29:212:342:18:552:061:25:35104:19:08Michelle Lee29:232:492:20:162:131:24:27Source:

Qualification The 2007 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 23 events that enabled qualification to the 2007 World Championship event. In the second year of WTC's 70.3 race series the number of races increased as the series expanded outside of North America with new events such as those in Austria, Germany, Monaco, Singapore, and Switzerland.

Qualifying for the 2007 Ironman 70.3 Championship was based on allocated slots available at each qualifying event, usually 50, though could vary from race to race. Slots were allocated to amateur triathletes in 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. Professional athletes could qualify for the championships by obtaining one of the 10% of the available qualifying spots at that event. Thus, if 50 available spots were allocated, 45 slots would be distributed among the amateur athletes and 5 were available to pro athletes.

Qualifying Ironman 70.3s Date Event Location Ironman 70.3 Australia Port Macquarie, New South Wales Ironman 70.3 World Championship Clearwater, Florida Ironman 70.3 California† Oceanside, California Ironman 70.3 St Croix† Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 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 Eagleman† Cambridge, Maryland Ironman 70.3 Baja Ensenada, Baja California Ironman 70.3 U.K. Wimbleball, Exmoor Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake† Lubbock, Texas North Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens, Washington Ironman 70.3 Vineman† Sonoma County, California Ironman 70.3 Newfoundland Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador Ironman 70.3 Steelhead Benton Harbor, Michigan Ironman 70.3 Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium Ironman 70.3 Germany† Wiesbaden, Germany Ironman 70.3 Timberman Gilford, New Hampshire Ironman 70.3 Singapore Singapore Ironman 70.3 Monaco† Monaco Ironman 70.3 Brazil Brasília, Brazil Ironman 70.3 Cancún Cancún, Mexico †

2007 Ironman 70.3 Series results

Men Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceAustralia 4:03:31 4:05:23 4:06:45Clearwater 3:45:37 3:47:25 3:49:17California 3:59:59 4:03:43 4:03:53St. Croix 4:04:52 4:08:56 4:09:51Florida 3:50:27 3:53:47 3:54:18Austria 3:54:49 4:00:05 4:00:13Hawaii 3:57:18 4:01:59 4:11:08Switzerland 3:46:39 3:51:23 3:52:16Eagleman 3:46:28 3:52:48 3:54:06Baja 3:53:53 3:54:38 3:58:43UK 4:24:32 4:26:12 4:26:36Buffalo Springs 3:55:03 3:57:53 3:58:24Lake Stevens 3:56:26 3:57:08 3:5733Vineman 3:50:49 3:51:01 3:53:02Newfoundland 3:58:26 3:58:54 4:03:38Steelhead 4:04:42 4:13:59 4:14:55Antwerp 3:50:06 3:57:29 4:00:29Germany 4:06:53 4:11:04 4:13:59Timberman 4:00:00 4:02:52 4:05:59Singapore 3:49:59 3:50:39 3:54:37Monaco 4:14:14 4:16:06 4:16:32Brazil 4:06:34 4:09:07 4:09:53Cancún 3:49:10 3:51:19 3:51:49

Women Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceAustralia 4:35:55 4:36:26 4:40:00Clearwater 4:12:58 4:14:30 4:16:44California 4:26:15 4:31:46 4:33:03St. Croix 4:29:11 4:33:09 4:39:52Florida 4:28:28 4:34:06 4:36:31Austria 4:24:39 4:28:00 4:31:26Hawaii 4:31:42 4:33:08 4:47:08Switzerland 4:15:33 4:18:12 4:19:57Eagleman 4:06:53 4:08:17 4:13:18Baja 4:32:35 4:34:12 4:43:50UK 4:49:28 4:57:09 4:59:23Buffalo Springs 4:19:07 4:20:10 4:28:08Lake Stevens 4:28:05 4:31:11 4:34:02Vineman 4:16:36 4:21:29 4:24:12Newfoundland 4:32:22 4:39:50 4:51:30Steelhead 4:35:05 4:40:24 4:40:54Antwerp 4:19:14 4:21:28 4:29:34Germany 4:44:29 4:47:27 4:48:54Timberman 4:25:54 4:28:48 4:41:11Singapore 4:11:23 4:17:17 4:19:18Monaco 4:49:43 4:51:30 4:52:46Brazil 4:38:13 4:42:50 4:48:56Cancún 4:26:37 4:33:51 4:40:23

References

External links Ironman 70.3 Series website