The 2014 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition that was held on October 11, 2014 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The event was won by Sebastian Kienle of Germany and Australia's Mirinda Carfrae. It was the 38th edition of the Ironman World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and awarded a total purse prize of $650,000.
Championship results Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run 8:14:18 Sebastian Kienle 54:38 2:014:20:46 2:172:54:36 8:19:23Ben Hoffman 51:20 1:554:32:20 2:232:51:25 8:20:32 Jan Frodeno 50:56 1:514:37:19 2:402:47:4648:21:38 Andy Potts 50:56 1:504:36:56 3:382:48:1858:22:19 Cyril Viennot 54:32 1:574:31:18 2:372:51:5568:22:29 Nils Frommhold 51:14 1:554:34:11 2:242:52:4578:23:26 Tim Van Berkel 51:21 2:044:36:45 2:232:50:5388:24:11 Frederik Van Lierde 51:03 2:134:32:17 2:172:56:2198:28:28 Bart Aernouts 55:43 2:144:37:47 2:322:50:12108:30:15 Romain Guillaume 51:08 1:554:34:23 2:512:59:58Source:
Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run 9:00:55 Mirinda Carfrae 1:00:14 2:025:05:48 2:252:50:26 9:02:57 Daniela Ryf 56:552:024:54:332:273:07:00 9:04:23Rachel Joyce 56:47 1:554:56:492:253:08:4549:10:19Jodie Swallow 54:28 2:035:02:462:173:08:4559:12:43Caroline Steffen 56:532:085:02:032:563:08:4369:16:58Julia Gajer 1:00:17 2:355:06:133:143:04:3979:18:11Liz Lyles 1:00:192:035:10:152:103:03:2489:19:21Gina Crawford 55:042:185:17:302:403:01:4999:20:46Mary Beth Ellis 54:561:585:00:042:243:21:24109:23:34Liz Blatchford 54:592:015:13:302:483:10:16 Source:
Qualification For entry into the 2014 World Championship race, amateur athletes were required to qualify through a performance at an Ironman or selected Ironman 70.3 series race. Entry into the championship race could also be obtained through a random allocation lottery, through Ironman's Legacy program, or through the Ironman’s charitable eBay auction. The division of athletes is divided into professional, age group, physically challenged, and hand cycle divisions.
For professional triathletes, a point system determines which professional triathletes qualify for the championship race. To qualify, points are earned by competing in WTC sanctioned Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events throughout the qualifying year. For the 2014 championship race that period was August 31, 2013 to August 24, 2014. The top 50 male and top 35 female pros in points at the end of the qualifying year qualified to race in Kona. An athlete's five highest scoring races were counted in the point totals. At least one Ironman race must have been completed and only three Ironman 70.3 races counted towards an athlete's overall point total. Prior champions of a WTC Championship receive an automatic entry for the Championship race for a period of five years after their last championship performance provided that they competed in at least one full-distance Ironman race during the qualifying year. Their entry does not count toward the number of available qualifying spots. Available prize money to professional triathletes for qualifying race ranged from $25,000 to $125,000.
The 2014 Ironman series consisted of 29 Ironman races plus the 2013 Ironman World Championship which was itself a qualifier for the 2014 Championship.
Qualifying Ironman races Date Event Location Ironman Wales Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Ironman Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Ironman World Championship Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Ironman Florida Panama City Beach, Florida Ironman Arizona Tempe, Arizona Ironman Cozumel Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico Ironman Western Australia Busselton, Western Australia Ironman New Zealand Taupō, New Zealand Ironman Asia Pacific Championship Melbourne, Australia Ironman Los Cabos Los Cabos, Mexico Ironman South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa Ironman Australia Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Ironman Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain Ironman Texas The Woodlands Township, Texas Ironman Brazil Florianópolis Island, Brazil Ironman Cairns Cairns, Australia Ironman Austria Klagenfurt, Austria Ironman France Nice, France Ironman Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Ironman European Championship Frankfurt, Germany Ironman UK Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Ironman Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland Ironman Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York Ironman Canada Whistler, British Columbia, Canada Ironman Boulder Boulder, Colorado Ironman Sweden Kalmar, Sweden Ironman Mont-Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada Ironman Japan Hokkaido, Japan Ironman Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Ironman Louisville Louisville, Kentucky
Qualifying pro men + Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Points total1Sebastian Kienle†147702Frederik Van Lierde†116403Bart Aernouts84404Tyler Butterfield84205Timothy O'Donnell80776Iván Raña78557Luke McKenzie75808James Cunnama74059Jan Frodeno664010Terenzo Bozzone656511Victor Morales650012Andy Potts561013Michael Weiss549514Igor Amorelli549515Matthew Russell547516Timo Bracht††541017Joe Gambles538018Tim Van Berkel537019Daniel Halksworth523020Chris McDonald501521David Plese492522Marino Vanhoenacker492023Eneko Llanos490524Maik Twelsiek475525Elliot Holtham472526Faris Al-Sultan466027T. J. Tollakson464028Cameron Brown††454529Paul Matthews451030Andrew Starykowicz445031Harry Wiltshire438532Marek Jaskolka434533Richie Cunningham433534Christian Kramer432535Jeremy Jurkiewicz428036David Dellow††425037Victor Zyemtsev††428038Cyril Viennot424039Peter Robertson††421540Filip Ospalý413041Ben Hoffman409542Christian Brader407543Domenico Passuello††407544Nils Frommhold406045Justin Daerr405046Kyle Buckingham402447Dirk Bockel††400048Romain Guillaume398049Marko Albert393550Ronnie Schildknecht391551Craig Alexander†389052Bevan Docherty367553Daniel Fontana364554Tim Reed362555Andreas Raelert‡361056Axel Zeebroek‡351557Boris Stein‡350058Paul Ambrose‡3440118Pete Jacobs†1020† Automatic Qualifier, ‡ Roll Down Qualifier, ††Declined slot/InjuredSource:
Qualifying pro women + Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Points total1Rachel Joyce102402Meredith Kessler101003Liz Blatchford99854Caroline Steffen97505Mirinda Carfrae†96886Gina Crawford93257Yvonne van Vlerken85958Linsey Corbin81409Caitlin Snow800510Elizabeth Lyles786011Daniela Ryf781012Amber Ferreira736513Melissa Hauschildt† ††725014Leanda Cave†677015Sara Gross662016Catriona Morrison624017Mary Beth Ellis621018Melanie Burke619019Åsa Lundström609020Beth Shutt609021Michelle Vesterby602522Kristin Möller575023Lucy Gossage560024Amanda Stevens543025Jodie Swallow539026Sophie Goos536527Natascha Badmann535528Julia Gajer531029Lisa Roberts528530Corinne Abraham528031Simone Brändli524032Jackie Arendt517033Maureen Hufe††516534Kimberly Schwabenbauer505035Bree Wee504036Jessie Donavan††500037Heather Wurtele500038Kelly Williamson497539Katja Konschak‡4915† Automatic Qualifier, ‡ Roll Down Qualifier, ††Declined slot/InjuredSource:
Disabled
Racing driver and paracyclist Alex Zanardi completed the 2014 Ironman World Championship in a time of 9:47:14, ranking 272nd overall and 19th out of 247 in the 45- to 49-year-old age group category. He used a handbike for the cycling section and an Olympic wheelchair for the running section.
References
External links Ironman website Professional Triathlete Qualifying Rules