The 2015 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition held on October 10, 2015 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and won by Jan Frodeno of Germany and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland. The race was the 39th edition of the Ironman World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and awarded a total purse prize of $650,000.
Championship results
Men Rank Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) Swim T1 Bike T2 Run8:14:40Jan Frodeno 50:501:514:27:272:112:52:218:17:43Andreas Raelert52:241:564:30:522:292:50:028:18:50Timothy O'Donnell52:242:014:26:132:262:55:4648:21:25Andy Potts50:562:114:32:412:262:53:4558:23:09Tyler Butterfield52:332:014:29:352:412:56:1968:25:05Cyril Viennot52:352:194:34:272:392:53:0578:28:10Eneko Llanos52:362:154:26:562:133:04:1088:29:43Sebastian Kienle52:362:344:25:532:323:06:0898:30:13Brent McMahon52:261:514:27:512:033:06:02108:31:43Boris Stein57:272:114:30:482:292:58:48Source:
Women Rank Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) Swim T1 Bike T2 Run8:57:57Daniela Ryf56:142:104:50:462:103:06:379:10:59Rachel Joyce56:112:155:01:292:223:08:429:14:52Liz Blatchford56:132:075:07:252:423:06:2549:18:50Michelle Vesterby56:111:585:00:412:463:17:1459:21:45Heather Jackson1:04:362:135:04:432:203:07:5369:23:50Susie Cheetham57:392:085:14:332:353:06:5579:24:32Sarah Piampiano1:10:012:475:02:282:433:06:3389:25:41Camilla Pedersen56:142:164:59:172:313:25:2399:27:54Caroline Steffen56:162:055:10:533:133:15:27109:28:36Lucy Gossage1:05:082:105:02:402:473:15:51Source:
Qualification The division of athletes was divided into professional, age group, physically challenged, and hand cycle divisions.
For entry into the 2015 World Championship race professional triathletes qualified for the championship through a point system. Points were earned by competing in WTC sanctioned Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events throughout the qualifying year. For the 2015 championship race that period was August 30, 2014 to August 23, 2015. The top 50 male and top 35 female pros in points at the end of the qualifying year qualify 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 count towards an athlete's overall point total. Prior champions of a WTC Championship received 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. Additionally, winners of the five regional Ironman championships received automatic qualification into the 2015 Ironman Championship. All automatic entries awarded did not count toward the number of available qualifying spots. The available prize money to professional triathletes for qualifying races ranges from $25,000 to $150,000, depending on the event.
Amateur athletes could qualify through a single performance at an Ironman event or at the Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau event. Slots were allocated to each amateur 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 was tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. This qualifying year marked a large de-emphasis on using selected Ironman 70.3 series races as an avenue for amateur athletes to qualify for the Ironman World Championships. The change was made to accommodate for the increased number of qualifying slots created from the newly added full Ironman events.
Other means of 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. Handcycle competitors could qualify at Ironman Cairns (one male/one female), Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg (one male/one female) and Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake (two male/one female)
Illegal lottery According to a sworn complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida, Ironman illegally charged athletes for a chance to win the opportunity to compete in the Ironman World Championship. According to Florida law, the state where the World Triathlon Corporation resides, it is illegal to set up and charge for a lottery. Because WTC charged a $50 fee to enter the lottery, instead of giving away the opportunity to win a slot at the championships, they were in violation of this law.. Following the complaint WTC cooperated with the United States Attorneys office and the FBI's investigation of the matter and agreed to forfeit $2,761,910, the amount collected from the lottery since October 24, 2012.
Winners of the 2015 lottery were notified on March 17, 2015, prior to the announcement of the complaint. WTC stated that these winners would be unaffected by this decision and that their slots for the upcoming championship race would be honored.
Non-point races Prior to the 2014 Ironman Boulder race, World Triathlon Corporation's CEO, Andrew Messick, announced a redistribution of prize money to help facilitate paying ten professionals deep at each race as well as awarding larger prize purses at select races across Ironman and Ironman 70.3. As part of this initiative, WTC eliminated points and prize purses for professional triathletes at 9 Ironman events and 11 Ironman 70.3 events in 2015, all occurring within North America. Those Ironman races with no points or prize purse offered include: Ironman Boulder, Louisville, Wisconsin, Maryland, Lake Tahoe, Florida, Muskoka, Los Cabos and Lake Placid. The majority of these listed events occur after the qualifying period has ended, August, and near the date of the annual Championship event in October. This would also mark the first time since 1985 that an Ironman race will not offer a prize purse. For the 2015 Ironman Championship qualifying period this affects Ironman Lake Placid and Ironman Boulder.
Qualifying Ironman races Date Event Location Ironman Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Ironman Wales Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Ironman Lake Tahoe* Lake Tahoe, California Ironman Malaysia Langkawi, Malaysia Ironman Mallorca Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain Ironman Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee Ironman Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Ironman World Championship Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Ironman Florida Panama City Beach, Florida Ironman Fortaleza Fortaleza, Brazil 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 African Championship Port Elizabeth, South Africa Ironman Taiwan Kenting, Taiwan Ironman Australia Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Ironman North American Championship The Woodlands Township, Texas Ironman Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain Ironman Latin American Championships Florianópolis, Brazil Ironman Cairns Cairns, Australia Ironman France Nice, France Ironman Austria Klagenfurt, Austria 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 PlacidX Lake Placid, New York Ironman Canada Whistler, British Columbia, Canada Ironman Maastricht-Limburg Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Ironman BoulderX Boulder, Colorado Ironman Sweden Kalmar, Sweden Ironman Mont-Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada Ironman Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Ironman Japan Hokkaido, Japan *Ironman Lake Tahoe was canceled due to smoke from the King Fire. XAmateur only competition.
Qualifying pro men + Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Points total1Jan Frodeno†146802Sebastian Kienle†124153Frederik Van Lierde†104554Ben Hoffman99705Andy Potts97256Nils Frommhold96857Tim Van Berkel86558Bart Aernouts83109Lionel Sanders814010Ronnie Schildknecht755011Cyril Viennot753512Tim Don743013Brent McMahon731014Matt Trautman719515Matt Hanson†699016Marino Vanhoenacker†673517Bas Diederen652518Tim O'Donnell647019Patrik Nilsson*624020Romain Guillaume620021Cameron Brown614522Iván Raña584023Guilherme Manocchio554024Joe Skipper529525Michael Weiss502526Eneko Llanos498027Tyler Butterfield496528Clemente Alonso McKernan488029Callum Millward482530Brad Kahlefeldt471531David McNamee469532Jeff Symonds†467533Andi Boecherer453034Andreas Raelert450535Luke McKenzie449036Boris Stein446537Dylan McNeice444538Fredrik Croneborg438039Igor Amorelli434040Denis Chevrot429041Jordan Rapp418042Christian Kramer416543Paul Ambrose415544Pedro Gomes409045Terenzo Bozzone*403046Viktor Zyemtsev398047Kyle Buckingham392548Jan Van Berkel389549Maik Twelsiek387550Victor Del Corral*386051Fraser Cartmell378552Daniel Bretscher374553Miquel Tinto370054Luke Bell366555Matt Chrabot363056Jeremy Jurkiewicz347558Justin Daerr‡3440127Pete Jacobs†*930† Automatic Qualifier, ‡ Roll Down Qualifier, *Declined slot/InjuredSource:
Qualifying pro women + Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Points total1Daniela Ryf†154502Jodie Swallow†143703Caroline Steffen130554Rachel Joyce113205Mirinda Carfrae†102756Julia Gajer99057Mary Beth Ellis95158Gina Crawford90509Meredith Kessler896010Yvonne van Vlerken*844011Elizabeth Lyles819512Liz Blatchford809013Angela Naeth†793014Ariane Monticeli†781015Heather Wurtele739016Lucy Gossage719017Camilla Pedersen705518Eva Wutti692019Diana Riesler677020Susie Cheetham640021Michelle Vesterby635022Amanda Stevens629023Beth Gerdes609024Heather Jackson538525Sonja Tajsich*536026Britta Martin534027Ruth Brennan-Morrey532528Leanda Cave†529029Mareen Hufe525530Lisa Hütthaler519531Haley Chura515032Annabel Luxford508033Kelly Williamson505534Dede Griesbauer504035Astrid Stienen484036Dimity-Lee Duke478037Corinne Abraham*472538Tine Deckers466039Åsa Lundström462540Shiao-yu Li460041Sarah Piampiano441042Caitlin Snow437543Sofie Goos‡422045Laurel Wassner‡406046Melissa Hauschildt†*4000† Automatic Qualifier, ‡ Roll Down Qualifier, *Declined slot/InjuredSource:
References
External links Ironman website Professional Triathlete Qualifying Rules