2008 Ironman World Championship

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The 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 11, 2008 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 32nd such Ironman Triathlon World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The champions were Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington. The championship was organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).

Medallists

Men

Pos. Time
(h:mm:ss)		 Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)
Swim T1 Bike T2 Run
File:Gold medal icon.svg 8:17:45 Craig Alexander Script error: No such module "flag". 51:43 1:41 4:37:19 2:04 2:45:01
File:Silver medal icon.svg 8:20:50 Eneko Llanos Script error: No such module "flag". 51:39 1:48 4:33:27 2:10 2:51:49
File:Bronze medal icon.svg 8:21:23 Rutger Beke Script error: No such module "flag". 54:44 1:50 4:34:45 2:16 2:47:49
4 8:21:46 Ronnie Schildknecht Template:SWI 54:56 1:58 4:34:26 2:08 2:48:20
5 8:26:17 Cameron Brown Script error: No such module "flag". 51:50 2:04 4:36:47 1:59 2:53:39
6 8:30:23 Patrick Vernay Script error: No such module "flag". 51:58 1:52 4:42:49 2:06 2:51:40
7 8:33:50 Andy Potts Script error: No such module "flag". 48:40 1:48 4:46:00 2:51 2:54:31
8 8:34:02 Mathias Hecht Template:SWI 51:42 1:46 4:36:55 2:28 3:01:13
9 8:34:47 Michael Lovato Script error: No such module "flag". 52:58 1:52 4:45:21 2:27 2:52:12
10 8:36:53 Eduardo Sturla Script error: No such module "flag". 54:47 2:02 4:34:27 2:20 3:03:19
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Women

Pos. Time
(h:mm:ss)		 Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)
Swim T1 Bike T2 Run
File:Gold medal icon.svg 9:06:23 Chrissie Wellington Template:GBR2 56:20 2:06 5:08:16 1:59 2:57:44
File:Silver medal icon.svg 9:21:20 Yvonne van Vlerken Script error: No such module "flag". 1:06:49 1:50 5:05:34 2:42 3:04:27
File:Bronze medal icon.svg 9:22:52 Sandra Wallenhorst Script error: No such module "flag". 1:03:21 2:33 5:14:57 3:28 2:58:36
4 9:24:49 Erika Csomor Script error: No such module "flag". 59:09 2:19 5:18:12 2:06 3:03:05
5 9:28:51 Linsey Corbin Script error: No such module "flag". 1:00:35 2:22 5:14:33 2:07 3:09:16
6 9:29:15 Virginia Berasategui Script error: No such module "flag". 58:50 2:10 5:22:17 2:12 3:03:48
7 9:34:08 Bella Comerford Template:GBR2 59:02 2:27 5:21:46 2:25 3:08:31
8 9:36:53 Gina Ferguson Script error: No such module "flag". 54:45 2:15 5:26:29 2:07 3:11:19
9 9:37:06 Gina Kehr Script error: No such module "flag". 54:45 2:00 5:21:46 4:02 3:14:36
10 9:39:53 Dede Griesbauer Script error: No such module "flag". 54:52 2:06 5:20:52 2:48 3:19:17
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The championship race had a total of 1,731 athletes competing (1,256 men and 475 women) from 51 countries started the race with 1,634 finished, 94 did not finish and 3 were disqualified.[2] A maximum temperature of 81.6 °F (27.6 °C) made for warm racing conditions with wind gusts reaching 13.0 mph (20.9 km/h).

Qualification

To enter for the 2008 World Championship race, athletes were required to qualify through performance at an Ironman or selected Ironman 70.3 race, through Hawaii residency, through a random allocation lottery, or by invitation from the WTC.

The Ironman 2008 Series consisted of 21 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2008 which was itself a qualifier for the 2009 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2007 held on September 9, 2007, and in total 1,800 athletes qualified for the World Championship race.

Qualifying Ironmans

Date Event Location
Template:Dts Ford Ironman Wisconsin Template:Flagicon Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Template:Dts Ford Ironman World Championship Template:Flagicon Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
Template:Dts Ford Ironman Florida Template:Flagicon Panama City Beach, Florida, United States
Template:Dts Ironman Western Australia Template:Flagicon Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Template:Dts Ironman Malaysia Template:Flagicon Langkawi, Malaysia
Template:Dts Ironman New Zealand Template:Flagicon Taupō, New Zealand
Template:Dts Ironman Australia Template:Flagicon Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Template:Dts Ironman South Africa Template:Flagicon Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
Template:Dts Ford Ironman Arizona Template:Flagicon Tempe, Arizona, United States
Template:Dts Ironman China Template:Flagicon Hainan Island, China
Template:Dts Ironman Lanzarote Template:Flagicon Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain
Template:Dts Ironman Brazil Template:Flagicon Florianópolis Island, Brazil
Template:Dts Ironman France Template:Flagicon Nice, France
Template:Dts Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene Template:Flagicon Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
Template:Dts Ironman Germany Template:Flagicon Frankfurt, Germany
Template:Dts Ironman Austria Template:Flagicon Klagenfurt, Austria
Template:Dts Ironman Switzerland Template:Flagicon Zürich, Switzerland
Template:Dts Ironman Lake Placid Template:Flagicon Lake Placid, New York, United States
Template:Dts Ironman Canada Template:Flagicon Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Template:Dts Ironman Louisville Template:Flagicon Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Template:Dts Ironman UK Template:Flagicon Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom

There were 33,769 recorded Ironman finishing times during the 2008 series, with the fastest time of 7:59:55 set by Chris McCormack in the Ironman European Championship 2008.[3]

2008 Ironman Series results

Men

Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Reference
Wisconsin Template:Flagathlete 8:52:49 Template:Flagathlete 9:03:22 Template:Flagathlete 9:06:05 [4]
World Champs 07 Template:Flagathlete 8:15:34 Template:Flagathlete 8:19:04 Template:Flagathlete 8:21:30 [5]
Florida Template:Flagathlete 8:21:29 Template:Flagathlete 8:23:49 Template:Flagathlete 8:26:52 [6]
Western Australia Template:Flagathlete 8:06:00 Template:Flagathlete 8:09:20 Template:Flagathlete 8:12:20 [7]
Malaysia Template:Flagathlete 8:34:42 Template:Flagathlete 9:04:54 Template:Flagathlete 9:06:03 [8]
New Zealand Template:Flagathlete 8:24:49 Template:Flagathlete 8:31:35 Template:Flagathlete 8:33:35 [9]
Australia Template:Flagathlete 8:31:33 Template:Flagathlete 8:40:19 Template:Flagathlete 8:42:48 [10]
South Africa Template:Flagathlete 8:18:23 Template:Flagathlete 8:23:09 Template:Flagathlete 8:33:24 [11]
Arizona Template:Flagathlete 8:34:19 Template:Flagathlete 8:34:36 Template:Flagathlete 8:35:04 [12]
China Template:Flagathlete 8:52:14 Template:Flagathlete 9:13:15 Template:Flagathlete 9:14:17 [13]
Lanzarote Template:Flagathlete 8:59:37 Template:Flagathlete 9:08:15 Template:Flagathlete 9:08:36 [14]
Brazil Template:Flagathlete 8:28:24 Template:Flagathlete 8:38:56 Template:Flagathlete 8:41:32 [15]
France Template:Flagathlete 8:34:18 Template:Flagathlete 8:41:55 Template:Flagathlete 8:45:15 [16]
Coeur d'Alene Template:Flagathlete 8:34:22 Template:Flagathlete 8:43:56 Template:Flagathlete 8:48:22 [17]
Germany Template:Flagathlete 7:59:55 Template:Flagathlete 8:00:49 Template:Flagathlete 8:04:16 [18]
Austria Template:Flagathlete 8:06:11 Template:Flagathlete 8:13:53 Template:Flagathlete 8:16:56 [19]
Switzerland Template:Flagathlete 8:16:05 Template:Flagathlete 8:32:10 Template:Flagathlete 8:40:53 [20]
Lake Placid Template:Flagathlete 8:43:32 Template:Flagathlete 8:55:20 Template:Flagathlete 8:56:33 [21]
Canada Template:Flagathlete 8:30:12 Template:Flagathlete 8:34:34 Template:Flagathlete 8:36:08 [22]
Louisville Template:Flagathlete 8:33:58 Template:Flagathlete 8:54:52 Template:Flagathlete 8:59:15 [23]
UK Template:Flagathlete 8:53:58 Template:Flagathlete 9:04:29 Template:Flagathlete 9:08:24 [24]

Women

Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Reference
Wisconsin Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [4]
World Champs 07 Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [5]
Florida Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [6]
Western Australia Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [7]
Malaysia Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [8]
New Zealand Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [9]
Australia Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [10]
South Africa Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [11]
Arizona Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [12]
China Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [13]
Lanzarote Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [14]
Brazil Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [15]
France Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [16]
Coeur d'Alene Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [17]
Germany Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [18]
Austria Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [19]
Switzerland Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [20]
Lake Placid Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [21]
Canada Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [22]
Louisville Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [23]
UK Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts Template:Flagathlete Template:Tts [24]

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