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Last Update: November 2024 – comparisons are to Ratings at the end of 2023

The Professional Triathletes Organisation release World Rankings on a weekly basis. These used to be based on my race analysis, creating a strong overlap of their Rankings to my Ratings. Since the start of 2023, the PTO Worlds Rankings are now based on a new points algorithm (details can be found here), putting a stronger emphasis on the prestige or tier of a race and the finishing position and looking at all races longer then Olympic Distance in the last 12 months. The Ratings shown in this post are only based on full-distance races (i.e. not half-distance races such as 70.3 or T100) regardless of where the performance is shown. While the PTO Rankings are based on the last 12 months, my Rankings are based on all races an athlete has raced, with an emphasis on more recent races, but requiring at least three finishes, at least one of them in the last 12 months. Therefore, these Rankings offer a more complete picture of full-distance racing.

TOP 10 Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Rated Male Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 (3) Patrick Lange GER 07:46:57 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 16
2 (1) Magnus Ditlev DEN 07:51:33 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 9
3 (-) Gregory Barnaby ITA 07:56:25 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 5
4 (6) Rudy von Berg USA 07:57:16 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 8
5 (16) Menno Koolhaas NED 07:57:48 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 5
6 (10) Leon Chevalier FRA 07:59:15 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 8
7 (7) Matthew Marquardt USA 07:59:38 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 7
8 (-) Kristian Blummenfelt NOR 08:00:21 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 5
9 (8) Bradley Weiss ZAF 08:01:02 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 7
10 (-) Antonio Benito Lopez ESP 08:01:06 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 3

Comments:

  • With his win in Kona, Patrick Lange climbs to #1 in the Ratings. He’s also the athlete with the most Ironman-distance finishes in the Top 10.
  • With Gregory Barnaby (new #3) and Antonio Benito Lopez (#10) there are two athletes who didn’t yet have three finishes at the end of last year and therefore no valid Rating. In addition, Kristian Blummenfelt now has finished two IMs in the last twelve months and re-enters the Ratings.
  • With his fifth place in Kona, Menno Koolhaas has climbed from #16 a year ago into the Top 10. 
  • The old #2, Sam Laidlow has dropped to #13. Arthur Horseau (now #27), Daniel Baekkegard (now #23) and Braden Currie (now #19) have also fallen out of the Top 10.
  • All of the Top10 athlete have actually raced in Kona!

TOP 10 Rated Female Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 (3) Laura Philipp GER 08:33:22 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 10
2 (1) Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 08:37:55 IM France on 2024-06-16 13
3 (8) Kat Matthews GBR 08:41:43 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 9
4 (4) Chelsea Sodaro USA 08:43:31 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 5
5 (2) Anne Haug GER 08:45:17 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 11
6 (5) Daniela Ryf SUI 08:53:29 IM South Africa on 2024-04-21 24
7 (6) Skye Moench USA 08:57:20 IM Florida on 2023-11-04 17
8 (-) Jackie Hering USA 08:57:31 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 17
9 (9) Lisa Norden SWE 09:00:50 IM Western Australia on 2023-12-03 9
10 (7) Sarah True USA 09:03:03 IM Chattanooga on 2024-09-29 7

Comments:

  • Compared to the start of the year, there was a lot of up and down in the Top 10. The new #1 rated female is Laura Philipp after her spectacular win in Nice.
  • Kat Matthews is the only other athlete to climb a few positions in the Top 10, after wins in Texas, Vitoria and a second place in Nice she is now rated #3.
  • With Jackie Hering, there is a new athlete in the Top 10 after her return to full-distance racing with a win at IM Hamburg.
  • The only athlete to fall out of the Top10 compared to end of 2023 is last year’s #10 Fenella Langridge, she is now #15.

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Male Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 (2) Lukasz Wojt GER 00:45:46 Challenge Almere on 2024-09-14 11
2 (1) Menno Koolhaas NED 00:46:23 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 5
3 (-) Ognjen Stojanovic SRB 00:46:46 Challenge Almere on 2024-09-14 4
4 (-) Jan Stratmann GER 00:46:48 IM Barcelona on 2024-10-06 3
5 (7) Josh Amberger AUS 00:46:59 IM Malaysia on 2024-10-12 19
6 (-) Joshua Lewis GBR 00:47:04 IM Barcelona on 2024-10-06 3
7 (3) Andrew Horsfall-Turner GBR 00:47:04 Challenge Almere on 2024-09-14 6
8 (-) Alexander Berggren SWE 00:47:08 IM Lake Placid on 2024-07-21 5
9 (16) Sam Appleton AUS 00:47:11 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 6
10 (-) Kacper Stepniak POL 00:47:13 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 4

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Female Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 (1) Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 00:48:32 IM France on 2024-06-16 13
2 (2) Lauren Brandon USA 00:49:26 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 22
3 (4) Haley Chura USA 00:50:20 IM Chattanooga on 2024-09-29 18
4 (3) Rebecca Clarke NZL 00:50:22 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 13
5 (6) Lotte Wilms NED 00:50:31 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 7
6 (5) Rachel Zilinskas USA 00:50:34 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 8
7 (8) Fenella Langridge GBR 00:51:07 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 11
8 (7) Pamella Oliveira BRA 00:51:25 IM Brasil on 2024-05-19 6
9 (-) Marta Sanchez ESP 00:51:51 IM Barcelona on 2024-10-06 4
10 (-) Regan Hollioake AUS 00:52:27 IM Malaysia on 2024-10-12 5

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Male Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 (1) Robert Kallin SWE 04:16:58 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 8
2 (3) Sam Laidlow FRA 04:18:32 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 8
3 (2) Magnus Ditlev DEN 04:19:13 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 9
4 (4) Cameron Wurf AUS 04:21:37 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 33
5 (-) Kristian Blummenfelt NOR 04:22:32 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 5
6 (23) Kristian Hogenhaug DEN 04:22:45 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 19
7 (12) Matthew Marquardt USA 04:23:18 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 7
8 (6) Rudy von Berg USA 04:23:36 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 8
9 (8) Leon Chevalier FRA 04:23:48 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 8
10 (-) Kacper Stepniak POL 04:24:00 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 4

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Female Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 (3) Laura Philipp GER 04:50:50 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 10
2 (1) Daniela Ryf SUI 04:51:18 IM South Africa on 2024-04-21 24
3 (2) Lisa Norden SWE 04:51:19 IM Western Australia on 2023-12-03 9
4 (18) Kat Matthews GBR 04:54:51 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 9
5 (6) Chelsea Sodaro USA 04:55:05 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 5
6 (4) Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 04:55:40 IM France on 2024-06-16 13
7 (9) Daniela Bleymehl GER 04:56:00 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 20
8 (8) Skye Moench USA 04:56:16 IM Florida on 2023-11-04 17
9 (5) Anne Haug GER 04:57:46 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 11
10 (7) Ruth Astle GBR 04:57:52 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 9

TOP 10 Run-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Run-Rated Male Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 (1) Patrick Lange GER 02:37:32 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 16
2 (-) Kristian Blummenfelt NOR 02:40:35 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 5
3 (3) Matt Hanson USA 02:43:14 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 27
4 (-) Jon Saeveras Breivold NOR 02:43:40 IM Germany on 2024-08-18 3
5 (-) Menno Koolhaas NED 02:43:59 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 5
6 (5) David McNamee GBR 02:44:39 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 16
7 (8) Magnus Ditlev DEN 02:44:53 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 9
8 (-) Gregory Barnaby ITA 02:45:38 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 5
9 (2) Arthur Horseau FRA 02:45:47 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 4
10 (10) Dylan Magnien FRA 02:46:22 IM World Championships on 2024-10-26 8

TOP 10 Run-Rated Female Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 (1) Anne Haug GER 02:52:22 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 11
2 (2) Laura Philipp GER 02:52:49 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 10
3 (3) Chelsea Sodaro USA 02:54:46 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 5
4 (5) Kat Matthews GBR 02:57:27 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 9
5 (4) Gurutze Frades Larralde ESP 02:59:54 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 25
6 (6) Kylie Simpson AUS 03:01:09 IM Malaysia on 2024-10-12 13
7 (14) Danielle Lewis USA 03:02:29 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 7
8 (7) Sarah True USA 03:02:37 IM Chattanooga on 2024-09-29 7
9 (8) Katrine Graesboell Christensen DEN 03:03:07 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 8
10 (-) Jackie Hering USA 03:03:10 IM World Champs Nice on 2024-09-22 17

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