Top 10 Ratings

Last Update: June 2025 (comparisons to end of 2024)

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 (8)	Kristian Blummenfelt	NOR	07:46:05	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	6
2 (1)	Patrick Lange	GER	07:46:57	IM World Championships on 2024-10-26	16
3 (2)	Magnus Ditlev	DEN	07:49:37	IM South Africa on 2025-03-30	10
4 (4)	Rudy von Berg	USA	07:52:46	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	9
5 (-)	Gustav Iden	NOR	07:53:16	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	3
6 (10)	Antonio Benito Lopez	ESP	07:55:25	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	4
7 (3)	Gregory Barnaby	ITA	07:56:25	IM World Championships on 2024-10-26	5
8 (5)	Menno Koolhaas	NED	07:57:48	IM World Championships on 2024-10-26	5
9 (33)	Luciano Taccone	ARG	07:58:27	IM Brasil on 2025-06-01	5
10 (11)	Kacper Stepniak	POL	07:59:36	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	5

Comments:

• After his convincing win at IM Texas, Kristian Blummenfelt jumps back to #1 in the Ratings. 
• Since Gustav Iden now has three IM finishes, he is now in the Ratings, too. Even though he didn’t have a good race in Texas, he is ranked fifth.
• With his 7:31 at IM Brasil, Luciano Taccone makes a big jump from #33 to #9. 
• Leon Chevalier (now #15), Matt Marquardt (#11) and Brad Weiss (#23) have fallen out of the Top 10. 

TOP 10 Rated Female Athletes

Rank	Name	Nation	Rating	Last Race	# IM Races
1 (1)	Laura Philipp	GER	08:33:51	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	11
2 (3)	Kat Matthews	GBR	08:36:21	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	11
3 (2)	Lucy Charles-Barclay	GBR	08:42:46	IM Lanzarote on 2025-05-17	14
4 (4)	Chelsea Sodaro	USA	08:43:31	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	5
5 (5)	Anne Haug	GER	08:45:17	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	11
6 (7)	Anne Reischmann	GER	08:56:00	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	6
7 (11)	Marta Sanchez	ESP	09:01:35	IM South Africa on 2025-03-30	5
8 (8)	Jackie Hering	USA	09:02:54	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	17
9 (10)	Sarah True	USA	09:03:03	IM Chattanooga on 2024-09-29	7
10 (-)	Jocelyn McCauley	USA	09:03:08	IM New Zealand on 2025-03-01	19

Comments:

• After their epic duel in Hamburg, Laura Philipp and Kat Matthews are at the top of the Rankings.
• After an injury break, Jocelyn McCauley is back in the Top 10.
• After ending her career, Daniela Ryf (was #6) is no longer rated, Lotte Wilms (was #10) has dropped one position. 

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Male Athletes

Rank	Name	Nation	Rating	Last Race	# IM Races
1 (1)	Lukasz Wojt	GER	00:45:46	Challenge Almere on 2024-09-14	11
2 (2)	Menno Koolhaas	NED	00:46:23	IM World Championships on 2024-10-26	5
3 (6)	Andrew Horsfall-Turner	GBR	00:46:36	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	8
4 (3)	Ognjen Stojanovic	SRB	00:46:46	Challenge Almere on 2024-09-14	4
5 (4)	Jan Stratmann	GER	00:46:48	IM Barcelona on 2024-10-06	3
6 (5)	Josh Amberger	AUS	00:46:59	IM Malaysia on 2024-10-12	19
7 (7)	Joshua Lewis	GBR	00:47:01	IM South Africa on 2025-03-30	4
8 (8)	Alexander Berggren	SWE	00:47:08	IM Lake Placid on 2024-07-21	5
9 (9)	Sam Appleton	AUS	00:47:11	IM World Championships on 2024-10-26	6
10 (11)	Gregory Barnaby	ITA	00:47:14	IM World Championships on 2024-10-26	5

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Female Athletes

Rank	Name	Nation	Rating	Last Race	# IM Races
1 (1)	Lucy Charles-Barclay	GBR	00:48:47	IM Lanzarote on 2025-05-17	14
2 (2)	Lauren Brandon	USA	00:49:26	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	22
3 (3)	Haley Chura	USA	00:50:20	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	19
4 (4)	Rebecca Clarke	NZL	00:50:22	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	13
5 (5)	Lotte Wilms	NED	00:50:31	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	7
6 (6)	Rachel Zilinskas	USA	00:51:04	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	8
7 (-)	Teresa Adam	NZL	00:51:26	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	8
8 (7)	Fenella Langridge	GBR	00:51:38	IM New Zealand on 2025-03-01	11
9 (8)	Pamella Oliveira	BRA	00:51:50	IM Brasil on 2025-06-01	7
10 (9)	Marta Sanchez	ESP	00:51:56	IM South Africa on 2025-03-30	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	04:17:14	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	9
2 (3)	Magnus Ditlev	DEN	04:17:50	IM South Africa on 2025-03-30	10
3 (2)	Sam Laidlow	FRA	04:18:32	IM World Championships on 2024-10-26	8
4 (-)	Gustav Iden	NOR	04:21:20	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	3
5 (4)	Cameron Wurf	AUS	04:21:33	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	35
6 (5)	Kristian Blummenfelt	NOR	04:21:53	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	6
7 (7)	Kristian Hogenhaug	DEN	04:22:35	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	20
8 (9)	Rudy von Berg	USA	04:22:59	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	9
9 (-)	Matthew Palmer	DEN	04:23:15	IM Lanzarote on 2025-05-17	3
10 (10)	Kacper Stepniak	POL	04:23:26	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	5

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Female Athletes

Rank	Name	Nation	Rating	Last Race	# IM Races
1 (1)	Laura Philipp	GER	04:50:18	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	11
2 (3)	Kat Matthews	GBR	04:52:05	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	11
3 (7)	Anne Reischmann	GER	04:53:38	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	6
4 (4)	Chelsea Sodaro	USA	04:55:05	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	5
5 (5)	Lucy Charles-Barclay	GBR	04:55:52	IM Lanzarote on 2025-05-17	14
6 (6)	Daniela Bleymehl	GER	04:56:00	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	20
7 (-)	Jocelyn McCauley	USA	04:56:34	IM New Zealand on 2025-03-01	19
8 (8)	Anne Haug	GER	04:57:46	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	11
9 (14)	Danielle Lewis	USA	04:59:34	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	8
10 (-)	Merle Brunnee	GER	05:00:09	IM Lanzarote on 2025-05-17	3

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 (2)	Kristian Blummenfelt	NOR	02:38:54	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	6
3 (3)	Matt Hanson	USA	02:43:22	IM Texas on 2025-04-26	28
4 (5)	Menno Koolhaas	NED	02:43:59	IM World Championships on 2024-10-26	5
5 (7)	Magnus Ditlev	DEN	02:44:24	IM South Africa on 2025-03-30	10
6 (6)	David McNamee	GBR	02:44:39	IM World Championships on 2024-10-26	16
7 (16)	Luciano Taccone	ARG	02:45:09	IM Brasil on 2025-06-01	5
8 (10)	Dylan Magnien	FRA	02:45:23	IM Lanzarote on 2025-05-17	9
9 (14)	Jack Moody	NZL	02:45:29	IM New Zealand on 2025-03-01	4
10 (13)	Jonas Hoffmann	GER	02:45:36	IM South Africa on 2025-03-30	6

TOP 10 Run-Rated Female Athletes

Rank	Name	Nation	Rating	Last Race	# IM Races
1 (1)	Laura Philipp	GER	02:51:32	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	11
2 (2)	Anne Haug	GER	02:52:22	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	11
3 (3)	Chelsea Sodaro	USA	02:54:46	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	5
4 (4)	Kat Matthews	GBR	02:54:58	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	11
5 (5)	Gurutze Frades Larralde	ESP	02:59:54	IM World Championships on 2024-09-22	25
6 (6)	Kylie Simpson	AUS	03:01:09	IM Malaysia on 2024-10-12	13
7 (8)	Sarah True	USA	03:02:37	IM Chattanooga on 2024-09-29	7
8 (10)	Katrine Graesboell Christensen	DEN	03:03:02	IM South Africa on 2025-03-30	9
9 (9)	Anne Reischmann	GER	03:03:28	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01	6
10 (12)	Lucy Charles-Barclay	GBR	03:03:36	IM Lanzarote on 2025-05-17	14