
Updates:
- Oct 19th: Arthur Horseau has posted that he’s tired after a long and frustrating season, not really able to do the necessary training.
- Oct 10th: Ironman has released the official bib list for Kona. In addition to the athletes already mentioned below, Jordi Montraveta won’t be racing in Kona.
- Sept 17th: Kenneth Vandendriessche is dealing with a bacterial lung infection – making it impossible to get in peak condition for the race.
- Sept 14th: Niek Heldoorn announced that he has to undergo knee surgery and won’t be able to race in Kona this year.
- Sept 13th: Thomas Rodriguez was suspended after his “adverse finding” at IM Texas and will have a two year “period of ineligibiilty”.
Qualified Athletes
| Name | Nation | Age | Previous Results |
| Igor Amorelli | BRA | 39 | 6 finishes (7 starts) |
| Sam Appleton | AUS | 34 | 1 finish |
| Leonard Arnold | GER | 29 | 1 finish |
| Daniel Baekkegard | DEN | 28 | 2 finishes (3 starts) |
| Gregory Barnaby | ITA | 33 | 1 finish |
| Thor Bendix Madsen | DEN | 25 | none |
| Antonio Benito Lopez | ESP | 30 | none |
| Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR | 30 | 2 finishes, 1 win (2022) |
| Matt Burton | AUS | 36 | 0 finishes (2 starts) |
| Leon Chevalier | FRA | 28 | 3 finishes |
| Denis Chevrot | FRA | 36 | 4 finishes (7 starts) |
| Reinaldo Colucci | BRA | 38 | 3 finishes (4 starts) |
| Braden Currie | NZL | 38 | 5 finishes (6 starts) |
| Magnus Ditlev | DEN | 26 | 2 finishes |
| Trevor Foley | USA | 25 | none |
| Stenn Goetstouwers | BEL | 32 | none |
| Finn Große-Freese | GER | 23 | none |
| Arnaud Guilloux | FRA | 36 | 3 finishes |
| Ben Hamilton | NZL | 25 | none |
| Matt Hanson | USA | 39 | 5 finishes (7 starts) |
| Pieter Heemeryck | BEL | 34 | 1 finish (3 starts) |
| NED | 25 | 1 finish | |
| Jonas Hoffmann | GER | 27 | 1 finish |
| Kristian Hogenhaug | DEN | 33 | 2 finishes (4 starts) |
| FRA | 31 | 1 finish | |
| Gustav Iden | NOR | 28 | 1 finish, 1 win (2022) |
| Robert Kallin | SWE | 29 | 1 finish |
| Ben Kanute | USA | 31 | none |
| Menno Koolhaas | NED | 28 | none |
| Sam Laidlow | FRA | 25 | 3 finishes, 1 win (2023) |
| Patrick Lange | GER | 38 | 5 finishes (6 starts), 2 wins (2017, 2018) |
| Jackson Laundry | CAN | 31 | none |
| Chris Leiferman | USA | 38 | 3 finishes (4 starts) |
| Kieran Lindars | GBR | 27 | none |
| Andre Lopes | BRA | 32 | 2 finishes |
| Dylan Magnien | FRA | 29 | none |
| Matthew Marquardt | USA | 26 | 1 finish |
| Steven McKenna | AUS | 33 | none |
| David McNamee | GBR | 36 | 5 finishes (7 starts) |
| Clement Mignon | FRA | 25 | 2 finishes |
| ESP | 26 | none | |
| Tristan Olij | NED | 26 | none |
| Mathias Petersen | DEN | 29 | 2 finishes |
| Mike Phillips | NZL | 33 | 2 finishes (3 starts) |
| Jason Pohl | CAN | 33 | 1 finish |
| MEX | 26 | none | |
| Lionel Sanders | CAN | 36 | 7 finishes |
| Paul Schuster | GER | 36 | none |
| Kacper Stepniak | POL | 30 | none |
| Rasmus Svenningsson | SWE | 31 | none |
| Tomasz Szala | POL | 34 | none |
| Nick Thompson | AUS | 24 | none |
| BEL | 33 | 1 finish | |
| Rudy von Berg | USA | 31 | 2 finishes |
| Bradley Weiss | ZAF | 35 | 2 finishes |
| Michael Weiss | AUT | 43 | 8 finishes (11 starts) |
| Robert Wilkowiecki | POL | 30 | 2 finishes |
| Cameron Wurf | AUS | 41 | 6 finishes |
Call it a hunch, but I suspect Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez will not be starting this race…
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