Ironman Portugal 2023 – Analyzing Results
Kona and Nice Qualifying
IM Portugal offered two Pro slots each for Nice (women) and Kona (men). These will go to
- Pieter Heemeryck and Dylan Magnien for the men
and - Marjolaine Pierre and Anne Reischmann for the women.
In addition, Patrick Lange validated his AQ slot. You can find all 2024 Pro qualifiers here.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Pieter Heemeryck | BEL | 00:44:02 (5) | 04:23:07 (5) | 02:35:41 (2) | 07:50:06 | -15:45 | US$ 12,000 |
| 2 | Dylan Magnien | FRA | 00:44:08 (8) | 04:25:05 (7) | 02:35:35 (1) | 07:52:17 | -24:41 | US$ 7,000 |
| 3 | Antonio Benito Lopez | ESP | 00:43:27 (4) | 04:25:29 (8) | 02:37:15 (3) | 07:54:01 | n/a | US$ 4,250 |
| 4 | Patrick Lange | GER | 00:44:03 (6) | 04:24:50 (6) | 02:38:07 (4) | 07:58:51 | 12:51 | US$ 3,500 |
| 5 | Thor Bendix Madsen | DEN | 00:44:17 (10) | 04:17:11 (1) | 02:51:36 (12) | 07:59:51 | -04:29 | US$ 2,750 |
| 6 | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 00:50:58 (32) | 04:21:58 (4) | 02:41:15 (5) | 08:01:37 | -07:20 | US$ 2,250 |
| 7 | Jan Stratmann | GER | 00:42:34 (2) | 04:20:05 (2) | 03:00:10 (21) | 08:09:59 | n/a | US$ 2,000 |
| 8 | Joao Ferreira | POR | 00:44:20 (11) | 04:25:37 (9) | 02:57:55 (16) | 08:14:27 | -10:24 | US$ 1,500 |
| 9 | Franz Loeschke | GER | 00:46:53 (15) | 04:35:56 (18) | 02:45:23 (6) | 08:15:22 | 06:31 | US$ 1,250 |
| 10 | Victor Arroyo Bugallo | ESP | 00:52:03 (35) | 04:30:33 (12) | 02:48:28 (9) | 08:18:29 | -01:02 | US$ 1,000 |
| 11 | Yvan Jarrige | FRA | 00:46:55 (16) | 04:35:16 (16) | 02:49:52 (11) | 08:19:21 | -23:29 | |
| 12 | Will Crudgington | GBR | 00:44:20 (11) | 04:27:13 (10) | 03:05:23 (24) | 08:24:17 | 13:55 | |
| 13 | Bram Van Der Plas | BEL | 00:47:38 (25) | 04:44:01 (26) | 02:45:26 (7) | 08:25:59 | n/a | |
| 14 | Joshua Lewis | GBR | 00:42:38 (3) | 04:20:18 (3) | 03:16:48 (31) | 08:26:18 | n/a | |
| 15 | Vicenc Castella Serra | ESP | 00:52:31 (40) | 04:39:51 (22) | 02:49:14 (10) | 08:29:42 | -12:34 | |
| 16 | Joakim Gartmark | SWE | 00:52:10 (36) | 04:40:15 (24) | 02:53:19 (14) | 08:34:25 | -09:17 | |
| 17 | Gustav Palm-Henriksen | DEN | 00:46:56 (17) | 04:35:43 (17) | 03:04:51 (23) | 08:35:05 | -26:04 | |
| 18 | Christopher Dels | GER | 00:52:28 (38) | 04:45:24 (28) | 02:52:13 (13) | 08:38:32 | -00:45 | |
| 19 | Pascal Stutz | SUI | 00:47:02 (19) | 04:45:19 (27) | 02:57:57 (17) | 08:39:27 | n/a | |
| 20 | Stephan Benedikt | AUT | 00:52:18 (37) | 04:39:26 (21) | 03:00:09 (20) | 08:40:48 | -09:09 | |
| 21 | Cedric Ludet | FRA | 00:52:34 (42) | 04:40:11 (23) | 02:59:51 (18) | 08:41:30 | n/a | |
| 22 | Mikkel Hojborg Olsen | DEN | 00:50:54 (30) | 04:40:52 (25) | 03:03:28 (22) | 08:42:51 | 03:07 | |
| 23 | Juan Ignacio Villarruel Curra | ESP | 00:48:53 (27) | 04:58:07 (38) | 02:48:26 (8) | 08:44:20 | 11:02 | |
| 24 | Benjamin Goodfellow | GBR | 00:50:50 (28) | 04:34:54 (15) | 03:14:16 (27) | 08:47:42 | -14:46 | |
| 25 | Yannick Matejicek | FRA | 00:57:33 (44) | 04:47:08 (30) | 02:56:31 (15) | 08:49:54 | 33:09 | |
| 26 | Victor Alexandre | BEL | 00:47:27 (23) | 04:33:55 (13) | 03:21:41 (32) | 08:51:13 | 12:10 | |
| 27 | Rafael Dias Lima Turtera | BRA | 00:47:29 (24) | 04:45:26 (29) | 03:08:51 (26) | 08:52:18 | n/a | |
| 28 | Albert Askengren | SWE | 00:51:11 (34) | 04:53:35 (33) | 03:07:04 (25) | 09:00:28 | n/a | |
| 29 | Bruno Slegers | BEL | 00:50:59 (33) | 05:04:16 (41) | 03:00:00 (19) | 09:04:41 | 01:21 | |
| 30 | Balazs Csoke | HUN | 00:44:25 (13) | 04:57:53 (37) | 03:15:40 (29) | 09:06:38 | 09:28 | |
| 31 | Vincent Clavel | FRA | 00:47:05 (20) | 04:38:35 (20) | 03:34:45 (33) | 09:08:53 | n/a | |
| 32 | Juan Pedro Garcia Ochoa | ESP | 00:59:00 (46) | 04:53:26 (32) | 03:14:40 (28) | 09:15:34 | 10:36 | |
| 33 | Florent Ferrara | SUI | 00:52:29 (39) | 04:59:20 (39) | 03:15:50 (30) | 09:19:05 | -02:27 | |
| William Mennesson | FRA | 00:46:51 (14) | 04:27:26 (11) | DNF | ||||
| Will Draper | GBR | 00:47:45 (26) | 04:34:34 (14) | DNF | ||||
| Oliver Korfitsen | DEN | 00:44:12 (9) | 04:38:12 (19) | DNF | ||||
| Kevin Vabaorg | EST | 00:47:16 (21) | 04:54:45 (35) | DNF | ||||
| Axel Beci | ESP | 00:52:32 (41) | 04:53:22 (31) | DNF | ||||
| Matthew Palmer | GBR | 00:52:35 (43) | 04:54:18 (34) | DNF | ||||
| Timo Schaffeld | GER | 00:50:50 (28) | 04:56:50 (36) | DNF | ||||
| Daan Schouten | NED | 01:02:24 (47) | 05:04:09 (40) | DNF | ||||
| Josh Amberger | AUS | 00:42:30 (1) | DNF | |||||
| Miki Moerck Taagholt | DEN | 00:44:05 (7) | DNF | |||||
| Clement Mignon | FRA | 00:46:59 (18) | DNF | |||||
| Christoph Mattner | GER | 00:47:18 (22) | DNF | |||||
| Bastian Peitersen | DEN | 00:50:54 (30) | DNF | |||||
| Thomas Hounjet | NED | 00:58:05 (45) | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Marjolaine Pierre | FRA | 00:50:32 (3) | 04:51:03 (1) | 03:00:49 (4) | 08:49:51 | n/a | US$ 12,000 |
| 2 | Anne Reischmann | GER | 00:54:54 (13) | 04:54:28 (2) | 02:58:54 (3) | 08:55:21 | -01:50 | US$ 7,000 |
| 3 | Olivia Mitchell | IRL | 00:51:03 (5) | 05:01:55 (6) | 03:01:02 (6) | 09:01:07 | n/a | US$ 4,250 |
| 4 | Emma Bilham | SUI | 00:50:17 (2) | 05:06:13 (11) | 03:00:51 (5) | 09:05:21 | -03:27 | US$ 3,500 |
| 5 | Tiina Pohjalainen | FIN | 00:56:31 (15) | 05:05:44 (9) | 02:58:37 (2) | 09:08:29 | -10:41 | US$ 2,750 |
| 6 | Katrine Graesboell Christensen | DEN | 00:56:56 (18) | 05:06:07 (10) | 02:57:23 (1) | 09:08:31 | 01:45 | US$ 2,250 |
| 7 | Simone Mitchell | GBR | 00:51:05 (6) | 05:01:06 (5) | 03:10:30 (9) | 09:11:08 | -08:40 | US$ 2,000 |
| 8 | Marta Sanchez | ESP | 00:48:39 (1) | 05:03:04 (7) | 03:14:31 (11) | 09:14:14 | n/a | US$ 1,500 |
| 9 | Katharina Grohmann | GER | 00:59:30 (25) | 05:07:25 (12) | 03:05:44 (7) | 09:20:43 | -04:57 | US$ 1,250 |
| 10 | Gabriella Zelinka | HUN | 00:51:08 (7) | 05:15:31 (19) | 03:05:47 (8) | 09:21:48 | -07:28 | US$ 1,000 |
| 11 | Katrien Verstuyft | BEL | 00:56:33 (17) | 05:09:17 (14) | 03:17:59 (13) | 09:32:57 | -02:03 | |
| 12 | Nina Derron | SUI | 00:51:02 (4) | 05:13:49 (16) | 03:22:30 (14) | 09:35:44 | 06:31 | |
| 13 | Vanessa Pereira | POR | 00:59:32 (26) | 05:07:51 (13) | 03:29:18 (16) | 09:46:20 | -14:02 | |
| 14 | Dieuwertje Bax | NED | 00:56:58 (20) | 05:26:40 (22) | 03:15:12 (12) | 09:47:30 | 01:51 | |
| 15 | Maja Indermühle | SUI | 00:58:12 (23) | 05:09:53 (15) | 03:31:55 (17) | 09:50:11 | -25:27 | |
| 16 | Franzi Reng | GER | 00:51:12 (8) | 05:14:16 (17) | 03:37:43 (18) | 09:52:30 | n/a | |
| 17 | Katie Colville | USA | 00:56:20 (14) | 05:33:06 (23) | 03:13:56 (10) | 09:54:27 | 02:13 | |
| 18 | Sabrina Exenberger | AUT | 01:07:44 (28) | 05:15:13 (18) | 03:23:51 (15) | 09:56:30 | -10:43 | |
| 19 | Fernanda Penkal | BRA | 01:06:59 (27) | 05:19:40 (21) | 03:50:20 (19) | 10:26:34 | n/a | |
| 20 | Claire Weller | GBR | 00:56:56 (18) | 05:18:22 (20) | 04:05:45 (20) | 10:31:29 | 29:52 | |
| Nikki Bartlett | GBR | 00:56:31 (15) | 04:58:56 (4) | DNF | ||||
| Henrike Gueber | GER | 00:59:28 (24) | 04:57:58 (3) | DNF | ||||
| Liesbeth Verbiest | BEL | 00:58:00 (22) | 05:03:18 (8) | DNF | ||||
| Natalie Lawrence | GBR | 00:51:13 (9) | DNF | |||||
| Ewa Komander | POL | 00:51:14 (10) | DNF | |||||
| Laura Addie | GBR | 00:51:14 (10) | DNF | |||||
| Katharina Wolff | GER | 00:54:51 (12) | DNF | |||||
| Gabriele Maria Obmann | AUT | 00:57:29 (21) | DNF |
Update Oct 27th: Ironman has updated the start list, most notably Skye Moench has entered the female race while Sarah True and Ruth Astle have withdrawn.
I will add a look at the course conditions later. Qualifying slots for next year’s World Championship will go to the podium (Lucy, Anne and Laura). (The next three are also qualified, either as previous Kona Champions or as current 70.3 Champion.)