Ironman World Championships St. George – Analyzing Results
Course Conditions
There was a lot of speculation about how hard the course in St. George was going to be in relation to the course in Kona. Here’s a quick comparison:
- Swim: St. George was roughly two and a half minutes quicker than Kona
- Bike: The bike in St. George was slightly faster than the average bike conditions in Kona – probably a result of the relatively mild wind conditions on race day.
- Run: While the run was not easy, it was still two minutes quicker than in Kona
- Overall: Compared to the “average day” in Kona, St. George was roughly 6 minutes quicker. Compared to the mild Kona conditions in 2018 and 2019, the conditions were about equal.
Kona Qualifying
There were 8 slots each for the men and women. As there were quite a few athletes who were already qualified, they ruled down to 15th place for the men and women.
Men’s qualifiers are:
- Braden Currie
- Chris Leiferman
- Daniel Baekkegard
- Sam Laidlow
- David McNamee
- Kyle Smith
- Matt Hanson
- Sam Long
On the WPRO side, the qualifiers are:
- Kat Matthews
- Lisa Norden
- Laura Siddall
- Fenella Langridge
- Maja Stage Nielsen
- Nikki Bartlett
- Renee Kiley
- Kelly Fillnow
The full list of Kona 2022 qualifiers can be found here.
Male Race Results
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
1 | Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR | 00:49:39 | 04:18:42 | 02:38:00 | 07:49:15 | 03:52 | US$ 125,000 |
2 | Lionel Sanders | CAN | 00:52:06 | 04:16:14 | 02:42:24 | 07:54:02 | -13:43 | US$ 65,000 |
3 | Braden Currie | NZL | 00:47:36 | 04:16:30 | 02:47:10 | 07:54:18 | -13:58 | US$ 45,000 |
4 | Chris Leiferman | USA | 00:52:01 | 04:18:34 | 02:44:24 | 07:57:50 | -11:41 | US$ 25,000 |
5 | Florian Angert | GER | 00:47:39 | 04:16:14 | 02:52:42 | 07:59:34 | -01:54 | US$ 20,000 |
6 | Leon Chevalier | FRA | 00:52:01 | 04:20:17 | 02:46:22 | 08:01:40 | -04:38 | US$ 18,000 |
7 | Daniel Baekkegard | DEN | 00:47:29 | 04:16:41 | 02:54:48 | 08:02:05 | -04:23 | US$ 15,000 |
8 | Sam Laidlow | FRA | 00:47:28 | 04:15:58 | 02:55:42 | 08:02:56 | -14:36 | US$ 13,000 |
9 | David McNamee | GBR | 00:48:14 | 04:27:06 | 02:46:09 | 08:04:35 | -03:21 | US$ 12,000 |
10 | Ben Hoffman | USA | 00:51:47 | 04:24:25 | 02:47:09 | 08:06:37 | 01:23 | US$ 11,000 |
11 | Kyle Smith | NZL | 00:47:35 | 04:16:20 | 03:01:16 | 08:08:07 | -06:48 | US$ 8,000 |
12 | Matt Trautman | ZAF | 00:51:53 | 04:23:18 | 02:54:22 | 08:12:53 | -04:58 | US$ 6,000 |
13 | Matt Hanson | USA | 00:51:48 | 04:35:32 | 02:43:38 | 08:13:47 | 00:43 | US$ 5,000 |
14 | Sebastian Kienle | GER | 00:52:04 | 04:21:27 | 02:57:28 | 08:14:33 | 17:09 | US$ 4,000 |
15 | Sam Long | USA | 00:52:04 | 04:18:17 | 03:03:46 | 08:16:33 | 01:44 | US$ 3,000 |
16 | Andy Potts | USA | 00:49:38 | 04:29:14 | 02:58:06 | 08:21:24 | 03:38 | |
17 | Boris Stein | GER | 00:58:17 | 04:22:16 | 03:04:31 | 08:28:03 | 15:11 | |
18 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 00:52:09 | 04:15:43 | 03:19:20 | 08:30:29 | 17:58 | |
19 | Pieter Heemeryck | BEL | 00:49:45 | 04:30:41 | 03:10:37 | 08:34:19 | 01:41 | |
20 | Adam Feigh | USA | 00:52:09 | 04:41:41 | 02:58:00 | 08:35:20 | 01:10 | |
21 | Jason Pohl | CAN | 00:51:59 | 04:35:03 | 03:14:05 | 08:44:26 | 04:12 | |
22 | Arnaud Guilloux | FRA | 00:51:44 | 04:50:43 | 03:07:18 | 08:53:40 | 35:32 | |
23 | Jan van Berkel | SUI | 00:51:55 | 04:41:13 | 03:19:23 | 08:55:59 | 50:23 | |
24 | Justin Metzler | USA | 00:51:43 | 04:34:35 | 03:41:26 | 09:11:17 | 42:31 | |
25 | Henrik Goesch | FIN | 00:49:43 | 04:45:22 | 03:43:25 | 09:22:29 | 1:10:55 | |
26 | Tyler Butterfield | BMU | 00:52:05 | 04:44:01 | 03:42:27 | 09:22:29 | 56:40 | |
27 | Kevin Portmann | FRA | 00:58:20 | 04:46:26 | 03:50:29 | 09:39:01 | 58:42 | |
Kristian Hogenhaug | DEN | 00:49:49 | 04:21:11 | DNF | ||||
Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:58:16 | 04:30:19 | DNF | ||||
Max Neumann | AUS | 00:48:28 | 04:43:02 | DNF | ||||
Denis Chevrot | FRA | 00:47:48 | DNF | |||||
Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 00:51:42 | DNF | |||||
Andreas Dreitz | GER | 00:51:50 | DNF | |||||
Pedro Gomes | POR | 00:52:02 | DNF | |||||
Matt Burton | AUS | 00:52:22 | DNF | |||||
Mario De Elias | ARG | 00:56:06 | DNF | |||||
Matthew Russell | USA | 00:58:17 | DNF | |||||
Bart Aernouts | BEL | 00:58:56 | DNF |
Female Race Results
Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
1 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 00:54:41 | 04:37:46 | 02:59:35 | 08:34:58 | -14:53 | US$ 125,000 |
2 | Katrina Matthews | GBR | 00:54:47 | 04:44:40 | 03:00:56 | 08:43:48 | -12:41 | US$ 65,000 |
3 | Anne Haug | GER | 00:54:46 | 04:52:53 | 02:55:59 | 08:47:02 | -01:20 | US$ 45,000 |
4 | Skye Moench | USA | 00:54:43 | 04:53:12 | 03:04:20 | 08:55:20 | -02:01 | US$ 25,000 |
5 | Ruth Astle | GBR | 00:59:22 | 04:50:49 | 03:06:34 | 09:00:08 | -13:39 | US$ 20,000 |
6 | Lisa Norden | SWE | 00:52:38 | 04:49:22 | 03:18:33 | 09:03:30 | 02:56 | US$ 18,000 |
7 | Laura Siddall | GBR | 00:59:21 | 04:52:35 | 03:12:45 | 09:08:33 | -14:04 | US$ 15,000 |
8 | Fenella Langridge | GBR | 00:52:25 | 05:01:14 | 03:11:55 | 09:09:39 | 08:23 | US$ 13,000 |
9 | Gurutze Frades Larralde | ESP | 01:01:48 | 05:10:22 | 02:58:01 | 09:13:34 | 03:16 | US$ 12,000 |
10 | Maja Stage Nielsen | DEN | 00:54:48 | 05:08:58 | 03:07:49 | 09:14:31 | -02:40 | US$ 11,000 |
11 | Heather Jackson | USA | 01:01:12 | 04:56:14 | 03:16:20 | 09:16:52 | 16:28 | US$ 8,000 |
12 | Jocelyn McCauley | USA | 00:54:45 | 04:53:07 | 03:32:34 | 09:23:55 | 19:04 | US$ 6,000 |
13 | Nikki Bartlett | GBR | 00:59:25 | 05:01:56 | 03:25:45 | 09:30:32 | 08:20 | US$ 5,000 |
14 | Renee Kiley | AUS | 00:59:23 | 04:59:41 | 03:32:30 | 09:35:09 | 00:47 | US$ 4,000 |
15 | Kelly Fillnow | USA | 01:01:48 | 05:15:22 | 03:15:49 | 09:36:34 | 02:30 | US$ 3,000 |
16 | Laura Zimmermann | GER | 01:01:45 | 05:16:22 | 03:25:04 | 09:47:34 | 39:07 | |
17 | Joanna Ryter | SUI | 01:07:39 | 05:28:58 | 03:12:29 | 09:51:48 | 29:51 | |
18 | Angela Naeth | CAN | 01:01:46 | 05:14:22 | 03:35:24 | 09:55:26 | 29:33 | |
19 | Haley Chura | USA | 00:50:28 | 05:25:27 | 03:37:59 | 09:58:01 | 33:00 | |
20 | Tessa Kortekaas | NED | 01:01:48 | 05:19:22 | 03:38:21 | 10:04:06 | 02:53 | |
21 | Rach McBride | CAN | 00:54:46 | 05:23:21 | 03:42:58 | 10:04:53 | 32:32 | |
22 | Linsey Corbin | USA | 01:04:21 | 05:30:31 | 03:28:53 | 10:07:22 | 59:44 |