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Top 10 Ratings

Last updated: End of December 2020.

There hasn’t been a lot of racing in 2020, and there haven’t been any changes for most athletes, especially on the Ironman-distance. Nonetheless there have been a few changes that I’ll highlight in the next sections. 

TOP 10 Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Rated Male Athletes

Cody Beals and Chris Leiferman have entered the Top 10 after their Florida 2020 finishes. Joe Slipper and Braden Currie have also improved their ratings with their New Zealand results and have been able to overtake Javier Gomez who has slipped from 5th to 9th place.

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Jan Frodeno GER 07:53:02 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 12
2 Sebastian Kienle GER 08:01:27 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 19
3 Patrick Lange GER 08:08:13 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 6
4 (-) Cody Beals CAN 08:09:19 IM Florida on 2020-11-07 3
5 (4) Ben Hoffman USA 08:09:31 IM Florida on 2019-11-02 23
6 (14) Chris Leiferman USA 08:12:06 IM Florida on 2020-11-07 5
7 Joe Skipper GBR 08:12:55 IM New Zealand on 2020-03-07 23
8 (6) Braden Currie NZL 08:13:33 IM New Zealand on 2020-03-07 10
9 (5) Javier Gomez ESP 08:14:01 IM Malaysia on 2019-10-26 3
10 (9) Timothy O’Donnell USA 08:15:38 IM Cozumel on 2019-11-24 20

TOP 10 Rated Female Athletes

Teresa Adam has continued her climb in the Rankings, after her win at IM New Zealand she is now in 4th place. Based on their few IM finishes, Laura Philipp and Kat Matthews would also place in the Top 10, but I require at least three finishes in a full distance race for a valid rating. Expect some changes for 2021 when they get a chance to confirm their performance in another race!

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Daniela Ryf SUI 08:47:20 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 16
2 Anne Haug GER 08:47:22 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 4
3 Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 08:55:40 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 10
4 (6) Teresa Adam NZL 09:01:28 IM New Zealand on 2020-03-07 7
5 Kaisa Sali FIN 09:01:36 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 11
6 (4) Sarah Crowley AUS 09:03:52 IM Cairns on 2020-09-27 14
Carrie Lester AUS 09:05:30 IM Cozumel on 2019-11-24 24
8 Heather Jackson USA 09:06:07 IM Arizona on 2019-11-24 14
9 Sarah True USA 09:07:50 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 3
10 Corinne Abraham GBR 09:09:24 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 19

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Male Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Lukasz Wojt GER 00:45:30 IM Italy on 2019-09-21 5
2 (3) Dylan McNeice NZL 00:46:18 IM New Zealand on 2020-03-07 20
3 (2) Josh Amberger AUS 00:46:19 IM Cairns on 2020-09-27 9
4 Jan Frodeno GER 00:46:42 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 12
Jesper Svensson SWE 00:46:46 IM Florida on 2019-11-02 5
6 Clayton Fettell AUS 00:46:59 IM Western Australia on 2019-12-01 10
7 Javier Gomez ESP 00:47:10 IM Malaysia on 2019-10-26 3
8 Alexander Berggren SWE 00:47:16 IM Florida on 2019-11-02 3
9 Michael Raelert GER 00:47:16 IM Hamburg on 2019-07-28 4
10 Luiz Francisco Paiva Ferreira BRA 00:47:18 IM Brasil on 2019-05-26 4

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Female Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 00:47:38 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 10
2 Lauren Brandon USA 00:48:06 IM Arizona on 2019-11-24 11
3 Teresa Adam NZL 00:50:46 IM New Zealand on 2020-03-07 7
4 Meredith Kessler USA 00:51:53 IM Florida on 2020-11-07 34
5 Sarah True USA 00:51:56 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 3
6 Daniela Ryf SUI 00:52:48 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 16
7 Sarissa De Vries NED 00:52:53 Challenge Almere on 2019-09-14 4
Camilla Pedersen DEN 00:52:54 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 10
9 Anja Ippach GER 00:52:54 Challenge Roth on 2019-07-07 12
10 Anne Haug GER 00:53:10 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 4

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Male Athletes

As Andrew Starykowicz has been given a doping suspension for racing without a TUE at the end of 2019, I have removed him for the Rankings until his next valid result. This has moved Sebastian Kienle into the #1 spot. As in the overall Rankings, Chris Leiferman and Cody Beals have moved into the Top 10.

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 (2) Sebastian Kienle GER 04:23:09 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 19
2 (3) Cameron Wurf AUS 04:24:20 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 19
3 (8) Andreas Dreitz GER 04:26:51 IM Florida on 2020-11-07 7
4 Lionel Sanders CAN 04:27:07 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 12
5 Jan Frodeno GER 04:27:42 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 12
6 Michael Weiss AUT 04:28:27 IM Cozumel on 2019-11-24 26
7 (16) Chris Leiferman USA 04:28:56 IM Florida on 2020-11-07 5
8 (7) Kristian Hogenhaug DEN 04:29:40 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 7
9 Andi Boecherer GER 04:31:06 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 17
10 (-) Cody Beals CAN 04:31:33 IM Florida on 2020-11-07 3

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Female Athletes

The main change for the female bike is Teresa Adam who continues to climb in the Rankings. She has moved from 12th to 5th place, which also results a one-place loss for all the athletes behind her.

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Daniela Ryf SUI 04:53:34 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 16
2 Kimberley Morrison GBR 04:59:53 IM Western Australia on 2019-12-01 7
3 Heather Jackson USA 05:00:09 IM Arizona on 2019-11-24 14
4 Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 05:00:27 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 10
5 (12) Teresa Adam NZL 05:00:27 IM New Zealand on 2020-03-07 7
6 (5) Daniela Bleymehl GER 05:00:41 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 14
7 (6) Angela Naeth CAN 05:01:28 IM Chattanooga on 2019-09-29 11
8 (7) Anja Ippach GER 05:01:53 Challenge Roth on 2019-07-07 12
9 (8) Sarah Crowley AUS 05:02:34 IM Cairns on 2020-09-27 14
10 (9) Anne Haug GER 05:03:03 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 4

TOP 10 Run-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Run-Rated Male Athletes

In addition to Cody Beals and Chris Leiferman, Matt Hanson has shown a great run at IM Florida and has moved into the Top 10 runners.

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Jan Frodeno GER 02:44:05 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 12
2 (-) Cody Beals CAN 02:47:07 IM Florida on 2020-11-07 3
3 (2) Diego Van Looy BEL 02:48:02 Embrun on 2019-08-15 7
4 (3) Patrick Lange GER 02:48:07 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 6
5 (4) Javier Gomez ESP 02:48:50 IM Malaysia on 2019-10-26 3
6 (5) Bart Aernouts BEL 02:49:17 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 16
7 Braden Currie NZL 02:49:21 IM New Zealand on 2020-03-07 10
8 (17) Matt Hanson USA 02:49:25 IM Florida on 2020-11-07 16
9 (6) David McNamee GBR 02:49:33 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 11
10 (11) Chris Leiferman USA 02:50:34 IM Florida on 2020-11-07 5

TOP 10 Run-Rated Female Athletes

With her finish at IM Cairns, Beth McKenzie returned to the Top 10 runners, while Lisa Roberts (who dropped from 5th to 6th) and Lenny Ramsey (dropped out of the Top 10) lost some ranks after not-quite-so-good runs.

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Anne Haug GER 02:56:01 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 4
2 Sarah True USA 03:02:04 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 3
3 Kristin Liepold GER 03:02:07 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 27
4 Kaisa Sali FIN 03:02:49 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 11
5 (6) Daniela Ryf SUI 03:03:50 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 16
6 (5) Lisa Roberts USA 03:04:39 IM New Zealand on 2020-03-07 27
7 Sarah Piampiano USA 03:06:04 IM Western Australia on 2019-12-01 26
8 Lesley Smith USA 03:06:20 IM Hawaii on 2019-10-12 6
9 (10) Gurutze Frades Larralde ESP 03:07:11 IM Western Australia on 2019-12-01 16
10 (-) Beth McKenzie USA 03:07:27 IM Cairns on 2020-09-27 16

TOP 10 Rated 70.3 Distance Athletes

There have been a few more 70.3-distance races, most notable the PTO Championships at Challenge Daytona.

TOP 10 Rated Male Athletes

Additions to the Top 10 are Magnus Ditlev and Kyle Smith. Magnus won 70.3 Gdynia and had the fastest bike split in Daytona. Kyle Smith isn’t a household-name (yet), but so far he is unbeaten on the half-distance with wins at 70.3 Taupo, Port of Taurange and in Rotorua, beating well-known athlete such as Braden Currie, Mike Phillips and Terenzo Bozzone. It’ll be interesting to see him race deeper fields .. hopefully in a 2021 race!

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # 70.3 Races
1 Gustav Iden NOR 03:44:55 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 4
2 Kristian Blummenfelt NOR 03:47:03 70.3 Bahrain on 2019-12-07 4
3 Jan Frodeno GER 03:47:20 70.3 Gdynia on 2019-08-11 13
4 (5) Lionel Sanders CAN 03:47:44 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 32
5 (4) Alistair Brownlee GBR 03:49:57 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 8
6 (-) Magnus Elbaek Ditlev DEN 03:50:22 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 4
7 (8) Rudy Von Berg USA 03:50:27 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 27
8 (7) Javier Gomez ESP 03:50:27 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 17
9 (10) Sam Appleton AUS 03:50:57 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 39
10 (-) Kyle Smith NZL 03:51:47 Rotorua Suffer on 2020-12-20 3

TOP 10 Rated Female Athletes

The main change on the female side: The winner of Challenge Daytona, Paul Findlay, has climbed from 10th to 6th place.

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # 70.3 Races
1 Daniela Ryf SUI 04:10:50 70.3 World Championship on 2019-09-07 22
2 Holly Lawrence GBR 04:14:33 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 26
3 Anne Haug GER 04:15:15 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 9
4 Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 04:17:14 Challenge Daytona on 2019-12-14 12
5 Chelsea Sodaro USA 04:18:14 70.3 Indian Wells – La Quinta on 2019-12-08 6
6 (10) Paula Findlay CAN 04:18:38 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 12
Laura Philipp GER 04:19:09 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 24
8 (-) Jodie Stimpson GBR 04:19:41 Challenge Daytona on 2020-12-06 3
9 (11) Imogen Simmonds SUI 04:20:11 70.3 Dubai on 2020-02-07 12
10 (6) Radka Kahlefeldt CZE 04:20:15 Challenge Wanaka Half on 2020-02-15 48

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