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Last Update: April 2023

For the last few years, the PTO World Rankings have used an algorithm 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 based on new points (details can be found here), putting a stronger emphasis on the prestige or tier of a race and the finishing position. Therefore, it makes sense again to update my Ratings focused on the performance on full-distance races.

TOP 10 Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Rated Male Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Kristian Blummenfelt NOR 07:46:54 IM World Championships on 2022-10-08 3
2 Patrick Lange GER 07:56:27 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 10
3 Magnus Elbaek Ditlev DEN 07:56:49 IM Cozumel on 2022-11-20 4
4 Max Neumann AUS 08:00:08 IM Western Australia on 2022-12-04 5
5 Daniel Baekkegard DEN 08:00:35 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 5
6 Alistair Brownlee GBR 08:03:02 IM Sweden on 2022-08-20 3
7 Denis Chevrot FRA 08:03:51 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 22
8 Florian Angert GER 08:03:57 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 6
9 Joe Skipper GBR 08:04:26 IM Arizona on 2022-11-20 31
10 Braden Currie NZL 08:06:07 IM New Zealand on 2023-03-04 14

Who’s missing (compared to the end of 2020):

  • Jan Frodeno – hasn’t finished an Ironman-distance race since 2021,
    similarly Javier Gomez
  • Sebastian Kienle – dropped out of the Top 10 (now #15),
    similarly Cody Beals (now #33), Ben Hoffman (now #17), Chris Leiferman (now #26), Tim O’Donnell (now #19)
  • Gustav Iden – would be the #1-ranked athlete, but has only two finishes so far
  • Clement Mignon – also only two finishes, would be #10

TOP 10 Rated Female Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Anne Haug GER 08:41:32 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 7
2 Laura Philipp GER 08:47:05 IM South Africa on 2023-03-05 6
3 Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 08:47:26 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 11
4 Daniela Ryf SUI 08:52:01 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 21
5 Katrina Matthews GBR 08:57:20 IM World Championships on 2022-05-07 5
6 Sarah True USA 08:57:44 IM Arizona on 2022-11-20 5
7 Lisa Norden SWE 09:00:02 IM Cozumel on 2022-11-20 5
8 Skye Moench USA 09:01:26 IM Arizona on 2022-11-20 14
9 Fenella Langridge GBR 09:01:58 IM South Africa on 2023-03-05 5
10 Daniela Bleymehl GER 09:05:04 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 16

Who’s missing (compared to the end of 2020):

  • Teresa Adam – hasn’t raced since 2021
  • Kaisa Sali, Carrie Lester and Corinne Abraham – ended their careers
  • Sarah Crowley – dropped out of the Top 10 (now #11),
    similarly Heather Jackson (now #14)
  • Chelsea Sodaro – would be the #2-ranked athlete, but has only two finishes so far

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 00:45:49 Challenge Almere on 2022-09-10 8
2 Josh Amberger AUS 00:46:37 IM World Championships on 2022-10-08 13
3 Alistair Brownlee GBR 00:46:46 IM Sweden on 2022-08-20 3
4 Max Neumann AUS 00:46:51 IM Western Australia on 2022-12-04 5
5 Daniel Baekkegard DEN 00:46:58 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 5
6 Sam Appleton AUS 00:47:04 IM World Championships on 2022-10-08 3
7 Florian Angert GER 00:47:28 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 6
8 Luiz Francisco Paiva Ferreira BRA 00:47:30 IM Brasil on 2022-05-29 5
9 Sam Laidlow FRA 00:47:32 IM World Championships on 2022-10-08 5
10 Timothy O’Donnell USA 00:47:35 IM World Championships on 2022-10-08 22

TOP 10 Swim-Rated Female Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 00:47:57 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 11
2 Lauren Brandon USA 00:48:40 IM Arizona on 2022-11-20 15
3 Rachel Zilinskas USA 00:49:19 IM Mont Tremblant on 2022-08-21 4
4 Rebecca Clarke NZL 00:50:22 IM New Zealand on 2023-03-04 8
5 Haley Chura USA 00:50:29 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 16
6 Fenella Langridge GBR 00:50:43 IM South Africa on 2023-03-05 5
7 Pamella Oliveira BRA 00:51:43 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 3
8 Lisa Norden SWE 00:52:23 IM Cozumel on 2022-11-20 5
9 Meredith Kessler USA 00:52:32 IM New Zealand on 2023-03-04 36
10 Sarah True USA 00:52:45 IM Arizona on 2022-11-20 5

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Male Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Robert Kallin SWE 04:17:05 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 4
2 Magnus Elbaek Ditlev DEN 04:21:54 IM Cozumel on 2022-11-20 4
3 Cameron Wurf AUS 04:22:16 IM South Africa on 2023-03-05 25
4 Kristian Blummenfelt NOR 04:22:46 IM World Championships on 2022-10-08 3
5 Andrew Starykowicz USA 04:23:02 Challenge Almere on 2022-09-10 14
6 Sebastian Kienle GER 04:24:01 IM New Zealand on 2023-03-04 23
7 Florian Angert GER 04:24:17 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 6
8 Sam Laidlow FRA 04:25:00 IM World Championships on 2022-10-08 5
9 Daniel Baekkegard DEN 04:25:15 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 5
10 Lionel Sanders CAN 04:25:16 IM World Championships on 2022-10-08 18

TOP 10 Bike-Rated Female Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Daniela Ryf SUI 04:49:30 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 21
2 Lisa Norden SWE 04:52:07 IM Cozumel on 2022-11-20 5
3 Laura Philipp GER 04:54:32 IM South Africa on 2023-03-05 6
4 Anne Haug GER 04:55:13 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 7
5 Fenella Langridge GBR 04:56:58 IM South Africa on 2023-03-05 5
6 Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 04:57:12 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 11
7 Ruth Astle GBR 04:57:15 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 7
8 Agnieszka Jerzyk POL 04:57:26 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 3
9 Daniela Bleymehl GER 04:57:27 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 16
10 Skye Moench USA 04:58:40 IM Arizona on 2022-11-20 14

TOP 10 Run-Rated Ironman Distance Athletes

TOP 10 Run-Rated Male Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Kristian Blummenfelt NOR 02:37:15 IM World Championships on 2022-10-08 3
2 Patrick Lange GER 02:40:01 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 10
3 Max Neumann AUS 02:43:20 IM Western Australia on 2022-12-04 5
4 Ivan Tutukin KAZ 02:45:16 IM Austria on 2022-07-03 6
5 Matt Hanson USA 02:45:52 IM Arizona on 2022-11-20 20
6 Magnus Elbaek Ditlev DEN 02:46:11 IM Cozumel on 2022-11-20 4
7 Joe Skipper GBR 02:46:51 IM Arizona on 2022-11-20 31
8 Daniel Baekkegard DEN 02:47:50 IM Israel on 2022-11-25 5
9 Braden Currie NZL 02:47:53 IM New Zealand on 2023-03-04 14
10 Diego Van Looy BEL 02:48:02 Israman on 2023-01-27 7

TOP 10 Run-Rated Female Athletes

Rank Name Nation Rating Last Race # IM Races
1 Anne Haug GER 02:53:17 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 7
2 Laura Philipp GER 02:54:27 IM South Africa on 2023-03-05 6
3 Kylie Simpson AUS 03:00:05 IM Western Australia on 2022-12-04 7
4 Sarah True USA 03:00:16 IM Arizona on 2022-11-20 5
5 Gurutze Frades Larralde ESP 03:00:32 IM Cozumel on 2022-11-20 22
6 Katrina Matthews GBR 03:01:10 IM World Championships on 2022-05-07 5
7 Judith Corachan Vaquera ESP 03:03:42 Challenge Roth on 2022-07-03 5
8 Lucy Charles-Barclay GBR 03:05:37 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 11
9 Kristin Liepold GER 03:05:45 IM World Championships on 2022-10-06 34
10 Joanna Ryter SUI 03:06:04 IM Cozumel on 2022-11-20 12

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