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Update Oct 25th: Based on the sign-in sheet from the Pro Meeting, females Jenny Schulz and Lisa Tyack won’t be racing, while on the men’s side Samuel Huerzeler and David Bilek are likely DNS. Domenico Passuello might be a late addition to the start list.
Previous Winners
Year |
Male Winner |
Time |
Female Winner |
Time |
2006 |
Jason Shortis (AUS) |
08:36:33 |
Sonja Tajsich (GER) |
10:08:13 |
2007 |
Xavier Le Floch (FRA) |
08:43:52 |
Nicole Leder (GER) |
09:42:33 |
2008 |
Faris Al-Sultan (GER) |
08:34:42 |
Belinda Granger (AUS) |
09:29:21 |
2009 |
Luke McKenzie (AUS) |
08:26:48 |
Belinda Granger (AUS) |
09:21:10 |
2010 |
Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) |
08:22:31 |
Belinda Granger (AUS) |
09:23:33 |
2014 |
Patrik Nilsson (SWE) |
08:41:53 |
Diana Riesler (GER) |
09:26:38 |
2015 |
Mike Aigroz (SUI) |
08:52:02 |
Diana Riesler (GER) |
09:37:06 |
2016 |
Fredrik Croneborg (SWE) |
08:39:12 |
Diana Riesler (GER) |
09:25:34 |
2017 |
Romain Guillaume (FRA) |
08:32:54 |
Diana Riesler (GER) |
09:19:01 |
2018 |
Daniil Sapunov (UKR) |
08:33:36 |
Mareen Hufe (GER) |
09:25:21 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Daniil Sapunov |
UKR |
00:48:42 |
04:40:46 |
03:00:19 |
08:33:36 |
2 |
Kaito Tohara |
JPN |
00:52:50 |
04:52:40 |
03:06:08 |
08:55:13 |
3 |
Urs Mueller |
SUI |
00:52:43 |
04:53:37 |
03:18:59 |
09:09:11 |
Female Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Mareen Hufe |
GER |
00:57:54 |
05:00:13 |
03:22:59 |
09:25:21 |
2 |
Simona Krivankova |
CZE |
01:05:29 |
05:22:21 |
03:23:09 |
09:55:35 |
3 |
Federica De Nicola |
ITA |
01:00:27 |
05:14:52 |
03:38:07 |
09:57:28 |
Course Records
Leg |
Gender |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Total |
overall |
08:10:35 |
Bryan Rhodes |
2002-01-27 |
Swim |
overall |
00:46:19 |
Dylan McNeice |
2014-09-27 |
Bike |
overall |
04:21:01 |
Marino Vanhoenacker |
2010-02-27 |
Run |
overall |
02:56:27 |
Jason Shortis |
2006-02-26 |
Total |
female |
09:19:01 |
Diana Riesler |
2017-11-11 |
Swim |
female |
00:53:12 |
Maki Nishiuchi |
2009-02-28 |
Bike |
female |
04:48:08 |
Belinda Granger |
2009-02-28 |
Run |
female |
03:15:02 |
Gurutze Frades Larralde |
2015-11-14 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Malaysia is – 06:48.
Race Adjustments for IM Malaysia
Year |
Adjustment |
Swim Adj. |
Bike Adj. |
Run Adj. |
# of Finishers |
Rating |
Swim Rating |
Bike Rating |
Run Rating |
2006 |
-01:00 |
00:15 |
08:49 |
-10:05 |
17 of 22 |
-01:00 |
00:15 |
08:49 |
-10:05 |
2007 |
01:00 |
-00:24 |
07:35 |
-06:10 |
30 of 37 |
-00:00 |
-00:04 |
08:12 |
-08:08 |
2008 |
-06:21 |
-02:13 |
06:38 |
-10:47 |
21 of 22 |
-02:07 |
-00:47 |
07:41 |
-09:01 |
2014 |
-16:42 |
-02:01 |
-02:19 |
-12:23 |
21 of 27 |
-05:46 |
-01:06 |
05:11 |
-09:52 |
2015 |
-18:00 |
-01:37 |
-01:40 |
-14:44 |
42 of 55 |
-08:13 |
-01:12 |
03:49 |
-10:50 |
2016 |
-04:28 |
-00:34 |
01:33 |
-05:27 |
27 of 34 |
-07:35 |
-01:06 |
03:27 |
-09:57 |
2017 |
02:38 |
-00:21 |
04:23 |
-01:25 |
21 of 27 |
-06:07 |
-00:59 |
03:35 |
-08:44 |
2018 |
-11:33 |
-00:19 |
-04:06 |
-07:09 |
18 of 21 |
-06:48 |
-00:54 |
02:38 |
-08:32 |
Kona slots and Prize Money
IM Malaysia has 1m+1f Pro Kona slot(s). It has a total prize purse of 25.000 US$, paying 6 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 5% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
Overall |
1 |
20 |
Javier Gomez |
ESP |
08:20:56 |
08:17:20 |
00:47:29 |
04:32:05 |
05:24:34 |
02:56:22 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
(13) |
2 |
23 |
Andy Potts |
USA |
08:27:27 |
08:20:13 |
00:48:46 |
04:30:46 |
05:24:32 |
03:02:55 |
98% +2% -0% (22) |
16 |
3 |
33 |
Philipp Koutny |
SUI |
08:30:57 |
08:28:40 |
00:50:07 |
04:31:29 |
05:26:36 |
03:04:21 |
34% +37% -29% (13) |
47 |
4 |
21 |
Daniil Sapunov |
UKR |
08:37:47 |
08:46:29 |
00:49:15 |
04:39:44 |
05:33:59 |
03:03:48 |
55% +18% -27% (13) |
103 |
5 |
22 |
Romain Guillaume |
FRA |
08:42:49 |
08:43:06 |
00:49:22 |
04:31:54 |
05:26:16 |
03:16:33 |
40% +2% -58% (39) |
86 |
6 |
46 |
Jeremy Jurkiewicz |
FRA |
08:42:50 |
08:36:48 |
00:49:01 |
04:41:26 |
05:35:27 |
03:07:23 |
66% +0% -34% (17) |
66 |
7 |
31 |
Samuel Huerzeler |
SUI |
08:44:43 |
08:43:30 |
00:53:40 |
04:41:14 |
05:39:54 |
03:04:49 |
81% +19% -0% (14) |
88 |
8 |
26 |
Thiago Vinhal |
BRA |
08:45:12 |
08:46:58 |
00:50:11 |
04:47:26 |
05:42:36 |
03:02:36 |
52% +17% -31% (19) |
105 |
9 |
38 |
Kaito Tohara |
JPN |
08:50:31 |
08:58:29 |
00:53:32 |
04:47:28 |
05:45:59 |
03:04:32 |
28% +23% -49% (13) |
149 |
10 |
41 |
Per Van Vlerken |
GER |
08:50:46 |
08:49:27 |
00:50:31 |
04:41:28 |
05:36:59 |
03:13:47 |
58% +3% -38% (29) |
113 |
11 |
28 |
Blake Kappler |
AUS |
08:58:58 |
09:00:12 |
00:52:16 |
04:41:29 |
05:38:45 |
03:20:13 |
75% +0% -25% (3) |
(155) |
12 |
24 |
Nick Baldwin |
SEY |
09:00:20 |
08:53:55 |
00:54:01 |
04:44:26 |
05:43:26 |
03:16:54 |
74% +0% -26% (24) |
(128) |
13 |
27 |
Thomas Bosch |
GER |
09:12:02 |
09:10:49 |
00:59:57 |
04:52:12 |
05:57:09 |
03:14:53 |
57% +17% -26% (8) |
185 |
14 |
25 |
Balazs Csoke |
HUN |
09:17:25 |
09:10:51 |
00:48:39 |
05:04:09 |
05:57:49 |
03:19:36 |
68% +3% -28% (34) |
186 |
15 |
30 |
Eneko Elosegui |
ESP |
09:27:44 |
09:30:32 |
01:00:59 |
04:54:32 |
06:00:31 |
03:27:13 |
71% +20% -9% (24) |
232 |
16 |
40 |
Zsombor Deak |
ROM |
09:30:07 |
09:38:18 |
00:57:24 |
05:10:49 |
06:13:14 |
03:16:53 |
25% +65% -10% (6) |
245 |
17 |
44 |
Freddy Lampret |
ZAF |
09:33:29 |
10:09:07 |
00:54:45 |
04:55:17 |
05:55:02 |
03:38:27 |
23% +4% -73% (16) |
(264) |
18 |
32 |
David Jilek |
CZE |
09:38:28 |
09:38:41 |
00:58:56 |
05:00:14 |
06:04:10 |
03:34:18 |
89% +6% -4% (10) |
246 |
19 |
39 |
Diego Vasquez |
ECU |
09:44:21 |
09:51:36 |
00:55:58 |
05:02:14 |
06:03:12 |
03:41:09 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
(254) |
20 |
29 |
Robert Brundish |
GBR |
10:05:00 |
10:24:49 |
00:56:14 |
04:39:42 |
05:40:57 |
04:24:03 |
15% +0% -85% (3) |
(269) |
21 |
45 |
Marek Nemcik |
SVK |
11:37:54 |
12:05:34 |
01:14:10 |
05:38:08 |
06:57:18 |
04:40:36 |
35% +10% -54% (55) |
275 |
22 |
37 |
Josef Svoboda |
CZE |
11:40:58 |
11:55:59 |
01:15:11 |
05:51:54 |
07:12:05 |
04:28:53 |
19% +25% -56% (22) |
274 |
|
35 |
Imanol Sagarzazu |
ESP |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
0% +0% -100% (3) |
(n/a) |
|
36 |
Petr Soukup |
CZE |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 1% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
Overall |
1 |
2 |
Jocelyn McCauley |
USA |
09:10:10 |
09:14:17 |
00:53:41 |
04:57:22 |
05:56:04 |
03:14:06 |
19% +49% -32% (13) |
15 |
2 |
10 |
Jenny Schulz |
GER |
09:38:12 |
09:41:48 |
01:03:43 |
05:11:52 |
06:20:35 |
03:17:37 |
22% +76% -2% (6) |
59 |
3 |
1 |
Simona Krivankova |
CZE |
09:53:00 |
09:51:31 |
01:07:07 |
05:16:22 |
06:28:29 |
03:24:31 |
97% +3% -0% (13) |
71 |
4 |
6 |
Federica De Nicola |
ITA |
09:54:50 |
09:59:55 |
01:01:52 |
05:10:50 |
06:17:42 |
03:37:08 |
64% +0% -36% (6) |
77 |
5 |
12 |
Naomi Washizu |
JPN |
10:02:14 |
10:09:42 |
01:01:38 |
05:30:45 |
06:37:23 |
03:24:51 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(92) |
6 |
7 |
Tessa Kortekaas |
NED |
10:03:22 |
10:11:56 |
01:02:47 |
05:22:33 |
06:30:21 |
03:33:01 |
46% +0% -54% (2) |
(97) |
7 |
5 |
Claire Davis |
AUS |
10:29:39 |
10:37:28 |
00:54:21 |
05:43:57 |
06:43:18 |
03:46:21 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(120) |
|
8 |
Magda Nieuwoudt |
ZAF |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
9 |
Katie Kyme |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
11 |
Lisa Tyack |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Javier Gomez: 31% (2-1)
- Philipp Koutny: 25% (3-1)
- Andy Potts: 21% (4-1)
- Daniil Sapunov: 17% (5-1)
- Jeremy Jurkiewicz: 2% (40-1)
- Thiago Vinhal: 2% (56-1)
Female Race Participants
- Jocelyn McCauley: 39% (2-1)
- Jenny Schulz: 32% (2-1)
- Simona Krivankova: 20% (4-1)
- Federica De Nicola: 9% (11-1)