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Note: Ironman South Africa has been postponed. Here’s the official text from Ironman:
In alignment with the Provincial Department of Health, and due to the force majeure COVID-19 pandemic, IRONMAN race officials in conjunction with local authorities have decided to postpone the 2020 IRONMAN® African Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay originally scheduled for 29 March to 15 November 2020. Athletes that are registered for the event will receive an email with further details.
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Previous Winners
Year |
Male Winner |
Time |
Female Winner |
Time |
2006 |
Gerrit Schellens (BEL) |
08:36:06 |
Natascha Badmann (SUI) |
09:46:38 |
2007 |
Gerrit Schellens (BEL) |
08:33:05 |
Natascha Badmann (SUI) |
09:22:01 |
2008 |
Stephen Bayliss (GBR) |
08:18:23 |
Bella Bayliss (GBR) |
09:27:48 |
2009 |
Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) |
08:17:32 |
Lucie Zelenkova (CZE) |
09:16:32 |
2010 |
Raynard Tissink (ZAF) |
08:23:28 |
Sonja Tajsich (GER) |
09:16:55 |
2011 |
Raynard Tissink (ZAF) |
08:05:36 |
Chrissie Wellington (GBR) |
08:33:56 |
2012 |
Clemente Alonso McKernan (ESP) |
08:34:45 |
Natascha Badmann (SUI) |
09:47:10 |
2013 |
Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) |
08:11:24 |
Jessie Donavan (USA) |
09:10:58 |
2014 |
Nils Frommhold (GER) |
08:26:07 |
Simone Braendli (SUI) |
09:31:54 |
2015 |
Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) |
08:16:35 |
Jodie Cunnama (GBR) |
09:26:56 |
2016 |
Ben Hoffman (USA) |
08:12:37 |
Kaisa Sali (FIN) |
09:06:50 |
2017 |
Ben Hoffman (USA) |
07:58:40 |
Daniela Ryf (SUI) |
08:47:02 |
2018 |
Kyle Buckingham (ZAF) |
08:13:00 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) |
08:56:06 |
2019 |
Ben Hoffman (USA) |
07:34:19 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) |
08:35:31 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Ben Hoffman |
USA |
00:26:03 |
04:24:24 |
02:39:17 |
07:34:19 |
2 |
Nils Frommhold |
GER |
00:25:48 |
04:26:23 |
02:43:43 |
07:40:12 |
3 |
Michael Weiss |
AUT |
00:30:05 |
04:24:18 |
02:43:41 |
07:42:35 |
Female Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay |
GBR |
00:25:20 |
05:05:46 |
02:59:32 |
08:35:31 |
2 |
Gurutze Frades Larralde |
ESP |
00:32:59 |
05:10:07 |
02:52:40 |
08:40:47 |
3 |
Annah Watkinson |
ZAF |
00:30:44 |
05:12:17 |
02:55:02 |
08:43:18 |
Course Records
Leg |
Gender |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Total |
overall |
07:58:40 |
Ben Hoffman |
2017-04-02 |
Swim |
overall |
00:45:22 |
Anton Storm |
2009-04-05 |
Bike |
overall |
04:19:41 |
Raynard Tissink |
2011-04-10 |
Run |
overall |
02:42:52 |
Ben Hoffman |
2017-04-02 |
Total |
female |
08:33:56 |
Chrissie Wellington |
2011-04-10 |
Swim |
female |
00:47:32 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay |
2018-04-15 |
Bike |
female |
04:45:23 |
Chrissie Wellington |
2011-04-10 |
Run |
female |
02:52:54 |
Chrissie Wellington |
2011-04-10 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM South Africa is 03:25.
Race Adjustments for IM South Africa
Year |
Adjustment |
Swim Adj. |
Bike Adj. |
Run Adj. |
# of Finishers |
Rating |
Swim Rating |
Bike Rating |
Run Rating |
2006 |
01:34 |
-03:56 |
02:49 |
02:41 |
28 |
01:34 |
-03:56 |
02:49 |
02:41 |
2007 |
01:16 |
-08:10 |
06:34 |
02:52 |
33 |
01:25 |
-06:03 |
04:41 |
02:47 |
2008 |
15:32 |
01:07 |
10:31 |
03:54 |
36 |
06:07 |
-03:41 |
06:38 |
03:10 |
2009 |
17:18 |
02:43 |
13:35 |
01:01 |
28 |
08:55 |
-02:05 |
08:23 |
02:37 |
2010 |
09:38 |
-00:12 |
08:23 |
01:27 |
34 |
09:03 |
-01:42 |
08:23 |
02:23 |
2011 |
15:30 |
00:07 |
13:51 |
01:33 |
36 |
10:08 |
-01:24 |
09:17 |
02:15 |
2012 |
-11:58 |
-08:14 |
-06:39 |
02:54 |
28 |
06:58 |
-02:23 |
07:01 |
02:21 |
2013 |
06:23 |
-01:59 |
07:37 |
00:45 |
36 of 44 |
06:54 |
-02:20 |
07:05 |
02:09 |
2014 |
-12:12 |
-01:03 |
-08:23 |
-02:47 |
29 of 40 |
04:46 |
-02:11 |
05:22 |
01:36 |
2015 |
-13:44 |
-00:59 |
-11:06 |
-01:39 |
49 of 61 |
02:55 |
-02:04 |
03:44 |
01:16 |
2016 |
03:31 |
-03:11 |
06:40 |
00:03 |
42 of 53 |
02:59 |
-02:10 |
04:00 |
01:10 |
2017 |
08:21 |
-00:16 |
07:41 |
00:57 |
43 of 63 |
03:25 |
-02:01 |
04:18 |
01:09 |
2018 |
03:34 |
-00:07 |
01:35 |
02:06 |
35 of 47 |
03:26 |
-01:52 |
04:06 |
01:13 |
Kona slots and Prize Money
IM South Africa has 2m+2f +2u Pro Kona slot(s). It has a total prize purse of 150.000 US$, paying 10 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 27% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
Overall |
1 |
2 |
Sebastian Kienle (AQ) |
GER |
08:02:16 |
08:01:27 |
00:51:57 |
04:17:21 |
05:14:18 |
02:47:58 |
87% +0% -13% (19) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Nils Frommhold |
GER |
08:08:12 |
08:16:48 |
00:49:48 |
04:24:34 |
05:19:22 |
02:48:50 |
70% +0% -30% (12) |
11 |
3 |
10 |
Andi Boecherer |
GER |
08:08:40 |
08:24:32 |
00:49:19 |
04:21:23 |
05:15:42 |
02:52:58 |
27% +9% -64% (19) |
31 |
4 |
26 |
Joe Skipper (KQ) |
GBR |
08:09:48 |
08:12:55 |
00:53:48 |
04:24:15 |
05:23:03 |
02:46:45 |
72% +4% -23% (28) |
5 |
5 |
3 |
Andreas Dreitz |
GER |
08:12:58 |
08:22:07 |
00:50:57 |
04:22:21 |
05:18:18 |
02:54:40 |
59% +0% -41% (6) |
21 |
6 |
22 |
Matthew Russell |
USA |
08:20:45 |
08:24:18 |
00:56:01 |
04:27:17 |
05:28:18 |
02:52:27 |
62% +23% -15% (54) |
29 |
7 |
4 |
Matt Trautman |
ZAF |
08:21:42 |
08:26:20 |
00:52:17 |
04:30:35 |
05:27:53 |
02:53:49 |
33% +34% -33% (11) |
37 |
8 |
12 |
Kyle Buckingham |
ZAF |
08:22:09 |
08:35:17 |
00:50:48 |
04:31:48 |
05:27:35 |
02:54:34 |
73% +4% -23% (20) |
66 |
9 |
5 |
James Cunnama |
ZAF |
08:24:01 |
08:27:54 |
00:51:41 |
04:29:16 |
05:25:58 |
02:58:03 |
43% +16% -41% (30) |
41 |
10 |
28 |
Ivan Rana |
ESP |
08:24:41 |
08:34:45 |
00:50:09 |
04:39:24 |
05:34:33 |
02:50:08 |
49% +1% -50% (21) |
64 |
11 |
24 |
Evert Scheltinga |
NED |
08:27:35 |
08:40:29 |
00:50:51 |
04:31:27 |
05:27:18 |
03:00:17 |
66% +0% -34% (10) |
86 |
12 |
13 |
Antony Costes |
FRA |
08:28:45 |
08:39:09 |
00:50:36 |
04:29:53 |
05:25:29 |
03:03:16 |
30% +17% -53% (15) |
81 |
13 |
17 |
Sebastien Fraysse |
FRA |
08:30:14 |
08:46:25 |
00:48:46 |
04:30:56 |
05:24:43 |
03:05:31 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(110) |
14 |
18 |
Samuel Huerzeler |
SUI |
08:34:59 |
08:43:30 |
00:54:41 |
04:39:53 |
05:39:33 |
02:55:26 |
81% +19% -0% (14) |
95 |
15 |
15 |
Roman Deisenhofer |
GER |
08:36:08 |
08:44:06 |
00:53:16 |
04:33:19 |
05:31:35 |
03:04:33 |
26% +50% -23% (11) |
100 |
16 |
9 |
Scott Bayvel |
ZAF |
08:42:36 |
08:59:11 |
00:51:35 |
04:42:09 |
05:38:44 |
03:03:52 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(163) |
17 |
25 |
Stefan Schumacher |
GER |
08:43:15 |
08:58:34 |
01:01:23 |
04:25:20 |
05:31:43 |
03:11:32 |
34% +0% -66% (3) |
(162) |
18 |
8 |
Reece Barclay |
GBR |
08:45:51 |
09:01:30 |
00:49:45 |
04:51:46 |
05:46:30 |
02:59:21 |
29% +0% -71% (3) |
(168) |
19 |
21 |
Michael Raelert |
GER |
08:49:31 |
08:55:49 |
00:48:09 |
04:49:00 |
05:42:08 |
03:07:23 |
45% +0% -55% (6) |
145 |
20 |
23 |
Paul Ruttmann |
AUT |
08:52:20 |
09:02:40 |
00:57:10 |
04:39:52 |
05:42:03 |
03:10:17 |
0% +64% -36% (3) |
(172) |
21 |
6 |
Nick Baldwin |
SEY |
08:53:03 |
09:01:37 |
00:55:09 |
04:44:21 |
05:44:30 |
03:08:33 |
66% +0% -34% (26) |
169 |
22 |
14 |
Gerhard De Bruin |
ZAF |
09:15:45 |
09:29:23 |
00:57:11 |
04:59:35 |
06:01:45 |
03:14:00 |
84% +16% -0% (7) |
236 |
|
7 |
Baptiste Neveu |
FRA |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
11 |
Adam Bowden |
GBR |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
16 |
Georg Enzenberger |
AUT |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
19 |
Kevin Maurel |
FRA |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
20 |
Rudolf Naude |
ZAF |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
27 |
Lars Petter Stormo |
NOR |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 35% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
Overall |
1 |
37 |
Anne Haug (AQ) |
GER |
08:47:23 |
08:47:22 |
00:54:37 |
04:56:09 |
05:55:46 |
02:51:37 |
80% +20% -0% (4) |
2 |
2 |
36 |
Lucy Charles-Barclay (AQ) |
GBR |
08:51:39 |
08:55:40 |
00:48:53 |
04:54:00 |
05:47:53 |
03:03:46 |
50% +50% -0% (8) |
3 |
3 |
49 |
Laura Philipp |
GER |
08:52:16 |
08:58:12 |
00:58:54 |
04:50:42 |
05:54:36 |
02:57:40 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
(4) |
4 |
42 |
Susie Cheetham |
GBR |
09:08:56 |
09:21:53 |
00:58:01 |
05:00:17 |
06:03:19 |
03:05:37 |
70% +0% -30% (14) |
22 |
5 |
38 |
Gurutze Frades Larralde |
ESP |
09:16:53 |
09:24:30 |
01:02:59 |
05:07:46 |
06:15:45 |
03:01:08 |
70% +26% -4% (15) |
26 |
6 |
46 |
Kristin Liepold |
GER |
09:20:48 |
09:29:46 |
01:08:24 |
05:10:44 |
06:24:08 |
02:56:40 |
77% +15% -8% (29) |
39 |
7 |
39 |
Annah Watkinson |
ZAF |
09:22:46 |
09:31:49 |
00:59:52 |
05:10:56 |
06:15:48 |
03:06:58 |
75% +0% -25% (10) |
43 |
8 |
53 |
Mareen Hufe |
GER |
09:24:31 |
09:29:03 |
01:00:42 |
04:59:44 |
06:05:26 |
03:19:05 |
87% +11% -2% (32) |
37 |
9 |
43 |
Manon Genet |
FRA |
09:25:32 |
09:34:33 |
00:59:52 |
05:02:43 |
06:07:34 |
03:17:58 |
35% +38% -27% (7) |
49 |
10 |
41 |
Nikki Bartlett |
GBR |
09:27:32 |
09:32:06 |
01:01:00 |
05:02:37 |
06:08:37 |
03:18:55 |
71% +20% -9% (8) |
44 |
11 |
47 |
Pamella Oliveira |
BRA |
09:31:56 |
09:50:05 |
00:54:42 |
05:13:40 |
06:13:22 |
03:18:34 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(66) |
12 |
40 |
Ruth Astle |
GBR |
09:33:51 |
09:52:04 |
01:05:26 |
05:03:42 |
06:14:08 |
03:19:43 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(69) |
13 |
44 |
Katharina Grohmann |
GER |
09:38:00 |
09:47:20 |
01:12:40 |
05:08:48 |
06:26:27 |
03:11:33 |
68% +32% -0% (20) |
63 |
14 |
51 |
Karen Steurs |
BEL |
09:45:31 |
09:58:30 |
01:02:53 |
05:16:30 |
06:24:23 |
03:21:08 |
100% +0% -0% (2) |
(77) |
15 |
48 |
Magda Nieuwoudt |
ZAF |
09:58:38 |
10:17:38 |
01:04:08 |
05:14:59 |
06:24:06 |
03:34:32 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(105) |
16 |
45 |
Jennifer Lentzke |
CAN |
10:48:27 |
11:16:49 |
01:17:02 |
05:39:51 |
07:01:53 |
03:46:34 |
3% +2% -95% (6) |
(123) |
|
50 |
Mariella Sawyer |
ZAF |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
52 |
Natia Van Heerden |
ZAF |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
|
54 |
Radka Kahlefeldt |
CZE |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
(n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Sebastian Kienle: 33% (2-1)
- Joe Skipper: 29% (3-1)
- Andi Boecherer: 14% (6-1)
- Nils Frommhold: 13% (7-1)
- Andreas Dreitz: 5% (17-1)
- Matt Trautman: 3% (37-1)
- James Cunnama: 2% (56-1)
Female Race Participants
- Anne Haug: 45% (1-1)
- Lucy Charles-Barclay: 45% (1-1)
- Laura Philipp: 8% (11-1)