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.
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)