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Ironman South Africa 2023 – Analyzing Results

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Once again, IM South Africa started with a shortened swim – this year it was lightning and a predicted storm that lead to a swim of about 700m. Th least time IM South Africa was able to have a full swim was in 2018. Hopefully the 2024 edition can finally deliver the next full-distance Ironman event.

Kona Qualifying

As a Regional Championship, IM South Africa offered four male and four female IM World Championship slots. These will go to:

  • Leon Chevalier, Bradley Weiss, Mathias Petersen, and Rasmus Svenningsson for the men (Nice),
    and
  • Laura Philipp, Fenella Langridge, Penny Slater, and Laura Zimmermann for the women (Kona).

Here’s the full list of qualifiers.

Male Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Leon Chevalier FRA 00:10:10 (12) 04:10:38 (2) 02:46:59 (2) 07:11:43 n/a US$ 25,000
2 Bradley Weiss ZAF 00:09:42 (2) 04:15:09 (4) 02:47:06 (3) 07:16:02 n/a US$ 15,000
3 Mathias Lyngsoe Petersen DEN 00:09:52 (5) 04:20:38 (5) 02:45:56 (1) 07:20:54 n/a US$ 9,000
4 Rasmus Svenningsson SWE 00:11:39 (17) 04:14:18 (3) 02:52:49 (6) 07:23:14 n/a US$ 7,500
5 Cameron Wurf AUS 00:10:00 (8) 04:10:05 (1) 03:03:40 (12) 07:27:54 n/a US$ 5,500
6 Jon Saeveras Breivold NOR 00:11:39 (17) 04:23:17 (9) 02:51:04 (5) 07:30:38 n/a US$ 4,000
7 Arnaud Guilloux FRA 00:09:59 (6) 04:22:04 (6) 02:58:34 (9) 07:35:08 n/a US$ 3,000
8 Andrea Salvisberg SUI 00:09:41 (1) 04:23:43 (10) 03:01:20 (10) 07:39:05 n/a US$ 2,500
9 Michael Weiss AUT 00:11:09 (15) 04:30:05 (11) 02:56:33 (7) 07:42:57 n/a US$ 2,000
10 Matt Trautman ZAF 00:09:49 (3) 04:38:21 (13) 02:57:30 (8) 07:49:39 n/a US$ 1,500
11 Christoph Mattner GER 00:10:14 (13) 04:50:33 (18) 02:48:17 (4) 07:52:58 n/a  
12 Jason Pohl CAN 00:10:09 (11) 04:37:06 (12) 03:01:48 (11) 07:54:56 n/a  
13 Marcel Bischof GER 00:11:38 (16) 04:47:56 (15) 03:08:57 (13) 08:13:04 n/a  
14 Balazs Csoke HUN 00:09:49 (3) 04:48:24 (16) 03:17:49 (14) 08:21:42 n/a  
15 Eneko Elosegui ESP 00:12:57 (20) 04:47:10 (14) 03:26:52 (15) 08:32:26 n/a  
16 Gerhard De Bruin ZAF 00:11:08 (14) 04:49:11 (17) 03:34:02 (16) 08:40:01 n/a  
17 Antony Costes FRA 00:09:59 (6) 04:22:36 (7) 05:14:51 (17) 09:51:39 n/a  
  Joao Ferreira POR 00:10:00 (8) 04:22:46 (8)   DNF    
  Clement Mignon FRA 00:10:05 (10)     DNF    
  Dylan Magnien FRA 00:11:54 (19)     DNF    

Female Race Results

Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to exp. Prize Money
1 Laura Philipp GER 00:11:11 (2) 04:44:11 (1) 03:02:25 (1) 08:01:58 n/a US$ 25,000
2 Fenella Langridge GBR 00:10:58 (1) 04:52:05 (3) 03:06:04 (2) 08:13:16 n/a US$ 15,000
3 Penny Slater AUS 00:11:54 (7) 04:49:24 (2) 03:11:27 (5) 08:17:24 n/a US$ 9,000
4 Laura Zimmermann GER 00:12:09 (9) 04:54:55 (4) 03:08:36 (3) 08:20:56 n/a US$ 7,500
5 Marlene De Boer NED 00:11:30 (5) 04:55:35 (7) 03:10:21 (4) 08:22:12 n/a US$ 5,500
6 Jade Nicole Roberts ZAF 00:11:20 (3) 04:55:28 (6) 03:12:04 (6) 08:24:03 n/a US$ 4,000
7 Magda Nieuwoudt ZAF 00:11:59 (8) 04:55:26 (5) 03:29:07 (8) 08:41:26 n/a US$ 3,000
8 Mariella Sawyer ZAF 00:13:11 (10) 05:29:13 (10) 03:21:25 (7) 09:08:14 n/a US$ 2,500
9 Laura Addie GBR 00:11:38 (6) 05:00:36 (8) 04:43:48 (9) 10:02:23 n/a US$ 2,000
  Carolin Lehrieder GER 00:11:25 (4) 05:01:30 (9)   DNF    

Justine Mathieux was third across the line but DQ’d even before the podium ceremony. (From what I have heard, she received a drafting penalty but didn’t serve it.)

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