Kona 2023

If you are looking for the 2022 Kona qualifiers, check out this page.

In early December 2022, Ironman announced that they will split the male and female World Championship events.This was further clarified in January 2023: The men’s World Championship race will be held on September 10th in Nice, France, while the women’s race will be on October 14th in Kona. For 2024, the locations will switch: The women’s race will be in Nice while the men’s race will be in Kona. For practical purposes, I will continue to call this page “Kona 2023”.

(Note: You can sort the tables below by clicking on the column headers.)

Females Qualified for Kona

#	Name	Nation	Race	Date	Slot Type
1	Ryf, Daniela	SUI	IM World Championships	2022-05-07	Champion
2	Haug, Anne	GER	IM World Championships	2019-10-12	Champion
3	Lane, Chloe	AUS	IM Wisconsin	2022-09-11	Race
4	Thoes, Svenja	GER	IM Italy	2022-09-18	Race
5	Sodaro, Chelsea	USA	IM World Championships	2022-10-06	Champion
6	Charles-Barclay, Lucy	GBR	IM World Championships	2022-10-06	Podium
7	Knibb, Taylor	USA	70.3 World Championship	2022-10-28	70.3 Champion
8	Moench, Skye	USA	IM Arizona	2022-11-20	Race
9	True, Sarah	USA	IM Arizona	2022-11-20	Race
10	Frades Larralde, Gurutze	ESP	IM Cozumel	2022-11-20	Race
11	Norden, Lisa	SWE	IM Cozumel	2022-11-20	Race
12	Astle, Ruth	GBR	IM Israel	2022-11-25	Race
13	Bleymehl, Daniela	GER	IM Israel	2022-11-25	Race
14	Riveros, Barbara	CHI	IM Israel	2022-11-25	Race
15	Crowley, Sarah	AUS	IM Western Australia	2022-12-04	Race
16	Visser, Els	NED	IM Western Australia	2022-12-04	Race
17	Kessler, Meredith	USA	IM Arizona	2019-11-24	Deferred
18	Vesterby, Michelle	DEN	IM Cozumel	2019-11-24	Deferred
19	Berry, Hannah	NZL	IM New Zealand	2023-03-04	Race
20	Clarke, Rebecca	NZL	IM New Zealand	2023-03-04	Race
21	Langridge, Fenella	GBR	IM South Africa	2023-03-05	Race
22	Philipp, Laura	GER	IM South Africa	2023-03-05	Race
23	Slater, Penny	AUS	IM South Africa	2023-03-05	Race
24	Zimmermann, Laura	GER	IM South Africa	2023-03-05	Race
25	Brandon, Lauren	USA	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
26	Lewis, Danielle	USA	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
27	Matthews, Katrina	GBR	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
28	McCauley, Jocelyn	USA	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
29	Stage Nielsen, Maja	DEN	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
30	Kahlefeldt, Radka	AUS	IM Australia	2023-05-07	Race
31	Simpson, Kylie	AUS	IM Australia	2023-05-07	Race
32	Collonge, Jeanne	FRA	IM Lanzarote	2023-05-20	Race
33	Hughes, Hilary	IRL	IM Lanzarote	2023-05-20	Race
34	Andrade, Mariana	BRA	IM Brasil	2023-05-28	Race
35	Oliveira, Pamella	BRA	IM Brasil	2023-05-28	Race
36	Watt, Alexandra	USA	IM Brasil	2023-05-28	Race
37	Brown, Laura	AUS	IM Cairns	2023-06-18	Race
38	Gillespie-Jones, Kate	AUS	IM Cairns	2023-06-18	Race
39	Thomas, Sarah	AUS	IM Cairns	2023-06-18	Race
40	Obmann, Gabriele Maria	AUT	IM Austria	2023-06-18	Race
41	Wilms, Lotte	NED	IM Austria	2023-06-18	Race
42	Chura, Haley	USA	IM Coeur d’Alene	2023-06-25	Race
43	McQuaid, Melanie	CAN	IM Coeur d’Alene	2023-06-25	Race
44	Robertson, Jodie	USA	IM Coeur d’Alene	2023-06-25	Race
45	Jansen, Laura	GER	IM Germany	2023-07-02	Race
46	Jerzyk, Agnieszka	POL	IM Germany	2023-07-02	Race
47	Konczalla, Leonie	GER	IM Germany	2023-07-02	Race
48	Svensk, Sara	SWE	IM Germany	2023-07-02	Race
49	Dahan, Carla	FRA	IM Vitoria-Gasteiz	2023-07-16	Race
50	Moriarty, Fiona	IRL	IM Vitoria-Gasteiz	2023-07-16	Race
51	Alberts, Alice	USA	IM Lake Placid	2023-07-23	Race
52	Annett, Jen	CAN	IM Lake Placid	2023-07-23	Race
53	Cheetham, Susie	GBR	IM Sweden	2023-08-19	Race
54	Mathieux, Justine	FRA	IM Sweden	2023-08-19	Race
55	Genet, Manon	FRA	IM Mont Tremblant	2023-08-20	Race
56	Zilinskas, Rachel	USA	IM Mont Tremblant	2023-08-20	Race

Males Qualified for Nice

With IM Lake Placid at the end of July, qualifying for Nice has been finalised. While some athletes are going to withdraw, they won’t be replaced by new athletes.

#	Name	Nation	Race	Date	Slot Type
1	Lange, Patrick	GER	IM World Championships	2018-10-13	Champion
2	Frodeno, Jan	GER	IM World Championships	2019-10-12	Champion
3	Blummenfelt, Kristian	NOR	IM World Championships	2022-05-07	Champion
4	Skipper, Joe	GBR	IM Wales	2022-09-11	Race
5	McMahon, Brent	CAN	IM Wisconsin	2022-09-11	Race
6	Iden, Gustav	NOR	IM World Championships	2022-10-06	Champion
7	Laidlow, Sam	FRA	IM World Championships	2022-10-06	Podium
8	Hanson, Matt	USA	IM Arizona	2022-11-20	Race
9	Elbaek Ditlev, Magnus	DEN	IM Cozumel	2022-11-20	Race
10	van Berkel, Jan	SUI	IM Cozumel	2022-11-20	Race
11	Hogenhaug, Kristian	DEN	IM Arizona	2022-11-20	Race
12	Baekkegard, Daniel	DEN	IM Israel	2022-11-25	Race
13	Barnaby, Gregory	ITA	IM Israel	2022-11-25	Race
14	Chevrot, Denis	FRA	IM Israel	2022-11-25	Race
15	McKenna, Steven	AUS	IM Western Australia	2022-12-04	Race
16	Neumann, Max	AUS	IM Western Australia	2022-12-04	Race
17	Currie, Braden	NZL	IM New Zealand	2023-03-04	Race
18	Phillips, Mike	NZL	IM New Zealand	2023-03-04	Race
19	Chevalier, Leon	FRA	IM South Africa	2023-03-05	Race
20	Lyngsoe Petersen, Mathias	DEN	IM South Africa	2023-03-05	Race
21	Svenningsson, Rasmus	SWE	IM South Africa	2023-03-05	Race
22	Weiss, Bradley	ZAF	IM South Africa	2023-03-05	Race
23	Beals, Cody	CAN	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
24	Guilloux, Arnaud	FRA	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
25	Marquardt, Matthew	USA	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
26	Von Berg, Rudy	USA	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
27	Wilkowiecki, Robert	POL	IM Texas	2023-04-22	Race
28	Appleton, Sam	AUS	IM Australia	2023-05-07	Race
29	Hill, Benjamin	AUS	IM Australia	2023-05-07	Race
30	Heldoorn, Niek	NED	IM Lanzarote	2023-05-20	Race
	Horseau, Arthur	FRA	IM Lanzarote	2023-05-20	Wildcard
31	Martinussen, Oliver	DEN	IM Lanzarote	2023-05-20	Race
32	Colucci, Reinaldo	BRA	IM Brasil	2023-05-28	Race
33	Lopes, Andre	BRA	IM Brasil	2023-05-28	Race
34	Taccone, Luciano	ARG	IM Brasil	2023-05-28	Race
35	Conte, Remi	FRA	IM Hamburg	2023-06-04	Race
36	Grue, Kristian	NOR	IM Hamburg	2023-06-04	Race
37	Heemeryck, Pieter	BEL	IM Hamburg	2023-06-04	Race
38	Loeschke, Franz	GER	IM Hamburg	2023-06-04	Race
39	Svensson, Jesper	SWE	IM Hamburg	2023-06-04	Race
40	Burton, Matt	AUS	IM Cairns	2023-06-18	Race
41	Chun Chang, Tuan	TWN	IM Cairns	2023-06-18	Race
42	Dortmann, Nathan	FRA	IM Cairns	2023-06-18	Race
43	Phillips, Ben	NZL	IM Cairns	2023-06-18	Race
44	Enzenberger, Georg	AUT	IM Austria	2023-06-18	Race
45	Wurf, Cameron	AUS	IM Austria	2023-06-18	Race
46	Aernouts, Bart	BEL	IM France	2023-06-25	Race
47	Hoffmann, Jonas	GER	IM France	2023-06-25	Race
48	Mignon, Clement	FRA	IM France	2023-06-25	Race
49	Feigh, Adam	USA	IM Coeur d’Alene	2023-06-25	Race
50	Leiferman, Chris	USA	IM Coeur d’Alene	2023-06-25	Race
51	Metzler, Justin	USA	IM Coeur d’Alene	2023-06-25	Race
52	Arnold, Leonard	GER	IM Switzerland	2023-07-09	Race
53	Salvisberg, Andrea	SUI	IM Switzerland	2023-07-09	Race
54	Hammerle, Maximilian	AUT	IM Lake Placid	2023-07-23	Race
55	Weiss, Michael	AUT	IM Lake Placid	2023-07-23	Race

Athletes who Deferred Their Slot

All male athletes who qualified before the announcement of Nice as the location of the male 2023 Ironman World Championships were given the option to defer their slots to 2024, including the Pros. This table lists the athletes who took this deferral option.

#	Name	Nation	Race	Date	Slot Type
1	Kanute, Ben	USA	IM Arizona	2022-11-20	Race

Athletes who Declined Their Slot

#	Name	Nation	Race	Date	Slot Type
1	Van Berkel, Tim	AUS	IM Australia	2023-05-07	Declined
2	Dant, Lydia	GBR	IM Lanzarote	2023-05-20	Declined
(3)	Horseau, Arthur	FRA	IM Lanzarote	2023-05-20	Missed Rolldown Meeting was awarded a wildcard
4	Verbiest, Liesbeth	BEL	IM Lanzarote	2023-05-20	Declined
5	Amberger, Josh	AUS	IM Lake Placid	2023-07-23	Declined
6	Hoffman, Ben	USA	IM Lake Placid	2023-07-23	Declined
7	Snelgrove, Erin	CAN	IM Lake Placid	2023-07-23	Declined

Explanation of Slot Types

Here are some more details on the different slot types:

• Champion
  Kona Winners receive a slot for the next five years. This slot has to be verified by finishing at least one Ironman outside of Kona. If an athlete has not validated his/her champion slot, “(NV)” is added. (The date shown is the date of the most recent win.) 
• Kona Podium
  Second- and third-place finishers in Kona receive a slot for next year’s Kona race. This slot has to be verified by finishing at least one Ironman outside of Kona. If an athlete has not validated his/her Kona Podium slot, “(NV)” is added.
• 70.3
  The winners of the 70.3 Championships receive a slot for next year’s Kona race. This slot has to be verified by finishing at least one Ironman outside of Kona. If an athlete has not validated his/her 70.3 slot, “(NV)” is added.
• Race
  This is the “normal” way of qualifying by winning or finishing close to the front in an Ironman race. There is no additional validation requirement for this type of slot.
• Wild Card
  For special circumstances, Ironman gives out wild cards for Kona.
• Deferred
  For some situations, Ironman allows an athlete to transfer a slot from one year to another. This includes pregnant athletes or male athletes who qualified for the 2023 World Championships before the date and location change was announced.
• Will Not Start
  Athletes who have received a slot but have indicated that they won’t race Kona. Reasons could be different plans or injuries. According to the rules by Ironman, these slots won’t be reassigned to another athlete. The names will also be crossed out.
• Declined
  Athletes who declined a slot they earned in one of the qualifying races. It’s unlikely but if they get another in another race, they might still accept that “second” slot.

Validation of AQ slots (previous Champions, Kona podium and 70.3 Champion) is NOT required for 2023, I have removed all “NV” designations from the Automatic Qualifiers.

Upcoming Qualifying Races

Qualifying for the 2023 World Championships has now ended, there are no more qualifying races.