Ironman Taiwan 2017 (Oct 1st) – Seedings

Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2015 | Domenico Passuello (ITA) | 08:25:54 | Dede Griesbauer (USA) | 09:20:23 |
| 2016 | Daniel Fontana (ITA) | 08:40:45 | Danielle Mack (USA) | 09:50:03 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Fontana | ITA | 00:51:26 | 04:32:35 | 03:12:53 | 08:40:45 |
| 2 | Kaito Tohara | JPN | 00:55:17 | 04:47:27 | 03:09:51 | 08:56:47 |
| 3 | Patrick Evoe | USA | 00:54:14 | 04:29:46 | 03:34:28 | 09:03:17 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Danielle Mack | USA | 01:02:52 | 05:10:55 | 03:31:32 | 09:50:03 |
| 2 | Shiao-yu Li | TWN | 01:06:04 | 05:13:07 | 03:45:41 | 10:10:43 |
| 3 | Katharina Grohmann | GER | 01:09:39 | 05:06:53 | 03:59:01 | 10:21:10 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:25:54 | Domenico Passuello | 2015-04-12 |
| Swim | overall | 00:50:35 | Fredrik Croneborg | 2015-04-12 |
| Swim | overall | 00:50:35 | Rod De Kanel | 2015-04-12 |
| Bike | overall | 04:29:46 | Patrick Evoe | 2016-10-02 |
| Run | overall | 02:49:48 | Fredrik Croneborg | 2015-04-12 |
| Total | female | 09:20:23 | Dede Griesbauer | 2015-04-12 |
| Swim | female | 00:51:06 | Samantha Morrison | 2015-04-12 |
| Bike | female | 05:05:19 | Dede Griesbauer | 2015-04-12 |
| Run | female | 03:10:17 | Dimity-Lee Duke | 2015-04-12 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Taiwan is – 02:00.
Race Adjustments for IM Taiwan
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2015 | 08:41 | 01:25 | 05:16 | 01:55 | 24 of 27 | 08:41 | 01:25 | 05:16 | 01:55 |
| 2016 | -12:40 | -00:26 | 12:14 | -20:10 | 20 of 27 | -02:00 | 00:29 | 08:45 | -09:08 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Taiwan is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 25.000 US$.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 7% of a typical Kona field.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. T2 | Exp. Run | Consistency | Overall |
| 1 | 26 | Marino Vanhoenacker | BEL | 08:22:02 | 08:19:17 | 00:50:16 | 04:24:28 | 05:19:45 | 03:02:17 | 60% +7% -33% (27) | 8 |
| 2 | 34 | Jaroslav Kovacic | SLO | 08:29:46 | 08:42:48 | 00:49:01 | 04:36:16 | 05:30:17 | 02:59:29 | 9% +91% -0% (4) | 83 |
| 3 | 21 | Fredrik Croneborg | SWE | 08:32:47 | 08:34:05 | 00:51:02 | 04:33:50 | 05:29:52 | 03:02:55 | 68% +22% -10% (12) | 55 |
| 4 | 22 | Kevin Collington | USA | 08:37:38 | 08:38:54 | 00:47:36 | 04:36:48 | 05:29:24 | 03:08:14 | 41% +0% -59% (4) | 73 |
| 5 | 32 | Romain Guillaume | FRA | 08:40:31 | 08:48:28 | 00:48:43 | 04:29:35 | 05:23:18 | 03:17:13 | 43% +6% -51% (31) | 97 |
| 6 | 29 | Pedro Gomes | POR | 08:43:50 | 08:42:38 | 00:51:40 | 04:41:07 | 05:37:47 | 03:06:03 | 51% +1% -48% (29) | 82 |
| 7 | 39 | Casey Munro | AUS | 08:51:55 | 09:19:36 | 00:47:00 | 04:35:12 | 05:27:12 | 03:24:43 | 16% +0% -84% (7) | (203) |
| 8 | 25 | Simon Cochrane | NZL | 08:54:53 | 09:03:30 | 00:50:07 | 04:42:55 | 05:38:02 | 03:16:51 | 59% +15% -26% (20) | 159 |
| 9 | 24 | Adam Gordon | AUS | 08:56:53 | 09:05:40 | 00:54:07 | 04:45:55 | 05:45:02 | 03:11:51 | 49% +29% -22% (7) | 163 |
| 10 | 23 | Guy Crawford | NZL | 08:59:36 | 09:08:56 | 00:49:56 | 04:30:37 | 05:25:32 | 03:34:04 | 36% +40% -24% (14) | 172 |
| 11 | 35 | Karol Dzalaj | SVK | 09:01:22 | 09:12:37 | 00:54:25 | 04:40:48 | 05:40:14 | 03:21:08 | 54% +9% -37% (15) | 188 |
| 12 | 28 | Balazs Csoke | HUN | 09:02:40 | 09:08:58 | 00:47:41 | 04:48:19 | 05:41:00 | 03:21:40 | 40% +10% -49% (27) | 173 |
| 13 | 33 | Mikolaj Luft * | POL | 09:04:31 | 09:21:44 | 00:50:05 | 04:46:22 | 05:41:26 | 03:23:05 | 38% +0% -62% (2) | (209) |
| 14 | 36 | Jesse Vondracek | USA | 09:09:15 | 09:15:05 | 00:54:09 | 04:48:43 | 05:47:52 | 03:21:23 | 66% +32% -3% (19) | 192 |
| 15 | 27 | Yu Shinozaki | JPN | 09:26:31 | 10:13:01 | 00:55:49 | 04:43:45 | 05:44:34 | 03:41:57 | 8% +14% -78% (12) | (296) |
| 16 | 30 | Eneko Elosegui * | ESP | 09:31:00 | 09:44:29 | 00:59:25 | 04:49:47 | 05:54:12 | 03:36:48 | 53% +11% -36% (18) | 266 |
| 17 | 31 | Zsombor Deak | ROM | 09:49:59 | 10:01:05 | 00:58:56 | 05:10:38 | 06:14:34 | 03:35:25 | 45% +0% -55% (3) | 290 |
| 18 | 37 | Dan Brown | PHI | 10:01:30 | 11:12:15 | 01:02:39 | 05:11:07 | 06:18:46 | 03:42:44 | 13% +0% -87% (6) | (311) |
| 19 | 38 | Cyril Pochon | FRA | 10:25:18 | 10:38:41 | 00:55:52 | 05:15:55 | 06:16:47 | 04:08:31 | 62% +0% -38% (2) | (309) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 5% of a typical Kona field.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. T2 | Exp. Run | Consistency | Overall |
| 1 | 6 | Annah Watkinson | ZAF | 09:39:25 | 09:42:12 | 00:58:31 | 05:05:06 | 06:08:37 | 03:30:48 | 76% +0% -24% (5) | 54 |
| 2 | 1 | Danielle Mack | USA | 09:41:30 | 09:48:44 | 01:01:32 | 05:14:49 | 06:21:21 | 03:20:09 | 60% +10% -29% (11) | 70 |
| 3 | 5 | Laurel Wassner | USA | 09:45:28 | 09:48:30 | 00:54:45 | 05:18:53 | 06:18:37 | 03:26:51 | 70% +13% -17% (11) | 69 |
| 4 | 8 | Brooke Brown * | CAN | 09:58:06 | 09:59:16 | 01:02:41 | 05:12:58 | 06:20:39 | 03:37:27 | 56% +0% -44% (14) | 81 |
| 5 | 2 | Shiao-yu Li | TWN | 09:59:54 | 10:04:47 | 01:05:13 | 05:17:01 | 06:27:14 | 03:32:40 | 61% +10% -29% (16) | 96 |
| 6 | 7 | Kathryn Haesner | NZL | 10:00:53 | 10:10:07 | 00:56:48 | 05:23:04 | 06:24:53 | 03:36:00 | 53% +22% -25% (4) | 103 |
| 7 | 3 | Kate Bevilaqua | AUS | 10:04:51 | 10:12:15 | 00:55:52 | 05:17:11 | 06:18:03 | 03:46:48 | 20% +5% -75% (29) | 111 |
| 8 | 4 | Monica Juhart | AUS | 11:48:23 | 12:03:33 | 00:54:47 | 05:31:31 | 06:31:18 | 05:17:05 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (162) |
| 9 | Charlotte Morel | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Marino Vanhoenacker: 47% (1-1)
- Fredrik Croneborg: 34% (2-1)
- Jaroslav Kovacic: 14% (6-1)
Female Race Participants
- Danielle Mack: 41% (1-1)
- Annah Watkinson: 29% (2-1)
- Laurel Wassner: 17% (5-1)
- Shiao-yu Li: 7% (14-1)
- Brooke Brown: 3% (37-1)
- Kathryn Haesner: 3% (37-1)

Previous Winners