Ironman Cairns 2024 (June 16th) – Seedings
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2011 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 08:15:56 | Rebekah Keat (AUS) | 09:26:31 |
| 2012 | David Dellow (AUS) | 08:15:04 | Carrie Lester (AUS) | 09:21:00 |
| 2013 | Luke McKenzie (AUS) | 08:17:43 | Liz Blatchford (AUS) | 09:19:51 |
| 2014 | Cameron Brown (NZL) | 08:20:15 | Liz Blatchford (AUS) | 09:16:58 |
| 2015 | Luke McKenzie (AUS) | 08:18:01 | Liz Blatchford (AUS) | 09:11:49 |
| 2016 | Tim Van Berkel (AUS) | 08:15:03 | Jodie Cunnama (GBR) | 09:06:18 |
| 2017 | Josh Amberger (AUS) | 08:02:17 | Sarah Crowley (AUS) | 08:58:14 |
| 2018 | Braden Currie (NZL) | 07:54:58 | Teresa Adam (NZL) | 08:53:16 |
| 2019 | Braden Currie (NZL) | 08:04:19 | Teresa Adam (NZL) | 08:48:33 |
| 2020 | Max Neumann (AUS) | 08:13:08 | Amelia Watkinson (NZL) | 09:20:38 |
| 2021 | Max Neumann (AUS) | 07:58:54 | Kylie Simpson (AUS) | 09:06:34 |
| 2022 | Max Neumann (AUS) | 07:52:53 | Sarah Crowley (AUS) | 08:59:40 |
| 2023 | Braden Currie (NZL) | 07:50:10 | Kylie Simpson (AUS) | 08:40:52 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Braden Currie | NZL | 00:45:09 | 04:23:13 | 02:37:44 | 07:50:10 |
| 2 | Steven McKenna | AUS | 00:45:11 | 04:23:12 | 02:48:27 | 08:00:59 |
| 3 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 00:48:12 | 04:29:26 | 02:42:52 | 08:04:54 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Kylie Simpson | AUS | 01:04:03 | 04:40:40 | 02:51:36 | 08:40:52 |
| 2 | Radka Kahlefeldt | AUS | 00:51:31 | 04:53:21 | 03:09:31 | 08:58:48 |
| 3 | Penny Slater | AUS | 00:56:36 | 05:01:14 | 03:03:03 | 09:05:49 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 07:50:10 | Braden Currie | 2023-06-18 |
| Swim | overall | 00:43:28 | Josh Amberger | 2021-06-06 |
| Bike | overall | 04:15:13 | Cameron Wurf | 2017-06-11 |
| Run | overall | 02:37:44 | Braden Currie | 2023-06-18 |
| Total | female | 08:40:52 | Kylie Simpson | 2023-06-18 |
| Swim | female | 00:48:39 | Lauren Brandon | 2018-06-10 |
| Bike | female | 04:40:40 | Kylie Simpson | 2023-06-18 |
| Run | female | 02:51:36 | Kylie Simpson | 2023-06-18 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Cairns is 05:47.
Race Adjustments for IM Cairns
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2011 | 06:26 | 01:41 | 03:27 | 01:22 | 16 | 06:26 | 01:37 | 03:27 | 01:22 |
| 2012 | 06:48 | -00:44 | 08:46 | -01:21 | 22 | 06:37 | 00:30 | 06:07 | 00:00 |
| 2013 | 02:58 | -01:33 | 09:25 | -05:07 | 16 | 05:24 | -00:06 | 07:13 | -01:42 |
| 2014 | 04:15 | -02:18 | 03:45 | 02:45 | 16 of 21 | 05:07 | -00:39 | 06:21 | -00:36 |
| 2015 | 06:13 | 01:44 | 04:22 | 00:05 | 16 of 19 | 05:20 | -00:10 | 05:57 | -00:27 |
| 2016 | -02:45 | -00:11 | -01:39 | 00:03 | 28 of 36 | 03:59 | -00:19 | 04:42 | -00:23 |
| 2017 | 12:13 | -01:01 | 12:00 | 01:53 | 29 of 40 | 05:10 | -00:31 | 05:44 | -00:03 |
| 2018 | 13:54 | 00:22 | 12:52 | 01:17 | 26 of 33 | 06:15 | -00:29 | 06:37 | 00:07 |
| 2019 | 01:42 | 00:11 | 02:25 | -00:05 | 15 of 19 | 05:45 | -00:30 | 06:09 | 00:05 |
| 2020 | -01:50 | 00:44 | 02:06 | -04:20 | 16 of 20 | 04:59 | -00:24 | 05:45 | -00:21 |
| 2021 | 09:28 | 02:36 | 04:44 | 02:30 | 28 of 32 | 05:24 | -00:10 | 05:40 | -00:06 |
| 2022 | 10:17 | -00:04 | 10:04 | 00:20 | 19 of 24 | 05:48 | -00:10 | 06:02 | -00:03 |
| 2023 | 05:40 | 02:01 | 06:43 | -02:14 | 24 of 27 | 05:47 | -00:03 | 06:05 | -00:13 |
Kona slots and Prize Money
IM Cairns has 4m+4f 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 10% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Gregory Barnaby | ITA | 07:51:06 | 08:03:15 | 00:47:09 | 04:18:06 | 05:10:16 | 02:40:50 | 61% +0% -39% (3) |
| 2 | 1 | Braden Currie | NZL | 07:55:29 | 08:09:37 | 00:46:31 | 04:22:14 | 05:13:45 | 02:41:44 | 66% +1% -32% (20) |
| 3 | 3 | Joe Skipper | GBR | 08:01:32 | 08:15:46 | 00:51:30 | 04:19:01 | 05:15:32 | 02:46:00 | 59% +1% -40% (41) |
| 4 | 10 | Arnaud Guilloux | FRA | 08:09:40 | 08:22:00 | 00:49:12 | 04:20:18 | 05:14:30 | 02:55:10 | 41% +46% -13% (13) |
| 5 | 6 | Mike Phillips | NZL | 08:09:46 | 08:14:28 | 00:49:09 | 04:20:44 | 05:14:53 | 02:54:53 | 66% +14% -19% (17) |
| 6 | 18 | Tristan Olij | NED | 08:09:54 | 08:18:42 | 00:49:59 | 04:22:38 | 05:17:37 | 02:52:17 | 79% +21% -0% (4) |
| 7 | 13 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 08:10:34 | 08:21:16 | 00:49:28 | 04:29:14 | 05:23:43 | 02:46:51 | 71% +13% -16% (38) |
| 8 | 7 | Henrik Goesch | FIN | 08:11:06 | 08:16:18 | 00:49:35 | 04:28:23 | 05:22:57 | 02:48:09 | 40% +49% -11% (6) |
| 9 | 4 | Nick Thompson (KQ) | AUS | 08:13:22 | 08:21:43 | 00:49:14 | 04:22:20 | 05:16:34 | 02:56:48 | 100% +0% -0% (3) |
| 10 | 8 | Josh Amberger | AUS | 08:13:22 | 08:19:41 | 00:46:30 | 04:25:01 | 05:16:31 | 02:56:51 | 78% +1% -21% (17) |
| 11 | 12 | Ben Hamilton (KQ) | NZL | 08:16:35 | 08:38:00 | 00:51:48 | 04:27:11 | 05:23:59 | 02:52:36 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 12 | 2 | Sam Long * | USA | 08:17:16 | 08:27:01 | 00:52:39 | 04:19:09 | 05:16:48 | 03:00:28 | 57% +12% -31% (19) |
| 13 | 14 | Matt Burton (KQ) | AUS | 08:17:47 | 08:24:55 | 00:51:54 | 04:19:21 | 05:16:15 | 03:01:32 | 20% +29% -52% (24) |
| 14 | 16 | Mitchell Kibby | AUS | 08:22:59 | 08:36:26 | 00:50:12 | 04:30:54 | 05:26:06 | 02:56:53 | 47% +38% -15% (6) |
| 15 | 20 | Ben Phillips | NZL | 08:23:14 | 08:30:03 | 00:48:58 | 04:29:56 | 05:23:55 | 02:59:19 | 100% +0% -0% (7) |
| 16 | 17 | Caleb Noble | AUS | 08:29:59 | 08:43:54 | 00:48:08 | 04:41:16 | 05:34:25 | 02:55:34 | 68% +24% -8% (4) |
| 17 | 19 | Andrew Horsfall-Turner | GBR | 08:34:07 | 08:49:27 | 00:46:17 | 04:29:14 | 05:20:32 | 03:13:35 | 30% +0% -70% (8) |
| 18 | 31 | Sven Wies | GER | 08:39:25 | 09:02:22 | 00:48:43 | 04:34:33 | 05:28:16 | 03:11:09 | 14% +43% -43% (5) |
| 19 | 15 | Tuan Chun Chang | TWN | 08:42:05 | 09:06:47 | 00:46:48 | 04:38:33 | 05:30:21 | 03:11:44 | 31% +33% -37% (3) |
| 20 | 26 | Levi Hauwert | AUS | 08:58:52 | 09:23:43 | 00:54:13 | 04:45:52 | 05:45:06 | 03:13:46 | 39% +12% -49% (7) |
| 21 | 25 | Kosuke Terasawa | JPN | 09:00:39 | 09:20:17 | 00:51:46 | 04:51:15 | 05:48:01 | 03:12:38 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 22 | 28 | Mike Tong | NZL | 09:01:38 | 09:22:25 | 00:56:43 | 04:49:22 | 05:51:05 | 03:10:33 | 17% +49% -33% (4) |
| 23 | 29 | Nick Carling | AUS | 09:03:50 | 09:24:59 | 01:04:28 | 04:56:53 | 06:06:20 | 02:57:30 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 24 | 23 | Jason Christie | NZL | 09:32:38 | 09:41:47 | 01:06:05 | 04:38:47 | 05:49:52 | 03:42:46 | 65% +35% -0% (3) |
| 25 | 21 | Edward Vining | AUS | 09:49:49 | 10:11:14 | 00:56:09 | 05:21:46 | 06:22:55 | 03:26:54 | n/a (no IM Pro race) |
| 22 | Jarrod Osborne | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 24 | John Thelwell | GBR | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | |
| 32 | Samuel Doggett | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 19% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kylie Simpson (KQ) | AUS | 08:54:16 | 09:13:35 | 01:08:28 | 04:46:31 | 05:59:59 | 02:54:17 | 76% +24% -0% (10) |
| 2 | 3 | Lotte Wilms (KQ) | NED | 09:00:01 | 09:07:31 | 00:50:15 | 04:52:37 | 05:47:52 | 03:12:09 | 53% +27% -20% (5) |
| 3 | 4 | Hannah Berry (KQ) | NZL | 09:00:08 | 09:07:10 | 00:53:07 | 04:51:43 | 05:49:50 | 03:10:18 | 100% +0% -0% (5) |
| 4 | 6 | Radka Kahlefeldt | AUS | 09:05:33 | 09:17:08 | 00:52:55 | 04:56:56 | 05:54:51 | 03:10:42 | 81% +16% -3% (7) |
| 5 | 15 | Giorgia Priarone | ITA | 09:14:04 | 09:34:11 | 00:56:27 | 05:02:57 | 06:04:24 | 03:09:40 | 62% +0% -38% (2) |
| 6 | 5 | Lauren Brandon | USA | 09:16:41 | 09:32:14 | 00:49:00 | 04:56:50 | 05:50:50 | 03:25:51 | 28% +32% -40% (22) |
| 7 | 8 | Rebecca Clarke | NZL | 09:17:06 | 09:24:11 | 00:50:08 | 04:59:30 | 05:54:38 | 03:22:28 | 86% +12% -2% (11) |
| 8 | 9 | Kate Gillespie-Jones | AUS | 09:28:32 | 09:36:06 | 01:00:51 | 04:59:15 | 06:05:05 | 03:23:27 | 100% +0% -0% (4) |
| 9 | 17 | Meredith Hill | AUS | 09:29:23 | 09:40:54 | 00:58:18 | 05:07:32 | 06:10:51 | 03:18:32 | 100% +0% -0% (5) |
| 10 | 11 | Ai Ueda | JPN | 09:37:10 | 09:49:57 | 00:58:15 | 05:26:27 | 06:29:42 | 03:07:28 | 84% +16% -0% (7) |
| 11 | 14 | Danyella Eberle (KQ) | AUS | 09:43:46 | 10:04:58 | 01:05:26 | 05:09:53 | 06:20:19 | 03:23:27 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
| 12 | 10 | Fiona Moriarty * | IRL | 09:45:16 | 10:02:35 | 01:01:51 | 05:11:27 | 06:18:18 | 03:26:58 | 48% +9% -43% (12) |
| 13 | 13 | Chino Iwabuchi | JPN | 09:59:28 | 10:16:25 | 01:04:28 | 05:24:54 | 06:34:22 | 03:25:06 | 65% +35% -0% (3) |
| 14 | 18 | Olivia Dietzel * | USA | 10:01:06 | 10:30:06 | 01:10:03 | 05:32:04 | 06:47:08 | 03:13:58 | 73% +27% -0% (5) |
| 12 | Cassandra Heaslip | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | |
| 16 | Katie Remond | AUS | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Braden Currie: 45% (1-1)
- Gregory Barnaby: 28% (3-1)
- Joe Skipper: 10% (9-1)
- Mike Phillips: 7% (14-1)
- Matt Burton: 3% (34-1)
- Arnaud Guilloux: 2% (39-1)
- Henrik Goesch: 2% (46-1)
- Tim Van Berkel: 2% (65-1)
Female Race Participants
- Kylie Simpson: 36% (2-1)
- Lotte Wilms: 20% (4-1)
- Hannah Berry: 19% (4-1)
- Radka Kahlefeldt: 18% (5-1)
- Lauren Brandon: 4% (25-1)
- Rebecca Clarke: 3% (29-1)

Course Conditions
Previous Winners