Always Up-to-date Ironman World Championships 2021 (St. George, May 7th, 2022) Startlist
Here is the start list for the Ironman World Championships 2021, originally scheduled for October 2021 in Kona and now planned for May 2022 in St. George, UT. I will update when athletes withdraw from the race.
For more details about the Pro field and the race, check out my St. George Rating Report.
Updates
- May 4th: Carolin Lehrieder made the trip to St. George but is also sick and feels not well enough to race.
- May 2nd: Laura Philipp posted that she’s had some fever after a positive Corona-test and won’t be able travel to St. George for the race.
- April 29th: Tara Grosvenor is building up for the 2022 season and has confirmed to me she is not racing St. George. Justine Mathieux has already travelled to the US but has been diagnosed with a broken bone in her foot.
- April 28th: Kylie Simpson announced that she has shifted her next targeted race to IM Cairns.
- April 26th: Sara Svensk has withdrawn with hip issues. Simone Mitchell also won’t be racing as she’s wasn’t able to do any intensity because of what’s now been diagnosed as Epstein-Barr virus.
- April 22nd: Joe Skipper also won’t be able to race St. George as he feels that racing after his Covid infection he’s “still unable to train anywhere near like I would need to do to be competitive”.
- April 22nd: Ironman has released a bib list. There are a a few athletes who have not been assigned a number. A few have been added back in, but I have now crossed out those who are still without a bib as I was able to confirm with most of them that they won’t race. (Please let me know if I crossed out someone who will be racing after all!)
- April 21st: Javier Gomez posted on Instagram that he’s caught Covid and it’s hitting him quite hard, making a start in St. George unrealistic or irresponsible.
- April 14th: Jan Frodeno had to announce that a partial achilles rupture prevents him from racing in St. George. Tim Van Berkel will be racing closer to home at IM Australia which means he can’t race in St. George.
- March 31st: Lucy Charles-Barclay had to announce that she has a stress fracture in her left hip and is out of St. George and the Sub8-project.
- March 30th: Back in February, Emilio Aguayo Munoz has had heart problems that keep him from racing in St. George (link to Spanish YouTube video). By now, he’s back into training and works for another chance to race the best in the world.
- March 29th: Sarah Crowley announced that she plans to stay in Australia for a while longer and targets IM Australia (May 1st) and IM Cairns (June 12th) with a focus towards Kona in October.
- March 28th: Andi Boecherer plans to skip St. George and then race Roth in his final Pro season.
- March 26th: Another pregnancy: Kim Morrisson looks forward to an August baby boy.
- March 13th: Michelle Vesterby announced that she’s pregnant with her second baby (congratulations to the whole family!) and won’t be racing St. George.
- March 7th: Hannah Wells won’t be racing in St. George but hopes to start her season in a race soon after the Ironman World Championships.
- March 4th: When travelling to the US, Josh Amberger had problems with his Visa and was denied entry.
- February 26th: Patrick Lange had a bike crash during his training camp and suffered a shoulder injury (Instagram post) that will make it impossible for him to race in St. George.
- February 25th: Both Mirinda Carfrae and Tim O’Donnell won’t be racing St. George. Carrie Lester will also not start.
- February 18th: Teresa Adam is still rebuilding and won’t be racing in St. George.
- February 17th: Rasmus Svenningsson posted on Instagram that he “was hit by a van (luckily at quite low speed) and fractured my collarbone as well as scapula”.
- February 9th: Flora Duffy confirmed to me that she has declined her wild card.
- February 3rd: Sarah Piampiano announced the end of her Pro career. I have crossed her out in the start list below.
- February 1st: Imogen Simmonds mentioned in an Instagram post that she will undergo surgery “on the hip to repair a tear in the labrum and a femoroacetabular impingement, with a few weeks on crutches”. This makes it unlikely for her to be in (top) shape for St. George.
- September 24th: The race has been rescheduled for May 7th in St. George, UT.
- September 17th: Initial post. For now, I am listing all athletes qualified. As far as I know, all qualifiers intend to race with the possible exception of Flora Duffy. Flora was offered a wild card and indicated she would decline.
To all the athletes with an injury, fingers crossed for a speedy and full recovery!
Male Race Participants
| Name | Nation | Age | Previous Results |
| Bart Aernouts | BEL | 37 | 7 finishes (8 starts) |
| 31 | none | ||
| 32 | 2 finishes (3 starts) | ||
| Florian Angert (KQ) | GER | 29 | none |
| Daniel Baekkegard | DEN | 25 | 1 finish |
| Kristian Blummenfelt (KQ) | NOR | 27 | none |
| 38 | 5 finishes (7 starts) | ||
| Alistair Brownlee | GBR | 33 | 1 finish |
| Matt Burton (KQ) | AUS | 34 | none |
| Tyler Butterfield | BMU | 38 | 5 finishes (7 starts) |
| Leon Chevalier (KQ) | FRA | 26 | none |
| Denis Chevrot | FRA | 34 | 3 finishes (4 starts) |
| Braden Currie | NZL | 35 | 3 finishes |
| Mario De Elias | ARG | 37 | 1 finish |
| Andreas Dreitz | GER | 33 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Adam Feigh | USA | 29 | none |
| 40 | 5 finishes, 3 wins (2015, 2016, 2019) | ||
| Henrik Goesch | FIN | 27 | none |
| Pedro Gomes | POR | 38 | 2 finishes (4 starts) |
| 38 | 1 finish | ||
| Arnaud Guilloux | FRA | 33 | none |
| Matt Hanson | USA | 36 | 2 finishes (4 starts) |
| Pieter Heemeryck | BEL | 32 | none |
| Ben Hoffman (KQ) | USA | 38 | 8 finishes (9 starts) |
| Kristian Hogenhaug | DEN | 30 | 1 finish |
| Gustav Iden (KQ) | NOR | 26 | none |
| Sebastian Kienle (KQ) | GER | 37 | 7 finishes (8 starts), 1 win (2014) |
| Sam Laidlow | FRA | 23 | none |
| 35 | 3 finishes (4 starts), 2 wins (2017, 2018) | ||
| Chris Leiferman | USA | 35 | 1 finish |
| Sam Long | USA | 26 | none |
| David McNamee | GBR | 33 | 4 finishes (5 starts) |
| Justin Metzler | USA | 28 | none |
| Max Neumann | AUS | 26 | none |
| Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 30 | 1 finish (3 starts) |
| 41 | 8 finishes (9 starts) | ||
| 31 | 2 finishes | ||
| Jason Pohl | CAN | 31 | none |
| Kevin Portmann | FRA | 35 | none |
| Andy Potts | USA | 45 | 11 finishes |
| Matthew Russell | USA | 38 | 7 finishes (8 starts) |
| Lionel Sanders (KQ) | CAN | 33 | 5 finishes |
| 33 | 4 finishes | ||
| Kyle Smith | NZL | 24 | none |
| Boris Stein | GER | 37 | 4 finishes (5 starts) |
| 29 | none | ||
| Matt Trautman (KQ) | ZAF | 36 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Jan van Berkel (KQ) | SUI | 33 | 4 finishes (5 starts) |
| 37 | 6 finishes | ||
| Michael Weiss | AUT | 41 | 7 finishes (9 starts) |
| Cameron Wurf | AUS | 38 | 3 finishes |
Female Race Participants
| Name | Nation | Age | Previous Results |
| 31 | 1 finish | ||
| Ruth Astle (KQ) | GBR | 32 | none |
| Nikki Bartlett | GBR | 34 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| 40 | 8 finishes (10 starts), 3 wins (2010, 2013, 2014) | ||
| 28 | 3 finishes | ||
| Haley Chura | USA | 36 | 2 finishes (3 starts) |
| 37 | none | ||
| Linsey Corbin | USA | 40 | 12 finishes (13 starts) |
| 39 | 4 finishes | ||
| 31 | none | ||
| 34 | none | ||
| Kelly Fillnow | USA | 39 | none |
| Gurutze Frades Larralde (KQ) | ESP | 41 | 4 finishes |
| 34 | none | ||
| Anne Haug (KQ) | GER | 39 | 2 finishes, 1 win (2019) |
| Heather Jackson (KQ) | USA | 37 | 5 finishes |
| Meredith Kessler | USA | 43 | 5 finishes (8 starts) |
| Renee Kiley | AUS | 39 | none |
| Tessa Kortekaas | NED | 33 | none |
| 31 | none | ||
| Fenella Langridge | GBR | 29 | none |
| 32 | none | ||
| 40 | 4 finishes (5 starts) | ||
| 25 | none | ||
| Katrina Matthews | GBR | 31 | none |
| Rach McBride | CAN | 43 | 1 finish |
| Jocelyn McCauley (KQ) | USA | 33 | 2 finishes (3 starts) |
| 34 | none | ||
| Skye Moench (KQ) | USA | 33 | none |
| 34 | 1 finish | ||
| Angela Naeth | CAN | 39 | 1 finish (2 starts) |
| Lisa Norden | SWE | 37 | none |
| 34 | 1 finish | ||
| 41 | 5 finishes (6 starts) | ||
| Daniela Ryf (KQ) | SUI | 34 | 6 finishes, 4 wins (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) |
| Joanna Ryter (KQ) | SUI | 27 | none |
| Laura Siddall | GBR | 41 | 3 finishes |
| 28 | 1 finish | ||
| 38 | none | ||
| Maja Stage Nielsen | DEN | 33 | 3 finishes |
| 32 | 0 finishes (1 start) | ||
| 38 | 6 finishes (7 starts) | ||
| 30 | none | ||
| 31 | none | ||
| Laura Zimmermann (KQ) | GER | 30 | none |
Previous Winners
Male Race Results