2014 Ironman World Championship

The 2014 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition that was held on October 11, 2014 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The event was won by Sebastian Kienle of Germany and Australia's Mirinda Carfrae. It was the 38th edition of the Ironman World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and awarded a total purse prize of $650,000.[1]

Ironman World Championship
LocationKailua-Kona, Hawaii
DateOctober 11, 2014
Champions
Men Sebastian Kienle
Women Mirinda Carfrae

Championship results

Men
Pos.Time
(h:mm:ss)		NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)
Swim    T1    Bike    T2    Run
8:14:18Sebastian Kienle Germany54:382:014:20:462:172:54:36
8:19:23Ben Hoffman United States51:201:554:32:202:232:51:25
8:20:32Jan Frodeno Germany50:561:514:37:192:402:47:46
48:21:38Andy Potts United States50:561:504:36:563:382:48:18
58:22:19Cyril Viennot France54:321:574:31:182:372:51:55
68:22:29Nils Frommhold Germany51:141:554:34:112:242:52:45
78:23:26Tim Van Berkel Australia51:212:044:36:452:232:50:53
88:24:11Frederik Van Lierde Belgium51:032:134:32:172:172:56:21
98:28:28Bart Aernouts Belgium55:432:144:37:472:322:50:12
108:30:15Romain Guillaume France51:081:554:34:232:512:59:58
Source:[2]

Women
Pos.Time
(h:mm:ss)		NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)
Swim    T1    Bike    T2    Run
9:00:55Mirinda Carfrae Australia1:00:142:025:05:482:252:50:26
9:02:57Daniela Ryf  Switzerland56:552:024:54:332:273:07:00
9:04:23Rachel Joyce Great Britain56:471:554:56:492:253:08:45
49:10:19Jodie Swallow Great Britain54:282:035:02:462:173:08:45
59:12:43Caroline Steffen  Switzerland56:532:085:02:032:563:08:43
69:16:58Julia Gajer Germany1:00:172:355:06:133:143:04:39
79:18:11Liz Lyles United States1:00:192:035:10:152:103:03:24
89:19:21Gina Crawford New Zealand55:042:185:17:302:403:01:49
99:20:46Mary Beth Ellis United States54:561:585:00:042:243:21:24
109:23:34Liz Blatchford Australia54:592:015:13:302:483:10:16
Source:[2]

Qualification

For entry into the 2014 World Championship race, amateur athletes were required to qualify through a performance at an Ironman or selected Ironman 70.3 series race. Entry into the championship race could also be obtained through a random allocation lottery, through Ironman's Legacy program, or through the Ironman’s charitable eBay auction. The division of athletes is divided into professional, age group, physically challenged, and hand cycle divisions.[3]

For professional triathletes, a point system determines which professional triathletes qualify for the championship race. To qualify, points are earned by competing in WTC sanctioned Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events throughout the qualifying year. For the 2014 championship race that period was August 31, 2013 to August 24, 2014. The top 50 male and top 35 female pros in points at the end of the qualifying year qualified to race in Kona. An athlete's five highest scoring races were counted in the point totals. At least one Ironman race must have been completed and only three Ironman 70.3 races counted towards an athlete's overall point total. Prior champions of a WTC Championship receive an automatic entry for the Championship race for a period of five years after their last championship performance provided that they competed in at least one full-distance Ironman race during the qualifying year. Their entry does not count toward the number of available qualifying spots.[4][5] Available prize money to professional triathletes for qualifying race ranged from $25,000 to $125,000.[1]

The 2014 Ironman series consisted of 29 Ironman races plus the 2013 Ironman World Championship which was itself a qualifier for the 2014 Championship.[4]

Qualifying Ironman races
DateEventLocation
Sep 8, 2013Ironman Wales Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Sep 8, 2013Ironman Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
Oct 12, 2013Ironman World Championship Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Nov 2, 2013Ironman Florida Panama City Beach, Florida
Nov 17, 2013Ironman Arizona Tempe, Arizona
Dec 1, 2013Ironman Cozumel Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dec 8, 2013Ironman Western Australia Busselton, Western Australia
Mar 1, 2014Ironman New Zealand Taupo, New Zealand
Mar 23, 2014Ironman Asia Pacific Championship Melbourne, Australia
Mar 30, 2014Ironman Los Cabos Los Cabos, Mexico
Apr 6, 2014Ironman South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa
May 4, 2014Ironman Australia Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
May 17, 2014Ironman Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain
May 17, 2014Ironman Texas The Woodlands Township, Texas
May 25, 2014Ironman Brazil Florianópolis Island, Brazil
Jun 8, 2014Ironman Cairns Cairns, Australia
Jun 29, 2014Ironman Austria Klagenfurt, Austria
Jun 29, 2014Ironman France Nice, France
Jun 29, 2014Ironman Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Jul 6, 2014Ironman European Championship Frankfurt, Germany
July 20, 2014Ironman UK Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Jul 27, 2014Ironman Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
Jul 27, 2014Ironman Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York
Jul 27, 2014Ironman Canada Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 3, 2014Ironman Boulder Boulder, Colorado
Aug 16, 2014Ironman Sweden Kalmar, Sweden
Aug 17, 2014Ironman Mont-Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
Aug 24, 2014Ironman Japan Hokkaido, Japan
Aug 24, 2014Ironman Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 24, 2014Ironman Louisville Louisville, Kentucky

Disabled

Racing driver and paracyclist Alex Zanardi completed the 2014 Ironman World Championship in a time of 9:47:14, ranking 272nd overall and 19th out of 247 in the 45- to 49-year-old age group category.[11] He used a handbike for the cycling section and an Olympic wheelchair for the running section.

References
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  5. Krabel, Herbert (July 26, 2010). "2011 Kona Pro Qualification Rules". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  6. "2014 KPR - Men" (PDF). World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  7. "Pro Field Set for the IRONMAN World Championship". World Triathlon Corporation. August 29, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  8. "2014 IRONMAN World Championship Pro Start List". World Triathlon Corporation. September 12, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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