The 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship was held on October 9, 2010 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was the 34th such Ironman Triathlon World Championships, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The 2010 Championship was won by Chris McCormack and Mirinda Carfrae. The championship is organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).
Medallists
Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run8:10:37Chris McCormack51:361:434:31:511:582:43:318:12:17Andreas Raelert51:271:544:32:272:052:44:258:13:14Marino Vanhoenacker51:331:594:31:001:582:46:4648:16:53Craig Alexander51:321:494:39:352:002:41:5958:20:11Raynard Tissink52:251:564:30:482:202:52:4468:21:00Timo Bracht53:521:594:29:422:102:53:1878:22:02Eneko Llanos51:382:014:39:232:002:47:0388:22:59Dirk Bockel51:122:034:35:481:562:52:0298:23:26Pete Jacobs51:152:024:47:052:012:41:06108:24:04Faris Al-Sultan51:251:544:32:402:392:55:28 Source:
Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run8:58:36Mirinda Carfrae55:531:565:04:592:182:53:329:06:00Caroline Steffen55:572:014:59:232:533:05:479:10:04Julie Dibens53:501:564:55:282:393:16:1249:16:47Virginia Berasategui57:462:225:05:362:343:08:3159:18:48Rachel Joyce52:251:535:10:332:493:11:0969:22:48Karin Thuerig1:13:123:104:48:223:393:14:2779:23:33Yvonne van Vlerken1:01:582:004:59:422:163:17:3989:26:42Caitlin Snow57:502:275:27:402:412:56:0499:27:02Heleen bij de Vaate1:13:072:165:02:302:223:06:49109:27:42Leanda Cave55:431:495:07:302:363:20:06 Source:
Qualification To enter for the 2010 World Championship race, athletes are required to qualify through performance at an Ironman or selected Ironman 70.3 race, through Hawaii residency, through a random allocation lottery, or by invitation from the WTC.
The Ironman 2010 Series consists of 24 Ironman qualifying races plus the Ironman World Championship 2009 which was itself a qualifier for the 2010 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2009 held on September 13, 2009.
Qualifying Ironmans Date Event Location Ironman Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, United States Ironman World Championship Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States Ironman Florida Panama City Beach, Florida, United States Ironman Arizona Tempe, Arizona, United States Ironman Cozumel Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico Ironman Western Australia Busselton, Western Australia, Australia Ironman Malaysia Langkawi, Malaysia Ironman New Zealand Taupō, New Zealand Ironman China Haikou, Hainan Island, China Ironman Australia Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Ironman South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa Ironman St.George St. George, Utah, United States Ironman Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain Ironman Brazil Florianópolis Island, Brazil Ironman Japan Goto, Nagasaki, Japan Ironman Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States Ironman France Nice, France Ironman Germany Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany Ironman Austria Klagenfurt, Austria Ironman Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland Ironman Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York, United States Ironman Regensburg Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany Ironman UK Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Ironman Canada Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Ironman Louisville Louisville, Kentucky, United States
2010 Ironman Series results
Men Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceWisconsin 8:45:19 8:50:34 8:51:30World Champs 09 8:20:21 8:22:56 8:24:32Florida 8:25:29 8:26:51 8:28:04Arizona 8:13:35 8:20:22 8:20:39Cozumel 8:18:40 8:29:10 8:33:28 Western Australia 8:13:59 8:17:47 8:21:11Malaysia 8:22:31 8:50:52 8:54:38New Zealand 8:21:52 8:30:00 8:34:16China 8:41:15 8:52:29 9:17:06Australia 8:23:54 8:27:58 8:32:52South Africa 8:23:28 8:28:53 8:33:48St. George 8:40:08 8:52:54 8:54:42Lanzarote 8:37:42 8:39:35 8:42:52Brazil 8:07:39 8:12:44 8:18:33Coeur d'Alene 8:24:40 8:38:17 8:41:17France 8:25:28 8:30:39 8:52:25Germany 8:05:15 8:10:22 8:14:43Austria 7:52:05 8:12:51 8:14:50Switzerland 8:12:40 8:29:18 8:34:24Lake Placid 8:39:34 8:46:33 8:48:33Regensburg 8:13:37 8:19:28 8:22:57UK 8:40:17 8:46:18 8:49:37Canada 8:32:28 8:32:41 8:38:31Louisville 8:29:59 8:41:54 8:50:10
Women
Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time ReferenceWisconsin World Champs 09 Florida Arizona Cozumel Western Australia Malaysia New Zealand China Australia South Africa St. George Lanzarote Brazil Coeur d'Alene France Germany Austria Switzerland Lake Placid Regensburg UK Canada Louisville
References
External links Ironman website