Race Results 1978-2009 - Triathlon.de

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Event History
of 16:21:55. Sarah Reinertsen, from Portola Hill, Calif., who attempted to become the first female amputee to
finish in 2004, accomplishes her goal and makes Ironman history. Reinertsen missed the bike cut-off in 2004, but
finishes this year with a time of 15:05:12.
2006
Just one year after recording a DNF, Germany’s Normann Stadler returns to Kailua-Kona and captures
his second Ironman World Championship title in three years with a time of 8:11:56. Stadler built an insurmountable
lead on the bike, setting the fastest bike split in Ironman history with a time of 4:18:23. Second place finisher,
Chris McCormack, crosses the finish line only 1 minute, 11 seconds, behind Stadler. The 2005 Champion,
Faris Al-Sultan, of Germany, places third, crossing the finish line in 8:19:04. After a spectacular 2005 debut and
a second place finish, Australia’s Michellie Jones claims her first Ford Ironman World Championship title, crossing
the finish line in 9:18:31. A stellar bike time of 5:06:09 helped the 37-year-old distance herself from the pack.
Austin, Texas, native, Desiree Ficker, turns in a career best and finishes in second place with a time of 9:24:02.
After having her appendix rupture during the 2005 race,
Canadian Lisa Bentley returns to Kailua-Kona and tallies a
third place finish with a time of 9:25:18. In an attempt to win
a seventh Ironman World Championship title, Switzerland’s
Natascha Badmann finishes in 9:38:52, placing as the tenth
overall female.
Chrissie Wellington, the first-ever British athlete to win the Ironman
World Championship, holds her country’s flag at the finish
line in 2007.
2007
After several attempts for the illustrious title and a second
place finish in 2006 to two-time Ironman World Champion,
Normann Stadler, Chris McCormack claims victory with an
overall time of 8:15:34. McCormack, often referred to as
“Macca,” takes the lead at mile 13 of the run, passing last
year’s top American finisher, Chris Lieto. Leading an impressive
and highly competitive field consisting of top contenders
such as Craig Alexander, Tim DeBoom and Torbjorn Sindballe,
Macca becomes the first Australian male athlete to win a title
in Kona since Greg Welch in 1994. Fresh off her Ironman victory
in Korea, Chrissie Wellington becomes the first-ever British
athlete to win the Ironman World Championship, crossing
the finish line at 9:08:45. Wellington dominates during the
bike and run, despite the heat, leading top females such as Samantha
McGlone, Leanda Cave, Kate Major and Joanna Lawn.
A number of Ironman ‘greats’ were forced to withdraw from
the event, including Faris Al-Sultan, Michellie Jones, Natascha
Badmann and Normann Stadler. Nearly 1,700 competitors,
from 18 to 78 years of age, cross the finish line. Inspirational
age group athletes include Brian Boyle, survivor of a nearly fatal
car accident, who crosses the finish line in 14 hours, 42 minutes,
and 64-year-old Charles Plaskon, a visually impaired athlete who participates with his guide from C Different,
who celebrates a time of 14 hours, 49 minutes. Scott Rigsby, a double below-the-knee amputee from Atlanta, Ga.,
also sees Ironman success with a finish time of 16 hours, 42 minutes.
2010 Ford Ironman World Championship
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