2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship
The 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition that was held at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada on September 11, 2011.[1] It was sponsored by the United States Marine Corps and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The championship race was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from October 1, 2010 to August 15, 2011.[1] Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.[2] The 2011 Championship marked the first year that the race was not held in Clearwater, Florida, which had hosted the race since its inception in 2006.
Medallists
Men
Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
3:54:48 | Craig Alexander | 24:45 | 2:34 | 2:14:47 | 0:53 | 1:11:51 | ||
3:58:03 | Chris Lieto | 24:51 | 2:31 | 2:10:36 | 1:11 | 1:18:56 | ||
3:58:42 | Jeff Symonds | 24:47 | 2:27 | 2:16:55 | 1:01 | 1:13:33 | ||
4 | 3:59:11 | Michael Weiss | 27:57 | 2:51 | 2:12:58 | 1:17 | 1:14:10 | |
5 | 4:00:00 | Joe Gambles | 24:45 | 2:30 | 2:15:09 | 0:48 | 1:16:50 | |
6 | 4:00:26 | Paul Matthews | 24:27 | 2:12 | 2:15:45 | 0:52 | 1:17:13 | |
7 | 4:00:53 | Raynard Tissink | 24:57 | 2:28 | 2:17:32 | 1:08 | 1:14:51 | |
8 | 4:02:01 | Tim Berkel | 26:33 | 2:37 | 2:14:44 | 1:05 | 1:17:04 | |
9 | 4:04:03 | Luke Bell | 24:53 | 2:24 | 2:15:15 | 1:14 | 1:20:19 | |
10 | 4:05:09 | Alessandro Degasperi | 25:23 | 2:19 | 2:16:29 | 1:00 | 1:19:59 | |
Source:[3] |
Women
Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
4:20:55 | Melissa Rollison | 28:27 | 2:29 | 2:27:58 | 0:49 | 1:21:14 | ||
4:26:52 | Karin Thürig | 33:01 | 3:11 | 2:24:05 | 1:22 | 1:25:15 | ||
4:29:25 | Linsey Corbin | 29:19 | 2:38 | 2:31:08 | 0:58 | 1:25:24 | ||
4 | 4:30:21 | Heather Jackson | 29:31 | 2:27 | 2:33:06 | 0:50 | 1:24:27 | |
5 | 4:33:08 | Joanna Lawn | 27:59 | 2:50 | 2:33:52 | 1:07 | 1:27:22 | |
6 | 4:33:57 | Leanda Cave | 25:40 | 2:30 | 2:36:29 | 0:58 | 1:28:22 | |
7 | 4:35:36 | Heather Wurtele | 27:28 | 2:45 | 2:33:47 | 1:11 | 1:30:26 | |
8 | 4:36:14 | Emma-Kate Lidbury | 26:29 | 2:37 | 2:38:57 | 1:12 | 1:27:01 | |
9 | 4:36:52 | Christie Sym | 29:17 | 2:33 | 2:32:19 | 0:56 | 1:31:48 | |
10 | 4:37:03 | Michelle Wu | 28:04 | 2:50 | 2:38:15 | 1:01 | 1:26:56 | |
Source:[3] |
Qualification
The 2011 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 38 events that enabled qualification to the 2011 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying year, earning points towards their pro rankings. An athlete’s five highest scoring races are counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 30 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race.[4]
Amateur triathletes could also qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events or through the Physically Challenged Lottery. Slots were allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category was assured one qualifying spot at each qualifying event.[5] Some 70.3 events also serve as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.
While the 70.3 Series continued its gradual expansion in 2011 with the number of qualifying races the overall number of qualifiers remained the same from the previous year. This was due to the Championship event being moved up from its previous November slot on the calendar to September causing many of the new and previously established events to instead act as qualifiers for the 2012 Championship race. Those new events added as part of the 2011 series include races in Busselton, Western Australia; Port Macquarie, New South Wales; Pescara, Italy; Mallorca, Spain; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Miami; Jeju, South Korea; and Muncie, Indiana as well as the Asia-Pacific Championship in Phuket.
Qualifying Ironman 70.3s
Date | Event | Location |
---|---|---|
Oct 17, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Austin | |
Oct 30, 2010 | Ironman Miami 70.3 | |
Nov 13, 2010 | Foster Grant Ironman 70.3 World Championship | |
Dec 5, 2010 | Asia-Pacific Championship 70.3 | |
Jan 16, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Pucón | |
Jan 23, 2011 | Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa | |
Mar 19, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 San Juan | |
Mar 20, 2011 | Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore | |
Apr 2, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 California† | |
Apr 10, 2011 | Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas | |
Apr 17, 2011 | Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans | |
May 1, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie | |
May 1, 2011 | St. Croix Ironman 70.3† | |
May 7, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Busselton | |
May 14, 2011 | Thomas Cook Ironman 70.3 Mallorca | |
May 15, 2011 | Rohto Ironman 70.3 Florida | |
May 22, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Austria | |
Jun 4, 2011 | Rohto Ironman 70.3 Hawaii† | |
Jun 5, 2011 | PowerBar Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | |
Jun 5, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Mooseman | |
Jun 11, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Boise | |
Jun 12, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Italy | |
Jun 12, 2011 | Eagleman Ironman 70.3† | |
Jun 12, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Kansas | |
Jun 19, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 U.K. | |
Jun 26, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake†∗ | |
Jul 3, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Korea | |
Jul 9, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Muncie | |
Jul 10, 2011 | Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island | |
Jul 17, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Racine | |
Jul 17, 2011 | Vineman Ironman 70.3 | |
Jul 24, 2011 | Antwerp Ironman 70.3‡ | |
Jul 31, 2011 | Viterra Ironman 70.3 Calgary | |
Aug 7, 2011 | Rohto Ironman 70.3 Boulder | |
Aug 14, 2011 | Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines | |
Aug 14, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 European Championship | |
Aug 14, 2011 | Whirlpool Ironman 70.3 Steelhead | |
Aug 14, 2011 | Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens |
†Also serves as a 2011 Ironman World Championship qualifier.
‡Also serves as a 2011 Ironman World Championship qualifier, handcycle entry only.
∗Ironman 70.3 U.S. Handcycle Championship
China cancellation
On May 12, 2011, the WTC announced that the 2011 Ironman China and Ironman 70.3 China races, scheduled for May 29 in Jixian, Tianjin Province, China, were canceled. The Tianjin Sports Bureau (TSB) was unable to obtain the required sanctions from the China Triathlon Sports Association (CTSA) to conduct the event. Murphy Reinschreiber, managing director of the Asia Pacific region for WTC stated that "TSB simply failed to provide all of the documentation necessary for CTSA to process the sanction." WTC is offering a full refund of entry fees to all athletes who were scheduled to compete at Ironman China and Ironman 70.3 China. Additionally, all athletes were offered a complimentary race entry into any of the 2011 Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races. WTC is allocating the age group qualifying slots from Ironman China and Ironman 70.3 China to other races in the region to ensure that athletes from the Asia-Pacific region are represented at the 2011 World Championship events.[6]
2011 Ironman 70.3 Series results
Men
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Austin | 3:53:57 | 3:55:06 | 3:57:04 | [7] | |||
Miami | 4:00:41 | 4:02:47 | 4:05:38 | [8] | |||
Clearwater | 3:41:19 | 3:42:56 | 3:44:18 | [9] | |||
Phuket | 3:59:42 | 4:01:52 | 4:04:00 | [10] | |||
Pucón | 3:52:59 | 3:56:24 | 3:57:17 | [11] | |||
South Africa | 4:06:30 | 4:08:41 | 4:15:16 | [12] | |||
San Juan | 3:49:29 | 3:52:37 | 3:56:57 | [13] | |||
Singapore | 3:50:56 | 3:50:55 | 3:54:25 | [14] | |||
California | 3:55:49 | 3:56:07 | 3:56:29 | [15] | |||
Texas | 3:45:37 | 3:46:47 | 3:48:16 | [16] | |||
New Orleans∗ | 3:18:08 | 3:23:08 | 3:25:24 | [17] | |||
Port Macquarie | 3:58:15 | 4:01:40 | 4:03:22 | [18] | |||
St. Croix | 4:11:43 | 4:11:59 | 4:15:50 | [19] | |||
Busselton | 3:51:27 | 3:52:50 | 3:53:59 | [20] | |||
Mallorca | 3:53:07 | 3:56:56 | 3:59:00 | [21] | |||
Florida | 3:53:14 | 3:57:10 | 3:58:13 | [22] | |||
Austria | 3:55:27 | 3:56:01 | 3:57:01 | [23] | |||
Hawaii | 3:58:14 | 4:01:32 | 4:05:25 | [24] | |||
Switzerland | 3:46:56 | 3:51:23 | 3:54:36 | [25] | |||
Mooseman | 4:02:04 | 4:02:11 | 4:09:23 | [26] | |||
Boise | 3:52:41 | 3:54:48 | 3:55:28 | [27] | |||
Italy | 4:01:26 | 4:10:54 | 4:10:55 | [28] | |||
Eagleman | 3:54:49 | 3:57:43 | 3:58:13 | [29] | |||
Kansas | 3:49:44 | 3:55:46 | 3:56:13 | [30] | |||
U.K. | 4:25:15 | 4:26:30 | 4:27:18 | [31] | |||
Buffalo Springs | 4:03:27 | 4:04:22 | 4:05:51 | [32] | |||
Korea | 4:03:58 | 4:15:03 | 4:15:56 | [33] | |||
Muncie | 3:48:14 | 3:53:12 | 3:54:18 | [34] | |||
Rhode Island | 4:00:52 | 4:01:27 | 4:21:24 | [35] | |||
Racine | 3:51:50 | 3:57:32 | 4:03:14 | [36] | |||
Vineman | 3:45:58 | 3:46:27 | 3:47:04 | [37] | |||
Antwerp | 3:45:37 | 3:48:25 | 3:54:31 | [38] | |||
Calgary | 3:56:24 | 4:02:37 | 4:03:27 | [39] | |||
Boulder | 3:45:35 | 3:51:41 | 3:53:01 | [40] | |||
Philippines | 3:51:43 | 4:12:30 | 4:12:54 | [41] | |||
Wiesbaden | 4:08:36 | 4:10:19 | 4:15:02 | [42] | |||
Steelhead∗ | 3:19:32 | 3:19:51 | 3:20:16 | [43] | |||
Lake Stevens | 3:56:50 | 3:57:23 | 3:58:29 | [44] |
∗Swim portion canceled
Women
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Austin | 4:09:34 | 4:17:58 | 4:22:01 | [7] | |||
Miami | 4:21:21 | 4:30:03 | 4:36:46 | [8] | |||
Clearwater | 4:06:28 | 4:12:34 | 4:13:04 | [9] | |||
Phuket | 4:20:13 | 4:24:53 | 4:30:49 | [10] | |||
Pucón | 4:15:42 | 4:21:17 | 4:33:38 | [11] | |||
South Africa | 4:39:19 | 4:42:25 | 4:45:45 | [12] | |||
San Juan | 4:15:38 | 4:19:05 | 4:20:33 | [13] | |||
Singapore | 4:21:06 | 4:22:32 | 4:25:31 | [14] | |||
California | 4:26:18 | 4:26:28 | 4:27:22 | [15] | |||
Texas | 4:06:43 | 4:09:40 | 4:10:30 | [16] | |||
New Orleans∗ | 3:40:15 | 3:41:31 | 3:44:30 | [17] | |||
Port Macquarie | 4:29:36 | 4:37:24 | 4:41:10 | [18] | |||
St. Croix | 4:29:28 | 4:32:07 | 4:36:01 | [19] | |||
Busselton | 4:13:23 | 4:15:21 | 4:15:55 | [20] | |||
Mallorca | 4:33:18 | 4:33:50 | 4:34:04 | [21] | |||
Florida | 4:22:31 | 4:28:37 | 4:32:14 | [22] | |||
Austria | 4:20:34 | 4:24:19 | 4:26:56 | [23] | |||
Hawaii | 4:42:32 | 4:43:09 | 4:44:00 | [24] | |||
Switzerland | 4:15:10 | 4:18:31 | 4:24:58 | [25] | |||
Mooseman | 4:30:58 | 4:31:46 | 4:49:29 | [26] | |||
Boise | 4:18:28 | 4:20:21 | 4:22:14 | [27] | |||
Italy | 4:44:59 | 4:47:51 | 4:54:24 | [28] | |||
Eagleman | 4:15:31 | 4:21:28 | 4:23:02 | [29] | |||
Kansas | 4:11:08 | 4:15:13 | 4:27:17 | [30] | |||
U.K. | 5:01:01 | 5:01:49 | 5:03:43 | [31] | |||
Buffalo Springs | 4:26:09 | 4:34:23 | 4:35:21 | [32] | |||
Korea | 4:38:54 | 5:08:06 | 5:24:03 | [33] | |||
Muncie | 4:08:48 | 4:12:19 | 4:12:35 | [34] | |||
Rhode Island | 4:27:08 | 4:38:38 | 4:40:39 | [35] | |||
Racine | 4:28:54 | 4:33:26 | 4:33:48 | [36] | |||
Vineman | 4:09:00 | 4:15:14 | 4:17:49 | [37] | |||
Antwerp | 4:21:24 | 4:22:40 | 4:26:44 | [38] | |||
Calgary | 4:34:21 | 4:34:27 | 4:36:52 | [39] | |||
Boulder | 4:10:31 | 4:12:42 | 4:23:54 | [40] | |||
Philippines | 4:26:23 | 4:28:34 | 4:35:16 | [41] | |||
Wiesbaden | 4:45:47 | 4:50:54 | 4:51:39 | [42] | |||
Steelhead∗ | 3:36:02 | 3:39:38 | 3:44:22 | [43] | |||
Lake Stevens | 4:27:31 | 4:37:58 | 4:42:42 | [44] |
∗Swim portion canceled
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