2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship

The 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition that was held in Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria on August 30, 2015. It was won by Jan Frodeno of Germany and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from August 3, 2014 through July 12, 2015. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.[1] A prize purse of $250,000 will be distributed to the top 10 male and female professional athletes.[2] The race marked the second year of the championship event being held in a non-recurring location and the first time being held in Europe.[3]

Ironman 70.3 World Championship
LocationZell am See-Kaprun, Austria
DateAugust 30, 2015
Champions
Men Jan Frodeno
Women Daniela Ryf

Championship results

Men
Pos.Time
(h:mm:ss)		NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss)
SwimT1BikeT2Run
3:51:19Jan Frodeno Germany22:142:032:09:041:261:16:32
3:52:48Sebastian Kienle Germany24:042:032:09:541:251:15:22
3:55:05Javier Gómez Spain22:122:042:13:381:361:15:35
43:56:28Bart Aernouts Belgium25:382:062:12:071:421:14:55
53:56:34Michael Raelert Germany22:152:102:13:191:331:17:17
63:56:52Andreas Böcherer Germany22:122:162:09:001:401:21:44
73:57:47Jan Van Berkel  Switzerland22:272:032:13:151:281:18:34
83:58:44Tyler Butterfield Bermuda24:051:582:13:481:341:17:19
93:58:58Andreas Dreitz Germany23:042:062:07:351:361:24:37
104:00:11Albert Molins Spain24:302:222:14:321:491:16:58
Source:[4]

Women
Pos.Time
(h:mm:ss)		NameCountrySplit times (h:mm:ss)
SwimT1BikeT2Run
4:11:34Daniela Ryf  Switzerland23:462:032:21:101:261:22:51
4:23:07Heather Wurtele Canada26:332:032:27:391:251:24:56
4:24:10Anja Beranek Germany24:322:042:24:181:361:31:17
44:25:33Magali Tisseyre Canada24:552:062:27:561:421:28:45
54:27:39Alicia Kaye United States24:032:102:28:581:331:30:35
64:29:53Julia Gajer Germany24:462:162:33:061:401:27:33
74:30:31Susie Cheetham United Kingdom26:342:032:34:521:281:25:01
84:30:47Ricarda Lisk Germany24:031:582:35:381:341:27:14
94:31:00Lauren Barnett United States26:362:062:32:181:361:27:52
104:31:47Emma Bilham  Switzerland24:522:222:32:381:491:30:24
Source:[4]

With Ryf's win she became the first female to win back-to-back Ironman 70.3 championship titles. Former champions Jodie Swallow and Meredith Kessler both exited the race early. Swallow pulled out after the swim after suffering a bike crash the previous day. Kessler experienced mechanical issues on the bike.[5]

Qualification

The 2015 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 71 events that enabled qualification to the 2015 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. For the 2015 championship race that period was August 3, 2014 to July 12, 2015. An athlete’s five highest scoring races are counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 35 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race. The previous five 70.3 champions receive an automatic qualifying spot provided they validate their entry by competitively finishing one qualifying race. Winners of the five regional 70.3 championships will also automatically qualify for the championship race. These winners did not count towards the final 50 and 35 qualifiers[1] Professional athletes were also eligible for prize purses at each qualifying event, which ranged in total size from $75,000 to $100,000.[1][6]

Amateur triathletes could qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events. At qualifying events, 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 tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. In previous years some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.[7] However, the 2014 qualifying year served as the final year for almost all qualifying races in this capacity. As such this year's qualifying season only the handcycle competitions and Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau will offer qualification into the 2015 Ironman World Championship. This was to accommodate for the increased number of qualifying slots created from the newly added full Ironman events.[8]

Non-point races

Prior to the 2014 Ironman Boulder race, World Triathlon Corporation's CEO, Andrew Messick, announced a redistribution of prize money to help facilitate paying ten professionals deep at each race as well as awarding larger prize purses at select races across Ironman and Ironman 70.3. As part of this initiative, WTC eliminated points and prize purses for professional triathletes initially at 9 Ironman events and 11 Ironman 70.3 events in 2015, mostly occurring within North America.[6] There are nine Ironman 70.3 races with no professional points or prize purse offered for the 2015 Ironman 70.3 Championship qualifying period.

Qualifying Ironman 70.3 events
DateEventLocation[9][10]
Aug 3, 2014Ironman 70.3 Philippines Cebu, Philippines
Aug 10, 2014Ironman 70.3 Steelhead Benton Harbor, Michigan
Aug 10, 2014Ironman 70.3 European Pro Championship Wiesbaden, Germany
Aug 17, 2014Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Lake Stevens, Washington
Aug 17, 2014Ironman 70.3 Timberman Gilford, New Hampshire
Aug 23, 2014Ironman 70.3 Budapest Budapest, Hungary
Aug 30, 2014Ironman 70.3 Foz do Iguaçu Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Aug 31, 2014Ironman 70.3 Zell am SeeZell am See-Kaprun, Austria
Sep 7, 2014Ironman 70.3 World Championship Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
Sep 7, 2014Ironman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, Ontario
Sep 14, 2014Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Sep 14, 2014Ironman 70.3 Rügen Rügen, Germany
Sep 14, 2014Ironman 70.3 KronbergX Elsinore, Denmark
Sep 20, 2014Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote Lanzarote, Spain
Sep 21, 2014Ironman 70.3 Princeton Princeton, New Jersey
Sep 21, 2014Ironman 70.3 CozumelCozumel, Mexico
Sep 21, 2014Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe* Lake Tahoe, California
Sep 28, 2014Ironman 70.3 Augusta Augusta, Georgia
Oct 4, 2014Ironman 70.3 Gurye Korea Gurye, Korea
Oct 5, 2014Ironman 70.3 Silverman Henderson, Nevada
Oct 19, 2014Ironman 70.3 Port MacQuarie Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Oct 26, 2014Ironman 70.3 Miami Miami, Florida
Oct 26, 2014Ironman 70.3 Austin Austin, Texas
Nov 2, 2014Ironman 70.3 Taiwan Hengchun, Taiwan
Nov 9, 2014Ironman 70.3 Australian Pro Championship Mandurah, Western Australia
Nov 16, 2014Ironman 70.3 Ballarat Ballarat, Victoria
Nov 30, 2014Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney Sydney, New South Wales
Jan 11, 2015Ironman 70.3 Pucón Pucón, Chile
Jan 18, 2015Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Pro Championship Auckland, New Zealand
Jan 25, 2015Ironman 70.3 South Africa Buffalo City, South Africa
Feb 8, 2015Ironman 70.3 Geelong Geelong, Victoria
Mar 8, 2015Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay Subic Bay, Philippines
Mar 15, 2015Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mar 16, 2015Ironman 70.3 Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico
Mar 28, 2015Ironman 70.3 California Oceanside, California
Apr 5, 2015Ironman 70.3 Latin American Pro Championship Brasília, Brazil
Apr 5, 2015Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya Putrajaya, Malaysia
Apr 12, 2015Ironman 70.3 FloridaX Haines City, Florida
Apr 19, 2015Ironman 70.3 New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana
Apr 26, 2015Ironman 70.3 Texas Galveston, Texas
May 2, 2015Ironman 70.3 North American Pro Championship St. George, Utah
May 2, 2015Ironman 70.3 Busselton Busselton, Western Australia
May 3, 2015Ironman 70.3 St Croix Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
May 3, 2015Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix Aix-en-Provence, France
May 9, 2015Ironman 70.3 Mallorca Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain
May 10, 2015Ironman 70.3 Vietnam Da Nang, Vietnam
May 17, 2015Ironman 70.3 Austria St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria
May 17, 2015Ironman 70.3 Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
May 17, 2015Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee
May 30, 2015Ironman 70.3 HawaiiX Kohala, Hawaii
May 31, 2015Ironman 70.3 Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina
Jun 7, 2015Ironman 70.3 Japan Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
Jun 7, 2015Ironman 70.3 Switzerland Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
Jun 7, 2015Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau† Kraichgau, Germany
Jun 13, 2015Ironman 70.3 Boulder Boulder, Colorado
Jun 13, 2015Ironman 70.3 BoiseX Boise, Idaho
Jun 14, 2015Ironman 70.3 Italy Pescara,Italy
Jun 14, 2015Ironman 70.3 Eagleman Cambridge, Maryland
Jun 14, 2015Ironman 70.3 Cairns Cairns, Queensland
Jun 14, 2015Ironman 70.3 StaffordshireStaffordshire, England
Jun 14, 2015Ironman 70.3 VictoriaX Victoria, British Columbia
Jun 20, 2015Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg‡ Luxembourg
Jun 21, 2015Ironman 70.3 KronbergX Elsinore, Denmark
Jun 21, 2015Ironman 70.3 SyracuseX Syracuse, New York
Jun 21, 2015Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
Jun 28, 2015Ironman 70.3 UKX Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK
Jun 28, 2015Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake‡ Lubbock, Texas
Jul 5, 2015Ironman 70.3 Incheon Korea Incheon, Korea
Jul 5, 2015Ironman 70.3 Norway Haugesund, Norway
Jul 5, 2015Ironman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, Ontario
Jul 11, 2015Ironman 70.3 MuncieX Muncie, Indiana
Jul 12, 2015Ironman 70.3 Vineman Sonoma County, California

*Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe was canceled due to smoke from the King Fire.[11]
†Also serves as a 2014 Ironman World Championship qualifier.
‡Also serves as the handcycle championships and as 2015 Ironman World Championship handcycle qualifier
XNo professional points awarded.

Qualifying pro men

Qualifying slots into the championship race were awarded to the top 50 men in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.

Awarded slots are according to Ironman.com as of August 31, 2015 and final race results.[4][12]

Qualifying pro women

Qualifying slots were awarded to the top 35 women in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.

Awarded slots are according to Ironman.com as of August 31, 2015 and final race results.[4][13]

References
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