# 2010 Ironman World Championship

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) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) |
| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run |
| | 8:10:37 | Chris McCormack | Australia | 51:36 | 1:43 | 4:31:51 | 1:58 | 2:43:31 |
| | 8:12:17 | Andreas Raelert | Germany | 51:27 | 1:54 | 4:32:27 | 2:05 | 2:44:25 |
| | 8:13:14 | Marino Vanhoenacker | Belgium | 51:33 | 1:59 | 4:31:00 | 1:58 | 2:46:46 |
| 4 | 8:16:53 | Craig Alexander | Australia | 51:32 | 1:49 | 4:39:35 | 2:00 | 2:41:59 |
| 5 | 8:20:11 | Raynard Tissink | South Africa | 52:25 | 1:56 | 4:30:48 | 2:20 | 2:52:44 |
| 6 | 8:21:00 | Timo Bracht | Germany | 53:52 | 1:59 | 4:29:42 | 2:10 | 2:53:18 |
| 7 | 8:22:02 | Eneko Llanos | Spain | 51:38 | 2:01 | 4:39:23 | 2:00 | 2:47:03 |
| 8 | 8:22:59 | Dirk Bockel | Luxembourg | 51:12 | 2:03 | 4:35:48 | 1:56 | 2:52:02 |
| 9 | 8:23:26 | Pete Jacobs | Australia | 51:15 | 2:02 | 4:47:05 | 2:01 | 2:41:06 |
| 10 | 8:24:04 | Faris Al-Sultan | Germany | 51:25 | 1:54 | 4:32:40 | 2:39 | 2:55:28 |
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### Women

| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) |
| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run |
| | 8:58:36 | Mirinda Carfrae | Australia | 55:53 | 1:56 | 5:04:59 | 2:18 | 2:53:32 |
| | 9:06:00 | Caroline Steffen | Switzerland | 55:57 | 2:01 | 4:59:23 | 2:53 | 3:05:47 |
| | 9:10:04 | Julie Dibens | Great Britain | 53:50 | 1:56 | 4:55:28 | 2:39 | 3:16:12 |
| 4 | 9:16:47 | Virginia Berasategui | Spain | 57:46 | 2:22 | 5:05:36 | 2:34 | 3:08:31 |
| 5 | 9:18:48 | Rachel Joyce | Great Britain | 52:25 | 1:53 | 5:10:33 | 2:49 | 3:11:09 |
| 6 | 9:22:48 | Karin Thuerig | Switzerland | 1:13:12 | 3:10 | 4:48:22 | 3:39 | 3:14:27 |
| 7 | 9:23:33 | Yvonne van Vlerken | Netherlands | 1:01:58 | 2:00 | 4:59:42 | 2:16 | 3:17:39 |
| 8 | 9:26:42 | Caitlin Snow | United States | 57:50 | 2:27 | 5:27:40 | 2:41 | 2:56:04 |
| 9 | 9:27:02 | Heleen bij de Vaate | Netherlands | 1:13:07 | 2:16 | 5:02:30 | 2:22 | 3:06:49 |
| 10 | 9:27:42 | Leanda Cave | Great Britain | 55:43 | 1:49 | 5:07:30 | 2:36 | 3:20:06 |
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## 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 |
| Sep 13, 2009 | Ironman Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Oct 10, 2009 | Ironman World Championship | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States |
| Nov 6, 2009 | Ironman Florida | Panama City Beach, Florida, United States |
| Nov 22, 2009 | Ironman Arizona | Tempe, Arizona, United States |
| Nov 29, 2009 | Ironman Cozumel | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Dec 5, 2009 | Ironman Western Australia | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia |
| Feb 27, 2010 | Ironman Malaysia | Langkawi, Malaysia |
| Mar 6, 2010 | Ironman New Zealand | Taupō, New Zealand |
| Mar 14, 2010 | Ironman China | Haikou, Hainan Island, China |
| Mar 28, 2010 | Ironman Australia | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
| Apr 25, 2010 | Ironman South Africa | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| May 1, 2010 | Ironman St.George | St. George, Utah, United States |
| May 22, 2010 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain |
| May 30, 2010 | Ironman Brazil | Florianópolis Island, Brazil |
| Jun 13, 2010 | Ironman Japan | Goto, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Jun 27, 2010 | Ironman Coeur d'Alene | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States |
| Jun 27, 2010 | Ironman France | Nice, France |
| Jul 4, 2010 | Ironman Germany | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
| Jul 4, 2010 | Ironman Austria | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Jul 25, 2010 | Ironman Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Jul 25, 2010 | Ironman Lake Placid | Lake Placid, New York, United States |
| Aug 1, 2010 | Ironman Regensburg | Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Aug 1, 2010 | Ironman UK | Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Aug 29, 2010 | Ironman Canada | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
| Aug 29, 2010 | Ironman Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |

### 2010 Ironman Series results
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Wisconsin | Raynard Tissink (RSA) | 8:45:19 | Christian Ritter (GER) | 8:50:34 | Raimo Raudsepp (EST) | 8:51:30 |
| World Champs 09 | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 8:20:21 | Chris Lieto (USA) | 8:22:56 | Andreas Raelert (GER) | 8:24:32 |
| Florida | Kirill Kotshegarov (EST) | 8:25:29 | Maxime Kriat (UKR) | 8:26:51 | Massimo Cigana (ITA) | 8:28:04 |
| Arizona | Jordan Rapp (USA) | 8:13:35 | T J Tollakson (USA) | 8:20:22 | Torsten Abel (GER) | 8:20:39 |
| Cozumel | Rutger Beke (BEL) | 8:18:40 | Victor Zyemtsev (UKR) | 8:29:10 | Sebastian Pedraza (ITA) | 8:33:28 |
| Western Australia | Patrick Vernay (NCL) | 8:13:59 | Scott Neyedli (GBR) | 8:17:47 | Jimmy Johnsen (DEN) | 8:21:11 |
| Malaysia | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 8:22:31 | Hiroyuki Nishiuchi (JPN) | 8:50:52 | Romaine Guillaume (FRA) | 8:54:38 |
| New Zealand | Cameron Brown (NZL) | 8:21:52 | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 8:30:00 | Kieran Doe (NZL) | 8:34:16 |
| China | Luke McKenzie (AUS) | 8:41:15 | Jozsef Major (HUN) | 8:52:29 | Jens Groenbek (DEN) | 9:17:06 |
| Australia | Patrick Vernay (NCL) | 8:23:54 | Scott Neyedli (GBR) | 8:27:58 | Trent Chapman (AUS) | 8:32:52 |
| South Africa | Raynard Tissink (RSA) | 8:23:28 | Mathias Hecht (SUI) | 8:28:53 | Daniel Fontana (ITA) | 8:33:48 |
| St. George | Michael Weiss (AUT) | 8:40:08 | Ben Hoffman (USA) | 8:52:54 | Chris McDonald (AUS) | 8:54:42 |
| Lanzarote | Eneko Llanos (ESP) | 8:37:42 | Bert Jammaer (BEL) | 8:39:35 | Maik Twelsiek (GER) | 8:42:52 |
| Brazil | Luke McKenzie (AUS) | 8:07:39 | Ezequiel Morales (ARG) | 8:12:44 | Santiago Ascenço (BRA) | 8:18:33 |
| Coeur d'Alene | Andy Potts (USA) | 8:24:40 | Courtney Ogden (AUS) | 8:38:17 | Michael Lovato (USA) | 8:41:17 |
| France | Marcel Zamora Perez (ESP) | 8:25:28 | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 8:30:39 | Olivier Marceau (SUI) | 8:52:25 |
| Germany | Andreas Raelert (GER) | 8:05:15 | Timo Bracht (GER) | 8:10:22 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 8:14:43 |
| Austria | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 7:52:05 | Dennis Devriendt (BEL) | 8:12:51 | Michael Weiss (AUT) | 8:14:50 |
| Switzerland | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 8:12:40 | Swen Sundberg (GER) | 8:29:18 | Mike Aigroz (SUI) | 8:34:24 |
| Lake Placid | Ben Hoffman (USA) | 8:39:34 | Petr Vabrousek (CZE) | 8:46:33 | Maik Twelsiek (GER) | 8:48:33 |
| Regensburg | Faris Al-Sultan (GER) | 8:13:37 | Andreas Böcherer (GER) | 8:19:28 | Nils Goerke (GER) | 8:22:57 |
| UK | Fraser Cartmell (GBR) | 8:40:17 | Stephen Bayliss (GBR) | 8:46:18 | Axel Zeebroek (BEL) | 8:49:37 |
| Canada | Victor Zyemtsev (UKR) | 8:32:28 | Christian Brader (GER) | 8:32:41 | Stephan Vuckovic (GER) | 8:38:31 |
| Louisville | Paul Ambrose (GBR) | 8:29:59 | Martin Jensen (DEN) | 8:41:54 | Max Longree (GER) | 8:50:10 |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Wisconsin | Amy Marsh (USA) | 9:43:59 | Irene Kinnegim (NLD) | 10:01:34 | Hillary Biscay (USA) | 10:02:58 |
| World Champs 09 | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 8:54:02 | Mirinda Carfrae (USA) | 9:13:59 | Virginia Berasategui (ESP) | 9:15:28 |
| Florida | Sofie Goos (BEL) | 9:08:38 | Tamara Kozulina (UKR) | 9:12:47 | Bella Bayliss (GBR) | 9:13:52 |
| Arizona | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 9:09:19 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 9:13:46 | Kate Major (AUS) | 9:20:12 |
| Cozumel | Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) | 9:06:58 | Bella Bayliss (GBR) | 9:22:34 | Edith Niederfriniger (ITA) | 9:30:44 |
| Western Australia | Gina Crawford (NZL) | 9:16:52 | Christie Sym (AUS) | 9:20:41 | Sarah Pollett (AUS) | 9:21:33 |
| Malaysia | Belinda Granger (AUS) | 9:23:33 | Edith Niederfriniger (ITA) | 9:35:02 | Hillary Biscay (USA) | 10:10:59 |
| New Zealand | Joanna Lawn (NZL) | 9:14:35 | Gina Crawford (NZL) | 9:28:26 | Kim Loeffler (USA) | 9:30:57 |
| China | Amy Marsh (USA) | 9:52:45 | Nicole Leder (GER) | 10:02:58 | Heidi Jesberger (GER) | 10:08:52 |
| Australia | Carrie Lester (AUS) | 9:23:50 | Rebekah Keat (AUS) | 9:33:10 | Amelie Pearson (AUS) | 9:46:09 |
| South Africa | Sonia Tajsich (GER) | 9:16:55 | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 9:22:00 | Tine Deckers (BEL) | 9:29:59 |
| St. George | Heather Wurtele (CAN) | 9:35:26 | Meredith Kessler (USA) | 9:46:58 | Caitlin Snow (USA) | 10:07:26 |
| Lanzarote | Catriona Morrison (SCO) | 10:03:52 | Louise Collins (GBR) | 10:05:20 | Nicole Woysch (GER) | 10:11:17 |
| Brazil | Tereza Macel (CZE) | 9:19:13 | Dede Griesbauer (USA) | 9:26:09 | Maria Omar (ARG) | 9:36:04 |
| Coeur d'Alene | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 9:17:54 | Meredith Kessler (USA) | 9:23:52 | Kelly Williamson (USA) | 9:39:23 |
| France | Tine Deckers (BEL) | 9:21:29 | Erika Csomor (HUN) | 9:36:08 | Alexandra Louison (FRA) | 9:38:25 |
| Germany | Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) | 9:04:27 | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 9:06:42 | Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) | 9:10:21 |
| Austria | Eva Dollinger (AUT) | 9:18:50 | Karina Ottosen (DEN) | 9:34:50 | Beate Görtz (GER) | 9:38:56 |
| Switzerland | Karin Thürig (SUI) | 9:00:04 | Heleen Bij De Vaate (NED) | 9:23:50 | Monika Lehmann (SUI) | 9:28:25 |
| Lake Placid | Amy Marsh (USA) | 9:27:30 | Caitlin Snow (USA) | 9:44:18 | Lisa Marangon (AUS) | 9:51:31 |
| Regensburg | Sonja Tajsich (GER) | 9:09:46 | Katja Rabe (GER) | 9:32:04 | Corinne Abraham (GBR) | 9:41:21 |
| UK | Yvette Grice (GBR) | 10:01:02 | Bella Bayliss (GBR) | 10:06:51 | Joanna Carritt (GBR) | 10:16:22 |
| Canada | Meredith Kessler (USA) | 9:13:46 | Heather Wurtele (CAN) | 9:17:17 | Mackenzie Madison (USA) | 9:34:51 |
| Louisville | Rebekah Keat (AUS) | 9:33:15 | Kim Loeffler (USA) | 9:44:23 | Bree Wee (USA) | 9:50:35 |