# 2012 Ironman World Championship

The 2012 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition held on October 13, 2012 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The championship won by Pete Jacobs of Australia and Leanda Cave of England. It was the 36th such Ironman Triathlon World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. The championship is organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).

## Championship results
### Men

| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) |
| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run |
| | 8:18:37 | Pete Jacobs | Australia | 0:51:28 | 1:49 | 4:35:15 | 2:02 | 2:48:06 |
| | 8:23:40 | Andreas Raelert | Germany | 0:55:17 | 1:53 | 4:36:34 | 2:33 | 2:47:24 |
| | 8:24:09 | Frederik Van Lierde | Belgium | 0:51:36 | 2:01 | 4:35:25 | 2:19 | 2:52:50 |
| 4 | 8:27:08 | Sebastian Kienle | Germany | 0:55:21 | 1:56 | 4:33:23 | 2:05 | 2:54:25 |
| 5 | 8:28:33 | Faris Al-Sultan | Germany | 0:51:39 | 1:45 | 4:35:53 | 2:27 | 2:56:50 |
| 6 | 8:30:57 | Timo Bracht | Germany | 0:53:45 | 2:05 | 4:37:17 | 2:15 | 2:55:37 |
| 7 | 8:31:45 | Andy Potts | United States | 0:50:32 | 1:41 | 4:43:52 | 2:22 | 2:53:18 |
| 8 | 8:33:28 | Timothy O'Donnell | United States | 0:51:37 | 1:34 | 4:44:16 | 2:04 | 2:53:59 |
| 9 | 8:35:02 | David Dellow | Australia | 0:51:33 | 1:44 | 4:40:28 | 2:16 | 2:59:03 |
| 10 | 8:36:21 | Dirk Bockel | Luxembourg | 0:52:30 | 1:48 | 4:34:17 | 2:01 | 3:05:48 |
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### Women

| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) |
| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run |
| | 9:15:54 | Leanda Cave | United Kingdom | 0:56:03 | 2:09 | 5:12:06 | 2:25 | 3:03:13 |
| | 9:16:58 | Caroline Steffen | Switzerland | 0:57:37 | 1:48 | 5:06:49 | 2:37 | 3:08:09 |
| | 9:21:41 | Mirinda Carfrae | Australia | 1:00:06 | 1:56 | 5:12:18 | 2:19 | 3:05:04 |
| 4 | 9:22:45 | Sonja Tajsich | Germany | 1:10:36 | 2:03 | 5:07:55 | 2:43 | 2:59:27 |
| 5 | 9:22:57 | Mary Beth Ellis | United States | 0:56:06 | 1:59 | 5:08:06 | 6:18 | 3:10:30 |
| 6 | 9:26:25 | Natascha Badmann | Switzerland | 1:06:21 | 2:24 | 5:06:07 | 2:15 | 3:09:19 |
| 7 | 9:28:54 | Gina Crawford | New Zealand | 0:55:59 | 2:45 | 5:21:31 | 2:25 | 3:06:16 |
| 8 | 9:32:18 | Linsey Corbin | United States | 1:02:53 | 2:06 | 5:16:55 | 2:31 | 3:07:55 |
| 9 | 9:36:18 | Caitlin Snow | United States | 0:57:43 | 2:14 | 5:30:48 | 2:28 | 3:03:07 |
| 10 | 9:38:15 | Amy Marsh | United States | 0:56:08 | 1:53 | 5:16:37 | 3:12 | 3:20:27 |
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## Qualification

For entry into the 2012 World Championship race, amateur athletes were required to qualify through a performance at an Ironman or selected Ironman 70.3 race. Entry into the championship race could also be obtained through a random allocation lottery or through the Ironman’s charitable eBay auction. The division of athletes was divided into professional, age group, physically challenged, and hand cycle divisions.
For professional triathletes, the 2012 championship season marked the second year of a point system that determined which professional triathletes would qualify for the championship race. To qualify, points were earned by competing in WTC sanctioned Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events throughout the qualifying year. For the 2012 championship race that period was September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012. The top 50 male and top 30 female pros in points at the end of the qualifying year qualified to race in Kona. An athlete's five highest scoring races were counted in the point totals. At least one Ironman race must have been completed and only three Ironman 70.3 races could count towards an athlete's overall point total. Prior champions receive an automatic entry for the Championship race for a period of five years after their last championship performance provided that they competed in at least one full-distance Ironman race during the qualifying year. Their entry does not count toward the number of available qualifying spots.
The Ironman 2012 series consisted of 28 Ironman races plus the 2011 Ironman World Championship which was itself a qualifier for the 2012 Championship.

### Qualifying Ironmans

| Date | Event | Location |
| Sep 11, 2011 | Ironman Wales | Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Sep 11, 2011 | Ironman Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Oct 8, 2011 | Ironman World Championship | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Nov 5, 2011 | Ironman Florida | Panama City Beach, Florida |
| Nov 20, 2011 | Ironman Arizona | Tempe, Arizona |
| Nov 27, 2011 | Ironman Cozumel | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Dec 4, 2011 | Ironman Western Australia | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Mar 3, 2012 | Ironman New Zealand | Taupō, New Zealand |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Ironman Asia Pacific Championship | Melbourne, Australia |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Ironman South Africa | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| May 5, 2012 | Ironman St.George | St. George, Utah |
| May 6, 2012 | Ironman Australia | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
| May 19, 2012 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Spain |
| May 19, 2012 | Ironman Texas | The Woodlands Township, Texas |
| May 27, 2012 | Ironman Brazil | Florianópolis Island, Brazil |
| Jun 3, 2012 | Ironman Cairns | Cairns, Australia |
| Jun 17, 2012 | Ironman Regensburg | Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Jun 24, 2012 | Ironman France | Nice, France |
| Jun 24, 2012 | Ironman Coeur d'Alene | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Ironman Austria | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Jul 8, 2012 | Ironman European Championship | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Jul 15, 2012 | Ironman Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland |
| July 22, 2012 | Ironman UK | Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Jul 22, 2012 | Ironman Lake Placid | Lake Placid, New York |
| Aug 11, 2012 | Ironman US Championship | New York City, New York |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Ironman Sweden | Kalmar, Sweden |
| Aug 19, 2012 | Ironman Mont-Tremblant | Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada |
| Aug 26, 2012 | Ironman Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Aug 26, 2012 | Ironman Canada | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |

### 2012 Ironman Series results
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Wales | Jérémy Jurkiewicz (FRA) | 9:04:20 | Aaron Farlow (AUS) | 9:04:25 | Bruno Clerbout (BEL) | 9:07:59 |
| Wisconsin | Ezequiel Morales (ARG) | 8:45:18 | Stefan Schmid (GER) | 8:57:51 | Mac Brown (USA) | 9:08:14 |
| World Champs 2011 | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 8:03:56 | Pete Jacobs (AUS) | 8:09:11 | Andreas Raelert (GER) | 8:11:07 |
| Florida | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 7:59:42 | Maxim Kriat (UKR) | 8:10:43 | Justin Daerr (USA) | 8:18:02 |
| Arizona | Eneko Llanos (ESP) | 7:59:38 | Paul Amey (GBR) | 8:01:29 | Viktor Zyemtsev (UKR) | 8:14:36 |
| Cozumel | Michael Lovato (USA) | 8:23:52 | Patrick Evoe (USA) | 8:30:36 | Alejandro Santamaria (ESP) | 8:32:50 |
| Western Australia | Timo Bracht (GER) | 8:12:39 | Clayton Fettell (AUS) | 8:19:02 | Jason Shortis (AUS) | 8:27:31 |
| New Zealand* | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 3:55:03 | Timothy Reed (AUS) | 3:55:51 | Cameron Brown (NZL) | 3:56:38 |
| Asia Pacific | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 7:57:44 | Cameron Brown (NZL) | 8:00:12 | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 8:01:26 |
| South Africa | Clemente Alonso-McKernan (ESP) | 8:34:45 | Cyril Viennot (FRA) | 8:41:48 | Mike Aigroz (SUI) | 8:46:04 |
| St. George | Ben Hoffman (USA) | 9:07:04 | Maik Twelsiek (GER) | 9:25:58 | Axel Zeebroek (BEL) | 9:35:33 |
| Australia | Paul Ambrose (AUS) | 8:17:38 | Tim Berkel (AUS) | 8:21:11 | Jason Shortis (AUS) | 8:40:02 |
| Lanzarote | Victor Del Corral (ESP) | 8:44:39 | Stephen Bayliss (GBR) | 8:53:37 | Sérgio Marques (POR) | 9:02:58 |
| Texas | Jordan Rapp (USA) | 8:10:44 | Justin Daerr (USA) | 8:22:15 | Mathias Hecht (SUI) | 8:22:58 |
| Brazil | Ezequiel Morales (ARG) | 8:22:40 | Santiago Ascenço (BRA) | 8:25:31 | Igor Amorelli (BRA) | 8:27:56 |
| Cairns | David Dellow (AUS) | 8:15:04 | Cameron Brown (NZL) | 8:22:21 | Jimmy Johnsen (DEN) | 8:29:36 |
| Regensburg | Dirk Bockel (LUX) | 8:11:59 | Michael Raelert (GER) | 8:18:53 | Mike Schifferle (SUI) | 8:36:53 |
| France | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 8:21:51 | Paul Amey (GBR) | 8:42:48 | Francois Chabaud (FRA) | 8:45:23 |
| Coeur d'Alene | Viktor Zyemtsev (UKR) | 8:32:29 | Timothy O'Donnell (USA) | 8:41:36 | Matthew Russell (USA) | 8:52:00 |
| Austria | Faris Al-Sultan (GER) | 8:11:41 | Daniel Fontana (ITA) | 8:20:28 | Pedro Gomes (POR) | 8:26:30 |
| European | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 8:03:31 | Sebastian Kienle (GER) | 8:09:55 | Clemente Alonso-McKernan (ESP) | 8:14:04 |
| Switzerland | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 8:17:13 | Jan Van Berkel (SUI) | 8:32:27 | Mathias Hecht (SUI) | 8:42:08 |
| UK | Daniel Halksworth (GBR) | 8:55:11 | Fraser Cartmell (GBR) | 9:07:00 | Paul Hawkins (GBR) | 9:10:50 |
| Lake Placid | Andy Potts (USA) | 8:25:07 | Peter Jacobs (AUS) | 8:56:49 | Romain Guillaume (FRA) | 9:08:57 |
| United States | Jordan Rapp (USA) | 8:11:18 | Maxim Kriat (UKR) | 8:24:32 | Jozsef Major (HUN) | 8:27:00 |
| Sweden | Jan Raphael (GER) | 8:04:01 | Dorian Wagner (GER) | 8:08:06 | Horst Reichel (GER) | 8:10:12 |
| Mont-Tremblant | Romain Guillaume (FRA) | 8:40:48 | Alejandro Santamaria (ARG) | 8:46:58 | Matthew Russell (USA) | 8:48:12 |
| Louisville | Patrick Evoe (USA) | 8:42:44 | Chris McDonald (AUS) | 8:52:59 | Thomas Gerlach (USA) | 9:02:42 |
| Canada | Matthew Russell (USA) | 8:48:30 | Olly Piggin (CAN) | 8:54:17 | Christian Brader (GER) | 8:58:59 |
* Event shortened to 70.3 distance.

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Wales | Kristin Moeller (GER) | 10:01:19 | Anja Ippach (GER) | 10:15:58 | Stefanie Adam (BEL) | 10:40:58 |
| Wisconsin | Jessica Jacobs (USA) | 9:41:03 | Meredith Kessler (USA) | 9:50:45 | Whitney Garcia (USA) | 10:03:53 |
| World Champs 2011 | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 8:55:08 | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 8:57:57 | Leanda Cave (GBR) | 9:03:29 |
| Florida | Jessica Jacobs (USA) | 8:55:10 | Mackenzie Madison (USA) | 9:10:21 | Sofie Goos (BEL) | 9:22:21 |
| Arizona | Leanda Cave (GBR) | 8:49:00 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 8:54:33 | Meredith Kessler (USA) | 9:00:14 |
| Cozumel | Simone Benz (SUI) | 9:14:08 | Sonja Tajsich (GER) | 9:23:15 | Sophie De Groote (BEL) | 9:26:07 |
| Western Australia | Michelle Bremer (NZL) | 9:25:38 | Michelle Mitchell (AUS) | 9:28:07 | Carrie Lester (AUS) | 9:32:44 |
| New Zealand* | Meredith Kessler (USA) | 4:22:46 | Kate Bevilaqua (AUS) | 4:30:37 | Joanna Lawn (NZL) | 4:30:40 |
| Asia Pacific | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 8:34:51 | Rachel Joyce (GBR) | 8:46:09 | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 9:04:00 |
| South Africa | Natascha Badmann (SUI) | 9:47:10 | Simone Brändli (SUI) | 9:52:26 | Diane Riesler (GER) | 10:01:14 |
| St. George | Meredith Kessler (USA) | 10:12:59 | Jessie Donovan (USA) | 10:37:30 | Danielle Kehoe (USA) | 10:45:33 |
| Australia | Michelle Mitchell (AUS) | 9:34:57 | Nicole Ward (AUS) | 9:44:40 | Hillary Biscay (USA) | 9:58:19 |
| Lanzarote | Michelle Vesterby (DEN) | 9:58:06 | Bella Bayliss (GBR) | 10:06:12 | Heleen bij de Vaate (NED) | 10:17:33 |
| Texas | Mary Beth Ellis (USA) | 8:54:58 | Kim Loeffler (USA) | 9:01:32 | Amy Marsh (USA) | 9:04:00 |
| Brazil | Sofie Goos (BEL) | 9:17:42 | Caitlin Snow (USA) | 9:20:50 | Vanessa Gianinni (BRA) | 9:23:49 |
| Cairns | Carrie Lester (AUS) | 9:21:00 | Belinda Harper (NZL) | 9:22:42 | Candice Hammond (NZL) | 9:24:45 |
| Regensburg | Heidi Sessner (GER) | 9:43:52 | Nicole Bretting (GER) | 9:50:18 | Maria Lemeseva (RUS) | 9:52:32 |
| France | Tine Deckers (BEL) | 9:16:05 | Gina Crawford (NZL) | 9:26:25 | Kristin Möller (GER) | 9:37:07 |
| Coeur d'Alene | Meredith Kessler (USA) | 9:21:44 | Haley Cooper-Scott (USA) | 10:01:25 | Whitney Garcia (USA) | 10:01:46 |
| Austria | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 9:09:58 | Erika Csomor (HUN) | 9:12:09 | Michaela Rudolph (AUT) | 9:44:37 |
| European | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 8:52:33 | Anja Beranek (GER) | 9:05:41 | Corinne Abraham (GBR) | 9:21:03 |
| Switzerland | Erika Csomor (HUN) | 9:20:16 | Bella Bayliss (GBR) | 9:25:54 | Simone Brändli (SUI) | 9:30:58 |
| UK | Eimear Mullan (IRE) | 10:08:44 | Amanda Stevens (USA) | 10:16:57 | Annett Kamenz (GER) | 10:21:58 |
| Lake Placid | Jessie Donavan (USA) | 9:47:39 | Jennie Hansen (USA) | 9:56:40 | Jacqui Gordon (USA) | 10:08:28 |
| New York | Mary Beth Ellis (USA) | 9:02:48 | Rebekah Keat (AUS) | 9:13:24 | Amy Marsh (USA) | 9:15:57 |
| Sweden | Åsa Lundström (SWE) | 9:13:27 | Dana Wagner (GER) | 9:22:32 | Emi Sakai (JPN) | 9:34:36 |
| Mont-Tremblant | Jessie Donavan (USA) | 9:30:46 | Uli Brömme (GER) | 9:42:45 | Rachel Kiers (CAN) | 9:49:49 |
| Louisville | Bree Wee (USA) | 9:36:27 | Jackie Arendt (USA) | 9:38:14 | Terra Castro (USA) | 9:53:27 |
| Canada | Kendra Lee (USA) | 9:44:58 | Gillian Clayton (CAN) | 9:46:07 | Karen Thibodeau (CAN) | 9:50:52 |
* Event shortened to 70.3 distance.