2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship

Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Location	Mooloolaba, Queensland
Date	September 4, 2016
Champions
Men	Timothy Reed
Women	Holly Lawrence
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The 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Mooloolaba, Queensland, of Australia's Sunshine Coast on September 4, 2016. It was won by Tim Reed of Australia and Holly Lawrence of Great Britain. 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 July 19, 2015 through July 3, 2016. 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 was distributed to the top 10 male and female professional athletes.^[2] The championship location marked the first time the event was held in the southern hemisphere.^[3]

Championship results

Men

Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Split times (h:mm:ss)
Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run
	3:44:14	Timothy Reed	Australia	22:53	2:14	2:06:12	1:52	1:11:03
	3:44:16	Sebastian Kienle	Germany	24:14	2:11	2:04:45	1:48	1:11:18
	3:44:40	Ruedi Wild	Switzerland	22:47	2:21	2:06:28	1:57	1:11:07
4	3:45:52	Terenzo Bozzone	New Zealand	22:44	2:11	2:06:20	1:53	1:12:44
5	3:46:02	Sam Appleton	Australia	22:40	2:17	2:06:23	1:51	1:12:51
6	3:46:21	Nicholas Kastelein	Australia	22:43	2:15	2:06:41	1:56	1:12:46
7	3:46:32	Tim Don	United Kingdom	22:51	2:10	2:06:37	1:57	1:12:57
8	3:46:47	Maurice Clavel	Germany	22:53	2:11	2:06:18	1:46	1:13:39
9	3:47:14	Lionel Sanders	Canada	25:41	2:15	2:06:42	2:02	1:10:34
10	3:47:28	Craig Alexander	Australia	22:49	2:05	2:06:39	1:52	1:14:03
Source:^[4]

Women

Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Split times (h:mm:ss)
Pos.	Time (h:mm:ss)	Name	Country	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run
	4:09:12	Holly Lawrence	United Kingdom	23:24	2:17	2:19:28	2:15	1:21:48
	4:11:09	Melissa Hauschildt	Australia	26:46	2:33	2:21:06	2:01	1:18:43
	4:13:36	Heather Wurtele	Canada	25:05	2:29	2:22:26	1:58	1:21:38
4	4:14:09	Daniela Ryf	Switzerland	24:12	2:34	2:23:47	2:17	1:21:19
5	4:17:16	Caroline Steffen	Switzerland	24:13	2:41	2:23:09	2:03	1:25:10
6	4:17:26	Annabel Luxford	Australia	24:11	2:31	2:23:44	2:02	1:24:58
7	4:17:40	Laura Philipp	Germany	27:16	2:30	2:24:46	2:08	1:21:00
8	4:17:53	Alicia Kaye	United States	24:17	2:22	2:23:31	2:08	1:25:35
9	4:18:17	Radka Vodičková	Czech Republic	24:10	2:35	2:26:51	2:04	1:22:37
10	4:18:19	Magali Tisseyre	Canada	24:16	2:30	2:23:49	2:08	1:25:36
Source:^[4]

Qualification

The 2016 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 87 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 2016 championship race that period was August 2, 2015 to July 3, 2016. An athlete's five highest scoring races were 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 received an automatic qualifying spot provided they validate their entry by competitively finishing one qualifying race. Winners of the five regional 70.3 championships also automatically qualified 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]^[5]

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. Some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the military and handcycle divisions into the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.^[6]

Qualifying Ironman 70.3 events

Date	Event	Location^[7]
Jul 19, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Racine	Racine, Wisconsin
Jul 26, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Calgary	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Aug 2, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Philippines	Cebu, Philippines
Aug 2, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Durban	Durban, South Africa
Aug 9, 2015	Ironman 70.3 European Regional Championship^m	Wiesbaden, Germany
Aug 9, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Steelhead^X	Benton Harbor, Michigan
Aug 9, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Gdynia	Gdynia, Poland
Aug 9, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Dublin	Dublin, Ireland
Aug 9, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Ecuador	Manta, Ecuador
Aug 16, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens^X	Lake Stevens, Washington
Aug 16, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Timberman	Gilford, New Hampshire
Aug 22, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Budapest	Budapest, Hungary
Aug 23, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Bintan	Bintan, Indonesia
Aug 29, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Vichy	Vichy, France
Aug 29, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Brasil-Paraguay	Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Aug 29, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Zell Am See	Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria
Sep 13, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast	Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Sep 13, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz^X	Santa Cruz, California
Sep 13, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Rugen	Binz, Germany
Sep 13, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Aarhus^X	Aarhus, Denmark
Sep 19, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote	Lanzarote, Spain
Sep 20, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Incheon	Incheon, Korea
Sep 20, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Cozumel	Cozumel, Mexico
Sep 20, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe^X	Lake Tahoe, California
Sep 20, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Pula^X	Pula, Croatia
Sep 27, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Augusta^X	Augusta, Georgia
Sep 27, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Superfrog^{m X}	Coronado, California
Oct 4, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Gurye	Gurye, South Korea
Oct 4, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oct 4, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Silverman	Henderson, Nevada
Oct 18, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Oct 18, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Tempe^X	Tempe, Arizona
Oct 25, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Turkey	Belek, Turkey
Oct 25, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Miami	Miami, Florida
Oct 25, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Los Cabos	Los Cabos, Mexico
Nov 1, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Taiwan	Hengchun, Taiwan
Nov 8, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Mandurah	Mandurah, Western Australia
Nov 8, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Austin	Austin, Texas
Nov 29, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney	Sydney, New South Wales
Nov 29, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Punta del Este	Punta del Este, Uruguay
Dec 5, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship	Manama, Bahrain
Dec 12, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Taupo	Taupō, New Zealand
Dec 13, 2015	Ironman 70.3 Ballarat	Ballarat, Victoria
Jan 10, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Pucon	Pucón, Chile
Jan 24, 2016	Ironman 70.3 South Africa	Buffalo City, South Africa
Jan 29, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Dubai	Dubai, UAE
Jan 31, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Pan American Pro Championship	Panama City, Panama
Feb 7, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Geelong	Geelong, Victoria
Mar 6, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay	Subic Bay, Philippines
Mar 6, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mar 20, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mar 20, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Monterrey	Monterrey, Mexico
Mar 27, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Taiwan	Hengchun, Taiwan
Apr 2, 2016	Ironman 70.3 California	Oceanside, California
Apr 3, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Malaysia	Putrajaya, Malaysia
Apr 10, 2016	Ironman 70.3 South American Championship	Palmas, Brazil
Apr 10, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Florida^X	Haines City, Florida
Apr 10, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Texas	Galveston, Texas
Apr 17, 2016	Ironman 70.3 New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana
May 1, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Busselton	Busselton, Western Australia
May 1, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Aix En Provence	Aix-en-Provence, France
May 1, 2016	Ironman 70.3 St. Croix^X	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
May 7, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Mallorca	Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain
May 7, 2016	Ironman 70.3 North American Championship	St. George, Utah
May 8, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Vietnam	Da Nang, Vietnam
May 22, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Barcelona	Barcelona, Spain
May 22, 2016	Ironman 70.3 St. Polten	St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria
May 22, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jun 4, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Hawaii^X	Kohala, Hawaii
Jun 5, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Raleigh	Raleigh, North Carolina
Jun 5, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau	Kraichgau, Germany
Jun 5, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Switzerland	Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
Jun 11, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Boulder	Boulder, Colorado
Jun 12, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Cairns* ^{‡ X}	Cairns, Queensland
Jun 12, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Japan	Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
Jun 12, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Eagleman	Cambridge, Maryland
Jun 12, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Victoria	Victoria, British Columbia
Jun 12, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire	Staffordshire, England
Jun 12, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Italy	Pescara,Italy
Jun 18, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg* ^‡	Luxembourg
Jun 19, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Busan	Busan, South Korea
Jun 19, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Syracuse^X	Syracuse, New York
Jun 19, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Durban	Durban, South Africa
Jun 19, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Kronberg^X	Helsingør, Denmark
Jun 26, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant	Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
Jun 26, 2016	Ironman 70.3 UK^X	Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK
Jun 26, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Coeur D'Alene	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Jun 26, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake* ^{‡ X}	Lubbock, Texas
Jul 3, 2016	Ironman 70.3 Norway	Haugesund, Norway

*Serves as a 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship handcycle qualifier.
^‡Serves as a 2016 Ironman World Championship handcycle qualifier
^mServes as a military division 2016 Ironman World Championship qualifier
^XNo professional points awarded.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "2016 Ironman World Championship 70.3 Qualifying". World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ "2016 Prize Money Distribution". World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ Carraap, Delly (26 July 2014). "70.3 Worlds Internationalizes". sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b "2016 Results: World Championship". World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ Polloreno, Julia (3 August 2014). "Ironman Announces Redistribution of Prize Purse Money for 2015". Competitor, Inc. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
^ "Qualification FAQ". World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ "2016 Qualifying Events" (PDF). World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

External links

Ironman 70.3 Series website

[Qualify-1] "2016 Ironman World Championship 70.3 Qualifying". World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[2] "2016 Prize Money Distribution". World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[3] Carraap, Delly (26 July 2014). "70.3 Worlds Internationalizes". sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[results-4] "2016 Results: World Championship". World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[Polloreno-5] Polloreno, Julia (3 August 2014). "Ironman Announces Redistribution of Prize Purse Money for 2015". Competitor, Inc. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

[QualifyIM-6] "Qualification FAQ". World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[Qualify_Events-7] "2016 Qualifying Events" (PDF). World Triathlon Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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