The Ironman Triathlon - Hawaii

Get up in the morning, swim 2.4-miles, take a bike ride for 112 miles and since you are now warmed up why not run a marathon of 26.2 miles. Did we mention the temperature is extreme and the terrain is worse. This is the Ironman Triathlon Championship held in Kona, Hawaii each year until 2022. Since 2023 the men's and women's Ironman World Championships have been split and alternated between Nice, France, and Kona, Hawaii. In 2023, the men's event held on September 10 in Nice, France, and the women's on October 14 in Kona, Hawaii. The men's and women's Championships alternate between these venues until 2026. The 2021 World Championship was held in St. George, Utah on May 7, 2022. The delay and change from the original Kona, Hawaii venue were due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

When a group of Navy Seals started an argument about who was the fittest athlete in 1978, Commander John Collins suggested that the best way to decide would be to combine the Waikiki Rough Water Swim, the Around Oahu Bike Race and the Honolulu Marathon ... whoever finished would be a real Ironman. Although there are a number of events held each year the Ironman Championship in Hawaii is the one that recievesthe most media attention.

The Ironman Triathlon Championship Winners

Men's Championship

Year	Winner	Time
1978	Gordon Haller	11:46
1979	Tom Warren	11:15:56
1980	Dave Scott	9:24:33
1981	John Howard	9:38:29
1982 (Feb.)	Scott Tinley	9:19:41
1982 (Oct)	Dave Scott	9:08:23
1983	Dave Scott	9:05:57
1984	Dave Scott	8:54:20
1985	Scott Tinley	8:50:54
1986	Dave Scott	8:28:37
1987	Dave Scott	8:34:13
1988	Scott Molina	8:31:00
1989	Mark Allen	8:09:15
1990	Mark Allen	8:28:17
1991	Mark Allen	8:18:32
1992	Mark Allen	8:09:08
1993	Mark Allen	8:07:45
1994	Greg Welch	8:20:27
1995	Mark Allen	8:20:34
1996	Luc Van Lierde	8:04:08
1997	Thomas Hellriegel	8:33:01
1998	Peter Reid	8:24:20
1999	Luc Van Lierde	8:17:17
2000	Peter Reid	8:21:01
2001	Timothy DeBoom	8:31:18
2002	Timothy DeBoom	8:29.56
2003	Peter Reid	8:22:35
2004	Normann Stadler	8:33:20
2005	Faris Al-Sultan	8:14:17
2006	Normann Stadler	8:11:56
2007	Chris McCormack	8:17:45
2008	Craig Alexander	8:17.45
2009	Craig Alexander	8:20:21
2010	Chris McCormack	8:10:37
2011	Craig Alexander	8:03:56
2012	Pete Jacobs	8:18:37
2013	Frederik Van Lierde	8:12:29
2014	Sebastian Kienle	8:14:18
2015	Jan Frodeno	8:14:40
2016	Jan Frodeno	8:06:30
2017	Patrick Lange	8:01:40
2018	Patrick Lange	7:52:39
2019	Jan Frodeno	7:51:13
2020	No Race
2021	Kristian Blummenfelt	7:49:16
2022	Gustav Iden	7:40:24
2023	Sam Laidlow	8:06:22
2024	Patrick Lange	7:35:53
2025	Casper Stornes (NOR)	7:51:39

Women's Championship

Year	Winner	Time
1978	No finishers
1979	Lyn Lemaire	12:55.00
1980	Robin Beck	11:21:24
1981	Linda Sweeney	12:00:32
1982	Kathleen McCartney	11:09:40
1982	Julie Leach	10:54:08
1983	Sylviane Puntous	10:43:36
1984	Sylviane Puntous	10:25:13
1985	Joanne Ernst	10:25:22
1986	Paula Newby-Fraser	9:49:14
1987	Erin Baker	9:35:25
1988	Paula Newby-Fraser	9:01:01
1989	Paula Newby-Fraser	9:00:56
1990	Erin Baker	9:13:42
1991	Paula Newby-Fraser	9:07:52
1992	Paula Newby-Fraser	8:55:28
1993	Paula Newby-Fraser	8:58:23
1994	Paula Newby-Fraser	9:20:14
1995	Karen Smyers	9:16:46
1996	Paula Newby-Fraser	9:06:49
1997	Heather Fuhr	9:31:43
1998	Natascha Badmann	9:24:16
1999	Lori Bowden	9:13:02
2000	Natascha Badmann	9:26:17
2001	Natascha Badmann	9:28.37
2002	Natascha Badmann	9:07.54
2003	Lori Bowden	9:11:55
2004	Natascha Badmann	9:50:04
2005	Natascha Badmann	9:09:30
2006	Michellie Jones	9:18:31
2007	Chrissie Wellington	9:08:45
2008	Chrissie Wellington	9:06:23
2009	Chrissie Wellington	8:54:02
2010	Mirinda Carfrae	8:58:36
2011	Chrissie Wellington	8:55:08
2012	Leanda Cave	9:15:54
2013	Mirinda Carfrae	8:52:14
2014	Mirinda Carfrae	9:00:55
2015	Daniela Ryf	8:57:57
2016	Daniela Ryf	8:46:46
2017	Daniela Ryf	8:50:47
2018	Daniela Ryf	8:26:18
2019	Anne Haug	8:40:10
2020	No Race
2021	Daniela Ryf	8:34:59
2022	Chelsea Sodaro	8:33:46
2023	Lucy Charles-Barclay	8:24:31
2024	Laura Philipp	8:45:15
2025	Solveig Løvseth (NOR)	8:28:27