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2023 Ironman 70.3 Bahrain

December 7, 2023 · Manama, Bahrain

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/3/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Iron-Distance
Field size
42
27 men · 15 women
Men SOF
82.27
Women SOF
82.78

Race story in the data

Men: MartenVan Riel won in 3:31:21 with a +1:29 margin. MartenVan Riel had the fastest run (1:10:06).

Women: Kat Matthews won in 3:59:07 with a +0:36 margin. Anna Bergsten had the fastest run (1:17:20).

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Race summary

2023 Ironman 70.3 Bahrain 2023 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: MartenVan Riel in 3:31:21

Margin: +1:29

Fastest bike: MartenVan Riel - 1:55:22

Fastest run: MartenVan Riel - 1:10:06

Top points: MartenVan Riel - 88.45 pts

Field: 27/27 finishers, SOF 82.27

Race summary

2023 Ironman 70.3 Bahrain 2023 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Kat Matthews in 3:59:07

Margin: +0:36

Fastest bike: Lucy Buckingham - 2:07:09

Fastest run: Anna Bergsten - 1:17:20

Top points: Kat Matthews - 87.40 pts

Field: 15/15 finishers, SOF 82.78

Men race summary

27 finishers from 27 starters · SOF 82.27

Winner
MartenVan Riel
3:31:21
Winning margin
+1:29
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Wilhelm Hirsch · 22:43
Fastest bike
MartenVan Riel · 1:55:22
Fastest run
MartenVan Riel · 1:10:06
Top points
MartenVan Riel
88.45 pts

Women race summary

15 finishers from 15 starters · SOF 82.78

Winner
Kat Matthews
3:59:07
Winning margin
+0:36
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lucy Buckingham · 24:01
Fastest bike
Lucy Buckingham · 2:07:09
Fastest run
Anna Bergsten · 1:17:20
Top points
Kat Matthews
87.40 pts

Men split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 1
    Wilhelm Hirsch
    Finish 6 · split rank #1
    22:43
  2. 2
    Henri Schoeman
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    22:46
  3. 3
    Nicholas Quenet
    Finish 7 · split rank #3
    22:46

T1

  1. 1
    Gregory Barnaby
    Finish 5
    1:13
  2. 2
    Emil Holm
    Finish 4
    1:17
  3. 3
    Max Stapley
    Finish 3
    1:18

Bike

  1. 1
    MartenVan Riel
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    1:55:22
  2. 2
    Wilhelm Hirsch
    Finish 6 · split rank #2
    1:55:34
  3. 3
    ThorBendix Madsen
    Finish 8 · split rank #3
    1:56:22

T2

  1. 1
    Max Stapley
    Finish 3
    1:29
  2. 2
    Antony Costes
    Finish 14
    1:31
  3. 3
    Maciej Bruzdziak
    Finish 11
    1:33

Run

  1. 1
    MartenVan Riel
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    1:10:06
  2. 2
    Henri Schoeman
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    1:10:06
  3. 3
    Gregory Barnaby
    Finish 5 · split rank #3
    1:10:42
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

Women split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 1
    Lucy Buckingham
    Finish 7 · split rank #1
    24:01
  2. 2
    Caroline Pohle
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    24:24
  3. 3
    Anne Holm
    Finish 14 · split rank #3
    24:46

T1

  1. 1
    Raquel Rocha
    Finish 13
    1:19
  2. 2
    Amelia Watkinson
    Finish 2
    1:22
  3. 3
    Laura Madsen
    Finish 8
    1:27

Bike

  1. 1
    Lucy Buckingham
    Finish 7 · split rank #1
    2:07:09
  2. 2
    Caroline Pohle
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    2:08:28
  3. 3
    Kat Matthews
    Finish 1 · split rank #4
    2:09:45

T2

  1. 1
    Giorgia Priarone
    Finish 10
    1:39
  2. 2
    Amelia Watkinson
    Finish 2
    1:40
  3. 3
    Caroline Pohle
    Finish 3
    1:41

Run

  1. 1
    Anna Bergsten
    Finish 5 · split rank #1
    1:17:20
  2. 2
    Kat Matthews
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    1:19:08
  3. 3
    Amelia Watkinson
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    1:19:49
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 3:31:21
🥇#1
BE
MartenVan Riel
3:31:21
88.45 pts
🥈#2
ZA
Henri Schoeman
3:32:50
85.40 pts
🥉#3
GB
Max Stapley
3:34:20
82.42 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 3:59:07
🥇#1
GB
Kat Matthews
3:59:07
87.40 pts
🥈#2
NZ
Amelia Watkinson
3:59:43
85.15 pts
🥉#3
DE
Caroline Pohle
4:00:17
83.02 pts

Men · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#9#18SwimBikeRunFinish#5#1#1#1#2#5#2#2#4#7#5#3#11#4#4#4#10#12#3#5#1#2#12#6#3#8#6#7#18#3#7#8
Marten Van Riel1Henri Schoeman2Max Stapley3Emil Holm4Gregory Barnaby5Wilhelm Hirsch6Nicholas Quenet7Thor Bendix Madsen8

Women · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#7#13SwimBikeRunFinish#6#4#2#1#10#6#3#2#2#2#8#3#5#10#4#4#13#8#1#5#11#5#6#6#1#1#12#7#9#7#9#8
Kat Matthews1Amelia Watkinson2Caroline Pohle3Ellie Salthouse4Anna Bergsten5Kaidi Kivioja6Lucy Buckingham7Laura Madsen8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

27 participants

3:31:21
Swim
22:48
Bike
1:55:22
Run
1:10:06
3:32:50
Swim
22:46
Bike
1:56:51
Run
1:10:06
3:34:20
Swim
22:47
Bike
1:56:56
Run
1:11:51
3:34:46
Swim
23:12
Bike
1:56:40
Run
1:11:49
3:34:53
Swim
23:04
Bike
1:58:15
Run
1:10:42
3:35:12
Swim
22:43
Bike
1:55:34
Run
1:14:03
3:35:40
Swim
22:46
Bike
1:57:01
Run
1:12:56
3:37:39
Swim
24:34
Bike
1:56:22
Run
1:13:11
3:37:55
Swim
22:50
Bike
1:56:53
Run
1:15:12
3:38:31
Swim
23:22
Bike
1:58:09
Run
1:13:34
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1MartenVan RielBE3:31:21Winner22:48#51:251:55:22#11:431:10:06#188.45
2Henri SchoemanZA3:32:50—22:46#21:261:56:51#51:431:10:06#285.40
3Max StapleyGB3:34:20—22:47#41:181:56:56#71:291:11:51#582.42
4Emil HolmDK3:34:46—23:12#111:171:56:40#41:511:11:49#480.43
5Gregory BarnabyIT3:34:53—23:04#101:131:58:15#121:391:10:42#378.79
6Wilhelm HirschDE3:35:12—22:43#11:191:55:34#21:351:14:03#1277.06
7Nicholas QuenetZA3:35:40—22:46#31:181:57:01#81:411:12:56#675.27
8ThorBendix MadsenDK3:37:39—24:34#181:361:56:22#31:591:13:11#772.28
9Dan DixonGB3:37:55—22:50#61:221:56:53#61:401:15:12#1370.80
10Mathias PetersenDK3:38:31—23:22#131:321:58:09#111:551:13:34#969.10
11Maciej BruzdziakPL3:40:12—22:51#71:251:58:51#141:331:15:36#1466.55
12William MennessonFR3:43:49—25:09#191:331:58:57#151:451:16:26#1762.42
13James Scott-FarringtonGB3:44:37—24:31#161:362:03:08#191:461:13:38#1060.72
14Antony CostesFR3:45:45—24:32#171:192:04:41#201:311:13:44#1158.79
15Sven WiesDE3:47:26—23:54#151:232:00:26#171:491:19:56#2256.45
16Jonathan GuisolanCH3:47:33—28:44#302:051:57:08#91:431:17:54#2055.48
17Aleksey KalistratovRU3:48:08—25:32#211:432:05:52#221:391:13:24#854.15
18David PleseSI3:48:59—26:01#241:552:03:01#181:401:16:24#1652.64
19Matthew RalphsZA3:49:10—26:04#251:351:59:34#162:111:19:49#2151.73
20Philip RefslundDK3:50:03—26:46#261:441:58:40#132:021:20:52#2350.27
21Alexantros DimitriouCY3:51:40—23:38#141:342:07:58#241:331:16:59#1848.23
22Lukasz KalaszczynskiPL3:53:12—28:41#282:002:04:51#211:521:15:50#1546.30
23Dehan LouwZA3:58:20—28:37#271:532:08:39#251:451:17:28#1941.36
24Guillaume DoreeFR4:00:22—25:28#201:422:06:01#232:131:24:59#2639.06
25Pawel MiziarskiPL4:07:18—28:41#291:322:10:29#261:541:24:44#2535.19
26Davide VerzellaIT4:09:24—25:32#221:422:16:21#272:281:23:24#2434.67
27Eric WatsonBN4:22:55—25:58#231:312:21:05#282:251:31:59#2734.17

Female Pro Results

15 participants

3:59:07
Swim
26:47
Bike
2:09:45
Run
1:19:08
3:59:43
Swim
26:53
Bike
2:10:02
Run
1:19:49
4:00:17
Swim
24:24
Bike
2:08:28
Run
1:24:18
4:00:50
Swim
25:36
Bike
2:10:32
Run
1:20:56
4:01:03
Swim
29:02
Bike
2:10:21
Run
1:17:20
4:02:20
Swim
26:54
Bike
2:09:49
Run
1:22:16
4:04:06
Swim
24:01
Bike
2:07:09
Run
1:29:34
4:04:51
Swim
26:52
Bike
2:10:03
Run
1:24:40
4:08:34
Swim
26:50
Bike
2:16:40
Run
1:21:33
4:09:55
Swim
29:42
Bike
2:13:53
Run
1:23:12
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Kat MatthewsGB3:59:07Winner26:47#61:402:09:45#41:481:19:08#287.40
2Amelia WatkinsonNZ3:59:43—26:53#101:222:10:02#61:401:19:49#385.15
3Caroline PohleDE4:00:17—24:24#21:292:08:28#21:411:24:18#883.02
4Ellie SalthouseAU4:00:50—25:36#51:372:10:32#102:121:20:56#480.98
5Anna BergstenSE4:01:03—29:02#132:122:10:21#82:101:17:20#179.27
6Kaidi KiviojaEE4:02:20—26:54#111:352:09:49#51:471:22:16#676.84
7Lucy BuckinghamGB4:04:06—24:01#11:302:07:09#11:541:29:34#1274.13
8Laura MadsenDK4:04:51—26:52#91:272:10:03#71:511:24:40#972.24
9Kate CurranGB4:08:34—26:50#71:332:16:40#152:021:21:33#568.20
10Giorgia PriaroneIT4:09:55—29:42#151:302:13:53#121:391:23:12#765.99
11Magda NieuwoudtZA4:11:36—28:07#121:312:10:44#112:081:29:08#1163.60
12Tiina PohjalainenFI4:14:24—29:38#141:312:16:29#141:501:24:58#1060.42
13Raquel RochaPT4:16:22—26:50#81:192:15:10#132:171:30:49#1357.92
14Anne HolmDK4:18:37—24:46#31:312:10:27#91:591:39:56#1555.25
15Line BorsinskiDK4:25:40—31:31#161:392:19:13#162:261:30:54#1449.04