2023 Ironman 70.3 Melbourne

November 11, 2023 · Melbourne, Australia

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

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Iron-Distance
Field size
27
16 men · 11 women
Men SOF
72.18
Women SOF
63.04

Race story in the data

Men: Hayden Wilde won in 3:19:30 with a +7:59 margin. Hayden Wilde had the fastest run (1:08:01).

Women: Amelia Watkinson won in 3:53:31 with a +0:40 margin. Amelia Watkinson had the fastest run (1:20:13).

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Race summary

2023 Ironman 70.3 Melbourne 2023 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Hayden Wilde in 3:19:30

Margin: +7:59

Fastest bike: Hayden Wilde - 1:56:37

Fastest run: Hayden Wilde - 1:08:01

Top points: Hayden Wilde - 82.12 pts

Field: 16/16 finishers, SOF 72.18

Race summary

2023 Ironman 70.3 Melbourne 2023 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Amelia Watkinson in 3:53:31

Margin: +0:40

Fastest bike: Amelia Watkinson - 2:14:15

Fastest run: Amelia Watkinson - 1:20:13

Top points: Amelia Watkinson - 72.98 pts

Field: 11/11 finishers, SOF 63.04

Men race summary

16 finishers from 16 starters · SOF 72.18

Winner
Hayden Wilde
3:19:30
Winning margin
+7:59
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Hayden Wilde · 11:32
Fastest bike
Hayden Wilde · 1:56:37
Fastest run
Hayden Wilde · 1:08:01
Top points
Hayden Wilde
82.12 pts

Women race summary

11 finishers from 11 starters · SOF 63.04

Winner
Amelia Watkinson
3:53:31
Winning margin
+0:40
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lotte Wilms · 12:12
Fastest bike
Amelia Watkinson · 2:14:15
Fastest run
Amelia Watkinson · 1:20:13
Top points
Amelia Watkinson
72.98 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Hayden Wilde
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    11:32
  2. 2
    Joe Begbie
    Finish 12 · split rank #2
    11:41
  3. 3
    Steven McKenna
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    11:42

T1

  1. 1
    Hayden Wilde
    Finish 1
    2:19
  2. 2
    2:20
  3. 3
    2:21

Bike

  1. 1
    Hayden Wilde
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    1:56:37
  2. 2
    Matt Burton
    Finish 4 · split rank #2
    1:59:03
  3. 3
    Nick Thompson
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    2:00:02

T2

  1. 1
    Hayden Wilde
    Finish 1
    1:03
  2. 2
    David Fawkes
    Finish 11
    1:05
  3. 3
    Mike Tong
    Finish 13
    1:05

Run

  1. 1
    Hayden Wilde
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    1:08:01
  2. 2
    Steven McKenna
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    1:10:02
  3. 3
    Sam Osborne
    Finish 5 · split rank #3
    1:10:13
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
    Lotte Wilms
    Finish 3 · split rank #1
    12:12
  2. 2
    NatalieVan Coevorden
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    12:16
  3. 3
    HanneDe Vet
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    12:34

T1

  1. 1
    Lotte Wilms
    Finish 3
    2:38
  2. 2:44
  3. 3
    HanneDe Vet
    Finish 4
    2:46

Bike

  1. 1
    Amelia Watkinson
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    2:14:15
  2. 2
    Aleisha Wesley
    Finish 5 · split rank #2
    2:16:03
  3. 3
    HanneDe Vet
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    2:16:23

T2

  1. 1:08
  2. 1:09
  3. 1:11

Run

  1. 1
    Amelia Watkinson
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    1:20:13
  2. 2
    NatalieVan Coevorden
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    1:21:30
  3. 3
    Deborah Fuller
    Finish 6 · split rank #3
    1:22:00
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: 3:19:30
🥇#1
NZ
Hayden Wilde
3:19:30
82.12 pts
🥈#2
AU
Nick Thompson
3:27:29
72.58 pts
🥉#3
AU
Steven McKenna
3:27:55
69.85 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 3:53:31
🥇#1
NZ
Amelia Watkinson
3:53:31
72.98 pts
🥈#2
AU
NatalieVan Coevorden
3:54:11
69.91 pts
🥉#3
NL
Lotte Wilms
3:55:16
66.72 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#7#14SwimBikeRunFinish#1#1#1#1#6#3#4#2#3#7#2#3#12#2#5#4#4#9#3#5#9#5#6#6#11#4#7#7#14#6#10#8

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#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#8#1#1#1#2#4#2#2#1#5#4#3#3#3#7#4#4#2#10#5#10#7#3#6#5#8#6#7#9#6#8#8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

16 participants

3:19:30
Swim
11:32
Bike
1:56:37
Run
1:08:01
3:27:29
Swim
11:44
Bike
2:00:02
Run
1:12:08
3:27:55
Swim
11:42
Bike
2:02:38
Run
1:10:02
3:28:55
Swim
13:08
Bike
1:59:03
Run
1:12:56
3:30:22
Swim
11:42
Bike
2:04:58
Run
1:10:13
3:32:12
Swim
11:56
Bike
2:02:27
Run
1:14:18
3:33:30
Swim
13:07
Bike
2:01:06
Run
1:14:57
3:36:50
Swim
13:10
Bike
2:02:28
Run
1:16:59
3:40:10
Swim
14:18
Bike
2:04:00
Run
1:17:40
3:40:51
Swim
12:15
Bike
2:08:07
Run
1:15:56
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Hayden WildeNZ3:19:30Winner11:32#12:191:56:37#11:031:08:01#182.12
2Nick ThompsonAU3:27:2911:44#62:212:00:02#31:151:12:08#472.58
3Steven McKennaAU3:27:5511:42#32:222:02:38#71:131:10:02#269.85
4Matt BurtonAU3:28:5513:08#122:271:59:03#21:231:12:56#566.81
5Sam OsborneNZ3:30:2211:42#42:222:04:58#91:081:10:13#363.54
6Nicholas FreeAU3:32:1211:56#92:202:02:27#51:141:14:18#660.11
7Kieran StorchAU3:33:3013:07#112:472:01:06#41:351:14:57#757.29
8Jye SpriggsAU3:36:5013:10#142:342:02:28#61:411:16:59#1052.82
9Calvin AmosAU3:40:1014:18#192:322:04:00#81:431:17:40#1148.48
10Harrison WilesAU3:40:5112:15#102:522:08:07#111:431:15:56#946.57
11David FawkesAU3:42:0214:00#182:352:09:04#121:051:15:20#844.32
12Joe BegbieAU3:45:1411:41#22:312:04:59#101:161:24:49#1540.42
13Mike TongNZ3:50:4413:59#172:432:10:40#131:051:22:19#1434.59
14Levi HauwertAU3:52:1313:09#132:372:15:43#161:331:19:13#1232.48
15Mitchell KibbyAU3:52:1311:45#82:282:17:13#171:291:19:19#1332.48
16Damien McMahonAU4:15:1813:17#162:442:13:35#141:341:44:10#1630.81

Female Pro Results

11 participants

Swim
14:57
Bike
2:14:15
Run
1:20:13
Swim
12:16
Bike
2:16:34
Run
1:21:30
3:55:16
Swim
12:12
Bike
2:16:40
Run
1:22:25
3:58:36
Swim
12:34
Bike
2:16:23
Run
1:25:40
4:04:18
Swim
12:52
Bike
2:16:03
Run
1:31:12
4:05:13
Swim
16:24
Bike
2:22:37
Run
1:22:00
4:06:12
Swim
14:00
Bike
2:23:56
Run
1:23:55
4:07:54
Swim
15:03
Bike
2:22:37
Run
1:26:02
Swim
14:14
Bike
2:24:30
Run
1:26:33
4:11:43
Swim
17:00
Bike
2:27:40
Run
1:22:29
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Amelia WatkinsonNZ3:53:31Winner14:57#83:002:14:15#11:081:20:13#172.98
2NatalieVan CoevordenAU3:54:1112:16#22:442:16:34#41:091:21:30#269.91
3Lotte WilmsNL3:55:1612:12#12:382:16:40#51:221:22:25#466.72
4HanneDe VetBE3:58:3612:34#32:462:16:23#31:141:25:40#762.00
5Aleisha WesleyAU4:04:1812:52#42:472:16:03#21:261:31:12#1055.62
6Deborah FullerNZ4:05:1316:24#103:022:22:37#71:111:22:00#353.09
7Sophie PerryAU4:06:1214:00#52:532:23:56#81:301:23:55#650.64
8Laura ArmstrongNZ4:07:5415:03#92:562:22:37#61:181:26:02#847.79
9Samantha KingsfordNZ4:09:4514:14#62:522:24:30#91:371:26:33#944.94
10Melanie DanielsAU4:11:4317:00#113:062:27:40#101:301:22:29#542.11
11Emily DonkerAU4:20:1414:30#73:012:28:10#111:401:32:56#1134.36