2016 Ironman 70.3 Vietnam

May 7, 2016 ·

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Race editions

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Distance

Half-Iron (70.3 miles)

Middle Distance

Field size

33

24 men · 9 women

Men SOF

Unavailable

Women SOF

Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Cyril Viennot won in 3:54:09 with a +0:59 margin. Tim Van Berkel had the fastest run (1:19:04).

Women: Caroline Steffen won in 4:12:18 with a +3:28 margin. Caroline Steffen had the fastest run (1:24:52).

Men race summary

21 finishers from 24 starters

Winner

Cyril Viennot

3:54:09

Winning margin

+0:59

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Luke McKenzie · 22:05

Fastest bike

Cyril Viennot · 2:03:27

Fastest run

Tim Van Berkel · 1:19:04

Top points

Cyril Viennot

64.99 pts

Women race summary

7 finishers from 9 starters

Winner

Caroline Steffen

4:12:18

Winning margin

+3:28

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Radka Kahlefeldt · 23:25

Fastest bike

Caroline Steffen · 2:19:04

Fastest run

Caroline Steffen · 1:24:52

Top points

Caroline Steffen

93.60 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

1
Luke McKenzie
Finish 3
22:05
2
Matt Franklin
Finish 7
22:05
3
Ivan Kalashnikov
Finish 5
22:07

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Cyril Viennot
Finish 1
2:03:27
2
Luke McKenzie
Finish 3
2:05:37
3
Matt Franklin
Finish 7
2:09:23

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Tim Van Berkel
Finish 2
1:19:04
2
Cyril Viennot
Finish 1
1:21:51
3
Ivan Kalashnikov
Finish 5
1:25:41

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
Radka Kahlefeldt
Finish 2
23:25
2
Liz Blatchford
Finish 3
23:29
3
Caroline Steffen
Finish 1
23:37

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Caroline Steffen
Finish 1
2:19:04
2
Liz Blatchford
Finish 3
2:19:12
3
Dimity-Lee Duke
Finish 4
2:19:21

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Caroline Steffen
Finish 1
1:24:52
2
Radka Kahlefeldt
Finish 2
1:28:22
3
Liz Blatchford
Finish 3
1:32:06

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: 3:54:09

🥇#1

FR

Cyril Viennot

3:54:09

64.99 pts

🥈#2

AU

Tim Van Berkel

3:55:08

62.04 pts

🥉#3

AU

Luke McKenzie

3:59:18

49.56 pts

🥈#2

AU

Tim Van Berkel

3:55:08

62.04 pts

🥇#1

FR

Cyril Viennot

3:54:09

64.99 pts

🥉#3

AU

Luke McKenzie

3:59:18

49.56 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:12:18

🥇#1

CH

Caroline Steffen

4:12:18

93.60 pts

🥈#2

AU

Radka Kahlefeldt

4:15:46

84.35 pts

🥉#3

AU

Liz Blatchford

4:19:46

73.68 pts

🥈#2

AU

Radka Kahlefeldt

4:15:46

84.35 pts

🥇#1

CH

Caroline Steffen

4:12:18

93.60 pts

🥉#3

AU

Liz Blatchford

4:19:46

73.68 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

Cyril Viennot1 Tim Van Berkel2 Luke Mc Kenzie3 Tim Reed4 Ivan Kalashnikov5 Eric Watson6 Matt Franklin7 Stephen Thompson8

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 7

Caroline Steffen1 Radka Kahlefeldt2 Liz Blatchford3 Dimity-Lee Duke4 Keiko Tanaka5 Sarah Lester6 Stef Puszka7

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

24 participants

1

FR

3:54:09

Swim

24:00

Bike

2:03:27

Run

1:21:51

2

AU

3:55:08

Swim

22:10

Bike

2:09:29

Run

1:19:04

3

AU

3:59:18

Swim

22:05

Bike

2:05:37

Run

1:27:03

4

AU

4:08:46

Swim

22:14

Bike

2:09:29

Run

1:32:06

5

Ivan Kalashnikov

RU

4:10:46

Swim

22:07

Bike

2:18:33

Run

1:25:41

6

BN

4:14:15

Swim

22:09

Bike

2:19:33

Run

1:27:22

7

NZ

4:15:15

Swim

22:05

Bike

2:09:23

Run

1:39:11

8

Stephen Thompson

IE

4:24:19

Swim

25:52

Bike

2:22:49

Run

1:30:11

9

RO

4:25:38

Swim

25:53

Bike

2:27:53

Run

1:26:44

10

August Benedicto

PH

4:27:49

Swim

31:14

Bike

2:24:04

Run

1:27:53

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Cyril ViennotFR	3:54:09	Winner	24:00	—	2:03:27	—	1:21:51	64.99
2	Tim Van BerkelAU	3:55:08	—	22:10	—	2:09:29	—	1:19:04	62.04
3	Luke McKenzieAU	3:59:18	—	22:05	—	2:05:37	—	1:27:03	49.56
4	Tim ReedAU	4:08:46	—	22:14	—	2:09:29	—	1:32:06	21.19
5	Ivan KalashnikovRU	4:10:46	—	22:07	—	2:18:33	—	1:25:41	15.19
6	Eric WatsonBN	4:14:15	—	22:09	—	2:19:33	—	1:27:22	4.75
7	Matt FranklinNZ	4:15:15	—	22:05	—	2:09:23	—	1:39:11	1.76
8	Stephen ThompsonIE	4:24:19	—	25:52	—	2:22:49	—	1:30:11	—
9	Zsombor DeakRO	4:25:38	—	25:53	—	2:27:53	—	1:26:44	—
10	August BenedictoPH	4:27:49	—	31:14	—	2:24:04	—	1:27:53	—
11	William CannonAU	4:38:52	—	26:56	—	2:18:20	—	1:48:40	—
12	Michal BucekSK	4:58:21	—	25:43	—	2:25:12	—	2:01:45	—
13	Richard FittonGB	5:29:42	—	43:05	—	2:53:28	—	1:41:39	—
14	Jurrit DijkstraNL	5:40:22	—	35:43	—	2:45:42	—	2:09:34	—
15	Henrik BorchDK	5:45:19	—	46:07	—	2:44:42	—	2:05:33	—
16	Matthew SullivanGB	6:10:03	—	39:04	—	2:57:32	—	2:23:18	—
17	Yongjian ChenCN	6:35:14	—	51:51	—	3:01:24	—	2:28:58	—
18	Osvaldo Ferreira Porto FilhoBR	6:50:52	—	58:04	—	3:29:24	—	2:11:26	—
19	Zhang MengCN	7:01:14	—	54:14	—	3:07:55	—	2:42:36	—
20	Trong kien TranVN	7:12:31	—	40:22	—	3:29:29	—	2:40:58	—
21	Hieu NguyenVN	7:22:51	—	46:14	—	3:32:56	—	2:47:23	—
DNF	Tim GeorgeAU	DNF	—	24:11	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Sam BettenAU	DNF	—	21:58	—	2:10:09	—	—	—
DNF	Muhammad Ashraf MD YusoffMY	DNF	—	53:33	—	4:38:27	—	—	—

Female Pro Results

9 participants

1

Caroline Steffen

CH

4:12:18

Swim

23:37

Bike

2:19:04

Run

1:24:52

2

Radka Kahlefeldt

AU

4:15:46

Swim

23:25

Bike

2:19:22

Run

1:28:22

3

AU

4:19:46

Swim

23:29

Bike

2:19:12

Run

1:32:06

4

Dimity-Lee Duke

AU

4:25:37

Swim

27:00

Bike

2:19:21

Run

1:34:05

5

JP

4:34:43

Swim

24:43

Bike

2:29:48

Run

1:34:48

6

AU

4:43:41

Swim

28:25

Bike

2:33:26

Run

1:36:41

7

AU

4:50:16

Swim

29:01

Bike

2:32:52

Run

1:42:25

DNF

PH

DNF

Swim

34:25

Bike

—

Run

—

DNF

US

DNF

Swim

28:58

Bike

—

Run

—

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Caroline SteffenCH	4:12:18	Winner	23:37	—	2:19:04	—	1:24:52	93.60
2	Radka KahlefeldtAU	4:15:46	—	23:25	—	2:19:22	—	1:28:22	84.35
3	Liz BlatchfordAU	4:19:46	—	23:29	—	2:19:12	—	1:32:06	73.68
4	Dimity-Lee DukeAU	4:25:37	—	27:00	—	2:19:21	—	1:34:05	58.07
5	Keiko TanakaJP	4:34:43	—	24:43	—	2:29:48	—	1:34:48	33.80
6	Sarah LesterAU	4:43:41	—	28:25	—	2:33:26	—	1:36:41	9.88
7	Stef PuszkaAU	4:50:16	—	29:01	—	2:32:52	—	1:42:25	—
DNF	Monica TorresPH	DNF	—	34:25	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Beth McKenzieUS	DNF	—	28:58	—	—	—	—	—