2008 Ironman Austria

July 12, 2008 · Klagenfurt, Austria

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Distance

Iron (140.6 miles)

Middle Distance

Field size

39

27 men · 12 women

Men SOF

Unavailable

Women SOF

Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Marino Vanhoenacker won in 8:06:11 with a +7:42 margin. Benjamin Rossmann had the fastest run (2:44:03).

Women: Sandra Wallenhorst won in 8:47:26 with a +3:51 margin. Sandra Wallenhorst had the fastest run (2:54:45).

Men race summary

27 finishers from 27 starters

Winner

Marino Vanhoenacker

8:06:11

Winning margin

+7:42

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Anton Storm · 45:53

Fastest bike

Marino Vanhoenacker · 4:28:53

Fastest run

Benjamin Rossmann · 2:44:03

Top points

Marino Vanhoenacker

61.80 pts

Women race summary

12 finishers from 12 starters

Winner

Sandra Wallenhorst

8:47:26

Winning margin

+3:51

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Lucie Zelenkova · 48:33

Fastest bike

Bella Bayliss · 4:48:13

Fastest run

Sandra Wallenhorst · 2:54:45

Top points

Sandra Wallenhorst

84.92 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

1
Anton Storm
Finish 27
45:53
2
Brad Storm
Finish 24
46:02
3
Stephen Bayliss
Finish 2
46:03

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Marino Vanhoenacker
Finish 1
4:28:53
2
Hannes Hempel
Finish 3
4:31:41
3
Peter Schoissengeier
Finish 9
4:36:35

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Benjamin Rossmann
Finish 6
2:44:03
2
Stephen Bayliss
Finish 2
2:44:33
3
Marino Vanhoenacker
Finish 1
2:45:12

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
Lucie Zelenkova
Finish 5
48:33
2
Dede Griesbauer
Finish 10
49:03
3
Edith Niederfriniger
Finish 3
49:05

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Bella Bayliss
Finish 2
4:48:13
2
Sandra Wallenhorst
Finish 1
4:50:43
3
Tamara Kozulina
Finish 4
4:56:52

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Sandra Wallenhorst
Finish 1
2:54:45
2
Edith Niederfriniger
Finish 3
3:01:16
3
Bella Bayliss
Finish 2
3:04:50

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: 8:06:11

🥇#1

BE

Marino Vanhoenacker

8:06:11

61.80 pts

🥈#2

GB

Stephen Bayliss

8:13:53

50.63 pts

🥉#3

AT

Hannes Hempel

8:16:56

46.21 pts

🥈#2

GB

Stephen Bayliss

8:13:53

50.63 pts

🥇#1

BE

Marino Vanhoenacker

8:06:11

61.80 pts

🥉#3

AT

Hannes Hempel

8:16:56

46.21 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:47:26

🥇#1

DE

Sandra Wallenhorst

8:47:26

84.92 pts

🥈#2

GB

Bella Bayliss

8:51:17

79.94 pts

🥉#3

IT

Edith Niederfriniger

8:59:45

69.00 pts

🥈#2

GB

Bella Bayliss

8:51:17

79.94 pts

🥇#1

DE

Sandra Wallenhorst

8:47:26

84.92 pts

🥉#3

IT

Edith Niederfriniger

8:59:45

69.00 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

Marino Vanhoenacker1 Stephen Bayliss2 Hannes Hempel3 Werner Leitner4 Dejan Patrcevic5 Benjamin Rossmann6 Hans Muehlbauer7 Jose Luis Villanueva8

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

Sandra Wallenhorst1 Bella Bayliss2 Edith Niederfriniger3 Tamara Kozulina4 Lucie Zelenkova5 Maria-Elisabeth Penker6 Tove Wiklund7 Katja Rabe8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

27 participants

1

Marino Vanhoenacker

BE

8:06:11

Swim

48:42

Bike

4:28:53

Run

2:45:12

2

Stephen Bayliss

GB

8:13:53

Swim

46:03

Bike

4:39:38

Run

2:44:33

3

AT

8:16:56

Swim

53:34

Bike

4:31:41

Run

2:46:58

4

AT

8:22:23

Swim

48:43

Bike

4:37:11

Run

2:52:32

5

Dejan Patrcevic

HR

8:28:04

Swim

49:00

Bike

4:42:35

Run

2:48:03

6

Benjamin Rossmann

DE

8:29:57

Swim

56:23

Bike

4:45:31

Run

2:44:03

7

Hans Muehlbauer

DE

8:31:27

Swim

48:55

Bike

4:44:33

Run

2:53:43

8

Jose Luis Villanueva

ES

8:32:07

Swim

57:22

Bike

4:44:28

Run

2:46:17

9

Peter Schoissengeier

AT

8:32:33

Swim

49:05

Bike

4:36:35

Run

3:03:12

10

Karl Prungraber

AT

8:35:03

Swim

55:47

Bike

4:37:05

Run

2:53:18

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Marino VanhoenackerBE	8:06:11	Winner	48:42	—	4:28:53	—	2:45:12	61.80
2	Stephen BaylissGB	8:13:53	—	46:03	—	4:39:38	—	2:44:33	50.63
3	Hannes HempelAT	8:16:56	—	53:34	—	4:31:41	—	2:46:58	46.21
4	Werner LeitnerAT	8:22:23	—	48:43	—	4:37:11	—	2:52:32	38.31
5	Dejan PatrcevicHR	8:28:04	—	49:00	—	4:42:35	—	2:48:03	30.07
6	Benjamin RossmannDE	8:29:57	—	56:23	—	4:45:31	—	2:44:03	27.34
7	Hans MuehlbauerDE	8:31:27	—	48:55	—	4:44:33	—	2:53:43	25.17
8	Jose Luis VillanuevaES	8:32:07	—	57:22	—	4:44:28	—	2:46:17	24.20
9	Peter SchoissengeierAT	8:32:33	—	49:05	—	4:36:35	—	3:03:12	23.57
10	Karl PrungraberAT	8:35:03	—	55:47	—	4:37:05	—	2:53:18	19.95
11	Graeme StewartGB	8:35:09	—	52:29	—	4:48:33	—	2:49:50	19.80
12	Alexander FruehwirthAT	8:35:42	—	48:59	—	4:44:23	—	2:58:15	19.00
13	Markus StriniAT	8:39:17	—	55:36	—	4:37:25	—	3:01:23	13.81
14	Elmar SchuberthAT	8:41:19	—	49:05	—	4:44:17	—	3:03:31	10.86
15	Federico GirasoleIT	8:43:28	—	51:48	—	4:50:40	—	2:56:29	7.74
16	Christoph LoefflerAT	8:46:55	—	48:38	—	4:59:32	—	2:53:29	2.74
17	Andreas FuchsAT	8:50:32	—	55:27	—	4:38:01	—	3:12:32	—
18	Hywel DaviesGB	8:52:31	—	55:48	—	4:47:39	—	3:04:17	—
19	Norbert DomnikAT	8:54:17	—	49:02	—	4:41:58	—	3:19:32	—
20	Bernhard KellerAT	8:57:14	—	55:18	—	4:48:30	—	3:08:30	—
21	Sebastian PedrazaIT	9:04:31	—	52:09	—	4:51:26	—	3:16:06	—
22	Alvaro VelazquezES	9:21:22	—	54:25	—	4:47:22	—	3:34:21	—
23	Erih PecnikSI	9:28:06	—	48:35	—	4:42:14	—	3:53:09	—
24	Brad StormZA	9:44:37	—	46:02	—	4:39:38	—	4:14:24	—
25	Livio RossoIT	10:29:16	—	1:01:07	—	5:14:45	—	4:04:20	—
26	Ron KleinIL	10:56:00	—	1:00:21	—	5:42:50	—	4:00:48	—
27	Anton StormZA	11:44:48	—	45:53	—	5:00:57	—	5:51:13	—

Female Pro Results

12 participants

1

Sandra Wallenhorst

DE

8:47:26

Swim

57:19

Bike

4:50:43

Run

2:54:45

2

GB

8:51:17

Swim

53:11

Bike

4:48:13

Run

3:04:50

3

Edith Niederfriniger

IT

8:59:45

Swim

49:05

Bike

5:04:17

Run

3:01:16

4

Tamara Kozulina

UA

9:06:42

Swim

55:57

Bike

4:56:52

Run

3:08:04

5

Lucie Zelenkova

CZ

9:13:17

Swim

48:33

Bike

5:04:04

Run

3:15:27

6

Maria-Elisabeth Penker

AT

9:18:49

Swim

1:05:15

Bike

4:57:02

Run

3:07:47

7

SE

9:26:15

Swim

52:19

Bike

5:01:01

Run

3:28:02

8

DE

9:33:49

Swim

52:03

Bike

5:12:07

Run

3:25:11

9

Rebekka Essmüller

DE

9:37:29

Swim

53:30

Bike

5:09:52

Run

3:28:51

10

Dede Griesbauer

US

9:49:16

Swim

49:03

Bike

5:13:44

Run

3:40:49

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Sandra WallenhorstDE	8:47:26	Winner	57:19	—	4:50:43	—	2:54:45	84.92
2	Bella BaylissGB	8:51:17	—	53:11	—	4:48:13	—	3:04:50	79.94
3	Edith NiederfrinigerIT	8:59:45	—	49:05	—	5:04:17	—	3:01:16	69.00
4	Tamara KozulinaUA	9:06:42	—	55:57	—	4:56:52	—	3:08:04	60.02
5	Lucie ZelenkovaCZ	9:13:17	—	48:33	—	5:04:04	—	3:15:27	51.51
6	Maria-Elisabeth PenkerAT	9:18:49	—	1:05:15	—	4:57:02	—	3:07:47	44.35
7	Tove WiklundSE	9:26:15	—	52:19	—	5:01:01	—	3:28:02	34.75
8	Katja RabeDE	9:33:49	—	52:03	—	5:12:07	—	3:25:11	24.97
9	Rebekka EssmüllerDE	9:37:29	—	53:30	—	5:09:52	—	3:28:51	20.23
10	Dede GriesbauerUS	9:49:16	—	49:03	—	5:13:44	—	3:40:49	5.00
11	Lisa DesideraIT	9:56:41	—	58:01	—	5:09:17	—	3:39:43	—
12	Silke PichlerAT	10:33:45	—	1:16:18	—	5:25:41	—	3:45:30	—