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2023 Ironman Cairns

June 17, 2023 · Cairns, Australia

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

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Iron-Distance
Field size
24
16 men · 8 women
Men SOF
69.71
Women SOF
67.85

Race story in the data

Men: Braden Currie won in 7:50:10 with a +10:49 margin. Braden Currie had the fastest run (2:37:44).

Women: Kylie Simpson won in 8:40:52 with a +17:56 margin. Kylie Simpson had the fastest run (2:51:36).

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Race summary

2023 Ironman Cairns 2023 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Braden Currie in 7:50:10

Margin: +10:49

Fastest bike: Matt Burton - 4:19:31

Fastest run: Braden Currie - 2:37:44

Top points: Braden Currie - 85.10 pts

Field: 16/16 finishers, SOF 69.71

Race summary

2023 Ironman Cairns 2023 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Kylie Simpson in 8:40:52

Margin: +17:56

Fastest bike: Kylie Simpson - 4:40:40

Fastest run: Kylie Simpson - 2:51:36

Top points: Kylie Simpson - 83.08 pts

Field: 8/8 finishers, SOF 67.85

Men race summary

16 finishers from 16 starters · SOF 69.71

Winner
Braden Currie
7:50:10
Winning margin
+10:49
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Tuan ChunChang · 45:08
Fastest bike
Matt Burton · 4:19:31
Fastest run
Braden Currie · 2:37:44
Top points
Braden Currie
85.10 pts

Women race summary

8 finishers from 8 starters · SOF 67.85

Winner
Kylie Simpson
8:40:52
Winning margin
+17:56
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Radka Kahlefeldt · 51:31
Fastest bike
Kylie Simpson · 4:40:40
Fastest run
Kylie Simpson · 2:51:36
Top points
Kylie Simpson
83.08 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Tuan ChunChang
    Finish 8 · split rank #1
    45:08
  2. 2
    Braden Currie
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    45:09
  3. 3
    Steven McKenna
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    45:11

T1

  1. 1
    TimVan Berkel
    Finish 3
    2:14
  2. 2
    Matt Kerr
    Finish 9
    2:14
  3. 3
    Pete Jacobs
    Finish 4
    2:15

Bike

  1. 1
    Matt Burton
    Finish 7 · split rank #1
    4:19:31
  2. 2
    Mike Phillips
    Finish 5 · split rank #2
    4:21:28
  3. 3
    Steven McKenna
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    4:23:12

T2

  1. 1
    Mike Tong
    Finish 12
    1:44
  2. 2
    Braden Currie
    Finish 1
    1:45
  3. 3
    Steven McKenna
    Finish 2
    1:49

Run

  1. 1
    Braden Currie
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    2:37:44
  2. 2
    TimVan Berkel
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    2:42:52
  3. 3
    Steven McKenna
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    2:48:27
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
    Radka Kahlefeldt
    Finish 2 · split rank #1
    51:31
  2. 2
    Sarah Crowley
    Finish 4 · split rank #2
    51:34
  3. 3
    Emily Donker
    Finish 6 · split rank #3
    56:15

T1

  1. 1
    Kylie Simpson
    Finish 1
    2:32
  2. 2
    Radka Kahlefeldt
    Finish 2
    2:32
  3. 3
    Sarah Crowley
    Finish 4
    2:32

Bike

  1. 1
    Kylie Simpson
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    4:40:40
  2. 2
    Sarah Crowley
    Finish 4 · split rank #2
    4:52:32
  3. 3
    Radka Kahlefeldt
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    4:53:21

T2

  1. 1
    Radka Kahlefeldt
    Finish 2
    1:50
  2. 2
    Kylie Simpson
    Finish 1
    1:59
  3. 3
    Sarah Thomas
    Finish 8
    1:59

Run

  1. 1
    Kylie Simpson
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    2:51:36
  2. 2
    Penny Slater
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    3:03:03
  3. 3
    Radka Kahlefeldt
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    3:09:31
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: 7:50:10
🥇#1
NZ
Braden Currie
7:50:10
85.10 pts
🥈#2
AU
Steven McKenna
8:00:59
79.25 pts
🥉#3
AU
TimVan Berkel
8:04:54
76.08 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:40:52
🥇#1
AU
Kylie Simpson
8:40:52
83.08 pts
🥈#2
AU
Radka Kahlefeldt
8:58:48
75.19 pts
🥉#3
AU
Penny Slater
9:05:49
71.10 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#13SwimBikeRunFinish#2#4#1#1#3#3#3#2#9#6#2#3#4#7#4#4#6#2#9#5#8#5#5#6#12#1#13#7#1#9#11#8
Braden Currie1Steven Mc Kenna2Tim Van Berkel3Pete Jacobs4Mike Phillips5Ben Phillips6Matt Burton7Tuan Chun Chang8

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#7#1#1#1#1#3#3#2#4#5#2#3#2#2#8#4#6#4#6#5#3#6#4#6#5#7#5#7#8#9#7#8
Kylie Simpson1Radka Kahlefeldt2Penny Slater3Sarah Crowley4Kate Gillespie-Jones5Emily Donker6Laura Brown7Sarah Thomas8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

16 participants

7:50:10
Swim
45:09
Bike
4:23:13
Run
2:37:44
8:00:59
Swim
45:11
Bike
4:23:12
Run
2:48:27
8:04:54
Swim
48:12
Bike
4:29:26
Run
2:42:52
8:09:48
Swim
45:11
Bike
4:29:38
Run
2:49:16
8:17:13
Swim
46:52
Bike
4:21:28
Run
3:04:44
8:19:01
Swim
48:10
Bike
4:29:26
Run
2:57:16
8:33:11
Swim
51:09
Bike
4:19:31
Run
3:16:47
8:36:21
Swim
45:08
Bike
4:35:08
Run
3:11:19
8:39:02
Swim
48:13
Bike
4:47:23
Run
2:58:15
8:45:09
Swim
55:28
Bike
4:40:41
Run
3:03:12
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Braden CurrieNZ7:50:10Winner45:09#22:174:23:13#41:452:37:44#185.10
2Steven McKennaAU8:00:59—45:11#32:174:23:12#31:492:48:27#379.25
3TimVan BerkelAU8:04:54—48:12#92:144:29:26#62:082:42:52#276.08
4Pete JacobsAU8:09:48—45:11#42:154:29:38#73:262:49:16#472.62
5Mike PhillipsNZ8:17:13—46:52#62:184:21:28#21:503:04:44#968.31
6Ben PhillipsNZ8:19:01—48:10#82:174:29:26#51:492:57:16#566.17
7Matt BurtonAU8:33:11—51:09#122:424:19:31#13:013:16:47#1359.48
8Tuan ChunChangTW8:36:21—45:08#12:194:35:08#92:243:11:19#1156.97
9Matt KerrNZ8:39:02—48:13#102:144:47:23#132:562:58:15#654.71
10Nathan DortmannFR8:45:09—55:28#142:564:40:41#102:513:03:12#851.23
11Blake KapplerAU8:50:46—48:07#72:184:42:43#122:363:15:00#1248.00
12Mike TongNZ8:56:50—55:56#152:274:50:46#141:443:05:56#1044.65
13Nick CarlingAU9:02:40—1:02:56#172:574:55:51#152:002:58:53#741.44
14Jordan BrydenCA9:25:59—51:48#133:174:41:21#112:483:46:43#1539.39
15Jason ChristieNZ9:37:56—1:03:05#184:214:34:59#82:513:52:37#1638.47
16Paul MarchantAU9:56:14—57:48#162:565:07:39#178:033:39:46#1437.59

Female Pro Results

8 participants

8:40:52
Swim
1:04:03
Bike
4:40:40
Run
2:51:36
8:58:48
Swim
51:31
Bike
4:53:21
Run
3:09:31
9:05:49
Swim
56:36
Bike
5:01:14
Run
3:03:03
9:24:59
Swim
51:34
Bike
4:52:32
Run
3:36:03
9:29:00
Swim
59:06
Bike
4:57:19
Run
3:25:46
9:34:51
Swim
56:15
Bike
5:13:02
Run
3:19:29
9:46:29
Swim
59:04
Bike
5:18:23
Run
3:23:16
10:00:58
Swim
1:04:06
Bike
5:25:20
Run
3:26:32
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Kylie SimpsonAU8:40:52Winner1:04:03#72:324:40:40#11:592:51:36#183.08
2Radka KahlefeldtAU8:58:48—51:31#12:324:53:21#31:503:09:31#375.19
3Penny SlaterAU9:05:49—56:36#42:335:01:14#52:213:03:03#271.10
4Sarah CrowleyAU9:24:59—51:34#22:324:52:32#22:163:36:03#862.96
5Kate Gillespie-JonesAU9:29:00—59:06#64:034:57:19#42:443:25:46#660.05
6Emily DonkerAU9:34:51—56:15#32:535:13:02#63:103:19:29#456.60
7Laura BrownAU9:46:29—59:04#52:525:18:23#72:513:23:16#551.25
8Sarah ThomasAU10:00:58—1:04:06#82:595:25:20#91:593:26:32#745.50