2000 Ironman California

May 19, 2000 · Oceanside, CA, United States

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/5/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

Race editions

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Distance

Iron (140.6 miles)

Middle Distance

Field size

19

16 men · 3 women

Men SOF

Unavailable

Women SOF

Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Chris Legh won in 8:56:10 with a +16:55 margin. Peter Kotland had the fastest run (2:49:31).

Women: Heather Fuhr won in 9:59:24 with a +10:06 margin. Heather Fuhr had the fastest run (3:04:51).

Men race summary

16 finishers from 16 starters

Winner

Chris Legh

8:56:10

Winning margin

+16:55

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Bryan Rhodes · 57:55

Fastest bike

Jan Strangmuller · 4:55:35

Fastest run

Peter Kotland · 2:49:31

Top points

Unavailable

Women race summary

3 finishers from 3 starters

Winner

Heather Fuhr

9:59:24

Winning margin

+10:06

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Nicole Deboom · 59:28

Fastest bike

Nicole Deboom · 5:31:39

Fastest run

Heather Fuhr · 3:04:51

Top points

Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

1
Bryan Rhodes
Finish 4
57:55
2
Erik Burgan
Finish 12
58:11
3
Erih Pecnik
Finish 8
59:22

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Jan Strangmuller
Finish 5
4:55:35
2
Chris Legh
Finish 1
4:56:03
3
Jared Berg
Finish 9
5:04:28

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Peter Kotland
Finish 3
2:49:31
2
Petr Vabrousek
Finish 2
2:56:30
3
Chris Legh
Finish 1
2:56:51

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
Nicole Deboom
Finish 3
59:28
2
Jan Wanklyn
Finish 2
1:02:51
3
Heather Fuhr
Finish 1
1:06:50

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Nicole Deboom
Finish 3
5:31:39
2
Heather Fuhr
Finish 1
5:43:17
3
Jan Wanklyn
Finish 2
5:44:06

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Heather Fuhr
Finish 1
3:04:51
2
Jan Wanklyn
Finish 2
3:17:33
3
Nicole Deboom
Finish 3
3:33:39

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: 8:56:10

🥇#1

AU

Chris Legh

8:56:10

🥈#2

CZ

Petr Vabrousek

9:13:05

🥉#3

CZ

Peter Kotland

9:14:27

🥈#2

CZ

Petr Vabrousek

9:13:05

🥇#1

AU

Chris Legh

8:56:10

🥉#3

CZ

Peter Kotland

9:14:27

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:59:24

🥇#1

CA

Heather Fuhr

9:59:24

🥈#2

AU

Jan Wanklyn

10:09:30

🥉#3

US

Nicole Deboom

10:09:42

🥈#2

AU

Jan Wanklyn

10:09:30

🥇#1

CA

Heather Fuhr

9:59:24

🥉#3

US

Nicole Deboom

10:09:42

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

Chris Legh1 Petr Vabrousek2 Peter Kotland3 Bryan Rhodes4 Jan Strangmuller5 Jamey Yon6 Daniel Kezele7 Erih Pecnik8

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 3

Heather Fuhr1 Jan Wanklyn2 Nicole Deboom3

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

16 participants

1

AU

8:56:10

Swim

59:33

Bike

4:56:03

Run

2:56:51

2

CZ

9:13:05

Swim

1:01:36

Bike

5:10:45

Run

2:56:30

3

CZ

9:14:27

Swim

1:01:58

Bike

5:17:58

Run

2:49:31

4

NZ

9:15:36

Swim

57:55

Bike

5:11:00

Run

3:03:36

5

Jan Strangmuller

US

9:15:53

Swim

1:04:15

Bike

4:55:35

Run

3:10:47

6

US

9:18:46

Swim

1:05:28

Bike

5:07:32

Run

2:59:32

7

9:31:25

Swim

1:01:52

Bike

5:04:34

Run

3:20:46

8

SI

9:36:18

Swim

59:22

Bike

5:05:17

Run

3:26:22

9

9:47:05

Swim

1:03:38

Bike

5:04:28

Run

3:33:47

10

CA

9:52:47

Swim

1:01:48

Bike

5:21:23

Run

3:24:35

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Chris LeghAU	8:56:10	Winner	59:33	—	4:56:03	—	2:56:51	—
2	Petr VabrousekCZ	9:13:05	—	1:01:36	—	5:10:45	—	2:56:30	—
3	Peter KotlandCZ	9:14:27	—	1:01:58	—	5:17:58	—	2:49:31	—
4	Bryan RhodesNZ	9:15:36	—	57:55	—	5:11:00	—	3:03:36	—
5	Jan StrangmullerUS	9:15:53	—	1:04:15	—	4:55:35	—	3:10:47	—
6	Jamey YonUS	9:18:46	—	1:05:28	—	5:07:32	—	2:59:32	—
7	Daniel Kezele	9:31:25	—	1:01:52	—	5:04:34	—	3:20:46	—
8	Erih PecnikSI	9:36:18	—	59:22	—	5:05:17	—	3:26:22	—
9	Jared Berg	9:47:05	—	1:03:38	—	5:04:28	—	3:33:47	—
10	Eric RoyCA	9:52:47	—	1:01:48	—	5:21:23	—	3:24:35	—
11	Tim MonacoUS	9:53:14	—	1:09:13	—	5:21:28	—	3:18:41	—
12	Erik Burgan	9:54:43	—	58:11	—	5:19:59	—	3:32:36	—
13	Tim Key	10:05:42	—	1:10:50	—	5:32:27	—	3:16:54	—
14	Kristofer Larsen	10:06:33	—	1:06:28	—	5:19:31	—	3:34:50	—
15	Shane Besler	10:07:53	—	1:00:47	—	5:32:45	—	3:28:43	—
16	Henry SacreUS	10:13:27	—	1:08:45	—	5:22:31	—	3:37:14	—

Female Pro Results

3 participants

1

CA

9:59:24

Swim

1:06:50

Bike

5:43:17

Run

3:04:51

2

AU

10:09:30

Swim

1:02:51

Bike

5:44:06

Run

3:17:33

3

US

10:09:42

Swim

59:28

Bike

5:31:39

Run

3:33:39

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Heather FuhrCA	9:59:24	Winner	1:06:50	—	5:43:17	—	3:04:51	—
2	Jan WanklynAU	10:09:30	—	1:02:51	—	5:44:06	—	3:17:33	—
3	Nicole DeboomUS	10:09:42	—	59:28	—	5:31:39	—	3:33:39	—