2002 Ironman Frankfurt

August 17, 2002 · Frankfurt, Germany

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

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Distance

Iron (140.6 miles)

Middle Distance

Field size

43

29 men · 14 women

Men SOF

Unavailable

Women SOF

Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Lothar Leder won in 8:21:31 with a +8:36 margin. Lothar Leder had the fastest run (2:57:41).

Women: Katja Schumacher won in 9:15:32 with a +6:58 margin. Edith Niederfriniger had the fastest run (3:13:48).

Men race summary

20 finishers from 29 starters

Winner

Lothar Leder

8:21:31

Winning margin

+8:36

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Lothar Leder · 49:43

Fastest bike

Jürgen Zäck · 4:29:35

Fastest run

Lothar Leder · 2:57:41

Top points

Unavailable

Women race summary

13 finishers from 14 starters

Winner

Katja Schumacher

9:15:32

Winning margin

+6:58

Gap to second place

Fastest swim

Nina Fischer · 50:49

Fastest bike

Paula Newby-Fraser · 4:50:32

Fastest run

Edith Niederfriniger · 3:13:48

Top points

Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

1
Lothar Leder
Finish 1
49:43
2
Uwe Widmann
Finish 3
49:43
3
Jonathan Barber
Finish 16
49:51

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Jürgen Zäck
Finish 2
4:29:35
2
Lothar Leder
Finish 1
4:31:18
3
Uwe Widmann
Finish 3
4:40:31

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Lothar Leder
Finish 1
2:57:41
2
Christophe Bastie
Finish 4
3:05:18
3
Jürgen Zäck
Finish 2
3:06:00

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.

Women split podiums

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

Swim

1
Nina Fischer
Finish 2
50:49
2
Virginia Berasategui
Finish 5
52:17
3
Edith Niederfriniger
Finish 4
53:42

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

1
Paula Newby-Fraser
Finish 12
4:50:32
2
Katja Schumacher
Finish 1
4:51:48
3
Liz Vitai
Finish 3
4:54:01

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

1
Edith Niederfriniger
Finish 4
3:13:48
2
Nina Fischer
Finish 2
3:16:06
3
Katja Schumacher
Finish 1
3:20:36

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: 8:21:31

🥇#1

DE

Lothar Leder

8:21:31

🥈#2

DE

Jürgen Zäck

8:30:07

🥉#3

DE

Uwe Widmann

8:51:15

🥈#2

DE

Jürgen Zäck

8:30:07

🥇#1

DE

Lothar Leder

8:21:31

🥉#3

DE

Uwe Widmann

8:51:15

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:15:32

🥇#1

DE

Katja Schumacher

9:15:32

🥈#2

DE

Nina Fischer

9:22:30

🥉#3

US

Liz Vitai

9:34:04

🥈#2

DE

Nina Fischer

9:22:30

🥇#1

DE

Katja Schumacher

9:15:32

🥉#3

US

Liz Vitai

9:34:04

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

Lothar Leder1 Jürgen Zäck2 Uwe Widmann3 Christophe Bastie4 Richard Van diesen5 Alfred Rahm6 Claudius Pyrlik7 Stefano Paoli8

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

Katja Schumacher1 Nina Fischer2 Liz Vitai3 Edith Niederfriniger4 Virginia Berasategui5 Gabriela Loskotova6 Sabine Heinrich7 Silke Hamacher8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

29 participants

1

DE

8:21:31

Swim

49:43

Bike

4:31:18

Run

2:57:41

2

DE

8:30:07

Swim

50:53

Bike

4:29:35

Run

3:06:00

3

DE

8:51:15

Swim

49:43

Bike

4:40:31

Run

3:17:34

4

Christophe Bastie

FR

8:52:40

Swim

51:35

Bike

4:51:08

Run

3:05:18

5

Richard Van diesen

NL

8:56:20

Swim

53:48

Bike

4:51:36

Run

3:06:39

6

DE

9:04:02

Swim

1:02:29

Bike

4:43:15

Run

3:14:38

7

Claudius Pyrlik

DE

9:06:32

Swim

56:01

Bike

4:50:04

Run

3:16:37

8

IT

9:10:05

Swim

50:52

Bike

4:46:46

Run

3:28:25

9

DE

9:11:41

Swim

55:58

Bike

4:49:04

Run

3:21:05

10

Peter Schneider

DE

9:25:58

Swim

55:21

Bike

4:50:37

Run

3:35:37

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Lothar LederDE	8:21:31	Winner	49:43	—	4:31:18	—	2:57:41	—
2	Jürgen ZäckDE	8:30:07	—	50:53	—	4:29:35	—	3:06:00	—
3	Uwe WidmannDE	8:51:15	—	49:43	—	4:40:31	—	3:17:34	—
4	Christophe BastieFR	8:52:40	—	51:35	—	4:51:08	—	3:05:18	—
5	Richard Van diesenNL	8:56:20	—	53:48	—	4:51:36	—	3:06:39	—
6	Alfred RahmDE	9:04:02	—	1:02:29	—	4:43:15	—	3:14:38	—
7	Claudius PyrlikDE	9:06:32	—	56:01	—	4:50:04	—	3:16:37	—
8	Stefano PaoliIT	9:10:05	—	50:52	—	4:46:46	—	3:28:25	—
9	Falk ZielischDE	9:11:41	—	55:58	—	4:49:04	—	3:21:05	—
10	Peter SchneiderDE	9:25:58	—	55:21	—	4:50:37	—	3:35:37	—
11	Lawrence OldershawGB	9:27:41	—	56:47	—	4:47:51	—	3:36:15	—
12	Matthias HeimDE	9:34:23	—	53:47	—	5:05:33	—	3:30:46	—
13	Joern FuehringDE	9:41:43	—	50:47	—	4:54:35	—	3:46:46	—
14	Robert KathanAT	9:51:54	—	1:02:05	—	5:07:51	—	3:37:04	—
15	Steffen FrueaufDE	9:56:16	—	1:00:32	—	5:00:33	—	3:50:22	—
16	Jonathan BarberZA	9:57:53	—	49:51	—	5:12:16	—	3:50:45	—
17	Ingo BuengenerDE	10:54:00	—	57:56	—	5:39:34	—	4:11:13	—
18	Stefan DraisbachDE	10:59:09	—	1:02:59	—	5:33:44	—	4:14:53	—
19	Peter HarroiderDE	12:01:21	—	1:09:25	—	5:33:37	—	5:11:58	—
20	Marcel LeistDE	14:05:02	—	1:09:36	—	6:21:17	—	6:27:57	—
DNF	Courtney OgdenAU	DNF	—	49:48	—	4:46:10	—	—	—
DNF	Normann StadlerDE	DNF	—	50:46	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Nils GoerkeDE	DNF	—	53:44	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Martin RabatujewDE	DNF	—	57:53	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Marcel OberstellerDE	DNF	—	50:49	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Francois ModaveUS	DNF	—	56:08	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Ulrich NieperDE	DNF	—	53:33	—	—	—	—	—
DNF	Martin GralkiDE	DNF	—	1:02:50	—	5:03:21	—	—	—
DNF	Steffen HartigDE	DNF	—	51:27	—	4:48:42	—	—	—

Female Pro Results

14 participants

1

Katja Schumacher

DE

9:15:32

Swim

53:52

Bike

4:51:48

Run

3:20:36

2

DE

9:22:30

Swim

50:49

Bike

5:10:46

Run

3:16:06

3

US

9:34:04

Swim

57:53

Bike

4:54:01

Run

3:32:20

4

Edith Niederfriniger

IT

9:38:03

Swim

53:42

Bike

5:25:39

Run

3:13:48

5

Virginia Berasategui

ES

9:41:00

Swim

52:17

Bike

5:11:59

Run

3:31:37

6

Gabriela Loskotova

CZ

9:53:09

Swim

56:53

Bike

5:18:17

Run

3:32:55

7

Sabine Heinrich

DE

10:14:49

Swim

56:54

Bike

5:22:14

Run

3:50:06

8

DE

10:24:35

Swim

58:46

Bike

5:25:13

Run

3:55:49

9

DE

10:38:01

Swim

1:01:20

Bike

5:29:54

Run

4:01:45

10

Florence Crowet

BE

10:52:07

Swim

58:36

Bike

5:26:35

Run

4:21:44

Pos	Athlete	Time	Gap	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Points
1	Katja SchumacherDE	9:15:32	Winner	53:52	—	4:51:48	—	3:20:36	—
2	Nina FischerDE	9:22:30	—	50:49	—	5:10:46	—	3:16:06	—
3	Liz VitaiUS	9:34:04	—	57:53	—	4:54:01	—	3:32:20	—
4	Edith NiederfrinigerIT	9:38:03	—	53:42	—	5:25:39	—	3:13:48	—
5	Virginia BerasateguiES	9:41:00	—	52:17	—	5:11:59	—	3:31:37	—
6	Gabriela LoskotovaCZ	9:53:09	—	56:53	—	5:18:17	—	3:32:55	—
7	Sabine HeinrichDE	10:14:49	—	56:54	—	5:22:14	—	3:50:06	—
8	Silke HamacherDE	10:24:35	—	58:46	—	5:25:13	—	3:55:49	—
9	Claudia GralkiDE	10:38:01	—	1:01:20	—	5:29:54	—	4:01:45	—
10	Florence CrowetBE	10:52:07	—	58:36	—	5:26:35	—	4:21:44	—
11	Monika FriedrichDE	10:55:41	—	1:08:00	—	5:35:44	—	4:06:13	—
12	Paula Newby-FraserUS	11:57:52	—	54:17	—	4:50:32	—	6:07:39	—
13	Florence ChretienUS	12:12:03	—	56:52	—	5:58:34	—	5:11:17	—
DNF	Joanne KingAU	DNF	—	55:06	—	5:11:00	—	—	—