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1978 Ironman Hawaii

February 17, 1978 · Kona, HI, United States

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

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
12
12 men · 0 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Gordon Haller won in 11:46:58 with a +33:29 margin. Gordon Haller had the fastest run (3:30:00).

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Race summary

1978 Ironman Hawaii 1978 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Gordon Haller in 11:46:58

Margin: +33:29

Fastest bike: Gordon Haller - 6:56:00

Fastest run: Gordon Haller - 3:30:00

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 12/12 finishers

Men race summary

12 finishers from 12 starters

Winner
Gordon Haller
11:46:58
Winning margin
+33:29
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Archie Hapai · 57:35
Fastest bike
Gordon Haller · 6:56:00
Fastest run
Gordon Haller · 3:30:00
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Archie Hapai
    Finish 10
    57:35
  2. 2
    John Dunbar
    Finish 2
    1:00:15
  3. 3
    Ian Emberson
    Finish 4
    1:01:40

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Gordon Haller
    Finish 1
    6:56:00
  2. 2
    John Dunbar
    Finish 2
    7:04:00
  3. 3
    Ian Emberson
    Finish 4
    7:47:00

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Gordon Haller
    Finish 1
    3:30:00
  2. 2
    John Dunbar
    Finish 2
    4:03:00
  3. 3
    Tom Knoll
    Finish 6
    4:13:00
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.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 11:46:58
🥇#1
US
Gordon Haller
11:46:58
🥈#2
US
John Dunbar
12:20:27
🥉#3
US
Dave Orlowski
13:39:13

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#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8
Gordon Haller1John Dunbar2Dave Orlowski3Ian Emberson4Sterling Lewis5Tom Knoll6Henry Forrest7Frank Day8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

12 participants

11:46:58
Swim
1:20:40
Bike
6:56:00
Run
3:30:00
12:20:27
Swim
1:00:15
Bike
7:04:00
Run
4:03:00
13:39:13
Swim
1:09:15
Bike
7:51:00
Run
4:59:00
14:03:25
Swim
1:01:40
Bike
7:47:00
Run
5:15:00
14:04:35
Swim
1:02:30
Bike
7:47:00
Run
5:15:00
14:45:11
Swim
2:13:05
Bike
8:19:00
Run
4:13:00
15:30:14
Swim
1:36:42
Bike
8:47:00
Run
5:06:00
16:38:31
Swim
1:44:20
Bike
8:45:00
Run
6:09:00
17:00:38
Swim
1:31:15
Bike
9:15:00
Run
6:14:00
17:24:22
Swim
57:35
Bike
8:06:00
Run
8:20:00
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Gordon HallerUS11:46:58Winner1:20:40—6:56:00—3:30:00—
2John DunbarUS12:20:27—1:00:15—7:04:00—4:03:00—
3Dave OrlowskiUS13:39:13—1:09:15—7:51:00—4:59:00—
4Ian EmbersonUS14:03:25—1:01:40—7:47:00—5:15:00—
5Sterling LewisUS14:04:35—1:02:30—7:47:00—5:15:00—
6Tom KnollUS14:45:11—2:13:05—8:19:00—4:13:00—
7Henry ForrestUS15:30:14—1:36:42—8:47:00—5:06:00—
8Frank DayUS16:38:31—1:44:20—8:45:00—6:09:00—
9John CollinsUS17:00:38—1:31:15—9:15:00—6:14:00—
10Archie HapaiUS17:24:22—57:35—8:06:00—8:20:00—
11Dan HendricksonUS20:03:28—1:35:35—11:39:00—6:48:00—
12Harold IrvingUS21:00:38—1:05:30—11:04:00—8:08:00—

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