1989 Ironman Hawaii

October 13, 1989 · Kona, HI, United States

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
20
10 men · 10 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Mark Allen won in 8:09:15 with a +0:58 margin. Mark Allen had the fastest run (2:40:04).

Women: Paula Newby-Fraser won in 9:00:56 with a +20:59 margin. Paula Newby-Fraser had the fastest run (3:05:37).

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Race summary

1989 Ironman Hawaii 1989 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Mark Allen in 8:09:15

Margin: +0:58

Fastest bike: Mark Allen - 4:37:52

Fastest run: Mark Allen - 2:40:04

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 10/10 finishers

Race summary

1989 Ironman Hawaii 1989 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Paula Newby-Fraser in 9:00:56

Margin: +20:59

Fastest bike: Paula Newby-Fraser - 5:01:00

Fastest run: Paula Newby-Fraser - 3:05:37

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 10/10 finishers

Men race summary

10 finishers from 10 starters

Winner
Mark Allen
8:09:15
Winning margin
+0:58
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Wolfgang Dittrich · 48:13
Fastest bike
Mark Allen · 4:37:52
Fastest run
Mark Allen · 2:40:04
Top points
Unavailable

Women race summary

10 finishers from 10 starters

Winner
Paula Newby-Fraser
9:00:56
Winning margin
+20:59
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Jan Wanklyn · 52:29
Fastest bike
Paula Newby-Fraser · 5:01:00
Fastest run
Paula Newby-Fraser · 3:05:37
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 48:13
  2. 2
    Dave Scott
    Finish 2
    51:16
  3. 3
    Mark Allen
    Finish 1
    51:17

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Mark Allen
    Finish 1
    4:37:52
  2. 2
    Dave Scott
    Finish 2
    4:37:53
  3. 3
    Scott Tinley
    Finish 6
    4:38:53

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Mark Allen
    Finish 1
    2:40:04
  2. 2
    Dave Scott
    Finish 2
    2:41:03
  3. 3
    Pauli Kiuru
    Finish 5
    2:56:03
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
    Jan Wanklyn
    Finish 6
    52:29
  2. 53:52
  3. 3
    Leslie Fedon
    Finish 9
    54:17

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 5:01:00
  2. 5:05:17
  3. 3
    Julie Wilson
    Finish 8
    5:07:31

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 3:05:37
  2. 3:15:42
  3. 3:15:53
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: 8:09:15
🥇#1
US
Mark Allen
8:09:15
🥈#2
US
Dave Scott
8:10:13
🥉#3
AU
Greg Welch
8:32:16

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:00:56
🥇#1
US
Paula Newby-Fraser
9:00:56
🥈#2
CA
Sylviane Puntous
9:21:55
🥉#3
US
Kirsten Hanssen
9:24:31

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

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#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

10 participants

8:09:15
Swim
51:17
Bike
4:37:52
Run
2:40:04
8:10:13
Swim
51:16
Bike
4:37:53
Run
2:41:03
8:32:16
Swim
51:39
Bike
4:43:43
Run
2:56:53
8:32:32
Swim
51:24
Bike
4:38:57
Run
3:02:10
8:32:42
Swim
53:29
Bike
4:43:08
Run
2:56:03
8:36:52
Swim
54:15
Bike
4:38:53
Run
3:03:43
8:38:33
Swim
52:23
Bike
4:39:20
Run
3:06:49
8:39:13
Swim
51:20
Bike
4:41:50
Run
3:06:01
8:39:35
Swim
51:33
Bike
4:42:04
Run
3:05:57
Swim
48:13
Bike
4:39:04
Run
3:12:38
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Mark AllenUS8:09:15Winner51:174:37:522:40:04
2Dave ScottUS8:10:1351:164:37:532:41:03
3Greg WelchAU8:32:1651:394:43:432:56:53
4Ken GlahUS8:32:3251:244:38:573:02:10
5Pauli KiuruFI8:32:4253:294:43:082:56:03
6Scott TinleyUS8:36:5254:154:38:533:03:43
7Juergen ZaeckDE8:38:3352:234:39:203:06:49
8Yves CordierFR8:39:1351:204:41:503:06:01
9Ray BrowningUS8:39:3551:334:42:043:05:57
10Wolfgang DittrichDE8:39:5648:134:39:043:12:38

Female Pro Results

10 participants

Swim
54:19
Bike
5:01:00
Run
3:05:37
Swim
56:33
Bike
5:09:28
Run
3:15:53
9:24:31
Swim
53:52
Bike
5:05:17
Run
3:25:22
9:38:33
Swim
1:02:18
Bike
5:20:33
Run
3:15:42
9:43:00
Swim
56:36
Bike
5:10:31
Run
3:35:52
9:43:18
Swim
52:29
Bike
5:27:54
Run
3:22:54
9:44:37
Swim
54:31
Bike
5:22:23
Run
3:27:41
9:45:36
Swim
56:38
Bike
5:07:31
Run
3:41:26
9:49:17
Swim
54:17
Bike
5:19:10
Run
3:35:50
9:52:51
Swim
58:19
Bike
5:31:33
Run
3:22:57
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Paula Newby-FraserUS9:00:56Winner54:195:01:003:05:37
2Sylviane PuntousCA9:21:5556:335:09:283:15:53
3Kirsten HanssenUS9:24:3153:525:05:173:25:22
4Fernanda KellerBR9:38:331:02:185:20:333:15:42
5Susan LatshawUS9:43:0056:365:10:313:35:52
6Jan WanklynAU9:43:1852:295:27:543:22:54
7Tina BischoffUS9:44:3754:315:22:233:27:41
8Julie WilsonUS9:45:3656:385:07:313:41:26
9Leslie FedonUS9:49:1754:175:19:103:35:50
10Amy AikmanUS9:52:5158:195:31:333:22:57