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2008 Ironman Japan

June 21, 2008 · Goto, Japan

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

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
14
10 men · 4 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Luke McKenzie won in 8:29:11 with a +9:23 margin. Hayato Kawahara had the fastest run (2:49:05).

Women: Naomi Imaizumi won in 9:33:59 with a +3:13 margin. Bree Wee had the fastest run (3:24:51).

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Race summary

2008 Ironman Japan 2008 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Luke McKenzie in 8:29:11

Margin: +9:23

Fastest bike: Mitchell Anderson - 4:37:44

Fastest run: Hayato Kawahara - 2:49:05

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 10/10 finishers

Race summary

2008 Ironman Japan 2008 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Naomi Imaizumi in 9:33:59

Margin: +3:13

Fastest bike: Naomi Imaizumi - 5:09:43

Fastest run: Bree Wee - 3:24:51

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 4/4 finishers

Men race summary

10 finishers from 10 starters

Winner
Luke McKenzie
8:29:11
Winning margin
+9:23
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Luke McKenzie · 47:15
Fastest bike
Mitchell Anderson · 4:37:44
Fastest run
Hayato Kawahara · 2:49:05
Top points
Unavailable

Women race summary

4 finishers from 4 starters

Winner
Naomi Imaizumi
9:33:59
Winning margin
+3:13
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Sarah Pollett · 50:06
Fastest bike
Naomi Imaizumi · 5:09:43
Fastest run
Bree Wee · 3:24:51
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Luke McKenzie
    Finish 1
    47:15
  2. 2
    Hiroyuki Nishiuchi
    Finish 10
    48:24
  3. 3
    Hans Muehlbauer
    Finish 3
    50:03

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Mitchell Anderson
    Finish 2
    4:37:44
  2. 2
    Luke McKenzie
    Finish 1
    4:39:38
  3. 3
    Hans Muehlbauer
    Finish 3
    4:51:28

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Hayato Kawahara
    Finish 4
    2:49:05
  2. 2
    Hans Muehlbauer
    Finish 3
    2:58:17
  3. 3
    Seok-Joo Han
    Finish 5
    3:00:03
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
    Sarah Pollett
    Finish 3
    50:06
  2. 2
    Bree Wee
    Finish 2
    52:52
  3. 3
    Saki Kubota
    Finish 4
    54:57

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Naomi Imaizumi
    Finish 1
    5:09:43
  2. 2
    Bree Wee
    Finish 2
    5:19:29
  3. 3
    Sarah Pollett
    Finish 3
    5:38:15

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Bree Wee
    Finish 2
    3:24:51
  2. 2
    Naomi Imaizumi
    Finish 1
    3:26:00
  3. 3
    Sarah Pollett
    Finish 3
    3:26:09
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: 8:29:11
🥇#1
AU
Luke McKenzie
8:29:11
🥈#2
AU
Mitchell Anderson
8:38:34
🥉#3
DE
Hans Muehlbauer
8:39:48

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:33:59
🥇#1
JP
Naomi Imaizumi
9:33:59
🥈#2
US
Bree Wee
9:37:12
🥉#3
AU
Sarah Pollett
9:54:30

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
Luke Mc Kenzie1Mitchell Anderson2Hans Muehlbauer3Hayato Kawahara4Seok-Joo Han5Daiki Masuda6Masayuki Matsumaru7Shingo Tani8

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 4
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4
Naomi Imaizumi1Bree Wee2Sarah Pollett3Saki Kubota4

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

10 participants

8:29:11
Swim
47:15
Bike
4:39:38
Run
3:02:18
8:38:34
Swim
52:44
Bike
4:37:44
Run
3:08:06
8:39:48
Swim
50:03
Bike
4:51:28
Run
2:58:17
8:48:00
Swim
52:38
Bike
5:06:17
Run
2:49:05
8:50:49
Swim
57:02
Bike
4:53:44
Run
3:00:03
8:51:26
Swim
54:26
Bike
4:56:02
Run
3:00:58
8:52:53
Swim
54:50
Bike
4:52:12
Run
3:05:51
8:57:11
Swim
56:52
Bike
4:58:31
Run
3:01:48
8:58:32
Swim
57:49
Bike
4:53:02
Run
3:07:41
8:59:32
Swim
48:24
Bike
5:05:20
Run
3:05:48
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Luke McKenzieAU8:29:11Winner47:15—4:39:38—3:02:18—
2Mitchell AndersonAU8:38:34—52:44—4:37:44—3:08:06—
3Hans MuehlbauerDE8:39:48—50:03—4:51:28—2:58:17—
4Hayato KawaharaJP8:48:00—52:38—5:06:17—2:49:05—
5Seok-Joo HanKR8:50:49—57:02—4:53:44—3:00:03—
6Daiki MasudaJP8:51:26—54:26—4:56:02—3:00:58—
7Masayuki MatsumaruJP8:52:53—54:50—4:52:12—3:05:51—
8Shingo TaniJP8:57:11—56:52—4:58:31—3:01:48—
9Takuya ShibataJP8:58:32—57:49—4:53:02—3:07:41—
10Hiroyuki NishiuchiJP8:59:32—48:24—5:05:20—3:05:48—

Female Pro Results

4 participants

9:33:59
Swim
58:16
Bike
5:09:43
Run
3:26:00
9:37:12
Swim
52:52
Bike
5:19:29
Run
3:24:51
9:54:30
Swim
50:06
Bike
5:38:15
Run
3:26:09
10:10:47
Swim
54:57
Bike
5:47:30
Run
3:28:20
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Naomi ImaizumiJP9:33:59Winner58:16—5:09:43—3:26:00—
2Bree WeeUS9:37:12—52:52—5:19:29—3:24:51—
3Sarah PollettAU9:54:30—50:06—5:38:15—3:26:09—
4Saki KubotaJP10:10:47—54:57—5:47:30—3:28:20—