2000 Ironman New Zealand

March 3, 2000 · Taupo, New Zealand

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
37
28 men · 9 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Thomas Hellriegel won in 8:22:46 with a +3:59 margin. Cameron Brown had the fastest run (2:47:21).

Women: Lisa Bentley won in 9:28:14 with a +9:37 margin. Lisa Bentley had the fastest run (3:05:30).

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Race summary

2000 Ironman New Zealand 2000 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Thomas Hellriegel in 8:22:46

Margin: +3:59

Fastest bike: Thomas Hellriegel - 4:36:06

Fastest run: Cameron Brown - 2:47:21

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 18/28 finishers

Race summary

2000 Ironman New Zealand 2000 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Lisa Bentley in 9:28:14

Margin: +9:37

Fastest bike: Karyn Ballance - 5:13:20

Fastest run: Lisa Bentley - 3:05:30

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 8/9 finishers

Men race summary

18 finishers from 28 starters

Winner
Thomas Hellriegel
8:22:46
Winning margin
+3:59
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Jt Quann · 48:17
Fastest bike
Thomas Hellriegel · 4:36:06
Fastest run
Cameron Brown · 2:47:21
Top points
Unavailable

Women race summary

8 finishers from 9 starters

Winner
Lisa Bentley
9:28:14
Winning margin
+9:37
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Robyn Roocke · 53:02
Fastest bike
Karyn Ballance · 5:13:20
Fastest run
Lisa Bentley · 3:05:30
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Jt Quann
    Finish 11
    48:17
  2. 48:17
  3. 3
    James Bonney
    Finish 9
    48:18

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:36:06
  2. 4:44:49
  3. 4:44:55

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    2:47:21
  2. 2:50:16
  3. 2:51:13
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
    Robyn Roocke
    Finish 3
    53:02
  2. 2
    Lisa Bentley
    Finish 1
    55:38
  3. 55:44

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 5:13:20
  2. 2
    Robyn Roocke
    Finish 3
    5:15:26
  3. 5:22:22

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Lisa Bentley
    Finish 1
    3:05:30
  2. 3:17:49
  3. 3
    Robyn Roocke
    Finish 3
    3:27:43
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: 8:22:46
🥇#1
DE
Thomas Hellriegel
8:22:46
🥈#2
NZ
Cameron Brown
8:26:45
🥉#3
CH
Olivier Bernhard
8:29:25

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:28:14
🥇#1
CA
Lisa Bentley
9:28:14
🥈#2
NZ
Karyn Ballance
9:37:51
🥉#3
AU
Robyn Roocke
9:43:52

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

28 participants

Swim
51:48
Bike
4:36:06
Run
2:51:13
8:26:45
Swim
48:23
Bike
4:48:23
Run
2:47:21
Swim
51:09
Bike
4:44:49
Run
2:50:16
8:41:24
Swim
50:44
Bike
4:49:24
Run
2:57:43
8:45:08
Swim
48:21
Bike
4:44:55
Run
3:02:25
8:49:11
Swim
48:20
Bike
4:51:40
Run
3:07:00
8:55:48
Swim
50:48
Bike
4:45:12
Run
3:16:38
8:57:52
Swim
54:00
Bike
4:52:05
Run
3:07:01
8:58:33
Swim
48:18
Bike
4:48:08
Run
3:19:14
8:59:16
Swim
51:47
Bike
5:01:10
Run
3:02:20
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Thomas HellriegelDE8:22:46Winner51:484:36:062:51:13
2Cameron BrownNZ8:26:4548:234:48:232:47:21
3Olivier BernhardCH8:29:2551:094:44:492:50:16
4Mika LuotoFI8:41:2450:444:49:242:57:43
5Scott BallanceNZ8:45:0848:214:44:553:02:25
6Bryan RhodesNZ8:49:1148:204:51:403:07:00
7Stephen FarrellNZ8:55:4850:484:45:123:16:38
8Charlie CooperCA8:57:5254:004:52:053:07:01
9James BonneyUS8:58:3348:184:48:083:19:14
10Mike NeillCA8:59:1651:475:01:103:02:20
11Jt QuannUS9:00:0348:174:53:023:15:34
12Jeremy BoydNZ9:02:3755:284:56:053:05:22
13Shane SmithAU9:06:2453:145:01:193:08:38
14Giannis KoutsogiannisGR9:11:1951:385:00:523:14:43
15Walter ThorburnNZ9:12:1053:225:05:183:06:57
16Yuji FujiwaraJP9:26:3858:265:09:033:11:44
17Andrew RobertsonAU9:34:2748:174:47:403:55:38
18Jan OlsenDK9:46:3357:074:52:283:52:38
DNFJoachim WeinbrennerDEDNF55:024:58:18
DNFMarc HerremansBEDNF51:334:59:38
DNFNigel GrayCADNF53:495:01:17
DNFPaul SmithAUDNF55:435:05:35
DNFFrancois ModaveUSDNF55:29
DNFJamie ClevelandUSDNF48:19
DNFPeter ClodeUSDNF48:43
DNFAustin JacksonUSDNF55:25
DNFTony O'HaganNZDNF51:375:23:01
DNFRussell SmithNZDNF54:075:12:38

Female Pro Results

9 participants

9:28:14
Swim
55:38
Bike
5:23:20
Run
3:05:30
9:37:51
Swim
1:03:14
Bike
5:13:20
Run
3:17:49
9:43:52
Swim
53:02
Bike
5:15:26
Run
3:27:43
Swim
1:02:05
Bike
5:22:22
Run
3:37:39
10:13:57
Swim
55:44
Bike
5:41:54
Run
3:29:39
10:19:02
Swim
56:00
Bike
5:45:25
Run
3:30:41
10:26:12
Swim
59:19
Bike
5:30:33
Run
3:46:54
10:53:32
Swim
1:08:23
Bike
5:37:13
Run
4:02:16
DNF
Swim
54:12
Bike
5:26:17
Run
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Lisa BentleyCA9:28:14Winner55:385:23:203:05:30
2Karyn BallanceNZ9:37:511:03:145:13:203:17:49
3Robyn RoockeAU9:43:5253:025:15:263:27:43
4Cherie Trudeau-cooperCA10:08:441:02:055:22:223:37:39
5Heather JorrisUS10:13:5755:445:41:543:29:39
6Nicole BuddHK10:19:0256:005:45:253:30:41
7Fiona MckeeNZ10:26:1259:195:30:333:46:54
8Cheryl MurphyCA10:53:321:08:235:37:134:02:16
DNFSian WelchUSDNF54:125:26:17