2002 Ironman New Zealand

February 28, 2002 · Taupo, New Zealand

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
43
31 men · 12 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Cameron Brown won in 8:32:54 with a +3:21 margin. Cameron Brown had the fastest run (2:49:25).

Women: Karyn Ballance won in 9:27:33 with a +3:35 margin. Karyn Ballance had the fastest run (3:03:58).

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Race summary

2002 Ironman New Zealand 2002 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Cameron Brown in 8:32:54

Margin: +3:21

Fastest bike: Garrett Macfadyen - 4:45:27

Fastest run: Cameron Brown - 2:49:25

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 26/31 finishers

Race summary

2002 Ironman New Zealand 2002 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Karyn Ballance in 9:27:33

Margin: +3:35

Fastest bike: Lynley Allison - 5:14:12

Fastest run: Karyn Ballance - 3:03:58

Top points: Points unavailable

Field: 8/12 finishers

Men race summary

26 finishers from 31 starters

Winner
Cameron Brown
8:32:54
Winning margin
+3:21
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Brent Foster · 46:54
Fastest bike
Garrett Macfadyen · 4:45:27
Fastest run
Cameron Brown · 2:49:25
Top points
Unavailable

Women race summary

8 finishers from 12 starters

Winner
Karyn Ballance
9:27:33
Winning margin
+3:35
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Wendy Ingraham · 49:49
Fastest bike
Lynley Allison · 5:14:12
Fastest run
Karyn Ballance · 3:03:58
Top points
Unavailable

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Brent Foster
    Finish 24
    46:54
  2. 2
    Thomas Evans
    Finish 12
    47:59
  3. 3
    James Bonney
    Finish 5
    48:03

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:45:27
  2. 2
    James Bonney
    Finish 5
    4:48:51
  3. 4:49:02

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    2:49:25
  2. 2:50:03
  3. 3
    2:52:54
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. 49:49
  2. 2
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 2
    54:40
  3. 54:45

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 5:14:12
  2. 5:18:44
  3. 3
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 2
    5:19:52

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 3:03:58
  2. 2
    Joanna Lawn
    Finish 2
    3:12:50
  3. 3
    Lucy Smith
    Finish 7
    3:13:44
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: 8:32:54
🥇#1
NZ
Cameron Brown
8:32:54
🥈#2
SE
Jonas Colting
8:36:15
🥉#3
AU
Garrett Macfadyen
8:40:52

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:27:33
🥇#1
NZ
Karyn Ballance
9:27:33
🥈#2
NZ
Joanna Lawn
9:31:08
🥉#3
NZ
Lynley Allison
9:34:46

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

31 participants

8:32:54
Swim
48:20
Bike
4:51:42
Run
2:49:25
8:36:15
Swim
48:07
Bike
4:51:51
Run
2:52:54
Swim
1:00:51
Bike
4:45:27
Run
2:50:03
8:41:43
Swim
49:51
Bike
4:49:02
Run
2:58:22
8:43:50
Swim
48:03
Bike
4:48:51
Run
3:03:45
8:46:54
Swim
51:48
Bike
4:54:51
Run
2:56:44
8:50:54
Swim
49:16
Bike
4:59:17
Run
2:57:54
8:54:04
Swim
54:49
Bike
4:57:41
Run
2:56:37
9:10:28
Swim
49:53
Bike
4:56:39
Run
3:19:59
Swim
1:01:01
Bike
5:16:06
Run
2:53:28
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Cameron BrownNZ8:32:54Winner48:204:51:422:49:25
2Jonas ColtingSE8:36:1548:074:51:512:52:54
3Garrett MacfadyenAU8:40:521:00:514:45:272:50:03
4Courtney OgdenAU8:41:4349:514:49:022:58:22
5James BonneyUS8:43:5048:034:48:513:03:45
6Xavier Le FlochFR8:46:5451:484:54:512:56:44
7Paul AmeyGB8:50:5449:164:59:172:57:54
8Petr VabrousekCZ8:54:0454:494:57:412:56:37
9Brent SheldrakeNZ9:10:2849:534:56:393:19:59
10Konrad Von AllmenCH9:14:141:01:015:16:062:53:28
11Scott McvillyAU9:15:3449:565:00:083:21:24
12Thomas EvansCA9:18:4047:595:08:293:17:29
13Steffen LiebetrauDE9:19:0949:514:53:153:31:12
14Russell SmithNZ9:19:3552:114:56:143:27:16
15Jeremy BoydNZ9:25:1955:045:00:123:22:18
16Stephen FarrellNZ9:27:0653:054:55:133:35:16
17Tony OlsenNZ9:29:331:09:225:10:393:05:00
18Alexander DurstUS9:30:2954:544:56:243:33:54
19Peter ValentyikUS9:31:1949:544:58:043:38:38
20Tsubasa MoritaJP10:00:0054:395:35:033:26:18
21Daniel HarleGB10:23:5055:525:28:563:53:56
22Sean FosterAU10:29:1148:125:54:223:40:58
23Graeme PearsonNZ10:55:071:05:124:58:314:46:52
24Brent FosterNZ11:15:1246:545:46:494:36:50
25James UdyNZ11:55:391:07:566:02:374:40:56
26Eric LeachAU13:04:201:01:396:12:485:37:26
DNFScott BallanceNZDNF52:104:54:41
DNFJustin GrangerAUDNF54:245:26:56
DNFJan RehulaCZDNF48:014:55:18
DNFJohn Van WisseAUDNF47:095:18:46
DNFStephen SheldrakeNZDNF48:044:51:52

Female Pro Results

12 participants

9:27:33
Swim
59:56
Bike
5:18:44
Run
3:03:58
9:31:08
Swim
54:40
Bike
5:19:52
Run
3:12:50
9:34:46
Swim
54:45
Bike
5:14:12
Run
3:22:08
9:49:22
Swim
49:49
Bike
5:27:20
Run
3:26:21
Swim
57:32
Bike
5:31:20
Run
3:16:35
10:03:22
Swim
54:57
Bike
5:34:34
Run
3:29:04
10:10:45
Swim
1:03:39
Bike
5:47:30
Run
3:13:44
10:17:24
Swim
54:55
Bike
5:23:34
Run
3:54:42
DNF
Swim
1:03:50
Bike
Run
Swim
1:00:22
Bike
Run
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Karyn BallanceNZ9:27:33Winner59:565:18:443:03:58
2Joanna LawnNZ9:31:0854:405:19:523:12:50
3Lynley AllisonNZ9:34:4654:455:14:123:22:08
4Wendy IngrahamUS9:49:2249:495:27:203:26:21
5Adrianne NgawatiNZ9:50:2257:325:31:203:16:35
6Fernanda KellerBR10:03:2254:575:34:343:29:04
7Lucy SmithCA10:10:451:03:395:47:303:13:44
8Lena WahlquistSE10:17:2454:555:23:343:54:42
DNFYoko HoriNZDNF1:03:50
DNFMiranda Stacey-DavidsonNZDNF1:00:22
DNFHelene SalomonFRDNF54:536:40:52
DNFRobyn RoockeAUDNF54:47