2016 Ironman New Zealand

March 4, 2016 · Taupo, New Zealand

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
49
28 men · 21 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Cameron Brown won in 8:07:58 with a +1:39 margin. Matt Hanson had the fastest run (2:41:20).

Women: Meredith Kessler won in 8:56:08 with a +9:00 margin. Meredith Kessler had the fastest run (3:06:03).

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Race summary

2016 Ironman New Zealand 2016 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Cameron Brown in 8:07:58

Margin: +1:39

Fastest bike: Dougal Allan - 4:22:13

Fastest run: Matt Hanson - 2:41:20

Top points: Cameron Brown - 88.25 pts

Field: 21/28 finishers

Race summary

2016 Ironman New Zealand 2016 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Meredith Kessler in 8:56:08

Margin: +9:00

Fastest bike: Lucy Gossage - 4:51:39

Fastest run: Meredith Kessler - 3:06:03

Top points: Meredith Kessler - 102.13 pts

Field: 16/21 finishers

Men race summary

21 finishers from 28 starters

Winner
Cameron Brown
8:07:58
Winning margin
+1:39
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Mark Bowstead · 46:36
Fastest bike
Dougal Allan · 4:22:13
Fastest run
Matt Hanson · 2:41:20
Top points
Cameron Brown
88.25 pts

Women race summary

16 finishers from 21 starters

Winner
Meredith Kessler
8:56:08
Winning margin
+9:00
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Meredith Kessler · 47:49
Fastest bike
Lucy Gossage · 4:51:39
Fastest run
Meredith Kessler · 3:06:03
Top points
Meredith Kessler
102.13 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Mark Bowstead
    Finish 10
    46:36
  2. 2
    Antony Costes
    Finish 12
    46:40
  3. 3
    46:40

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Dougal Allan
    Finish 7
    4:22:13
  2. 2
    Joe Skipper
    Finish 2
    4:25:11
  3. 3
    4:26:50

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Matt Hanson
    Finish 4
    2:41:20
  2. 2
    2:44:54
  3. 2:45:10
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. 47:49
  2. 50:44
  3. 3
    50:47

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Lucy Gossage
    Finish 2
    4:51:39
  2. 2
    4:53:11
  3. 3
    Mareen Hufe
    Finish 7
    4:55:28

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 3:06:03
  2. 2
    3:08:13
  3. 3:10:29
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: 8:07:58
🥇#1
NZ
Cameron Brown
8:07:58
88.25 pts
🥈#2
GB
Joe Skipper
8:09:37
85.96 pts
🥉#3
NZ
Callum Millward
8:10:57
84.10 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:56:08
🥇#1
US
Meredith Kessler
8:56:08
102.13 pts
🥈#2
GB
Lucy Gossage
9:05:08
90.97 pts
🥉#3
AU
Carrie Lester
9:07:19
88.27 pts

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

8:07:58
Swim
48:37
Bike
4:29:13
Run
2:44:54
8:09:37
Swim
53:11
Bike
4:25:11
Run
2:45:51
8:10:57
Swim
46:49
Bike
4:31:13
Run
2:48:01
8:12:30
Swim
51:34
Bike
4:34:42
Run
2:41:20
8:15:25
Swim
56:23
Bike
4:28:28
Run
2:45:10
8:19:53
Swim
46:46
Bike
4:31:27
Run
2:56:55
8:24:27
Swim
56:26
Bike
4:22:13
Run
3:00:43
8:27:36
Swim
48:38
Bike
4:26:50
Run
3:06:38
8:28:13
Swim
48:32
Bike
4:32:28
Run
3:02:08
8:29:38
Swim
46:36
Bike
4:31:30
Run
3:06:15
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Cameron BrownNZ8:07:58Winner48:374:29:132:44:5488.25
2Joe SkipperGB8:09:3753:114:25:112:45:5185.96
3Callum MillwardNZ8:10:5746:494:31:132:48:0184.10
4Matt HansonUS8:12:3051:344:34:422:41:2081.95
5Matthew RussellUS8:15:2556:234:28:282:45:1077.89
6Terenzo BozzoneNZ8:19:5346:464:31:272:56:5571.68
7Dougal AllanNZ8:24:2756:264:22:133:00:4365.34
8Cyril ViennotFR8:27:3648:384:26:503:06:3860.96
9Simon CochraneNZ8:28:1348:324:32:283:02:0860.10
10Mark BowsteadNZ8:29:3846:364:31:303:06:1558.13
11Guy CrawfordNZ8:43:2846:434:31:223:20:0838.90
12Antony CostesFR8:44:4046:404:33:423:19:2737.23
13Kaito ToharaJP8:45:2449:544:51:562:56:5736.21
14Clayton FettellAU8:48:1546:404:40:263:16:1132.25
15Chris SansonNZ8:53:3856:224:48:423:02:2624.76
16Simon BilleauFR8:54:144:38:543:15:0223.93
17Darren JenkinsAU9:05:061:02:445:01:102:54:128.82
18Young Hwan OhKR9:09:4359:184:56:463:07:202.40
19Sam ClarkNZ9:27:4156:194:56:233:28:01
20Brad WilliamsUS9:32:5953:124:47:473:45:38
21Matt RandallNZ9:49:3757:515:00:033:45:18
DNFAlex ReithmeierAUDNF48:424:43:43
DNFDavid NaesvikSEDNF53:45
DNFSwen SundbergDEDNF53:09
DNFDaniel Garry BrownAUDNF1:00:585:51:32
DNFPaul MatthewsAUDNF46:414:50:42
DNFMichael PooleNZDNF48:404:47:36
DNFDylan McNeiceNZDNF44:544:48:47

Female Pro Results

21 participants

Swim
47:49
Bike
4:56:40
Run
3:06:03
9:05:08
Swim
55:45
Bike
4:51:39
Run
3:12:10
9:07:19
Swim
52:14
Bike
5:01:22
Run
3:08:13
9:09:08
Swim
55:38
Bike
4:53:11
Run
3:14:53
9:12:50
Swim
50:44
Bike
5:05:38
Run
3:10:29
9:15:43
Swim
55:32
Bike
5:00:10
Run
3:14:14
9:16:53
Swim
59:26
Bike
4:55:28
Run
3:15:52
9:32:51
Swim
50:47
Bike
5:12:42
Run
3:22:30
9:35:36
Swim
1:01:59
Bike
5:13:44
Run
3:14:37
9:39:16
Swim
52:17
Bike
5:16:43
Run
3:24:08
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Meredith KesslerUS8:56:08Winner47:494:56:403:06:03102.13
2Lucy GossageGB9:05:0855:454:51:393:12:1090.97
3Carrie LesterAU9:07:1952:145:01:223:08:1388.27
4Laura SiddallGB9:09:0855:384:53:113:14:5386.01
5Amanda StevensUS9:12:5050:445:05:383:10:2981.43
6Michelle BremerNZ9:15:4355:325:00:103:14:1477.85
7Mareen HufeDE9:16:5359:264:55:283:15:5276.41
8Gina CrawfordNZ9:32:5150:475:12:423:22:3056.62
9Candice HammondNZ9:35:361:01:595:13:443:14:3753.21
10Vanessa MurrayNZ9:39:1652:175:16:433:24:0848.66
11Melanie BurkeNZ9:49:1259:295:15:473:27:3536.35
12Marina JurjevicAU10:07:311:04:145:16:463:39:0813.65
13Tracy MorrisonAU10:16:3759:215:41:333:29:472.37
14Kristy HallettAU10:19:3759:585:29:323:42:56
15Larisa CochraneNZ10:50:1655:485:19:084:28:49
16Caroline MartineauCA12:10:491:02:046:06:174:48:59
DNFLisa MarangonAUDNF52:225:12:40
DNFJocelyn McCauleyUSDNF55:46
DNFKate BevilaquaAUDNF52:195:17:12
DNFKeiko TanakaJPDNF52:165:41:36
DNFLauren BrandonUSDNF46:005:17:01