2011 Ironman South Africa

April 9, 2011 · Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
36
23 men · 13 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Raynard Tissink won in 8:05:36 with a +3:00 margin. James Cunnama had the fastest run (2:53:16).

Women: Chrissie Wellington won in 8:33:56 with a +34:27 margin. Chrissie Wellington had the fastest run (2:52:54).

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Race summary

2011 Ironman South Africa 2011 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Raynard Tissink in 8:05:36

Margin: +3:00

Fastest bike: Raynard Tissink - 4:19:41

Fastest run: James Cunnama - 2:53:16

Top points: Raynard Tissink - 79.43 pts

Field: 23/23 finishers

Race summary

2011 Ironman South Africa 2011 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Chrissie Wellington in 8:33:56

Margin: +34:27

Fastest bike: Chrissie Wellington - 4:45:23

Fastest run: Chrissie Wellington - 2:52:54

Top points: Chrissie Wellington - 118.21 pts

Field: 13/13 finishers

Men race summary

23 finishers from 23 starters

Winner
Raynard Tissink
8:05:36
Winning margin
+3:00
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Andi Boecherer · 47:42
Fastest bike
Raynard Tissink · 4:19:41
Fastest run
James Cunnama · 2:53:16
Top points
Raynard Tissink
79.43 pts

Women race summary

13 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Chrissie Wellington
8:33:56
Winning margin
+34:27
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Amanda Stevens · 48:55
Fastest bike
Chrissie Wellington · 4:45:23
Fastest run
Chrissie Wellington · 2:52:54
Top points
Chrissie Wellington
118.21 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 47:42
  2. 48:53
  3. 48:53

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:19:41
  2. 4:21:19
  3. 3
    4:25:39

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    2:53:16
  2. 2:53:21
  3. 2:55:57
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. 48:55
  2. 2
    Rachel Joyce
    Finish 2
    51:06
  3. 51:40

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 4:45:23
  2. 2
    4:55:16
  3. 4:58:25

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 2:52:54
  2. 2
    Rachel Joyce
    Finish 2
    3:10:30
  3. 3
    Silvia Felt
    Finish 4
    3:15:31
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: 8:05:36
🥇#1
ZA
Raynard Tissink
8:05:36
79.43 pts
🥈#2
DE
Andi Boecherer
8:08:36
75.19 pts
🥉#3
ZA
James Cunnama
8:13:18
68.53 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:33:56
🥇#1
GB
Chrissie Wellington
8:33:56
118.21 pts
🥈#2
GB
Rachel Joyce
9:08:23
74.74 pts
🥉#3
DE
Diana Riesler
9:20:37
59.31 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

23 participants

8:05:36
Swim
48:53
Bike
4:19:41
Run
2:53:21
8:08:36
Swim
47:42
Bike
4:21:19
Run
2:55:57
8:13:18
Swim
51:10
Bike
4:25:39
Run
2:53:16
8:18:51
Swim
48:53
Bike
4:30:35
Run
2:56:00
8:30:42
Swim
51:05
Bike
4:30:15
Run
3:05:20
8:32:52
Swim
51:23
Bike
4:36:20
Run
3:01:13
8:33:39
Swim
49:01
Bike
4:30:09
Run
3:10:09
8:40:36
Swim
54:58
Bike
4:42:23
Run
2:58:58
8:41:57
Swim
54:46
Bike
4:43:02
Run
3:00:04
8:43:06
Swim
48:55
Bike
4:30:30
Run
3:19:53
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Raynard TissinkZA8:05:36Winner48:534:19:412:53:2179.43
2Andi BoechererDE8:08:3647:424:21:192:55:5775.19
3James CunnamaZA8:13:1851:104:25:392:53:1668.53
4Daniel FontanaIT8:18:5148:534:30:352:56:0060.68
5Cyril ViennotFR8:30:4251:054:30:153:05:2043.91
6Eduardo SturlaAR8:32:5251:234:36:203:01:1340.84
7Uwe WidmannDE8:33:3949:014:30:093:10:0939.73
8Petr VabrousekCZ8:40:3654:584:42:232:58:5829.90
9Trevor DelsautFR8:41:5754:464:43:023:00:0427.99
10Balazs CsokeHU8:43:0648:554:30:303:19:5326.36
11Dominik BergerAT8:52:2448:574:43:333:15:2013.20
12Kent HornerZA8:58:3948:564:39:453:25:024.35
13Toby RadcliffeGB9:01:1755:594:50:473:09:420.63
14Mike SchifferleCH9:04:021:04:294:36:193:17:53
15Sergio MarquesPT9:09:3056:004:41:443:27:55
16Craig TwiggGB9:10:0151:314:29:273:43:45
17Gilad RotemIL9:12:0652:584:55:313:19:49
18Erik-Simon StrijkNL9:16:3254:524:38:353:39:14
19Bryn FreemanZA9:23:2951:284:51:523:34:59
20Erich FelbabelFR9:23:361:00:204:58:013:20:17
21Marcel BischofDE9:32:4757:495:00:133:30:21
22Heinrich SicklAT10:08:1457:495:08:293:55:19
23Freddy LampretZA10:46:1151:245:04:274:44:29

Female Pro Results

13 participants

Swim
51:40
Bike
4:45:23
Run
2:52:54
9:08:23
Swim
51:06
Bike
5:02:29
Run
3:10:30
9:20:37
Swim
1:02:21
Bike
4:55:16
Run
3:18:45
9:24:31
Swim
1:03:50
Bike
5:01:08
Run
3:15:31
9:25:50
Swim
48:55
Bike
5:07:45
Run
3:24:23
9:28:59
Swim
54:45
Bike
4:58:25
Run
3:30:30
9:31:21
Swim
52:56
Bike
5:05:39
Run
3:28:20
9:47:47
Swim
57:43
Bike
5:24:14
Run
3:20:34
9:59:28
Swim
57:24
Bike
5:19:50
Run
3:37:39
10:00:24
Swim
53:02
Bike
5:06:53
Run
3:55:52
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Chrissie WellingtonGB8:33:56Winner51:404:45:232:52:54118.21
2Rachel JoyceGB9:08:2351:065:02:293:10:3074.74
3Diana RieslerDE9:20:371:02:214:55:163:18:4559.31
4Silvia FeltDE9:24:311:03:505:01:083:15:3154.39
5Amanda StevensUS9:25:5048:555:07:453:24:2352.73
6Belinda GrangerAU9:28:5954:454:58:253:30:3048.75
7Simone BraendliCH9:31:2152:565:05:393:28:2045.77
8Martina DoganaIT9:47:4757:435:24:143:20:3425.03
9Yvette GriceGB9:59:2857:245:19:503:37:3910.29
10Eva DollingerAT10:00:2453:025:06:533:55:529.11
11Claire HornerZA10:11:551:03:015:17:163:43:27
12Helen BuleyZA10:26:291:05:035:19:063:55:40
13Caroline KollZA10:37:3957:505:41:493:52:02