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2013 Ironman South Africa

April 13, 2013 · Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/4/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
44
28 men · 16 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Ronnie Schildknecht won in 8:11:24 with a +8:27 margin. Cyril Viennot had the fastest run (2:48:35).

Women: Jessie Donavan won in 9:10:58 with a +6:02 margin. Jessie Donavan had the fastest run (3:09:11).

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Race summary

2013 Ironman South Africa 2013 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Ronnie Schildknecht in 8:11:24

Margin: +8:27

Fastest bike: Ronnie Schildknecht - 4:22:01

Fastest run: Cyril Viennot - 2:48:35

Top points: Ronnie Schildknecht - 83.12 pts

Field: 21/28 finishers

Race summary

2013 Ironman South Africa 2013 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Jessie Donavan in 9:10:58

Margin: +6:02

Fastest bike: Jodie Cunnama - 4:46:05

Fastest run: Jessie Donavan - 3:09:11

Top points: Jessie Donavan - 83.38 pts

Field: 15/16 finishers

Men race summary

21 finishers from 28 starters

Winner
Ronnie Schildknecht
8:11:24
Winning margin
+8:27
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Jon Unanue · 49:17
Fastest bike
Ronnie Schildknecht · 4:22:01
Fastest run
Cyril Viennot · 2:48:35
Top points
Ronnie Schildknecht
83.12 pts

Women race summary

15 finishers from 16 starters

Winner
Jessie Donavan
9:10:58
Winning margin
+6:02
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Jodie Cunnama · 49:56
Fastest bike
Jodie Cunnama · 4:46:05
Fastest run
Jessie Donavan · 3:09:11
Top points
Jessie Donavan
83.38 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Jon Unanue
    Finish 17
    49:17
  2. 2
    Bas Diederen
    Finish 3
    49:27
  3. 3
    Dominik Berger
    Finish 7
    49:29

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Ronnie Schildknecht
    Finish 1
    4:22:01
  2. 2
    Georg Swoboda
    Finish 12
    4:28:55
  3. 3
    Karol Dzalaj
    Finish 9
    4:33:48

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Cyril Viennot
    Finish 2
    2:48:35
  2. 2
    Bas Diederen
    Finish 3
    2:48:48
  3. 3
    Horst Reichel
    Finish 4
    2:50:38
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
    Jodie Cunnama
    Finish 2
    49:56
  2. 2
    Lucie Zelenkova
    Finish 3
    52:17
  3. 3
    Svetlana Blazevic
    Finish 9
    52:50

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Jodie Cunnama
    Finish 2
    4:46:05
  2. 2
    Jessie Donavan
    Finish 1
    4:50:27
  3. 3
    Simone Braendli
    Finish 4
    5:00:56

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Jessie Donavan
    Finish 1
    3:09:11
  2. 2
    Dianne Emery
    Finish 5
    3:18:57
  3. 3
    Lucie Zelenkova
    Finish 3
    3:18:59
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: 8:11:24
🥇#1
CH
Ronnie Schildknecht
8:11:24
83.12 pts
🥈#2
FR
Cyril Viennot
8:19:51
71.37 pts
🥉#3
NL
Bas Diederen
8:20:09
70.95 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:10:58
🥇#1
US
Jessie Donavan
9:10:58
83.38 pts
🥈#2
GB
Jodie Cunnama
9:17:00
75.90 pts
🥉#3
CZ
Lucie Zelenkova
9:27:07
63.35 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
Ronnie Schildknecht1Cyril Viennot2Bas Diederen3Horst Reichel4Francois Chabaud5Herve Faure6Dominik Berger7Kent Horner8

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
Jessie Donavan1Jodie Cunnama2Lucie Zelenkova3Simone Braendli4Dianne Emery5Monique Grossrieder6Katharina Grohmann7Nina Pekerman8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

28 participants

8:11:24
Swim
52:48
Bike
4:22:01
Run
2:53:03
8:19:51
Swim
52:18
Bike
4:35:17
Run
2:48:35
8:20:09
Swim
49:27
Bike
4:38:15
Run
2:48:48
8:22:34
Swim
49:44
Bike
4:37:56
Run
2:50:38
8:29:30
Swim
52:21
Bike
4:35:02
Run
2:58:11
8:34:20
Swim
52:47
Bike
4:34:20
Run
3:02:48
8:43:53
Swim
49:29
Bike
4:37:52
Run
3:12:22
8:44:32
Swim
49:31
Bike
4:37:59
Run
3:13:14
8:45:42
Swim
57:52
Bike
4:33:48
Run
3:09:34
8:47:40
Swim
55:21
Bike
4:44:15
Run
3:03:13
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Ronnie SchildknechtCH8:11:24Winner52:48—4:22:01—2:53:0383.12
2Cyril ViennotFR8:19:51—52:18—4:35:17—2:48:3571.37
3Bas DiederenNL8:20:09—49:27—4:38:15—2:48:4870.95
4Horst ReichelDE8:22:34—49:44—4:37:56—2:50:3867.59
5Francois ChabaudFR8:29:30—52:21—4:35:02—2:58:1157.95
6Herve FaureFR8:34:20—52:47—4:34:20—3:02:4851.22
7Dominik BergerAT8:43:53—49:29—4:37:52—3:12:2237.94
8Kent HornerZA8:44:32—49:31—4:37:59—3:13:1437.03
9Karol DzalajSK8:45:42—57:52—4:33:48—3:09:3435.41
10Michael DavidsonZA8:47:40—55:21—4:44:15—3:03:1332.67
11Nick BaldwinSC8:48:01—54:24—4:45:32—3:03:5832.19
12Georg SwobodaAT8:54:11—58:03—4:28:55—3:22:1123.61
13Petr VabrousekCZ9:03:55—57:57—4:57:13—3:03:2010.07
14Michael WetzelDE9:05:44—57:44—4:53:13—3:10:117.54
15Gregory CloseUS9:05:57—58:45—4:52:21—3:10:467.24
16Patrick JabergCH9:08:31—53:34—4:37:32—3:32:133.67
17Jon UnanueES9:10:21—49:17—4:56:13—3:19:351.12
18Ivan Alvarez GomezES9:14:46—58:04—5:01:06—3:10:27—
19Mike AigrozCH9:20:27—49:58—4:37:40—3:49:32—
20Terrence LoweZA9:33:37—1:07:15—5:09:42—3:12:55—
21Craig TwiggGB9:55:19—55:18—5:21:16—3:31:39—
DNFAlejandro SantamariaESDNF—57:46—4:50:54———
DNFJames CunnamaZADNF—52:42—4:34:58———
DNFSylvain RotaFRDNF—55:01—————
DNFJan van BerkelCHDNF—50:41—————
DNFAndrey LyatskiyRUDNF—50:07—————
DNFFaris Al-SultanDEDNF—49:43—————
DNFDonovan Van GelderZADNF—58:22—4:51:42———

Female Pro Results

16 participants

9:10:58
Swim
1:07:11
Bike
4:50:27
Run
3:09:11
9:17:00
Swim
49:56
Bike
4:46:05
Run
3:36:44
9:27:07
Swim
52:17
Bike
5:11:31
Run
3:18:59
9:32:24
Swim
54:43
Bike
5:00:56
Run
3:31:59
9:37:45
Swim
57:52
Bike
5:16:43
Run
3:18:57
9:48:22
Swim
1:07:08
Bike
5:13:23
Run
3:23:11
9:55:52
Swim
1:16:17
Bike
5:13:17
Run
3:19:27
9:59:13
Swim
1:04:36
Bike
5:15:05
Run
3:33:50
10:08:42
Swim
52:50
Bike
5:22:13
Run
3:48:07
10:16:59
Swim
1:06:53
Bike
5:13:21
Run
3:51:36
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Jessie DonavanUS9:10:58Winner1:07:11—4:50:27—3:09:1183.38
2Jodie CunnamaGB9:17:00—49:56—4:46:05—3:36:4475.90
3Lucie ZelenkovaCZ9:27:07—52:17—5:11:31—3:18:5963.35
4Simone BraendliCH9:32:24—54:43—5:00:56—3:31:5956.80
5Dianne EmeryZA9:37:45—57:52—5:16:43—3:18:5750.17
6Monique GrossriederCH9:48:22—1:07:08—5:13:23—3:23:1137.00
7Katharina GrohmannDE9:55:52—1:16:17—5:13:17—3:19:2727.70
8Nina PekermanIL9:59:13—1:04:36—5:15:05—3:33:5023.54
9Svetlana BlazevicRS10:08:42—52:50—5:22:13—3:48:0711.78
10Joanna CarrittGB10:16:59—1:06:53—5:13:21—3:51:361.51
11Saleta Castro NogueiraES10:27:28—57:48—5:16:53—4:06:59—
12Caroline GregoryUS10:38:17—57:55—5:39:31—3:56:56—
13Jennifer LentzkeCA10:49:44—1:18:08—5:34:49—3:48:37—
14Caroline KollZA11:12:48—1:05:54—5:48:19—4:12:45—
15Dede GriesbauerUS11:40:39—52:53—5:05:34—5:37:22—
DNFMichelle BremerNZDNF—57:59—5:19:23———
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