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2016 Ironman South Africa

April 9, 2016 · Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
53
37 men · 16 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Ben Hoffman won in 8:12:37 with a +2:14 margin. Ben Hoffman had the fastest run (2:45:50).

Women: Kaisa Sali won in 9:06:50 with a +2:59 margin. Kaisa Sali had the fastest run (3:02:34).

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Race summary

2016 Ironman South Africa 2016 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Ben Hoffman in 8:12:37

Margin: +2:14

Fastest bike: Boris Stein - 4:28:17

Fastest run: Ben Hoffman - 2:45:50

Top points: Ben Hoffman - 85.08 pts

Field: 29/37 finishers

Race summary

2016 Ironman South Africa 2016 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Kaisa Sali in 9:06:50

Margin: +2:59

Fastest bike: Annabel Luxford - 4:49:17

Fastest run: Kaisa Sali - 3:02:34

Top points: Kaisa Sali - 92.13 pts

Field: 13/16 finishers

Men race summary

29 finishers from 37 starters

Winner
Ben Hoffman
8:12:37
Winning margin
+2:14
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Marko Albert · 49:37
Fastest bike
Boris Stein · 4:28:17
Fastest run
Ben Hoffman · 2:45:50
Top points
Ben Hoffman
85.08 pts

Women race summary

13 finishers from 16 starters

Winner
Kaisa Sali
9:06:50
Winning margin
+2:59
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Annabel Luxford · 56:07
Fastest bike
Annabel Luxford · 4:49:17
Fastest run
Kaisa Sali · 3:02:34
Top points
Kaisa Sali
92.13 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Marko Albert
    Finish 3
    49:37
  2. 2
    Eric Watson
    Finish 25
    49:38
  3. 3
    Bas Diederen
    Finish 24
    49:47

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Boris Stein
    Finish 5
    4:28:17
  2. 2
    Ben Hoffman
    Finish 1
    4:29:36
  3. 3
    Bas Diederen
    Finish 24
    4:29:42

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Ben Hoffman
    Finish 1
    2:45:50
  2. 2
    Tim Van Berkel
    Finish 2
    2:48:15
  3. 3
    Ruedi Wild
    Finish 6
    2:49:28
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
    Annabel Luxford
    Finish 5
    56:07
  2. 2
    Dede Griesbauer
    Finish 10
    58:16
  3. 3
    Kaisa Sali
    Finish 1
    58:21

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Annabel Luxford
    Finish 5
    4:49:17
  2. 2
    Lucy Gossage
    Finish 3
    4:56:10
  3. 3
    Åsa Lundström
    Finish 4
    4:58:18

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Kaisa Sali
    Finish 1
    3:02:34
  2. 2
    Susie Cheetham
    Finish 2
    3:02:43
  3. 3
    Lucy Gossage
    Finish 3
    3:07:36
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: 8:12:37
🥇#1
US
Ben Hoffman
8:12:37
85.08 pts
🥈#2
AU
Tim Van Berkel
8:14:51
81.99 pts
🥉#3
EE
Marko Albert
8:18:52
76.43 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:06:50
🥇#1
FI
Kaisa Sali
9:06:50
92.13 pts
🥈#2
GB
Susie Cheetham
9:09:49
88.45 pts
🥉#3
GB
Lucy Gossage
9:11:43
86.10 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
Ben Hoffman1Tim Van Berkel2Marko Albert3Matt Trautman4Boris Stein5Ruedi Wild6Alessandro Degasperi7Christian Kramer8

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
Kaisa Sali1Susie Cheetham2Lucy Gossage3Åsa Lundström4Annabel Luxford5Verena Walter6Bianca Steurer7Annah Watkinson8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

37 participants

8:12:37
Swim
52:58
Bike
4:29:36
Run
2:45:50
8:14:51
Swim
50:00
Bike
4:32:33
Run
2:48:15
8:18:52
Swim
49:37
Bike
4:30:53
Run
2:54:19
8:19:25
Swim
54:18
Bike
4:31:28
Run
2:49:39
8:19:51
Swim
54:24
Bike
4:28:17
Run
2:52:52
8:24:47
Swim
52:56
Bike
4:38:12
Run
2:49:28
8:29:37
Swim
54:32
Bike
4:39:03
Run
2:50:58
8:29:57
Swim
49:59
Bike
4:33:13
Run
3:01:47
8:32:11
Swim
55:10
Bike
4:34:36
Run
2:58:24
8:34:03
Swim
54:25
Bike
4:42:07
Run
2:53:01
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Ben HoffmanUS8:12:37Winner52:58—4:29:36—2:45:5085.08
2Tim Van BerkelAU8:14:51—50:00—4:32:33—2:48:1581.99
3Marko AlbertEE8:18:52—49:37—4:30:53—2:54:1976.43
4Matt TrautmanZA8:19:25—54:18—4:31:28—2:49:3975.67
5Boris SteinDE8:19:51—54:24—4:28:17—2:52:5275.07
6Ruedi WildCH8:24:47—52:56—4:38:12—2:49:2868.25
7Alessandro DegasperiIT8:29:37—54:32—4:39:03—2:50:5861.56
8Christian KramerDE8:29:57—49:59—4:33:13—3:01:4761.10
9Ronnie SchildknechtCH8:32:11—55:10—4:34:36—2:58:2458.01
10Jens Petersen-BachDK8:34:03—54:25—4:42:07—2:53:0155.42
11Kyle BuckinghamZA8:34:48—51:20—4:31:39—3:07:2054.39
12Jan van BerkelCH8:38:31—54:20—4:36:46—3:03:0549.24
13Markus ThomschkeDE8:38:52—57:12—4:36:21—3:00:3248.76
14Ivan RistiIT8:45:36—52:19—4:41:16—3:07:2339.44
15Ben CollinsUS8:46:24—49:51—4:41:55—3:08:3938.34
16Mike AigrozCH8:48:52—52:12—4:41:27—3:11:0934.92
17David PleseSI8:53:38—55:05—4:38:35—3:15:0728.33
18Tomas MikaCZ8:55:47—57:53—4:51:52—3:00:1725.35
19Frederic LimousinFR9:08:07—55:01—4:52:33—3:14:468.29
20Mark Oude BenninkNL9:12:31—49:51—5:16:55—3:00:022.20
21Olivier GodartLU9:19:02—1:00:26—4:53:56—3:19:53—
22Michael DavidsonZA9:22:57—1:01:34—4:51:55—3:24:14—
23Nick BaldwinSC9:24:28—54:27—4:34:49—3:50:23—
24Bas DiederenNL9:30:33—49:47—4:29:42—4:06:33—
25Eric WatsonBN9:34:46—49:38—5:21:11—3:17:28—
26Felipe De Oliveira ManenteBR9:39:51—57:16—4:50:45—3:46:27—
27Thomas De SchutterBE9:47:19—1:02:20—5:04:07—3:35:54—
28Gerhard De BruinZA9:51:18—1:00:14—4:55:17—3:49:26—
29Simon BrierleySC10:41:54—1:02:24—5:15:59—4:17:23—
DNFMarek NemcikSKDNF—1:23:32—————
DNFOliver SimonGBDNF—52:53—4:50:26———
DNFJames CunnamaZADNF—51:55—4:35:43———
DNFFrederic GarciaFRDNF—57:49—5:07:24———
DNFAndrej VisticaHRDNF—1:01:23—4:55:00———
DNFFreddy LampretZADNF—54:38—4:57:32———
DNFGregory CloseUSDNF—1:00:18—4:49:26———
DNFDarby ThomasFIDNF—1:02:23—4:43:23———

Female Pro Results

16 participants

9:06:50
Swim
58:21
Bike
4:59:41
Run
3:02:34
9:09:49
Swim
58:21
Bike
5:04:26
Run
3:02:43
9:11:43
Swim
1:03:20
Bike
4:56:10
Run
3:07:36
9:15:34
Swim
1:03:30
Bike
4:58:18
Run
3:08:33
9:28:32
Swim
56:07
Bike
4:49:17
Run
3:37:50
9:35:36
Swim
1:03:24
Bike
5:08:18
Run
3:18:02
9:39:25
Swim
1:02:53
Bike
5:09:13
Run
3:22:31
9:44:11
Swim
1:03:20
Bike
5:17:58
Run
3:17:42
9:50:27
Swim
1:16:21
Bike
5:09:59
Run
3:18:51
10:01:19
Swim
58:16
Bike
5:13:11
Run
3:43:14
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Kaisa SaliFI9:06:50Winner58:21—4:59:41—3:02:3492.13
2Susie CheethamGB9:09:49—58:21—5:04:26—3:02:4388.45
3Lucy GossageGB9:11:43—1:03:20—4:56:10—3:07:3686.10
4Åsa LundströmSE9:15:34—1:03:30—4:58:18—3:08:3381.35
5Annabel LuxfordAU9:28:32—56:07—4:49:17—3:37:5065.36
6Verena WalterDE9:35:36—1:03:24—5:08:18—3:18:0256.64
7Bianca SteurerAT9:39:25—1:02:53—5:09:13—3:22:3151.93
8Annah WatkinsonZA9:44:11—1:03:20—5:17:58—3:17:4246.05
9Katharina GrohmannDE9:50:27—1:16:21—5:09:59—3:18:5138.32
10Dede GriesbauerUS10:01:19—58:16—5:13:11—3:43:1424.92
11Rahel BellingaNL10:02:08—1:09:44—5:06:54—3:38:3423.91
12Annett JalowiDE10:13:08—1:04:34—5:21:11—3:41:5110.34
13Darbi RobertsUS10:27:36—58:23—5:30:14—3:51:38—
DNFJodie CunnamaGBDNF—52:11—5:00:00———
DNFLina-Kristin SchinkDEDNF—1:14:23—5:24:30———
DNFClaire HornerZADNF—1:03:25—————