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2017 Ironman South Africa

April 1, 2017 · Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
63
37 men · 26 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Ben Hoffman won in 7:58:40 with a +0:50 margin. Ben Hoffman had the fastest run (2:42:52).

Women: Daniela Ryf won in 8:47:02 with a +5:24 margin. Daniela Ryf had the fastest run (2:57:27).

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Race summary

2017 Ironman South Africa 2017 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Ben Hoffman in 7:58:40

Margin: +0:50

Fastest bike: Cameron Wurf - 4:20:11

Fastest run: Ben Hoffman - 2:42:52

Top points: Ben Hoffman - 98.37 pts

Field: 25/37 finishers

Race summary

2017 Ironman South Africa 2017 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Daniela Ryf in 8:47:02

Margin: +5:24

Fastest bike: Daniela Ryf - 4:50:50

Fastest run: Daniela Ryf - 2:57:27

Top points: Daniela Ryf - 110.64 pts

Field: 18/26 finishers

Men race summary

25 finishers from 37 starters

Winner
Ben Hoffman
7:58:40
Winning margin
+0:50
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Josh Amberger · 48:02
Fastest bike
Cameron Wurf · 4:20:11
Fastest run
Ben Hoffman · 2:42:52
Top points
Ben Hoffman
98.37 pts

Women race summary

18 finishers from 26 starters

Winner
Daniela Ryf
8:47:02
Winning margin
+5:24
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Daniela Ryf · 53:48
Fastest bike
Daniela Ryf · 4:50:50
Fastest run
Daniela Ryf · 2:57:27
Top points
Daniela Ryf
110.64 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Josh Amberger
    Finish 18
    48:02
  2. 2
    Nils Frommhold
    Finish 2
    49:05
  3. 3
    Frederik Van Lierde
    Finish 7
    49:05

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Cameron Wurf
    Finish 11
    4:20:11
  2. 2
    Nils Frommhold
    Finish 2
    4:22:31
  3. 3
    Ben Hoffman
    Finish 1
    4:22:33

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Ben Hoffman
    Finish 1
    2:42:52
  2. 2
    Nils Frommhold
    Finish 2
    2:43:43
  3. 3
    David McNamee
    Finish 3
    2:45:36
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.

Women split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Daniela Ryf
    Finish 1
    53:48
  2. 2
    Kate Comber
    Finish 12
    53:48
  3. 3
    Julia Gajer
    Finish 16
    53:54

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Daniela Ryf
    Finish 1
    4:50:50
  2. 2
    Kaisa Sali
    Finish 2
    4:53:03
  3. 3
    Julia Gajer
    Finish 16
    4:55:58

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Daniela Ryf
    Finish 1
    2:57:27
  2. 2
    Kaisa Sali
    Finish 2
    2:59:10
  3. 3
    Gurutze Frades Larralde
    Finish 5
    3:08:02
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: 7:58:40
🥇#1
US
Ben Hoffman
7:58:40
98.37 pts
🥈#2
DE
Nils Frommhold
7:59:30
97.21 pts
🥉#3
GB
David McNamee
8:07:31
86.02 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:47:02
🥇#1
CH
Daniela Ryf
8:47:02
110.64 pts
🥈#2
FI
Kaisa Sali
8:52:26
103.92 pts
🥉#3
GB
Susie Cheetham
9:04:49
88.51 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 Hoffman1Nils Frommhold2David Mc Namee3Kyle Buckingham4Jan van Berkel5Boris Stein6Frederik Van Lierde7Giulio Molinari8

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
Daniela Ryf1Kaisa Sali2Susie Cheetham3Astrid Stienen4Gurutze Frades Larralde5Katja Konschak6Alexandra Tondeur7Jeanne Collonge8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

37 participants

7:58:40
Swim
49:14
Bike
4:22:33
Run
2:42:52
7:59:30
Swim
49:05
Bike
4:22:31
Run
2:43:43
8:07:31
Swim
49:09
Bike
4:28:45
Run
2:45:36
8:08:58
Swim
49:15
Bike
4:28:38
Run
2:47:09
8:12:35
Swim
49:12
Bike
4:28:41
Run
2:50:46
8:16:12
Swim
53:57
Bike
4:23:49
Run
2:54:05
8:19:10
Swim
49:05
Bike
4:28:32
Run
2:57:02
8:21:09
Swim
49:07
Bike
4:28:34
Run
2:59:16
8:23:21
Swim
53:53
Bike
4:34:43
Run
2:50:01
8:24:42
Swim
49:10
Bike
4:28:47
Run
3:02:46
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Ben HoffmanUS7:58:40Winner49:14—4:22:33—2:42:5298.37
2Nils FrommholdDE7:59:30—49:05—4:22:31—2:43:4397.21
3David McNameeGB8:07:31—49:09—4:28:45—2:45:3686.02
4Kyle BuckinghamZA8:08:58—49:15—4:28:38—2:47:0983.99
5Jan van BerkelCH8:12:35—49:12—4:28:41—2:50:4678.94
6Boris SteinDE8:16:12—53:57—4:23:49—2:54:0573.89
7Frederik Van LierdeBE8:19:10—49:05—4:28:32—2:57:0269.75
8Giulio MolinariIT8:21:09—49:07—4:28:34—2:59:1666.98
9Andrej VisticaHR8:23:21—53:53—4:34:43—2:50:0163.91
10James CunnamaZA8:24:42—49:10—4:28:47—3:02:4662.02
11Cameron WurfAU8:25:31—49:13—4:20:11—3:11:4460.88
12Joe SkipperGB8:28:46—53:59—4:32:04—2:57:5756.35
13Evert ScheltingaNL8:31:04—49:12—4:28:40—3:08:5953.14
14Eneko LlanosES8:34:15—49:19—4:28:31—3:11:4448.69
15Mario De EliasAR8:36:22—53:58—4:34:47—3:03:2945.74
16Johann AckermannDE8:39:44—49:06—4:34:37—3:07:5641.04
17Roman DeisenhoferDE8:43:30—49:18—4:33:46—3:15:3435.78
18Josh AmbergerAU8:44:41—48:02—4:29:29—3:23:1134.12
19Diego Van LooyBE8:49:32—1:05:44—4:46:28—2:51:4227.35
20Erik-Simon StrijkNL9:00:36—53:54—4:34:39—3:27:1011.90
21Gerhard De BruinZA9:07:31—55:46—4:53:50—3:13:002.25
22Freddy LampretZA9:52:28—55:50—4:53:26—3:58:22—
23Emanuele CiottiIT9:53:08—53:56—4:58:15—3:54:46—
24Petr VabrousekCZ9:59:52—1:00:07—5:41:27—3:11:04—
25Valentin ZasypkinRU10:13:45—1:12:27—5:23:03—3:33:42—
DNFBekim ChristensenDKDNF—1:05:14—————
DNFToumy DeghamFRDNF—54:00—————
DNFVictor Del CorralESDNF—53:55—————
DNFVinicius CanhedoBRDNF—53:51—————
DNFIvan RistiITDNF—49:11—————
DNFHarry WiltshireGBDNF—48:05—5:17:49———
DNFGregory CloseUSDNF—59:42—4:56:49———
DNFBalazs CsokeHUDNF—49:02—4:55:57———
DNFChristian KramerDEDNF—49:10—4:37:07———
DNFFredrik BaecksonSEDNF—56:28—4:46:25———
DNFCarlos Aznar GallegoESDNF———————
DNFJens Petersen-BachDKDNF—49:11—4:42:34———

Female Pro Results

26 participants

8:47:02
Swim
53:48
Bike
4:50:50
Run
2:57:27
8:52:26
Swim
55:29
Bike
4:53:03
Run
2:59:10
9:04:49
Swim
53:56
Bike
4:57:43
Run
3:08:36
9:24:37
Swim
1:01:07
Bike
5:01:42
Run
3:16:52
9:24:59
Swim
1:00:37
Bike
5:11:20
Run
3:08:02
9:25:40
Swim
53:57
Bike
5:09:48
Run
3:15:01
9:26:29
Swim
58:37
Bike
5:08:06
Run
3:13:09
9:27:18
Swim
59:47
Bike
5:04:58
Run
3:16:09
9:27:49
Swim
58:40
Bike
5:03:09
Run
3:19:59
9:29:20
Swim
1:10:04
Bike
5:05:47
Run
3:08:56
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Daniela RyfCH8:47:02Winner53:48—4:50:50—2:57:27110.64
2Kaisa SaliFI8:52:26—55:29—4:53:03—2:59:10103.92
3Susie CheethamGB9:04:49—53:56—4:57:43—3:08:3688.51
4Astrid StienenDE9:24:37—1:01:07—5:01:42—3:16:5263.86
5Gurutze Frades LarraldeES9:24:59—1:00:37—5:11:20—3:08:0263.40
6Katja KonschakDE9:25:40—53:57—5:09:48—3:15:0162.55
7Alexandra TondeurBE9:26:29—58:37—5:08:06—3:13:0961.54
8Jeanne CollongeFR9:27:18—59:47—5:04:58—3:16:0960.52
9Nikki BartlettGB9:27:49—58:40—5:03:09—3:19:5959.88
10Katharina GrohmannDE9:29:20—1:10:04—5:05:47—3:08:5657.99
11Ariane MonticeliBR9:29:27—58:45—5:13:11—3:11:4857.84
12Kate ComberGB9:47:44—53:48—5:15:47—3:31:2435.09
13Manon GenetFR9:50:32—58:44—5:03:36—3:42:2931.60
14Diane LuethiCH9:52:50—58:34—5:17:12—3:31:5128.74
15Lina-Kristin SchinkDE9:54:47—1:11:31—5:24:17—3:14:1326.31
16Julia GajerDE9:55:08—53:54—4:55:58—4:00:1325.88
17Jenny FletcherCA9:59:27—58:41—5:20:59—3:33:1420.50
18Steph CorkerCA10:04:18—1:01:41—5:27:35—3:28:3214.46
DNFNatascha SchmittDEDNF—58:43—5:15:21———
DNFDanielle MackUSDNF—1:06:12—5:34:36———
DNFDimity-Lee DukeAUDNF—58:37—5:25:19———
DNFKristin LiepoldDEDNF—1:06:23—5:09:18———
DNFHelena Herrero GomezESDNF—1:09:05—————
DNFAnnah WatkinsonZADNF—58:39—————
DNFKirsty JahnCADNF—58:33—————
DNFCarolin LehriederDEDNF—58:29—————