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2018 Ironman South Africa

April 14, 2018 · 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
47
27 men · 20 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Kyle Buckingham won in 8:13:00 with a +3:01 margin. Michael Ruenz had the fastest run (2:48:17).

Women: Lucy Charles-Barclay won in 8:56:06 with a +6:52 margin. Linsey Corbin had the fastest run (2:58:16).

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Race summary

2018 Ironman South Africa 2018 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Kyle Buckingham in 8:13:00

Margin: +3:01

Fastest bike: Cameron Wurf - 4:19:44

Fastest run: Michael Ruenz - 2:48:17

Top points: Kyle Buckingham - 84.48 pts

Field: 21/27 finishers

Race summary

2018 Ironman South Africa 2018 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Lucy Charles-Barclay in 8:56:06

Margin: +6:52

Fastest bike: Lucy Charles-Barclay - 4:57:21

Fastest run: Linsey Corbin - 2:58:16

Top points: Lucy Charles-Barclay - 105.31 pts

Field: 14/20 finishers

Men race summary

21 finishers from 27 starters

Winner
Kyle Buckingham
8:13:00
Winning margin
+3:01
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Josh Amberger · 46:24
Fastest bike
Cameron Wurf · 4:19:44
Fastest run
Michael Ruenz · 2:48:17
Top points
Kyle Buckingham
84.48 pts

Women race summary

14 finishers from 20 starters

Winner
Lucy Charles-Barclay
8:56:06
Winning margin
+6:52
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lucy Charles-Barclay · 47:32
Fastest bike
Lucy Charles-Barclay · 4:57:21
Fastest run
Linsey Corbin · 2:58:16
Top points
Lucy Charles-Barclay
105.31 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Josh Amberger
    Finish 2
    46:24
  2. 2
    Peru Alfaro San Ildefonso
    Finish 11
    48:12
  3. 3
    Giulio Molinari
    Finish 8
    48:19

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Cameron Wurf
    Finish 4
    4:19:44
  2. 2
    Ben Hoffman
    Finish 21
    4:30:57
  3. 3
    Josh Amberger
    Finish 2
    4:31:35

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Michael Ruenz
    Finish 12
    2:48:17
  2. 2
    Alessandro Degasperi
    Finish 7
    2:48:33
  3. 3
    Kyle Buckingham
    Finish 1
    2:48:42
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
    Lucy Charles-Barclay
    Finish 1
    47:32
  2. 2
    Rach McBride
    Finish 4
    52:47
  3. 3
    Saleta Castro Nogueira
    Finish 12
    55:42

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Lucy Charles-Barclay
    Finish 1
    4:57:21
  2. 2
    Susie Cheetham
    Finish 2
    5:01:54
  3. 3
    Rach McBride
    Finish 4
    5:04:06

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Linsey Corbin
    Finish 3
    2:58:16
  2. 2
    Susie Cheetham
    Finish 2
    3:00:47
  3. 3
    Lucy Charles-Barclay
    Finish 1
    3:05:45
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: 8:13:00
🥇#1
ZA
Kyle Buckingham
8:13:00
84.48 pts
🥈#2
AU
Josh Amberger
8:16:01
80.30 pts
🥉#3
DE
Maurice Clavel
8:18:51
76.38 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:56:06
🥇#1
GB
Lucy Charles-Barclay
8:56:06
105.31 pts
🥈#2
GB
Susie Cheetham
9:02:58
96.83 pts
🥉#3
US
Linsey Corbin
9:07:10
91.65 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
Kyle Buckingham1Josh Amberger2Maurice Clavel3Cameron Wurf4Ronnie Schildknecht5Jonathan Shearon6Alessandro Degasperi7Giulio 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
Lucy Charles-Barclay1Susie Cheetham2Linsey Corbin3Rach Mc Bride4Manon Genet5Gurutze Frades Larralde6Katharina Grohmann7Martina Kunz8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

27 participants

8:13:00
Swim
48:22
Bike
4:31:51
Run
2:48:42
8:16:01
Swim
46:24
Bike
4:31:35
Run
2:53:43
8:18:51
Swim
48:21
Bike
4:31:56
Run
2:54:01
8:20:07
Swim
50:15
Bike
4:19:44
Run
3:05:10
8:23:09
Swim
53:53
Bike
4:35:37
Run
2:49:03
8:23:57
Swim
53:56
Bike
4:35:48
Run
2:49:15
8:25:10
Swim
48:30
Bike
4:42:43
Run
2:48:33
8:25:29
Swim
48:19
Bike
4:37:53
Run
2:54:57
8:26:18
Swim
50:44
Bike
4:40:33
Run
2:50:35
8:31:56
Swim
48:28
Bike
4:31:48
Run
3:07:07
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Kyle BuckinghamZA8:13:00Winner48:22—4:31:51—2:48:4284.48
2Josh AmbergerAU8:16:01—46:24—4:31:35—2:53:4380.30
3Maurice ClavelDE8:18:51—48:21—4:31:56—2:54:0176.38
4Cameron WurfAU8:20:07—50:15—4:19:44—3:05:1074.63
5Ronnie SchildknechtCH8:23:09—53:53—4:35:37—2:49:0370.43
6Jonathan ShearonUS8:23:57—53:56—4:35:48—2:49:1569.33
7Alessandro DegasperiIT8:25:10—48:30—4:42:43—2:48:3367.64
8Giulio MolinariIT8:25:29—48:19—4:37:53—2:54:5767.21
9Philipp KoutnyCH8:26:18—50:44—4:40:33—2:50:3566.08
10Eneko LlanosES8:31:56—48:28—4:31:48—3:07:0758.28
11Peru Alfaro San IldefonsoES8:36:18—48:12—4:44:57—2:58:0752.24
12Michael RuenzDE8:38:21—57:42—4:47:55—2:48:1749.40
13Matt TrautmanZA8:47:14—49:53—4:42:56—3:09:2537.11
14Sebastian NorbergSE9:00:39—53:52—4:46:57—3:15:2718.54
15Alberto CasadeiIT9:05:18—48:20—5:03:44—3:07:5412.11
16Darby ThomasFI9:07:29—1:00:55—4:47:19—3:14:229.09
17Gerhard De BruinZA9:11:47—53:44—4:51:41—3:22:033.14
18Bekim ChristensenDK9:27:13—1:05:56—4:46:32—3:28:53—
19Hans MuehlbauerDE9:34:55—55:31—5:22:21—3:11:41—
20Philippe LambertyLU10:11:19—53:49—4:56:48—4:16:20—
21Ben HoffmanUS12:06:48—49:17—4:30:57—6:42:00—
DNFEvert ScheltingaNLDNF—48:14—4:41:29———
DNFPedro GomesPTDNF—49:15—4:46:04———
DNFReece BarclayGBDNF—48:21—4:50:00———
DNFAlain Djouad-GuibertMADNF—1:05:48—5:26:27———
DNFMarkus FachbachDEDNF—49:13—————
DNFArtem ParienkoRUDNF—51:29—————

Female Pro Results

20 participants

8:56:06
Swim
47:32
Bike
4:57:21
Run
3:05:45
9:02:58
Swim
55:48
Bike
5:01:54
Run
3:00:47
9:07:10
Swim
55:48
Bike
5:08:14
Run
2:58:16
9:18:34
Swim
52:47
Bike
5:04:06
Run
3:16:55
9:21:59
Swim
59:43
Bike
5:06:05
Run
3:11:21
9:30:14
Swim
59:18
Bike
5:11:02
Run
3:14:38
9:35:07
Swim
1:10:06
Bike
5:13:17
Run
3:06:53
9:36:40
Swim
1:02:04
Bike
5:16:01
Run
3:13:27
9:37:21
Swim
58:06
Bike
5:17:11
Run
3:16:59
9:38:30
Swim
59:17
Bike
5:20:44
Run
3:12:15
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Lucy Charles-BarclayGB8:56:06Winner47:32—4:57:21—3:05:45105.31
2Susie CheethamGB9:02:58—55:48—5:01:54—3:00:4796.83
3Linsey CorbinUS9:07:10—55:48—5:08:14—2:58:1691.65
4Rach McBrideCA9:18:34—52:47—5:04:06—3:16:5577.59
5Manon GenetFR9:21:59—59:43—5:06:05—3:11:2173.37
6Gurutze Frades LarraldeES9:30:14—59:18—5:11:02—3:14:3863.20
7Katharina GrohmannDE9:35:07—1:10:06—5:13:17—3:06:5357.17
8Martina KunzCH9:36:40—1:02:04—5:16:01—3:13:2755.26
9Maja Stage NielsenDK9:37:21—58:06—5:17:11—3:16:5954.42
10Annah WatkinsonZA9:38:30—59:17—5:20:44—3:12:1553.00
11Leslie DiMichele MillerUS9:45:19—59:54—5:27:53—3:12:1744.59
12Saleta Castro NogueiraES9:47:58—55:42—5:29:38—3:17:2641.32
13Corina HengartnerCH9:58:59—1:04:25—5:38:38—3:09:3627.73
14Patricia Bueno PerezES11:12:58—1:06:41—5:55:17—4:03:38—
DNFCarolin LehriederDEDNF—55:48—————
DNFJudith Corachan VaqueraESDNF—55:46—5:15:35———
DNFCharlotte MorelFRDNF—52:58—5:14:11———
DNFEmma Pallant-BrowneGBDNF—55:47—5:13:39———
DNFLina-Kristin SchinkDEDNF—1:07:29—5:21:00———
DNFKatja KonschakDEDNF—55:50—5:24:41———