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2022 Ironman South Africa

April 2, 2022 · Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/3/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Iron-Distance
Field size
27
17 men · 10 women
Men SOF
70.85
Women SOF
59.10

Race story in the data

Men: Kyle Buckingham won in 7:16:30 with a +0:19 margin. Kyle Buckingham had the fastest run (2:41:34).

Women: Daniela Bleymehl won in 8:22:33 with a +11:25 margin. Jade NicoleRoberts had the fastest run (3:06:44).

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Race summary

2022 Ironman South Africa 2022 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Kyle Buckingham in 7:16:30

Margin: +0:19

Fastest bike: Joe Skipper - 4:21:43

Fastest run: Kyle Buckingham - 2:41:34

Top points: Kyle Buckingham - 82.60 pts

Field: 17/17 finishers, SOF 70.85

Race summary

2022 Ironman South Africa 2022 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Daniela Bleymehl in 8:22:33

Margin: +11:25

Fastest bike: Daniela Bleymehl - 4:56:23

Fastest run: Jade NicoleRoberts - 3:06:44

Top points: Daniela Bleymehl - 79.22 pts

Field: 10/10 finishers, SOF 59.10

Men race summary

17 finishers from 17 starters · SOF 70.85

Winner
Kyle Buckingham
7:16:30
Winning margin
+0:19
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Nils Frommhold · 7:54
Fastest bike
Joe Skipper · 4:21:43
Fastest run
Kyle Buckingham · 2:41:34
Top points
Kyle Buckingham
82.60 pts

Women race summary

10 finishers from 10 starters · SOF 59.10

Winner
Daniela Bleymehl
8:22:33
Winning margin
+11:25
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Jade NicoleRoberts · 9:39
Fastest bike
Daniela Bleymehl · 4:56:23
Fastest run
Jade NicoleRoberts · 3:06:44
Top points
Daniela Bleymehl
79.22 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Nils Frommhold
    Finish 14 · split rank #1
    7:54
  2. 2
    Franz Loeschke
    Finish 6 · split rank #2
    7:55
  3. 3
    Collin Chartier
    Finish 5 · split rank #3
    7:56

T1

  1. 1
    Kevin Maurel
    Finish 7
    2:01
  2. 2
    Kyle Buckingham
    Finish 1
    2:07
  3. 3
    Matt Trautman
    Finish 3
    2:09

Bike

  1. 1
    Joe Skipper
    Finish 4 · split rank #1
    4:21:43
  2. 2
    Samuel Huerzeler
    Finish 8 · split rank #3
    4:22:23
  3. 3
    Jesper Svensson
    Finish 10 · split rank #2
    4:22:23

T2

  1. 1
    Nils Frommhold
    Finish 14
    1:47
  2. 2
    Kyle Buckingham
    Finish 1
    1:48
  3. 3
    Bradley Weiss
    Finish 2
    1:50

Run

  1. 1
    Kyle Buckingham
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    2:41:34
  2. 2
    Bradley Weiss
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    2:41:50
  3. 3
    Matt Trautman
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    2:42:39
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
    Jade NicoleRoberts
    Finish 5 · split rank #1
    9:39
  2. 2
    Magda Nieuwoudt
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    9:56
  3. 3
    Daniela Bleymehl
    Finish 1 · split rank #3
    9:59

T1

  1. 1
    Daniela Bleymehl
    Finish 1
    2:24
  2. 2
    Mariella Sawyer
    Finish 10
    2:26
  3. 3
    NatiaVan Heerden
    Finish 4
    2:29

Bike

  1. 1
    Daniela Bleymehl
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    4:56:23
  2. 2
    Katharina Grohmann
    Finish 6 · split rank #2
    5:05:51
  3. 3
    Elena Illeditsch
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    5:07:39

T2

  1. 1
    Mariella Sawyer
    Finish 10
    1:48
  2. 2
    NatiaVan Heerden
    Finish 4
    1:54
  3. 3
    Emma Bilham
    Finish 7
    1:55

Run

  1. 1
    Jade NicoleRoberts
    Finish 5 · split rank #1
    3:06:44
  2. 2
    Elena Illeditsch
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    3:09:47
  3. 3
    Emma Bilham
    Finish 7 · split rank #3
    3:10:03
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: 7:16:30
🥇#1
ZA
Kyle Buckingham
7:16:30
82.60 pts
🥈#2
ZA
Bradley Weiss
7:16:49
80.67 pts
🥉#3
ZA
Matt Trautman
7:17:36
78.64 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:22:33
🥇#1
DE
Daniela Bleymehl
8:22:33
79.22 pts
🥈#2
DE
Elena Illeditsch
8:33:58
73.40 pts
🥉#3
ZA
Magda Nieuwoudt
8:37:44
70.36 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#7#14SwimBikeRunFinish#7#6#1#1#9#5#2#2#10#4#3#3#14#1#4#4#3#8#5#5#2#10#6#6#11#9#8#7#12#3#10#8
Kyle Buckingham1Bradley Weiss2Matt Trautman3Joe Skipper4Collin Chartier5Franz Loeschke6Kevin Maurel7Samuel Huerzeler8

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#3#1#4#1#7#3#2#2#2#6#5#3#5#5#6#4#1#7#1#5#10#2#7#6#4#10#3#7#8#4#9#8
Daniela Bleymehl1Elena Illeditsch2Magda Nieuwoudt3Natia Van Heerden4Jade Nicole Roberts5Katharina Grohmann6Emma Bilham7Margrit Elfers8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

17 participants

7:16:30
Swim
8:07
Bike
4:22:51
Run
2:41:34
7:16:49
Swim
8:22
Bike
4:22:34
Run
2:41:50
7:17:36
Swim
8:22
Bike
4:22:27
Run
2:42:39
7:19:41
Swim
8:45
Bike
4:21:43
Run
2:45:12
7:26:42
Swim
7:56
Bike
4:27:22
Run
2:47:18
7:30:51
Swim
7:55
Bike
4:29:05
Run
2:49:42
7:31:14
Swim
8:29
Bike
4:28:42
Run
2:50:08
7:32:12
Swim
8:29
Bike
4:22:23
Run
2:56:51
7:36:37
Swim
8:37
Bike
4:33:34
Run
2:49:55
7:40:52
Swim
7:56
Bike
4:22:23
Run
3:06:23
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Kyle BuckinghamZA7:16:30Winner8:07#72:074:22:51#61:482:41:34#182.60
2Bradley WeissZA7:16:49—8:22#92:124:22:34#51:502:41:50#280.67
3Matt TrautmanZA7:17:36—8:22#102:094:22:27#41:572:42:39#378.64
4Joe SkipperGB7:19:41—8:45#142:094:21:43#11:512:45:12#476.16
5Collin ChartierUS7:26:42—7:56#32:114:27:22#81:532:47:18#5—
6Franz LoeschkeDE7:30:51—7:55#22:144:29:05#101:522:49:42#668.58
7Kevin MaurelFR7:31:14—8:29#112:014:28:42#91:532:50:08#867.03
8Samuel HuerzelerCH7:32:12—8:29#122:194:22:23#32:082:56:51#1065.31
9Stenn GoetstouwersBE7:36:37—8:37#132:254:33:34#122:052:49:55#762.25
10Jesper SvenssonSE7:40:52—7:56#42:154:22:23#21:523:06:23#1259.31
11Dylan MagnienFR7:42:37—8:02#62:174:38:06#132:132:51:56#957.46
12Tom OosterdijkNL8:03:39—9:38#172:304:32:17#112:043:17:07#1647.76
13Scott BayvelZA8:06:09—8:19#82:474:40:44#141:573:12:20#1545.71
14Nils FrommholdDE8:13:44—7:54#12:104:22:56#71:473:38:55#1741.64
15Sven WiesDE8:15:47—7:59#52:135:01:10#152:073:02:15#1139.87
16Marcus HultgrenSE8:26:18—9:28#163:285:02:12#162:433:08:25#1337.94
17GerhardDe BruinZA8:37:57—8:55#152:235:11:40#172:533:12:04#1437.10

Female Pro Results

10 participants

8:22:33
Swim
9:59
Bike
4:56:23
Run
3:11:40
8:33:58
Swim
11:01
Bike
5:07:39
Run
3:09:47
8:37:44
Swim
9:56
Bike
5:10:58
Run
3:12:19
8:38:32
Swim
10:01
Bike
5:09:50
Run
3:14:17
8:41:00
Swim
9:39
Bike
5:19:23
Run
3:06:44
8:44:41
Swim
12:07
Bike
5:05:51
Run
3:21:51
8:50:00
Swim
9:59
Bike
5:25:01
Run
3:10:03
8:56:08
Swim
11:18
Bike
5:07:39
Run
3:32:20
9:01:59
Swim
11:46
Bike
5:19:42
Run
3:25:02
9:13:14
Swim
10:47
Bike
5:22:56
Run
3:35:14
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Daniela BleymehlDE8:22:33Winner9:59#32:244:56:23#12:043:11:40#479.22
2Elena IlleditschDE8:33:58—11:01#73:085:07:39#32:213:09:47#273.40
3Magda NieuwoudtZA8:37:44—9:56#22:325:10:58#61:573:12:19#570.36
4NatiaVan HeerdenZA8:38:32—10:01#52:295:09:50#51:543:14:17#668.45
5Jade NicoleRobertsZA8:41:00—9:39#12:465:19:23#72:263:06:44#166.05
6Katharina GrohmannDE8:44:41—12:07#102:445:05:51#22:053:21:51#763.28
7Emma BilhamCH8:50:00—9:59#43:005:25:01#101:553:10:03#360.02
8Margrit ElfersDE8:56:08—11:18#82:465:07:39#42:033:32:20#956.54
9Gabriele MariaObmannAT9:01:59—11:46#93:155:19:42#82:123:25:02#853.22
10Mariella SawyerZA9:13:14—10:47#62:265:22:56#91:483:35:14#1048.07