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2023 Ironman South Africa

March 4, 2023 · 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
26
17 men · 9 women
Men SOF
80.64
Women SOF
73.88

Race story in the data

Men: Leon Chevalier won in 7:11:43 with a +4:19 margin. Mathias Petersen had the fastest run (2:45:56).

Women: Laura Philipp won in 8:01:58 with a +11:18 margin. Laura Philipp had the fastest run (3:02:25).

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Race summary

2023 Ironman South Africa 2023 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Leon Chevalier in 7:11:43

Margin: +4:19

Fastest bike: Cameron Wurf - 4:10:05

Fastest run: Mathias Petersen - 2:45:56

Top points: Leon Chevalier - 89.16 pts

Field: 17/17 finishers, SOF 80.64

Race summary

2023 Ironman South Africa 2023 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Laura Philipp in 8:01:58

Margin: +11:18

Fastest bike: Laura Philipp - 4:44:11

Fastest run: Laura Philipp - 3:02:25

Top points: Laura Philipp - 86.02 pts

Field: 9/9 finishers, SOF 73.88

Men race summary

17 finishers from 17 starters · SOF 80.64

Winner
Leon Chevalier
7:11:43
Winning margin
+4:19
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Andrea Salvisberg · 9:41
Fastest bike
Cameron Wurf · 4:10:05
Fastest run
Mathias Petersen · 2:45:56
Top points
Leon Chevalier
89.16 pts

Women race summary

9 finishers from 9 starters · SOF 73.88

Winner
Laura Philipp
8:01:58
Winning margin
+11:18
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Fenella Langridge · 10:58
Fastest bike
Laura Philipp · 4:44:11
Fastest run
Laura Philipp · 3:02:25
Top points
Laura Philipp
86.02 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Andrea Salvisberg
    Finish 8 · split rank #1
    9:41
  2. 2
    Bradley Weiss
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    9:42
  3. 3
    Matt Trautman
    Finish 10 · split rank #3
    9:49

T1

  1. 1
    Matt Trautman
    Finish 10
    1:52
  2. 2
    GerhardDe Bruin
    Finish 16
    1:53
  3. 3
    Christoph Mattner
    Finish 11
    1:56

Bike

  1. 1
    Cameron Wurf
    Finish 5 · split rank #1
    4:10:05
  2. 2
    Leon Chevalier
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    4:10:38
  3. 3
    Rasmus Svenningsson
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    4:14:18

T2

  1. 1
    Leon Chevalier
    Finish 1
    1:45
  2. 2
    Cameron Wurf
    Finish 5
    1:55
  3. 3
    Christoph Mattner
    Finish 11
    1:55

Run

  1. 1
    Mathias Petersen
    Finish 3 · split rank #1
    2:45:56
  2. 2
    Leon Chevalier
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    2:46:59
  3. 3
    Bradley Weiss
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    2:47:06
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
    Fenella Langridge
    Finish 2 · split rank #1
    10:58
  2. 2
    Laura Philipp
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    11:11
  3. 3
    Jade NicoleRoberts
    Finish 6 · split rank #3
    11:20

T1

  1. 1
    Fenella Langridge
    Finish 2
    1:58
  2. 2
    Laura Philipp
    Finish 1
    2:04
  3. 3
    Laura Addie
    Finish 9
    2:08

Bike

  1. 1
    Laura Philipp
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    4:44:11
  2. 2
    Penny Slater
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    4:49:24
  3. 3
    Fenella Langridge
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    4:52:05

T2

  1. 1
    Laura Philipp
    Finish 1
    2:04
  2. 2
    MarleneDe Boer
    Finish 5
    2:04
  3. 3
    Mariella Sawyer
    Finish 8
    2:08

Run

  1. 1
    Laura Philipp
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    3:02:25
  2. 2
    Fenella Langridge
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    3:06:04
  3. 3
    Laura Zimmermann
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    3:08:36
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: 7:11:43
🥇#1
FR
Leon Chevalier
7:11:43
89.16 pts
🥈#2
ZA
Bradley Weiss
7:16:02
85.59 pts
🥉#3
DK
Mathias Petersen
7:20:54
81.89 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 8:01:58
🥇#1
DE
Laura Philipp
8:01:58
86.02 pts
🥈#2
GB
Fenella Langridge
8:13:16
80.07 pts
🥉#3
AU
Penny Slater
8:17:24
76.85 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#9#18SwimBikeRunFinish#12#2#2#1#2#4#3#2#5#5#1#3#17#3#6#4#8#1#12#5#18#9#5#6#6#6#9#7#1#10#10#8
Leon Chevalier1Bradley Weiss2Mathias Petersen3Rasmus Svenningsson4Cameron Wurf5Jon Sæverås Breivold6Arnaud Guilloux7Andrea Salvisberg8

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#2#1#1#1#1#3#2#2#7#2#5#3#9#4#3#4#5#7#4#5#3#6#6#6#8#5#8#7#10#10#7#8
Laura Philipp1Fenella Langridge2Penny Slater3Laura Zimmermann4Marlene De Boer5Jade Nicole Roberts6Magda Nieuwoudt7Mariella Sawyer8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

17 participants

7:11:43
Swim
10:10
Bike
4:10:38
Run
2:46:59
7:16:02
Swim
9:42
Bike
4:15:09
Run
2:47:06
7:20:54
Swim
9:52
Bike
4:20:38
Run
2:45:56
7:23:14
Swim
11:39
Bike
4:14:18
Run
2:52:49
7:27:54
Swim
10:00
Bike
4:10:05
Run
3:03:40
7:30:38
Swim
11:39
Bike
4:23:17
Run
2:51:04
7:35:08
Swim
9:59
Bike
4:22:04
Run
2:58:34
7:39:05
Swim
9:41
Bike
4:23:43
Run
3:01:20
7:42:57
Swim
11:09
Bike
4:30:05
Run
2:56:33
7:49:39
Swim
9:49
Bike
4:38:21
Run
2:57:30
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Leon ChevalierFR7:11:43Winner10:10#122:094:10:38#21:452:46:59#289.16
2Bradley WeissZA7:16:02—9:42#22:014:15:09#42:032:47:06#385.59
3Mathias PetersenDK7:20:54—9:52#52:114:20:38#52:152:45:56#181.89
4Rasmus SvenningssonSE7:23:14—11:39#172:044:14:18#32:222:52:49#679.31
5Cameron WurfAU7:27:54—10:00#82:124:10:05#11:553:03:40#1275.86
6Jon SæveråsBreivoldNO7:30:38—11:39#182:184:23:17#92:182:51:04#573.27
7Arnaud GuillouxFR7:35:08—9:59#62:324:22:04#61:572:58:34#970.04
8Andrea SalvisbergCH7:39:05—9:41#12:044:23:43#102:153:01:20#1067.10
9Michael WeissAT7:42:57—11:09#152:304:30:05#112:392:56:33#764.26
10Matt TrautmanZA7:49:39—9:49#31:524:38:21#132:052:57:30#860.33
11Christoph MattnerDE7:52:58—10:14#131:564:50:33#181:552:48:17#457.84
12Jason PohlCA7:54:56—10:09#112:304:37:06#123:213:01:48#1155.95
13Marcel BischofDE8:13:04—11:38#162:224:47:56#152:093:08:57#1347.51
14Balazs CsokeHU8:21:42—9:49#42:394:48:24#162:583:17:49#1443.01
15Eneko EloseguiES8:32:26—12:57#202:294:47:10#142:563:26:52#1541.75
16GerhardDe BruinZA8:40:01—11:08#141:534:49:11#173:443:34:02#1640.87
17Antony CostesFR9:51:39—9:59#72:044:22:36#72:065:14:51#1740.04

Female Pro Results

9 participants

8:01:58
Swim
11:11
Bike
4:44:11
Run
3:02:25
8:13:16
Swim
10:58
Bike
4:52:05
Run
3:06:04
8:17:24
Swim
11:54
Bike
4:49:24
Run
3:11:27
8:20:56
Swim
12:09
Bike
4:54:55
Run
3:08:36
8:22:12
Swim
11:30
Bike
4:55:35
Run
3:10:21
8:24:03
Swim
11:20
Bike
4:55:28
Run
3:12:04
8:41:26
Swim
11:59
Bike
4:55:26
Run
3:29:07
9:08:14
Swim
13:11
Bike
5:29:13
Run
3:21:25
10:02:23
Swim
11:38
Bike
5:00:36
Run
4:43:48
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Laura PhilippDE8:01:58Winner11:11#22:044:44:11#12:043:02:25#186.02
2Fenella LangridgeGB8:13:16—10:58#11:584:52:05#32:093:06:04#280.07
3Penny SlaterAU8:17:24—11:54#72:134:49:24#22:243:11:27#576.85
4Laura ZimmermannDE8:20:56—12:09#92:444:54:55#42:293:08:36#373.93
5MarleneDe BoerNL8:22:12—11:30#52:404:55:35#72:043:10:21#471.92
6Jade NicoleRobertsZA8:24:03—11:20#32:194:55:28#62:493:12:04#669.78
7Magda NieuwoudtZA8:41:26—11:59#82:154:55:26#52:373:29:07#862.01
8Mariella SawyerZA9:08:14—13:11#102:145:29:13#102:083:21:25#750.86
9Laura AddieGB10:02:23—11:38#62:085:00:36#84:114:43:48#946.05