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2009 Ironman Switzerland

July 11, 2009 · Zürich, Switzerland

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
37
23 men · 14 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Ronnie Schildknecht won in 8:20:00 with a +11:10 margin. Ronnie Schildknecht had the fastest run (2:50:36).

Women: Sibylle Matter won in 9:14:35 with a +10:30 margin. Sarah Schuetz had the fastest run (3:11:25).

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Race summary

2009 Ironman Switzerland 2009 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Ronnie Schildknecht in 8:20:00

Margin: +11:10

Fastest bike: Stefan Riesen - 4:33:51

Fastest run: Ronnie Schildknecht - 2:50:36

Top points: Ronnie Schildknecht - 57.67 pts

Field: 23/23 finishers

Race summary

2009 Ironman Switzerland 2009 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Sibylle Matter in 9:14:35

Margin: +10:30

Fastest bike: Caroline Steffen - 5:05:50

Fastest run: Sarah Schuetz - 3:11:25

Top points: Sibylle Matter - 65.57 pts

Field: 14/14 finishers

Men race summary

23 finishers from 23 starters

Winner
Ronnie Schildknecht
8:20:00
Winning margin
+11:10
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Balazs Csoke · 49:02
Fastest bike
Stefan Riesen · 4:33:51
Fastest run
Ronnie Schildknecht · 2:50:36
Top points
Ronnie Schildknecht
57.67 pts

Women race summary

14 finishers from 14 starters

Winner
Sibylle Matter
9:14:35
Winning margin
+10:30
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Simone Braendli · 52:02
Fastest bike
Caroline Steffen · 5:05:50
Fastest run
Sarah Schuetz · 3:11:25
Top points
Sibylle Matter
65.57 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 1
    Balazs Csoke
    Finish 16
    49:02
  2. 2
    Horst Reichel
    Finish 19
    49:04
  3. 3
    Romain Guillaume
    Finish 11
    49:41

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Stefan Riesen
    Finish 2
    4:33:51
  2. 2
    Ronnie Schildknecht
    Finish 1
    4:34:44
  3. 3
    Ueli Bieler
    Finish 9
    4:39:56

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Ronnie Schildknecht
    Finish 1
    2:50:36
  2. 2
    Torsten Abel
    Finish 3
    2:52:23
  3. 3
    Pieter Helin
    Finish 5
    2:52:59
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
    Simone Braendli
    Finish 6
    52:02
  2. 2
    Caroline Steffen
    Finish 9
    52:45
  3. 3
    Sibylle Matter
    Finish 1
    52:51

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Caroline Steffen
    Finish 9
    5:05:50
  2. 2
    Camilla Lindholm Borg
    Finish 7
    5:06:15
  3. 3
    Irene Kinnegim
    Finish 8
    5:06:42

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Sarah Schuetz
    Finish 4
    3:11:25
  2. 2
    Sibylle Matter
    Finish 1
    3:11:56
  3. 3
    Monika Lehmann
    Finish 2
    3:13:31
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: 8:20:00
🥇#1
CH
Ronnie Schildknecht
8:20:00
57.67 pts
🥈#2
CH
Stefan Riesen
8:31:10
41.84 pts
🥉#3
DE
Torsten Abel
8:36:38
34.09 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:14:35
🥇#1
CH
Sibylle Matter
9:14:35
65.57 pts
🥈#2
CH
Monika Lehmann
9:25:05
52.30 pts
🥉#3
DK
Lisbeth Kristensen
9:25:37
51.62 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
Ronnie Schildknecht1Stefan Riesen2Torsten Abel3Uwe Kappelhoff4Pieter Helin5Christophe Bastie6Patrick Jaberg7Rafael Wyss8

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
Sibylle Matter1Monika Lehmann2Lisbeth Kristensen3Sarah Schuetz4Donna Phelan5Simone Braendli6Camilla Lindholm Borg7Irene Kinnegim8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

23 participants

8:20:00
Swim
52:48
Bike
4:34:44
Run
2:50:36
8:31:10
Swim
59:19
Bike
4:33:51
Run
2:55:31
8:36:38
Swim
51:05
Bike
4:50:28
Run
2:52:23
8:39:18
Swim
52:54
Bike
4:45:52
Run
2:57:45
8:39:55
Swim
57:00
Bike
4:47:06
Run
2:52:59
8:44:24
Swim
53:45
Bike
4:42:54
Run
3:05:10
8:47:51
Swim
52:50
Bike
4:46:07
Run
3:06:14
8:50:16
Swim
1:02:43
Bike
4:47:25
Run
2:57:36
8:50:24
Swim
1:04:54
Bike
4:39:56
Run
3:01:57
8:50:30
Swim
1:02:15
Bike
4:49:07
Run
2:56:45
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Ronnie SchildknechtCH8:20:00Winner52:48—4:34:44—2:50:3657.67
2Stefan RiesenCH8:31:10—59:19—4:33:51—2:55:3141.84
3Torsten AbelDE8:36:38—51:05—4:50:28—2:52:2334.09
4Uwe KappelhoffDE8:39:18—52:54—4:45:52—2:57:4530.31
5Pieter HelinBE8:39:55—57:00—4:47:06—2:52:5929.43
6Christophe BastieFR8:44:24—53:45—4:42:54—3:05:1023.07
7Patrick JabergCH8:47:51—52:50—4:46:07—3:06:1418.18
8Rafael WyssCH8:50:16—1:02:43—4:47:25—2:57:3614.76
9Ueli BielerCH8:50:24—1:04:54—4:39:56—3:01:5714.57
10Kit Stokes8:50:30—1:02:15—4:49:07—2:56:4514.42
11Romain GuillaumeFR8:53:07—49:41—4:41:06—3:19:5810.71
12Mike SchifferleCH8:54:13—1:04:21—4:40:26—3:05:129.15
13Sebastian PedrazaIT8:56:34—53:39—4:49:43—3:11:095.82
14Keegan WilliamsNZ9:00:46—56:46—4:55:58—3:05:01—
15Rene VallantAT9:20:08—55:26—4:55:05—3:26:20—
16Balazs CsokeHU9:21:19—49:02—5:01:04—3:27:34—
17Markus LichteneggerAT9:24:24—1:04:14—4:59:45—3:17:12—
18Jonathan HotchkissGB9:28:09—52:53—4:48:21—3:44:29—
19Horst ReichelDE9:28:45—49:04—5:03:20—3:33:01—
20Fabian KremserCH9:29:18—52:48—5:14:47—3:18:54—
21Sven HungerbuehlerCH9:43:41—55:25—4:57:17—3:47:19—
22Roland ScheurerCH9:49:43—56:57—5:01:31—3:48:04—
23Alessandro ricardo Vieira12:06:25—1:16:09—5:42:31—4:58:30—

Female Pro Results

14 participants

9:14:35
Swim
52:51
Bike
5:07:49
Run
3:11:56
9:25:05
Swim
1:01:53
Bike
5:06:44
Run
3:13:31
9:25:37
Swim
56:09
Bike
5:11:28
Run
3:15:18
9:29:13
Swim
55:26
Bike
5:19:17
Run
3:11:25
9:31:30
Swim
56:29
Bike
5:08:53
Run
3:23:32
9:32:57
Swim
52:02
Bike
5:18:15
Run
3:19:26
9:38:12
Swim
1:08:05
Bike
5:06:15
Run
3:20:56
9:41:49
Swim
1:07:39
Bike
5:06:42
Run
3:24:24
9:44:38
Swim
52:45
Bike
5:05:50
Run
3:43:13
9:59:47
Swim
1:05:16
Bike
5:12:26
Run
3:38:58
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Sibylle MatterCH9:14:35Winner52:51—5:07:49—3:11:5665.57
2Monika LehmannCH9:25:05—1:01:53—5:06:44—3:13:3152.30
3Lisbeth KristensenDK9:25:37—56:09—5:11:28—3:15:1851.62
4Sarah SchuetzCH9:29:13—55:26—5:19:17—3:11:2547.07
5Donna PhelanUS9:31:30—56:29—5:08:53—3:23:3244.19
6Simone BraendliCH9:32:57—52:02—5:18:15—3:19:2642.35
7Camilla Lindholm BorgSE9:38:12—1:08:05—5:06:15—3:20:5635.72
8Irene KinnegimNL9:41:49—1:07:39—5:06:42—3:24:2431.14
9Caroline SteffenCH9:44:38—52:45—5:05:50—3:43:1327.58
10Barbara TesarAT9:59:47—1:05:16—5:12:26—3:38:588.43
11Miriam Moser10:07:24—53:46—5:20:43—3:50:08—
12Beatrix BlattmannUS10:07:34—1:00:01—5:16:31—3:47:48—
13Iris TiedekenDE10:58:19—1:02:09—6:07:22—3:45:59—
14Silke PichlerAT11:11:47—1:25:21—5:43:19—3:59:27—