2021 Ironman Western Australia

December 4, 2021 · Busselton, Australia

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Distance
Iron (140.6 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
13
10 men · 3 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Matt Burton won in 8:01:22 with a +9:11 margin. Matt Burton had the fastest run (2:50:48).

Women: Kylie Simpson won in 9:06:14 with a +48:36 margin. Kylie Simpson had the fastest run (3:02:11).

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Race summary

2021 Ironman Western Australia 2021 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Matt Burton in 8:01:22

Margin: +9:11

Fastest bike: Matt Burton - 4:14:12

Fastest run: Matt Burton - 2:50:48

Top points: Matt Burton - 86.15 pts

Field: 7/10 finishers

Race summary

2021 Ironman Western Australia 2021 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Kylie Simpson in 9:06:14

Margin: +48:36

Fastest bike: Kylie Simpson - 4:48:52

Fastest run: Kylie Simpson - 3:02:11

Top points: Kylie Simpson - 81.09 pts

Field: 3/3 finishers

Men race summary

7 finishers from 10 starters

Winner
Matt Burton
8:01:22
Winning margin
+9:11
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Steven McKenna · 49:32
Fastest bike
Matt Burton · 4:14:12
Fastest run
Matt Burton · 2:50:48
Top points
Matt Burton
86.15 pts

Women race summary

3 finishers from 3 starters

Winner
Kylie Simpson
9:06:14
Winning margin
+48:36
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Kate Bevilaqua · 59:10
Fastest bike
Kylie Simpson · 4:48:52
Fastest run
Kylie Simpson · 3:02:11
Top points
Kylie Simpson
81.09 pts

Men split podiums

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

Swim

  1. 49:32
  2. 2
    Caleb Noble
    Finish 6
    49:33
  3. 3
    49:33

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Matt Burton
    Finish 1
    4:14:12
  2. 2
    4:15:43
  3. 4:19:28

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Matt Burton
    Finish 1
    2:50:48
  2. 2
    Fraser Walsh
    Finish 3
    2:54:59
  3. 2:55:56
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. 59:10
  2. 2
    Sarah Thomas
    Finish 2
    1:08:21
  3. 3
    1:08:33

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    4:48:52
  2. 5:05:10
  3. 3
    Sarah Thomas
    Finish 2
    5:20:18

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    3:02:11
  2. 2
    Sarah Thomas
    Finish 2
    3:20:25
  3. 4:00:35
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: 8:01:22
🥇#1
AU
Matt Burton
8:01:22
86.15 pts
🥈#2
AU
Steven McKenna
8:10:33
73.16 pts
🥉#3
AU
Fraser Walsh
8:11:49
71.37 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 9:06:14
🥇#1
AU
Kylie Simpson
9:06:14
81.09 pts
🥈#2
AU
Sarah Thomas
9:54:50
20.09 pts
🥉#3
AU
Kate Bevilaqua
10:13:19

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 7
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7

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 3
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

10 participants

8:01:22
Swim
51:31
Bike
4:14:12
Run
2:50:48
8:10:33
Swim
49:32
Bike
4:19:28
Run
2:55:56
8:11:49
Swim
49:39
Bike
4:21:30
Run
2:54:59
8:35:04
Swim
51:28
Bike
4:33:00
Run
3:05:10
8:46:03
Swim
51:39
Bike
4:46:42
Run
3:02:26
8:49:43
Swim
49:33
Bike
4:39:43
Run
3:14:42
8:57:23
Swim
49:33
Bike
4:15:43
Run
3:46:56
Swim
49:36
Bike
4:30:07
Run
Swim
58:15
Bike
Run
Swim
51:28
Bike
Run
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Matt BurtonAU8:01:22Winner51:314:14:122:50:4886.15
2Steven McKennaAU8:10:3349:324:19:282:55:5673.16
3Fraser WalshAU8:11:4949:394:21:302:54:5971.37
4Blake KapplerAU8:35:0451:284:33:003:05:1038.50
5Courtney OgdenAU8:46:0351:394:46:423:02:2622.98
6Caleb NobleAU8:49:4349:334:39:433:14:4217.79
7Lachlan KerinAU8:57:2349:334:15:433:46:566.95
DNFLeigh Anderson-VoigtAUDNF49:364:30:07
DNFSimon BilleauFRDNF58:15
DNFTim Van BerkelAUDNF51:28

Female Pro Results

3 participants

9:06:14
Swim
1:08:33
Bike
4:48:52
Run
3:02:11
9:54:50
Swim
1:08:21
Bike
5:20:18
Run
3:20:25
10:13:19
Swim
59:10
Bike
5:05:10
Run
4:00:35
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Kylie SimpsonAU9:06:14Winner1:08:334:48:523:02:1181.09
2Sarah ThomasAU9:54:501:08:215:20:183:20:2520.09
3Kate BevilaquaAU10:13:1959:105:05:104:00:35