IRONMAN HAWAII - HISTORY & RECORDS

IRONMAN HAWAII - THE MYTH BEGINS

February 18, 1978: On the Hawaiian island of O'ahu, 15 athletes plunge into the Pacific waves to swim 3.86 km, bike 180 km, run 42.2 km. As the fastest athlete, Gordon Haller needs 11 hours and 47 minutes for the total of 226 kilometers (140.6 miles) and becomes the first IRONMAN in history.

12 months earlier: During an awards ceremony for a running competition, participants discuss which endurance athletes are the fittest athletes - runners or swimmers. One of them - Navy Cmdr. John Collins - also included the cyclists in the comparison and suggested combining three existing competitions on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu into a single race. These three competitions were: the 3.86 km Waikiki Rough Water Swim, the 180.2 km Around O'ahu Bike Race, and the 42.195 km Honolulu Marathon. In the end, it was Collins who justified the myth with one sentence:

"Whoever finishes first, we'll call him the IronMan."

A year later, the first IRONMAN in history took place, although it only officially bore this brand name and the "M-Dot" logo from 1982. Word of this extraordinary competition quickly got around in the endurance scene and in the years that followed drew significantly more athletes to the starting line. After only a few years, the race reached the capacity of the venue on the island of O'ahu. In 1981, Collins and his team decided to move the race to Kona on the Big Island. In the following year, the triathlon was also scheduled to be held in October (there were two Ironman races in 1982: February / October) and has had a permanent place at this location ever since.

WINNER LISTS

Men's

  • Oct 2022 Hawaii: 07:40:24 - NOR, Gustav Iden
  • May 2022 - St. George (catch-up date for the postponed World Cup 2021 due to corona): 07:49:01 - NOR, Kristian Blumenfelt
  • 2020: canceled due to corona
  • 2019: 07:51:13 - GER, Jan Frodeno
  • 2018: 07:52:39 - GER, Patrick Lange
  • 2017: 08:01:40 - GER, Patrick Lange
  • 2016: 08:06:30 - GER, Jan Frodeno
  • 2015: 08:14:39 - GER, Jan Frodeno
  • 2014: 08:14:18 - GER, Sebastian Kienle
  • 2013 : 08:12:29 - BEL, Frederik Van Lierde
  • 2012: 08:18:37 - OUT, Pete Jacobs
  • 2011: 08:03:56 - OUT, Craig Alexander
  • 2010: 08:10:37 - OUT, Chris McCormack
  • 2009: 08:20:21 - OUT, Craig Alexander
  • 2008: 08:17:45 - OUT, Craig Alexander
  • 2007: 08:15:34 - OUT, Chris McCormack
  • 2006: 08:11:56 - GER, Normann Stadler
  • 2005: 08:14:17 - GER, Faris Al-Sultan
  • 2004: 08:33:29 - GER, Normann Stadler
  • 2003: 08:22:36 - CAN, Peter Reid
  • 2002: 08:29:56 - USA, Tim DeBoom
  • 2001: 08:31:18 - USA, Tim DeBoom
  • 2000: 08:21:00 - CAN, Peter Reid
  • 1999: 08:17:17 - BEL, Luc Van Lierde
  • 1998: 08:24:20 - CAN, Peter Reid
  • 1997: 08:33:01-GER, Thomas Hellriegel
  • 1996: 08:04:08 - BEL, Luc Van Lierde
  • 1995 : 08:20:34 - USA, Mark Allen
  • 1994: 08:20:27 - OUT, Greg Welch
  • 1993: 08:07:45 - US, Mark Allen
  • 1992: 08:09:08 - USA, Mark Allen
  • 1991: 08:18:32 - US, Mark Allen
  • 1990: 08:28:17 - US, Mark Allen
  • 1989: 08:09:15 - US, Mark Allen
  • 1988: 08:31:00 - US, Scott Molina
  • 1987: 08:34:13 - USA, Dave Scott
  • 1986: 08:28:37 - US, Dave Schott
  • 1985: 08:50:54 - USA, Schott Tinley
  • 1984: 08:54:20 - USA, Dave Scott
  • 1983: 09:05:57 - USA, Dave Scott
  • 1982: 09:08:23 – USA, Dave Scott (October)
  • 1982: 09:19:41 – USA, Scott Tinley (February)
  • 1981: 09:38:29 - USA, John Howard
  • 1980: 09:24:33 - USA, Dave Scott
  • 1979: 11:15:56 - USA, Tom Warren
  • 1978: 11:46:58-US, Gordon Haller

ladies

  • Oct 2022 Hawaii: 08:33:46 - USA, Chelsea Sodaro
  • May 2022 - St. George (catch-up date for the 2021 World Cup, which has been postponed due to corona): 08:34:59 - SUI, Daniela Ryf
  • 2020: canceled due to corona
  • 2019: 08:40:10 - GER, Anne Haug
  • 2018: 08:26:16 - SUI, Daniela Ryf
  • 2017: 08:50:47 - SUI, Daniela Ryf
  • 2016: 08:46:46 - SUI, Daniela Ryf
  • 2015: 08:57:57 - SUI, Daniela Ryf
  • 2014: 09:00:55 - OUT, Mirinda Carfrae
  • 2013: 08:52:14 - OUT, Mirinda Carfrae
  • 2012: 09:15:54 - GBR, Leanda Cave
  • 2011: 08:55:08 - GBR, Chrissie Wellington
  • 2010: 08:58:36 - OUT, Mirinda Carfrae
  • 2009: 08:54:02 - GBR, Chrissie Wellington
  • 2008: 09:06:23 - GBR, Chrissie Wellington
  • 2007: 09:08:45 - GBR, Chrissie Wellington
  • 2006: 09:18:31 - OUT, Michellie Jones
  • 2005: 09:09:30 - SUI, Natasha Badman
  • 2004: 09:50:04 - SUI, Natasha Badman
  • 2003: 09:11:55 - CAN, Lori Bowden
  • 2002: 09:07:54 - SUI, Natasha Badman
  • 2001: 09:28:37 - SUI, Natasha Badman
  • 2000: 09:26:16 - SUI, Natasha Badman
  • 1999: 09:13:02 - CAN, Lori Bowden
  • 1998: 09:24:16 - SUI, Natasha Badman
  • 1997: 09:31:43 - CAN, Heather Fuhr
  • 1996: 09:06:49 - USA, Paula Newby-Fraser
  • 1995: 09:16:46 - USA, Karen Smyers
  • 1994: 09:20:14 - USA, Paula Newby-Fraser
  • 1993: 08:58:23 - USA, Paula Newby-Fraser
  • 1992: 08:55:28 - ZWE, Paula Newby-Fraser
  • 1991: 09:07:52 - ZWE, Paula Newby-Fraser
  • 1990: 09:13:42 - NZL, Erin Baker
  • 1989: 09:00:56 - ZWE, Paula Newby-Fraser
  • 1988: 09:01:01 - ZWE, Paula Newby-Fraser
  • 1987: 09:35:25 - NZL, Erin Baker
  • 1986: 09:49:14 - ZWE, Paula Newby-Fraser
  • 1985: 10:25:22 - USA, Joanne Ernest
  • 1984: 10:25:13 - CAN, Sylviane Puntous
  • 1983: 10:43:36 - CAN, Sylviane Puntous
  • 1982: 10:54:08 – US, Julie Leach (October)
  • 1982: 11:09:40 – US, Kathleen McCartnes (February)
  • 1981: 12:00:32 - USA, Linda Sweeney
  • 1980: 11:21:24 - USA, Robin Beck
  • 1979: 12:55:38 - USA, Lyn Lemaire
  • 1978: /

RECORDS

Men's

ladies

In total

  1. 2022: 7:40:24 - NOR, Gustav Iden
  2. 2022: 7:42:24 - FRA, Sam Laidlow
  3. 2022: 7:42:23 - NOR, Kristian Blummenfelt
  1. 2018: 8:26:16 - SUI, Daniela Ryf
  2. 2022: 8:33:46 - USA, Chelsea Sodaro
  3. 2018: 8:36:34 - GBR, Lucy Charles

To swim

  1. 2018: 0:46:29 - GER, Jan Sibbersen
  2. 1995: 0:46:44 - USA, Lars Jorgensen
  3. 2003: 0:46:50 - GER, Jan Sibbersen
  1. 2018: 0:48:13 - GBR, Lucy Charles
  2. 1999: 0:48:43 - USA, Jodi Jackson
  3. 2017: 0:48:48 - GBR, Lucy Charles

To go biking

  1. 2022: 4:04:36 - FRA, Sam Laidlow
  2. 2022: 4:09:04 - OUT, Cameron litter
  3. 2022 4:09:05 - FRA, Leon Chevalier
  1. 2018: 4:26:07 - SUI, Daniela Ryf
  2. 2022: 4:36:11 - SUI, Daniela Ryf
  3. 2018: 4:38:11 - GBR, Lucy Charles

Run

  1. 2022: 2:36:15 - NOR, Gustav Iden
  2. 2022: 2:39:21 - NOR, Kristian Blummenfelt
  3. 2016: 2:39:45 - GER, Patrick Lange
  1. 2014: 2:50:27 - OUT, Mirinda Carfrae
  2. 2013: 2:50:39 - OUT, Mirinda Carfrae
  3. 2019: 2:51:07 - GER, Anne Haug
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