The 2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition that was held in Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria on August 30, 2015. It was won by Jan Frodeno of Germany and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland. The championship was organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from August 3, 2014 through July 12, 2015. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series. A prize purse of $250,000 will be distributed to the top 10 male and female professional athletes. The race marked the second year of the championship event being held in a non-recurring location and the first time being held in Europe.

Championship results

Men Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run3:51:19Jan Frodeno22:142:032:09:041:261:16:323:52:48Sebastian Kienle24:042:032:09:541:251:15:223:55:05Javier Gómez22:122:042:13:381:361:15:3543:56:28Bart Aernouts25:382:062:12:071:421:14:5553:56:34Michael Raelert22:152:102:13:191:331:17:1763:56:52Andreas Böcherer22:122:162:09:001:401:21:4473:57:47Jan Van Berkel22:272:032:13:151:281:18:3483:58:44Tyler Butterfield24:051:582:13:481:341:17:1993:58:58Andreas Dreitz23:042:062:07:351:361:24:37104:00:11Albert Molins24:302:222:14:321:491:16:58Source:

Women Pos. Time(h:mm:ss) Name Country Split times (h:mm:ss)Swim T1 Bike T2 Run4:11:34Daniela Ryf23:462:032:21:101:261:22:514:23:07Heather Wurtele26:332:032:27:391:251:24:564:24:10Anja Beranek24:322:042:24:181:361:31:1744:25:33Magali Tisseyre24:552:062:27:561:421:28:4554:27:39Alicia Kaye24:032:102:28:581:331:30:3564:29:53Julia Gajer24:462:162:33:061:401:27:3374:30:31Susie Cheetham26:342:032:34:521:281:25:0184:30:47Ricarda Lisk24:031:582:35:381:341:27:1494:31:00Lauren Barnett26:362:062:32:181:361:27:52104:31:47Emma Bilham24:522:222:32:381:491:30:24Source:

With Ryf's win she became the first female to win back-to-back Ironman 70.3 championship titles. Former champions Jodie Swallow and Meredith Kessler both exited the race early. Swallow pulled out after the swim after suffering a bike crash the previous day. Kessler experienced mechanical issues on the bike.

Qualification The 2015 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 71 events that enabled qualification to the 2015 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. For the 2015 championship race that period was August 3, 2014 to July 12, 2015. An athlete’s five highest scoring races are counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 35 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race. The previous five 70.3 champions receive an automatic qualifying spot provided they validate their entry by competitively finishing one qualifying race. Winners of the five regional 70.3 championships will also automatically qualify for the championship race. These winners did not count towards the final 50 and 35 qualifiers Professional athletes were also eligible for prize purses at each qualifying event, which ranged in total size from $75,000 to $100,000.

Amateur triathletes could qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events. At qualifying events, slots were allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category was tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. In previous years some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. However, the 2014 qualifying year served as the final year for almost all qualifying races in this capacity. As such this year's qualifying season only the handcycle competitions and Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau will offer qualification into the 2015 Ironman World Championship. This was to accommodate for the increased number of qualifying slots created from the newly added full Ironman events.

Non-point races Prior to the 2014 Ironman Boulder race, World Triathlon Corporation's CEO, Andrew Messick, announced a redistribution of prize money to help facilitate paying ten professionals deep at each race as well as awarding larger prize purses at select races across Ironman and Ironman 70.3. As part of this initiative, WTC eliminated points and prize purses for professional triathletes initially at 9 Ironman events and 11 Ironman 70.3 events in 2015, mostly occurring within North America. There are nine Ironman 70.3 races with no professional points or prize purse offered for the 2015 Ironman 70.3 Championship qualifying period.

Qualifying Ironman 70.3 events Date Event LocationIronman 70.3 Philippines Cebu, PhilippinesIronman 70.3 Steelhead Benton Harbor, Michigan Ironman 70.3 European Pro Championship Wiesbaden, GermanyIronman 70.3 Lake Stevens Lake Stevens, WashingtonIronman 70.3 Timberman Gilford, New HampshireIronman 70.3 Budapest Budapest, HungaryIronman 70.3 Foz do Iguaçu Foz do Iguaçu, BrazilIronman 70.3 Zell am SeeZell am See-Kaprun, AustriaIronman 70.3 World Championship Mont-Tremblant, QuebecIronman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, OntarioIronman 70.3 Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast, QueenslandIronman 70.3 Rügen Rügen, GermanyIronman 70.3 KronbergX Elsinore, DenmarkIronman 70.3 Lanzarote Lanzarote, SpainIronman 70.3 Princeton Princeton, New JerseyIronman 70.3 CozumelCozumel, MexicoIronman 70.3 Lake Tahoe* Lake Tahoe, CaliforniaIronman 70.3 Augusta Augusta, GeorgiaIronman 70.3 Gurye Korea Gurye, KoreaIronman 70.3 Silverman Henderson, NevadaIronman 70.3 Port MacQuarie Port Macquarie, New South WalesIronman 70.3 Miami Miami, FloridaIronman 70.3 Austin Austin, TexasIronman 70.3 Taiwan Hengchun, TaiwanIronman 70.3 Australian Pro Championship Mandurah, Western AustraliaIronman 70.3 Ballarat Ballarat, VictoriaIronman 70.3 Western Sydney Sydney, New South WalesIronman 70.3 Pucón Pucón, ChileIronman 70.3 Asia Pacific Pro Championship Auckland, New ZealandIronman 70.3 South Africa Buffalo City, South AfricaIronman 70.3 Geelong Geelong, VictoriaIronman 70.3 Subic Bay Subic Bay, PhilippinesIronman 70.3 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto RicoIronman 70.3 Monterrey Monterrey, MexicoIronman 70.3 California Oceanside, CaliforniaIronman 70.3 Latin American Pro Championship Brasília, BrazilIronman 70.3 Putrajaya Putrajaya, MalaysiaIronman 70.3 FloridaX Haines City, FloridaIronman 70.3 New Orleans New Orleans, LouisianaIronman 70.3 Texas Galveston, TexasIronman 70.3 North American Pro Championship St. George, UtahIronman 70.3 Busselton Busselton, Western AustraliaIronman 70.3 St Croix Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin IslandsIronman 70.3 Pays d'Aix Aix-en-Provence, FranceIronman 70.3 Mallorca Alcudia, Mallorca, SpainIronman 70.3 Vietnam Da Nang, VietnamIronman 70.3 Austria St. Pölten/Vienna, AustriaIronman 70.3 Barcelona Barcelona, SpainIronman 70.3 Chattanooga Chattanooga, TennesseeIronman 70.3 HawaiiX Kohala, HawaiiIronman 70.3 Raleigh Raleigh, North CarolinaIronman 70.3 Japan Tokoname, Aichi, JapanIronman 70.3 Switzerland Rapperswil-Jona, SwitzerlandIronman 70.3 Kraichgau† Kraichgau, GermanyIronman 70.3 Boulder Boulder, ColoradoIronman 70.3 BoiseX Boise, IdahoIronman 70.3 Italy Pescara, ItalyIronman 70.3 Eagleman Cambridge, MarylandIronman 70.3 Cairns Cairns, QueenslandIronman 70.3 StaffordshireStaffordshire, EnglandIronman 70.3 VictoriaX Victoria, British ColumbiaIronman 70.3 Luxembourg‡ LuxembourgIronman 70.3 KronbergX Elsinore, DenmarkIronman 70.3 SyracuseX Syracuse, New YorkIronman 70.3 Mont Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, QuebecIronman 70.3 UKX Wimbleball, Exmoor, UKIronman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake‡ Lubbock, TexasIronman 70.3 Incheon Korea Incheon, KoreaIronman 70.3 Norway Haugesund, NorwayIronman 70.3 Muskoka Huntsville, OntarioIronman 70.3 MuncieX Muncie, IndianaIronman 70.3 Vineman Sonoma County, California

† ‡ X

Qualifying pro men Qualifying slots into the championship race were awarded to the top 50 men in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.

Awarded slots are according to Ironman.com as of August 31, 2015 and final race results.

+ Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Races Points total1Tim Don568202Tim Reed557904Jan Frodeno342005Javier Gómez†237506Michael Raelert†535037Bart Aernouts334758Leon Griffin5339511Sam Appleton5307512Terenzo Bozzone5307018Joe Gambles2241019Nils Frommhold2237022Ruedi Wild3220524Jesse Thomas4212526Kevin Collington5204027Chris Leiferman5195531Manuel Küng5188532Cody Beals5174033Maurice Clavel2172535Markus Thomschke4168038Andi Böcherer3164039Andreas Dreitz3162540Benjamin Collins3159041Tyler Butterfield3154048Patrick Lange4130549Fabio Carvalho3129554Alberto Casadei*4120856Justin Metzler* 5119557Taylor Reid* 5118058Jan Van Berkel* 4118059Paul Reitmayr* 4117562Sebastian Neef* 4113065Matt Trautman* 2107066Stuart Marais* 3104269Sebastian Kienle†2101570James Seear* 5101071Ritchie Nicholls* 299084Albert Molins* 379095Alexander Schilling* 4660100Matthias Knossalla* 3635103Evert Scheltinga* 5594111Andrew Starykowicz* 1540119Arturo Garza* 3486120Frédéric Limousin* 4485121Jonathan Ciavattella* 2480123Antony Costes* 3475†Previous champion qualifier.*Additional roll down slot awarded.

+ Qualified but not participatingPoints rank Name Country Races Points total3Lionel Sanders547259Craig Alexander†5333510Brent McMahon5331513Richie Cunningham5296514Matt Chrabot5276015Igor Amorelli5258516Andy Potts5247517Ben Hoffman5244520Mark Bowstead5236021Christian Kemp5228023Josh Amberger5212525Will Clarke3210028Luke Bell5194529Mario de Elias5194530Cameron Brown3190534Timothy O'Donnell2171036Callum Millward4168037Drew Scott5164542Brad Kahlefeldt3151043Viktor Zyemtsev3144044Santiago Ascenço2142545Alex Reithmeier5138047Andreas Raelert2132546David McNamee3136050Peter Robertson1127551Courtney Atkinson2125052Ronnie Schildknecht4124053Paul Ambrose51215

Qualifying pro women Qualifying slots were awarded to the top 35 women in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.

Awarded slots are according to Ironman.com as of August 31, 2015 and final race results.

+ Championship participantsPoints rank Name Country Races Points total1Meredith Kessler564602Daniela Ryf457503Heather Wurtele453204Jodie Swallow†448806Magali Tisseyre538057Radka Vodickova437009Alicia Kaye5307510Anja Beranek5292512Susie Cheetham4276013Camilla Pedersen4274023Svenja Bazlen3208524Lauren Barnett5203026Kristin Möeller5196529Parys Edwards4190031Alexandra Tondeur5185532Kirsty Jahn5179534Katy Duffield5178035Julia Gajer3178044Emma-Kate Lidbury* 5150546Holly Lawrence* 3146047Sue Huse* 5142048Natascha Schmitt* 5135551Ricarda Lisk* 4128054Nikki Butterfield* 2126555Eva Wutti* 2125059Emma Bilham* 3117563Erika Csomor* 5115566Lauren Brandon* 5105569Mareen Hufe* 2104074Anna Halasz* 594580Tine Deckers* 2870†Previous champion qualifier.*Additional roll down slot awarded.

+ Qualified but not participatingPoints rank Name Country Races Points total5Annabel Luxford438108Caroline Steffen5352511Gina Crawford4289014Liz Blatchford4257515Heather Jackson4250516Helle Frederiksen3250017Mary Beth Ellis2247018Leanda Cave†3246019Lauren Goss5243020Valentina Carvallo5243021Laura Philipp4215022Jackie Hering5210525Lisa Hütthaler2199527Sarah Piampiano5196028Angela Naeth4192530Sofie Goos3187533Lucy Gossage3179036Rachel Joyce3173037Melanie McQuaid51680

References

External links Ironman 70.3 Series website