2011 Ironman World Championship
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The 2011 Ironman World Championship was held on October 8, 2011, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and won by Craig Alexander of Australia and Chrissie Wellington of England. It was the 35th such Ironman Triathlon World Championships, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. The championship is organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).
Men
| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
 | 8:03:56 | Craig Alexander |  Australia | 0:51:56 | 1:56 | 4:24:05 | 1:58 | 2:44:03 |
 | 8:09:11 | Pete Jacobs | Australia | 0:51:38 | 1:57 | 4:31:01 | 2:07 | 2:42:29 |
 | 8:11:07 | Andreas Raelert |  Germany | 0:51:58 | 2:04 | 4:26:52 | 2:27 | 2:47:48 |
| 4 | 8:12:58 | Dirk Bockel |  Luxembourg | 0:51:44 | 2:00 | 4:24:17 | 1:54 | 2:53:03 |
| 5 | 8:20:12 | Timo Bracht | Germany | 0:53:37 | 1:42 | 4:35:07 | 2:21 | 2:47:25 |
| 6 | 8:21:07 | Mike Aigroz |  Switzerland | 0:52:31 | 1:42 | 4:30:42 | 2:05 | 2:54:07 |
| 7 | 8:22:15 | Raynard Tissink |  South Africa | 0:52:08 | 1:51 | 4:28:38 | 3:02 | 2:56:36 |
| 8 | 8:23:19 | Andreas Böcherer | Germany | 0:51:49 | 1:53 | 4:25:45 | 2:09 | 3:01:43 |
| 9 | 8:25:42 | Luke McKenzie | Australia | 0:51:47 | 1:45 | 4:24:15 | 2:01 | 3:05:54 |
| 10 | 8:27:18 | Faris Al-Sultan | Germany | 0:51:55 | 1:54 | 4:29:30 | 2:19 | 3:01:40 |
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Alexander's overall time broke the previous course record by 12 seconds, which was set by Luc Van Lierde in 1996.[1]
Women
| Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
| 8:55:08 | Chrissie Wellington |  Great Britain | 1:01:03 | 2:05 | 4:56:53 | 2:26 | 2:52:41 |
| 8:57:57 | Mirinda Carfrae | Australia | 0:57:17 | 1:54 | 5:04:16 | 2:21 | 2:52:09 |
| 9:03:29 | Leanda Cave | Great Britain | 0:53:54 | 2:03 | 4:58:41 | 2:15 | 3:06:36 |
| 4 | 9:06:57 | Rachel Joyce | Great Britain | 0:53:56 | 2:00 | 4:58:56 | 2:11 | 3:09:54 |
| 5 | 9:07:32 | Caroline Steffen | Switzerland | 0:57:15 | 1:54 | 4:50:26 | 2:40 | 3:15:17 |
| 6 | 9:15:00 | Karin Thürig | Switzerland | 1:12:19 | 2:13 | 4:44:19 | 2:38 | 3:13:31 |
| 7 | 9:15:17 | Sonja Tajsich | Germany | 1:06:57 | 1:57 | 4:58:55 | 2:42 | 3:04:46 |
| 8 | 9:17:56 | Heather Wurtele |  Canada | 0:58:43 | 2:13 | 4:59:10 | 2:21 | 3:15:29 |
| 9 | 9:18:11 | Caitlin Snow |  United States | 0:58:47 | 2:13 | 5:20:57 | 2:24 | 2:53:50 |
| 10 | 9:19:52 | Virginia Berasategui |  Spain | 0:58:44 | 2:25 | 5:03:30 | 2:23 | 3:12:50 |
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Both Carfrae and Wellington broke the championship course record for the marathon, set last year by Carfrae.[1]
