The 2008 Kona Ironman World Championship Triathlon Top Ten Results For Men and Women are Posted below, along with the rest of the official results from the 2008 Kona Ironman
Also check out our pages on the upcoming Big Island Marathon, the 2009 Hawaii Ironman 70.3, and the 2009 Kona Hawaii Ironman.
Alexander and Wellington win in Kona
Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington Claim Ford Ironman World Championship Victory
Published Sunday, October 12, 2008
Australia's Craig Alexander and Great Britain's Chrissie Wellington celebrated first-place titles at the 30th anniversary of the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Alexander, with an Ironman 70.3 World Championship title in addition to a second-place finish last year in Kona, crossed the line with a time of 8:17:45. Defending her current World Championship title, Wellington finished more than ten minutes ahead of her fellow competitors at 9:06:23.
Normal 0 Alexander dominated an impressive men’s field consisting of Ironman World Champions such as Chris McCormack, Normann Stadler, Faris Al-Sultan and other top contenders including Chris Lieto, Eneko Llanos, Torbjorn Sindballe, Cameron Brown and Rutger Beke. Alexander, among the top ten throughout the bike portion, further showcased his running prowess taking the lead at the turnaround.
Top ten results for the professional men’s race are as follows:
1. Craig Alexander, AUS 8:17:45
2. Eneko Burguera Llanos, ESP 8:20:50
3. Rutger Beke, BEL 8:21:23
4. Ronnie Schildknecht, SUI 8:21:46
5. Cameron Brown, NZL 8:26:17
6. Patrick Vernay, NCL 8:30:23
7. Andy Potts, USA 8:33:50
8. Mathias Hecht, SUI 8:34:02
9. Michael Lovato, USA 8:34:47
10. Eduardo Sturla, ARG 8:36:53
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