The IRONMAN World Championship is held in Kona, Hawai’i, United States, and its professional race awards 6,000 IRONMAN Pro Series points to the winner. The professional prize purse is $750,000. The supplied race and recap records below cover the 2025 women’s results, 2024 men’s age-group statistics, 2025 women’s age-group history, and the event’s origins.
Table of contents
- Championship snapshot
- 2025 women’s professional results
- Lower-ranked finishers and DNFs
- 2024 men’s field and age-group winners
- 2025 women’s age-group and event history
- How the championship has grown
Championship snapshot
The IRONMAN World Championship page identifies Kona, Hawai’i, United States, as the race location. It describes the swim course as ocean, while both the bike and run courses are rolling. Those three course descriptors provide the basic geographic and terrain context for interpreting the finishing times in the results records.
The professional winner receives 6,000 IRONMAN Pro Series points, and the professional prize purse is $750,000. On the 2025 women’s results page, Solveig Løvseth also received 6,000 points for first place. The same results page lists the points earned by the next five finishers, showing that the points total declines with finishing position rather than remaining identical across the leading group.
The 2024 men’s age-group recap reports more than 2,400 athletes in the men’s race. Those athletes represented 85 countries, regions and territories, and 14 age-group titles were decided. The recap therefore combines a large field with a broad geographic footprint and a defined set of age-group championships.
2025 women’s professional results
Solveig Løvseth won the 2025 women’s race in 8:28:27 and earned 6,000 points. Kat Matthews placed second in 8:29:02 and earned 5,965 points. The gap between those listed times is 35 seconds, while the points difference is 35 points.
Laura Philipp finished third in 8:37:28 and earned 5,459 points. Hannah Berry was fourth in 8:46:25 with 4,922 points. Lisa Perterer finished fifth in 8:48:08 with 4,819 points, and Holly Lawrence finished sixth in 8:52:40 with 4,547 points.
| Place | Athlete | Finish time | IRONMAN Pro Series points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solveig Løvseth | 8:28:27 | 6,000 |
| 2 | Kat Matthews | 8:29:02 | 5,965 |
| 3 | Laura Philipp | 8:37:28 | 5,459 |
| 4 | Hannah Berry | 8:46:25 | 4,922 |
| 5 | Lisa Perterer | 8:48:08 | 4,819 |
| 6 | Holly Lawrence | 8:52:40 | 4,547 |
Source: [2025 IRONMAN World Championship results page].
The first six listed results span from 8:28:27 to 8:52:40. Within that group, the first two times are separated by less than a minute, while the listed time for sixth place is later than the winner’s time by more than 20 minutes. The points column similarly ranges from the 6,000-point winner’s total to 4,547 points for sixth place.
The results page also records the swim splits of three athletes who later recorded DNFs. Chelsea Sodaro’s swim split was 00:51:09, Taylor Knibb’s was 00:51:00, and Lucy Charles-Barclay’s was 00:49:26. These are swim split records before a DNF, not complete-race finishing times, and they should not be compared with the finish-time table as completed results.
Lower-ranked finishers and DNFs
The 2025 women’s results page lists a consecutive group of finishers from 32nd through 44th. Marjolaine Pierré finished 32nd in 09:33:32. Rebecca Clarke was 34th in 09:38:42, Stephanie Clutterbuck was 35th in 09:39:47, and Fiona Moriarty was 36th in 09:42:45.
Jodie Robertson finished 37th in 09:47:10, followed by Annamarie Strehlow in 38th at 09:47:43. Julie Iemmolo was 39th in 09:57:01, and Katie Colville was 40th in 10:00:25. Katie Remond finished 41st in 10:01:38.
Danielle Lewis placed 42nd in 10:09:17, Bruna Stolf placed 43rd in 10:17:24, and Tamara Jewett placed 44th in 10:24:09.
| Place | Athlete | Finish time |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Marjolaine Pierré | 09:33:32 |
| 34 | Rebecca Clarke | 09:38:42 |
| 35 | Stephanie Clutterbuck | 09:39:47 |
| 36 | Fiona Moriarty | 09:42:45 |
| 37 | Jodie Robertson | 09:47:10 |
| 38 | Annamarie Strehlow | 09:47:43 |
| 39 | Julie Iemmolo | 09:57:01 |
| 40 | Katie Colville | 10:00:25 |
| 41 | Katie Remond | 10:01:38 |
| 42 | Danielle Lewis | 10:09:17 |
| 43 | Bruna Stolf | 10:17:24 |
| 44 | Tamara Jewett | 10:24:09 |
Source: [2025 IRONMAN World Championship results page].
This section contains finishers, whereas the three swim splits above belong to athletes marked DNF. Keeping those categories separate matters: a split documents one part of a race, while a finishing time documents completion of the listed event.
2024 men’s field and age-group winners
The 2024 men’s age-group recap says that 14 age-group titles were decided among more than 2,400 athletes representing 85 countries, regions and territories. It lists winners from M18-24 through M80-84, plus the HC division.
Frederik Wester won M18-24 in 8:34:15, and Nicola Christiaens won M25-29 in 8:34:39. Timmo Jeret won M30-34 in 8:27:01, while Miao Hao won M35-39 in 8:30:10. Christian Haupt won M40-44 in 8:46:09, and Donald Brooks won M45-49 in 8:34:56.
Mike Schifferle won M50-54 in 9:53:16. Lennie Lange Kristensen won M55-59 in 9:30:25, and Adrian Santonastaso won M60-64 in 9:53:16. Herman Scheiring won M65-69 in 10:33:11.
Arthur Halttunen won M70-74 in 12:27:19, Marek Musial won M75-79 in 14:45:46, and Hiroshi Nakata won M80-84 in 15:59:08. Jan Tomanek won the HC division in 12:15:11.
| Division | Winner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| M18-24 | Frederik Wester | 8:34:15 |
| M25-29 | Nicola Christiaens | 8:34:39 |
| M30-34 | Timmo Jeret | 8:27:01 |
| M35-39 | Miao Hao | 8:30:10 |
| M40-44 | Christian Haupt | 8:46:09 |
| M45-49 | Donald Brooks | 8:34:56 |
| M50-54 | Mike Schifferle | 9:53:16 |
| M55-59 | Lennie Lange Kristensen | 9:30:25 |
| M60-64 | Adrian Santonastaso | 9:53:16 |
| M65-69 | Herman Scheiring | 10:33:11 |
| M70-74 | Arthur Halttunen | 12:27:19 |
| M75-79 | Marek Musial | 14:45:46 |
| M80-84 | Hiroshi Nakata | 15:59:08 |
| HC | Jan Tomanek | 12:15:11 |
Source: [2024 men’s age-group recap].
The listed age-group records range from Timmo Jeret’s 8:27:01 in M30-34 to Hiroshi Nakata’s 15:59:08 in M80-84. The HC result is listed separately from the age ranges and is not assigned an age-group label in the recap.
2025 women’s age-group and event history
The 2025 women’s age-group recap says that 13 female athletes won age-group titles. It also places the championship in the longer history of IRONMAN racing. The first IRONMAN race had 15 competitors and was held on February 18, 1978.
That initial event combined a 2.4-mile Waikiki Rough-water Swim, a 112-mile Around-Oahu Bike Race, and a 26.2-mile Honolulu Marathon run. These distances are the measurements given for the first event’s three components in the 2025 women’s age-group recap.
The same recap says that the IRONMAN World Championship remains the culmination of 40 global IRONMAN events. It also reports that more than 94,000 athletes worldwide chase qualifying slots for the event. These figures describe the global qualification context, not the number of starters in a particular Kona race.
How the championship has grown
The supplied recaps describe a change in scale from the first IRONMAN race to the modern championship context. The first race had 15 competitors on February 18, 1978. By the 2024 men’s race, more than 2,400 athletes competed, representing 85 countries, regions and territories. The 2025 women’s recap reports more than 94,000 athletes worldwide chasing qualifying slots.
The championship format has also used more than one host location in recent editions. The 2024 men’s age-group recap says that the 2024 women’s field in Nice and the men’s field in Kona together formed a two-day championship format. The same recap says the 2023 world championship hosted over 4,000 athletes across the two host locations.
These participation figures refer to different scopes: the 15 competitors describe the first event, more than 2,400 describes the 2024 men’s race, more than 94,000 describes athletes chasing qualifying slots worldwide, and over 4,000 describes the 2023 championship across two host locations. They are therefore best read as separate measures of event history, race-field size, qualification demand, and multi-location participation.
Sources: [2025 women’s age-group recap]; [2024 men’s age-group recap].