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Kona: Age Group Top Five Results – Ironman World Championship 2016
Congratulations to all the competitors who, just by being at Kona, have proven that they are extraordinary human beings. Further congratulations to all the age group athletes who won a World Championship title and also to those who finished in the top 5. Germany – 5 Age Group World Champions A
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Congratulations to all the competitors who, just by being at Kona, have proven that they are extraordinary human beings. Further congratulations to all the age group athletes who won a World Championship title and also to those who finished in the top 5.
Germany – 5 Age Group World Champions
Australia – 4 Age Group World Champions
Denmark – 2 Age Group World Champions
United States of America – 2 Age Group World Champions
Norway – 2 Age Group World Champions
Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Italy, MexicoNetherlands, New Zealand and Venezuela all had 1 World Champion each.
| AG | NAME | COUNTRY | DIV | FINISH | SWIM | BIKE | RUN |
| F18-24 | Rabago, Larissa | MEX | 1 | 10:29:23 | 01:03:02 | 05:55:52 | 03:21:49 |
| F18-24 | De Nicola, Federica | ITA | 2 | 10:37:56 | 01:05:34 | 05:39:19 | 03:45:59 |
| F18-24 | Brock, Katrine | DNK | 3 | 10:38:30 | 01:17:58 | 05:39:33 | 03:34:24 |
| F18-24 | Sansome, Kierra | AUS | 4 | 10:44:17 | 01:07:30 | 06:01:43 | 03:28:36 |
| F18-24 | Olsen, Stine Baekgaard | DNK | 5 | 10:51:21 | 01:10:28 | 05:52:55 | 03:40:44 |
| F25-29 | Thoes, Svenja | DEU | 1 | 09:40:48 | 01:01:29 | 05:20:05 | 03:13:42 |
| F25-29 | Kuhnert, Stefanie | DEU | 2 | 09:59:44 | 00:55:39 | 05:29:31 | 03:29:41 |
| F25-29 | Loughnan, Emily | AUS | 3 | 10:06:33 | 00:57:05 | 05:37:56 | 03:25:50 |
| F25-29 | Kraal, India | NZL | 4 | 10:06:53 | 00:57:15 | 05:28:56 | 03:35:09 |
| F25-29 | Davis, Claire | AUS | 5 | 10:08:32 | 00:53:51 | 05:41:19 | 03:27:45 |
| F30-34 | Kunz, Martina | CHE | 1 | 09:52:08 | 01:02:42 | 05:16:15 | 03:27:14 |
| F30-34 | Erat, Lucia | CHE | 2 | 09:58:46 | 01:10:53 | 05:33:28 | 03:03:38 |
| F30-34 | Whiting, Fawn | CAN | 3 | 10:04:40 | 01:03:26 | 05:36:43 | 03:18:55 |
| F30-34 | Esefeld, Katrin | DEU | 4 | 10:08:31 | 01:05:56 | 05:32:12 | 03:24:43 |
| F30-34 | Giuliano, Jacqui | USA | 5 | 10:13:44 | 01:15:32 | 05:30:26 | 03:20:50 |
| F35-39 | Amtkjaer Nielsen, Katrine | DNK | 1 | 10:00:26 | 01:07:37 | 05:25:07 | 03:21:22 |
| F35-39 | Rowatt, Alison | GBR | 2 | 10:11:27 | 01:04:25 | 05:37:56 | 03:21:05 |
| F35-39 | Fardell, Jane | AUS | 3 | 10:12:35 | 01:01:39 | 05:40:50 | 03:24:23 |
| F35-39 | Richtrova, Jana | CZE | 4 | 10:13:38 | 01:13:22 | 05:22:05 | 03:31:38 |
| F35-39 | Manning, Hailey | USA | 5 | 10:20:56 | 01:01:38 | 05:39:56 | 03:33:00 |
| F40-44 | McGeoch, Rosie | AUS | 1 | 10:19:46 | 01:00:54 | 05:28:42 | 03:43:20 |
| F40-44 | Schubiger, Carla | CHE | 2 | 10:23:12 | 01:01:44 | 05:39:37 | 03:33:19 |
| F40-44 | Ferrer, Isabelle | FRA | 3 | 10:23:23 | 01:03:19 | 05:45:21 | 03:28:34 |
| F40-44 | Johnson, Kristen | CAN | 4 | 10:24:04 | 01:11:32 | 05:48:28 | 03:16:11 |
| F40-44 | Rachetto, Liza | USA | 5 | 10:28:58 | 01:01:47 | 05:38:48 | 03:40:58 |
| F45-49 | Hansom, Jane | GBR | 1 | 10:20:57 | 01:04:13 | 05:36:10 | 03:34:47 |
| F45-49 | Eakin, Tina | USA | 2 | 10:37:15 | 01:11:06 | 05:44:02 | 03:33:34 |
| F45-49 | Ford, Fiona | AUS | 3 | 10:46:53 | 01:01:39 | 05:57:37 | 03:38:53 |
| F45-49 | White, Kristin | USA | 4 | 10:48:48 | 01:03:25 | 05:46:26 | 03:52:17 |
| F45-49 | Crowe, Susan | AUS | 5 | 10:51:28 | 01:07:05 | 05:54:27 | 03:41:29 |
| F50-54 | Kenyon, Lisbeth | NOR | 1 | 10:47:13 | 01:04:33 | 05:42:56 | 03:51:45 |
| F50-54 | Tiedeken, Iris | DEU | 2 | 10:53:28 | 01:06:22 | 05:53:05 | 03:46:38 |
| F50-54 | Winkler, Kathy | USA | 3 | 11:08:45 | 01:01:33 | 06:02:53 | 03:57:02 |
| F50-54 | Dippold, Kelly | USA | 4 | 11:13:00 | 00:59:23 | 05:54:01 | 04:06:40 |
| F50-54 | Stebbings, Kate | CAN | 5 | 11:20:23 | 01:21:43 | 06:08:58 | 03:42:09 |
| F55-59 | Alcorn, Jenny | AUS | 1 | 11:18:06 | 01:11:57 | 06:04:00 | 03:55:01 |
| F55-59 | Hart, Ellen | USA | 2 | 11:20:48 | 01:14:11 | 06:02:03 | 03:54:34 |
| F55-59 | Wojtasinski, Nelly | FRA | 3 | 11:57:00 | 01:21:32 | 06:12:58 | 04:14:19 |
| F55-59 | Wasilewski, Aida | USA | 4 | 11:57:07 | 01:22:43 | 06:16:47 | 04:08:37 |
| F55-59 | Daggett, Julia | USA | 5 | 11:59:54 | 01:16:28 | 06:10:34 | 04:23:51 |
| F60-64 | Celette, Gabriele | DEU | 1 | 11:57:19 | 01:18:39 | 06:36:39 | 03:54:41 |
| F60-64 | Mareina, Rhonda | USA | 2 | 12:49:05 | 01:14:28 | 06:21:27 | 04:56:19 |
| F60-64 | Lestrange, Missy | USA | 3 | 12:56:13 | 01:08:30 | 06:24:38 | 05:11:21 |
| F60-64 | Tervort, Sydney | USA | 4 | 13:02:22 | 01:21:36 | 06:48:13 | 04:38:52 |
| F60-64 | Turner Ayoub, Arlene | CAN | 5 | 13:29:18 | 01:20:40 | 07:03:17 | 04:50:35 |
| F65-69 | Grundy, Anne | AUS | 1 | 14:15:25 | 01:26:25 | 07:46:32 | 04:49:27 |
| F65-69 | Goodyear, Cullen | CAN | 2 | 14:40:27 | 01:18:49 | 07:06:50 | 05:57:26 |
| F65-69 | Wiebe, Sandi | USA | 3 | 15:17:22 | 01:25:15 | 07:45:02 | 05:50:03 |
| F65-69 | Alexy, Eva | CAN | 4 | 15:45:31 | 01:45:42 | 07:41:34 | 05:55:25 |
| F65-69 | Tracy, Diane | USA | 5 | 15:52:30 | 01:46:43 | 07:37:13 | 06:07:06 |
| F70-74 | Grabow, Natalie | USA | 1 | 14:19:11 | 01:35:22 | 06:44:17 | 05:42:10 |
| F70-74 | Ashmore, Linda | GBR | 2 | 14:38:39 | 01:18:40 | 07:30:17 | 05:40:13 |
| F70-74 | Greenberg, Bobbe | USA | 3 | 14:58:52 | 01:32:59 | 07:37:38 | 05:33:50 |
| F70-74 | Morey, Sharon | USA | 4 | 15:58:35 | 01:31:43 | 07:49:52 | 06:17:35 |
| M18-24 | Tungesvik, Hans Christian | NOR | 1 | 09:26:57 | 00:57:59 | 05:05:15 | 03:17:20 |
| M18-24 | Hindkjaer, Kristian | DNK | 2 | 09:31:05 | 00:57:22 | 04:56:11 | 03:29:35 |
| M18-24 | Kharin, Ivan | RUS | 3 | 09:32:21 | 01:03:36 | 05:00:37 | 03:21:32 |
| M18-24 | Mortensen, Mikkel | DNK | 4 | 09:35:38 | 00:58:20 | 05:05:17 | 03:26:29 |
| M18-24 | Geddes, Alexander | NZL | 5 | 09:38:52 | 01:01:36 | 05:08:55 | 03:18:26 |
| M25-29 | Shearer, Nathan | AUS | 1 | 08:58:44 | 00:58:15 | 04:46:50 | 03:08:15 |
| M25-29 | Hogenhaug, Kristian | DNK | 2 | 09:06:40 | 00:55:53 | 04:48:00 | 03:14:39 |
| M25-29 | Cooper, Scott | CAN | 3 | 09:07:29 | 01:00:50 | 04:49:49 | 03:10:33 |
| M25-29 | Andujar Bastida, Pedro Jose | ESP | 4 | 09:11:03 | 00:55:41 | 04:54:07 | 03:15:43 |
| M25-29 | Andersen, Frederik | DNK | 5 | 09:11:24 | 01:01:40 | 04:53:48 | 03:08:45 |
| M30-34 | Kramer, Lukas | DEU | 1 | 08:55:24 | 00:54:30 | 04:53:39 | 03:02:35 |
| M30-34 | Aznar Callego, Carlos | ESP | 2 | 08:58:57 | 01:00:41 | 04:56:57 | 02:56:17 |
| M30-34 | Seghers, Maarten | BEL | 3 | 09:00:42 | 00:58:19 | 04:54:32 | 03:02:38 |
| M30-34 | Giuliano, Ryan | USA | 4 | 09:03:37 | 00:59:51 | 05:00:52 | 02:57:39 |
| M30-34 | Greenleaf, Andy | GBR | 5 | 09:08:27 | 01:01:00 | 04:59:12 | 03:02:21 |
| M35-39 | Haupt, Christian | DEU | 1 | 09:00:35 | 00:57:39 | 04:51:49 | 03:05:57 |
| M35-39 | Reinert, Alexandre | HKG | 2 | 09:03:33 | 00:54:52 | 04:50:05 | 03:13:40 |
| M35-39 | Corredor Panadero, David | ESP | 3 | 09:04:36 | 00:58:08 | 04:56:33 | 03:01:16 |
| M35-39 | Burke, James | USA | 4 | 09:04:49 | 00:50:27 | 04:56:15 | 03:11:32 |
| M35-39 | Leitner, Stefan | AUT | 5 | 09:07:58 | 00:55:53 | 04:58:08 | 03:05:26 |
| M40-44 | Stubleski, Daniel | USA | 1 | 09:03:25 | 01:00:59 | 04:46:55 | 03:10:50 |
| M40-44 | Eccleston, Steven | AUS | 2 | 09:06:15 | 00:58:05 | 05:01:24 | 03:00:49 |
| M40-44 | Gyde, Sam | BEL | 3 | 09:10:15 | 01:05:13 | 04:51:55 | 03:05:42 |
| M40-44 | Mettier, Stephane | FRA | 4 | 09:11:41 | 00:59:51 | 04:53:37 | 03:11:32 |
| M40-44 | Moreau, Sebastien | FRA | 5 | 09:14:13 | 01:04:51 | 04:56:19 | 03:04:32 |
| M45-49 | McKinnon, Bevan | NZL | 1 | 09:14:35 | 00:55:17 | 04:51:10 | 03:21:33 |
| M45-49 | Konschak, Ulrich | DEU | 2 | 09:15:43 | 01:00:06 | 05:04:06 | 03:02:13 |
| M45-49 | Lemery, Christophe | FRA | 3 | 09:19:15 | 01:03:43 | 04:56:59 | 03:12:39 |
| M45-49 | Weiss, Peter | DNK | 4 | 09:22:42 | 00:59:40 | 04:54:31 | 03:22:17 |
| M45-49 | Groenhagen, Achim | DEU | 5 | 09:24:29 | 01:03:16 | 04:58:00 | 03:15:52 |
| M50-54 | Andersen, Bent | DNK | 1 | 09:18:51 | 00:56:17 | 05:01:05 | 03:14:54 |
| M50-54 | Escalas, Pablo | ARG | 2 | 09:24:41 | 00:57:52 | 05:08:59 | 03:11:30 |
| M50-54 | Aguerre, Mathieu | FRA | 3 | 09:29:47 | 00:57:40 | 05:12:11 | 03:11:56 |
| M50-54 | Fagrell, Niclas | SWE | 4 | 09:33:46 | 00:53:07 | 05:01:03 | 03:33:25 |
| M50-54 | Heynemand, Pierre | CAN | 5 | 09:40:25 | 00:58:02 | 05:04:20 | 03:31:45 |
| M55-59 | Bochtler, Gerhard | DEU | 1 | 10:02:28 | 01:05:04 | 05:02:01 | 03:48:43 |
| M55-59 | Lauk, Jorn | DEU | 2 | 10:06:44 | 01:01:32 | 05:21:53 | 03:34:16 |
| M55-59 | Lewis, Barry | USA | 3 | 10:17:47 | 01:07:11 | 05:26:57 | 03:35:13 |
| M55-59 | Frost, Tony | CAN | 4 | 10:20:59 | 00:54:45 | 05:22:34 | 03:54:54 |
| M55-59 | Dequero Vazquez, Manolo | NLD | 5 | 10:21:27 | 01:06:33 | 05:17:23 | 03:49:29 |
| M60-64 | Von Berg, Rodolphe | BEL | 1 | 10:33:40 | 01:07:10 | 05:27:04 | 03:53:30 |
| M60-64 | Meuser, Christian | BEL | 2 | 11:04:11 | 01:25:52 | 05:35:12 | 03:53:12 |
| M60-64 | O’Malley, Russell | AUS | 3 | 11:04:23 | 01:02:16 | 06:07:55 | 03:41:29 |
| M60-64 | Mallepell, Jurg | CHE | 4 | 11:06:18 | 01:02:40 | 05:30:17 | 04:22:37 |
| M60-64 | Madsen, Niels | NZL | 5 | 11:17:18 | 01:04:56 | 05:34:30 | 04:27:38 |
| M65-69 | Tironi, Gian Marco | ITA | 1 | 11:23:16 | 01:15:18 | 06:02:06 | 03:59:23 |
| M65-69 | Allemann, Robert | NZL | 2 | 11:29:02 | 01:23:36 | 05:58:50 | 03:55:26 |
| M65-69 | Simpson, Rick | USA | 3 | 11:49:10 | 01:03:04 | 05:53:38 | 04:46:47 |
| M65-69 | Gerwien, Peter | DEU | 4 | 12:05:28 | 01:31:03 | 05:45:28 | 04:41:07 |
| M65-69 | Ritchie, Donn | USA | 5 | 12:08:03 | 01:07:52 | 06:10:46 | 04:34:52 |
| M70-74 | Van Der Linden, Hans | NLD | 1 | 12:59:43 | 01:14:46 | 06:30:12 | 05:04:56 |
| M70-74 | Butterworth, Simon | USA | 2 | 13:21:18 | 01:19:28 | 06:30:43 | 05:17:12 |
| M70-74 | Kelly, Colm | CAN | 3 | 13:35:11 | 01:43:34 | 06:43:43 | 04:51:53 |
| M70-74 | Bourdillon, Patrick | USA | 4 | 13:47:32 | 01:31:08 | 07:15:02 | 04:47:35 |
| M70-74 | Kunzi, Hans | CHE | 5 | 14:15:42 | 01:27:27 | 07:02:43 | 05:34:50 |
| M75-79 | Rotondaro, Fidel | VEN | 1 | 13:18:03 | 01:18:17 | 06:54:28 | 04:53:58 |
| M75-79 | Iwens, Elisius | BEL | 2 | 13:34:46 | 01:26:34 | 06:48:59 | 05:05:39 |
| M75-79 | Boyle, Brian | NZL | 3 | 14:45:11 | 01:43:47 | 06:55:04 | 05:51:49 |
| M75-79 | Higginbotham, Bruce | AUS | 4 | 15:58:27 | 01:44:29 | 07:08:03 | 06:52:18 |
| M75-79 | Eastwood, Raymond | USA | 5 | 16:28:40 | 01:55:25 | 07:52:21 | 06:23:36 |
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Karl Hayes
Karl is a Gold Coast based father of 3, a keen home improver and an age group triathlete who races on the M5 Acadamies triathlon team. ‘A good life balance is incredibly important’.
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