Four former champions headline the deepest professional field in Kona history, with athletes from 19 nations vying for triathlon's most coveted crown on Saturday.
The release of the official start list for Saturday's Ironman World Championship confirms what many suspected - this could be the deepest professional field ever to race in Kona. With 55 professional men set to line up on, the talent runs deep through the entire field.
Defending champion Sam Laidlow (FRA) will wear race number 1, followed by former champions Patrick Lange (GER) and Gustav Iden (NOR). The rest of the top 10 seeded athletes includes:
Several past podium finishers return seeking glory:
The field includes several breakthrough performers from 2023:
The race begins at 6:25 AM Hawaii time on Saturday, with professional men starting their 2.4-mile swim in Kailua Bay. The 112-mile bike course takes athletes through the lava fields along the Queen K Highway, before the marathon finale determines who will claim the sport's most prestigious title.
| BIB # | First name | Last name | COUNTRY REPRESENTED |
| 1 | Sam | Laidlow | FRA (France) |
| 2 | Patrick | Lange | DEU (Germany) |
| 3 | Magnus | Ditlev | DNK (Denmark) |
| 4 | Gustav | Iden | NOR (Norway) |
| 5 | Kristian | Blummenfelt | NOR (Norway) |
| 6 | Rudy | Von Berg | USA (United States of America) |
| 7 | Leon | Chevalier | FRA (France) |
| 8 | Arthur | Horseau | FRA (France) |
| 9 | Bradley | Weiss | ZAF (South Africa) |
| 10 | Gregory | Barnaby | ITA (Italy) |
| 11 | Robert | Wilkowiecki | POL (Poland) |
| 12 | Clément | Mignon | FRA (France) |
| 14 | Matt | Burton | AUS (Australia) |
| 15 | Rasmus | Svenningsson | SWE (Sweden) |
| 16 | Stenn | Goetstouwers | BEL (Belgium) |
| 17 | Trevor | Foley | USA (United States of America) |
| 18 | Antonio | Benito López | ESP (Spain) |
| 19 | Michael | Weiss | AUT (Austria) |
| 20 | Sam | Appleton | AUS (Australia) |
| 21 | Denis | Chevrot | FRA (France) |
| 22 | Pieter | Heemeryck | BEL (Belgium) |
| 23 | Daniel | Bækkegård | DNK (Denmark) |
| 24 | Reinaldo | Colucci | BRA (Brazil) |
| 25 | Steven | McKenna | AUS (Australia) |
| 27 | Matt | Hanson | USA (United States of America) |
| 28 | Arnaud | Guilloux | FRA (France) |
| 29 | Jackson | Laundry | CAN (Canada) |
| 30 | Chris | Leiferman | USA (United States of America) |
| 31 | Robert | Kallin | SWE (Sweden) |
| 32 | Matthew | Marquardt | USA (United States of America) |
| 33 | Paul | Schuster | DEU (Germany) |
| 34 | Jonas | Hoffmann | DEU (Germany) |
| 35 | Kristian | Høgenhaug | DNK (Denmark) |
| 36 | Andre | Lopes | BRA (Brazil) |
| 37 | Braden | Currie | NZL (New Zealand) |
| 38 | Mathias | Petersen | DNK (Denmark) |
| 39 | Lionel | Sanders | CAN (Canada) |
| 40 | Thor | Bendix Madsen | DNK (Denmark) |
| 41 | Nick | Thompson | AUS (Australia) |
| 42 | Tristan | Olij | NLD (Netherlands) |
| 43 | Mike | Phillips | NZL (New Zealand) |
| 44 | Jason | Pohl | CAN (Canada) |
| 45 | Tomasz | Szala | POL (Poland) |
| 46 | David | McNamee | GBR (United Kingdom) |
| 47 | Kieran | Lindars | GBR (United Kingdom) |
| 48 | Menno | Koolhaas | NLD (Netherlands) |
| 49 | Kacper | Stepniak | POL (Poland) |
| 50 | Finn | Große-Freese | DEU (Germany) |
| 51 | Ben | Hamilton | NZL (New Zealand) |
| 52 | Leonard | Arnold | DEU (Germany) |
| 53 | Ben | Kanute | USA (United States of America) |
| 54 | Cameron | Wurf | AUS (Australia) |
| 55 | Dylan | Magnien | FRA (France) |
| 56 | Igor | Amorelli | BRA (Brazil) |
