Official Start List: Star Power Runs Deep for 2024 Ironman World Championship

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.

The Top Seeds

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:

Magnus Ditlev (DEN)
Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR)
Rudy Von Berg (USA)
Braden Currie (NZL)
Matt Hanson (USA)
Matt Burton (AUS)
Matthew Marquardt (USA)

Notable Veterans

Several past podium finishers return seeking glory:

Lionel Sanders (CAN) - 2nd in 2017
David McNamee (GBR) - 3rd in 2017 and 2018
Braden Currie (NZL) - 3rd in 2021

Rising Stars

The field includes several breakthrough performers from 2023:

Kieran Lindars (GBR) - Winner IRONMAN Frankfurt
Leon Chevalier (FRA) - Winner IRONMAN Israel
Magnus Elbaek (DEN) - Winner IRONMAN Texas

By The Numbers

55: Total professional men starting
19: Countries represented
6: Previous IRONMAN World Championship podium finishers
4: Former champions in the field
12: First-time Kona professionals

Continental Breakdown

Europe: 28 starters
North America: 12 starters
Oceania: 8 starters
Asia: 4 starters
South America: 3 starters

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)