title: 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship
text: # 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship
  
  The 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Clearwater, Florida on November 13, 2010. It was sponsored by Foster Grant and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The championship race was the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of events that occurred from October 2009 to September 2010. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series. The 2010 Championship was won by Michael Raelert of Germany and Jodie Swallow of Great Britain.
  
  This year marked the end of the Championship race being in Clearwater, Florida; which the city has hosted for five years. The Championship race moves to Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada in 2011.
  
  ## Medallists
  
  ### Men
  
  | Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) |
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  | Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run |
  | | 3:41:19 | Michael Raelert | Germany | 24:16 | 1:40 | 2:03:58 | 1:28 | 1:09:57 |
  | | 3:42:56 | Filip Ospalý | Czech Republic | 23:19 | 1:49 | 2:04:56 | 1:28 | 1:11:24 |
  | | 3:44:18 | Timothy O'Donnell | United States | 23:20 | 1:46 | 2:04:52 | 1:37 | 1:12:43 |
  | 4 | 3:44:48 | Joe Gambles | Australia | 24:18 | 1:53 | 2:02:24 | 1:34 | 1:14:39 |
  | 5 | 3:45:33 | Richie Cunningham | Australia | 23:54 | 1:50 | 2:04:17 | 1:34 | 1:13:58 |
  | 6 | 3:45:46 | Igor Amorelli | Brazil | 24:14 | 1:54 | 2:03:58 | 1:42 | 1:13:58 |
  | 7 | 3:47:15 | Daniel Fontana | Italy | 23:19 | 1:46 | 2:08:12 | 1:34 | 1:12:24 |
  | 8 | 3:47:32 | Kevin Collington | United States | 24:16 | 2:05 | 2:07:03 | 1:36 | 1:12:32 |
  | 9 | 3:48:13 | Matt Reed | United States | 23:25 | 2:09 | 2:04:24 | 1:38 | 1:16:37 |
  | 10 | 3:48:33 | Chris Legh | Australia | 25:37 | 1:57 | 2:05:45 | 1:41 | 1:13:33 |
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  ### Women
  
  | Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) | Split times (h:mm:ss) |
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  | Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run |
  | | 4:06:28 | Jodie Swallow | Great Britain | 24:20 | 1:51 | 2:16:37 | 1:41 | 1:21:59 |
  | | 4:12:34 | Leanda Cave | Great Britain | 25:56 | 2:10 | 2:18:57 | 2:16 | 1:23:15 |
  | | 4:13:04 | Magali Tisseyre | Canada | 27:22 | 2:01 | 2:19:25 | 1:48 | 1:22:28 |
  | 4 | 4:13:32 | Amanda Stevens | United States | 25:13 | 2:07 | 2:19:43 | 1:42 | 1:24:47 |
  | 5 | 4:17:08 | Heather Jackson | United States | 31:51 | 2:26 | 2:16:03 | 1:46 | 1:25:02 |
  | 6 | 4:18:01 | Lesley Paterson | United Kingdom | 30:23 | 2:19 | 2:18:19 | 1:53 | 1:25:07 |
  | 7 | 4:18:40 | Angela Naeth | Canada | 30:30 | 2:13 | 2:17:41 | 1:54 | 1:26:22 |
  | 8 | 4:20:55 | Julie Dibens | United Kingdom | 25:16 | 2:21 | 2:16:19 | 1:56 | 1:35:03 |
  | 9 | 4:21:18 | Nina Kraft | Germany | 26:33 | 2:20 | 2:26:20 | 2:08 | 1:23:57 |
  | 10 | 4:22:55 | Emma-Kate Lidbury | United Kingdom | 27:21 | 2:11 | 2:20:10 | 2:09 | 1:31:04 |
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  ## Qualification
  
  The 2010 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 39 events that enabled qualification to the 2010 World Championship event. Some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. The 70.3 Series expanded the number of qualifying races from 34 in 2009 to 39 events in 2010. Those events added included races at Galveston Island (Texas), New Foundland Lake (Mooseman), Racine, Boulder, Japan, Branson, and Syracuse. The 5-year old Monaco Ironman 70.3 is no longer part of the series, which was re-labeled the TriStar111 Monaco. Early in 2010, the Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya race was tentatively scheduled for July 2010, but was removed from the series pending a reformat of the race.
  
  ### Qualifying Ironman 70.3s
  
  | Date | Event | Location |
  | - | - | - |
  | Oct 25, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Austin | Austin, Texas, United States |
  | Nov 14, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Clearwater, Florida, United States |
  | Jan 17, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 South Africa | Buffalo City, South Africa |
  | Jan 24, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Pucón | Pucón, Chile |
  | Feb 6, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Geelong | Geelong, Australia |
  | Mar 14, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 China | Haikou, Hainan, China |
  | Mar 21, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Singapore | Singapore |
  | Mar 27, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 California | Oceanside, California, United States |
  | Apr 18, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
  | Apr 25, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Texas | Galveston Island, Texas, United States |
  | May 2, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 St. Croix | St. Croix, US Virgin Islands |
  | May 16, 2010 | Rohto Ironman 70.3 Florida | Orlando, Florida, United States |
  | May 30, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Austria | St. Pölten/Vienna, Austria |
  | Jun 5, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii | Kohala, Hawaii, United States |
  | Jun 6, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | Rapperswil-Jona, Lake Zurich, Switzerland |
  | Jun 6, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Mooseman | Newfound Lake, New Hampshire, United States |
  | Jun 6, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas, United States |
  | Jun 12, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Boise | Boise, Idaho, United States |
  | Jun 13, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Eagleman | Cambridge, Maryland, United States |
  | Jun 20, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 U.K. | Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK |
  | Jun 27, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake | Lubbock, Texas, United States |
  | Jul 11, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island | Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
  | Jul 18, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Racine | Racine, Wisconsin, United States |
  | Jul 18, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Vineman | Sonoma County, California, United States |
  | Jul 25, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Antwerp | Antwerp, Belgium |
  | Jul 31, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Steelhead | Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States |
  | Aug 1, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Calgary | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
  | Aug 8, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, United States |
  | Aug 15, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Germany | Wiesbaden/Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Germany |
  | Aug 15, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens | Lake Stevens, WA, United States |
  | Aug 22, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Philippines | Camarines Sur, Philippines |
  | Aug 22, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Timberman | Gilford, New Hampshire, United States |
  | Aug 28, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Brazil | Penha, Brazil |
  | Sep 12, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Muskoka | Huntsville, Ontario, Canada |
  | Sep 19, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Japan | Tokoname, Aichi, Japan |
  | Sep 19, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Syracuse | Syracuse, NY, United States |
  | Sep 19, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Branson | Branson, MO, United States |
  | Sep 19, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Cancún | Cancún, Mexico |
  | Sep 26, 2010 | Ironman 70.3 Augusta | Augusta, Georgia, United States |
  
  ### 2010 Ironman 70.3 Series results
  
  **Men**
  
  | Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Longhorn | Richie Cunningham (AUS) | 3:48:55 | Brian Fleischmann (USA) | 3:50:43 | Alessandro Degasperi (ITA) | 3:51:15 |
  | Clearwater | Michael Raelert (GER) | 3:34:04 | Daniel Fontana (ITA) | 3:36:44 | Matthew Reed (USA) | 3:37:50 |
  | South Africa | Fraser Cartmell (GBR) | 4:07:54 | James Cunnama (RSA) | 4:09:34 | Brad Storm (RSA) | 4:15:36 |
  | Pucón | Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) | 3:52:38 | Daniel Fontana (ARG) | 3:54:00 | Oscar Galindez (ARG) | 3:58:25 |
  | Geelong | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 3:53:15 | Leon Griffin (AUS) | 3:54:35 | Tim Berkel (AUS) | 3:56:10 |
  | China | Fredrik Croneborg (SWE) | 4:15:40 | Chris McDonald (AUS) | 4:21:39 | Raimo Raudsepp (EST) | 4:25:24 |
  | Singapore | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 3:53:31 | James Cunnama (RSA) | 3:54:23 | Aaron Farlow (AUS) | 3:55:45 |
  | California | Michael Raelert (GER) | 3:58:27 | Matthew Reed (USA) | 4:01:17 | Rasmus Henning (DEN) | 4:02:07 |
  | New Orleans | Andy Potts (USA) | 3:43:44 | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 3:47:73 | Paul Amey (GBR) | 3:49:52 |
  | Texas | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 3:49:06 | Timothy O'Donnell (USA) | 3:49:35 | Chris Lieto (USA) | 3:50:35 |
  | St. Croix | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 4:06:02 | Timothy O'Donnell (USA) | 4:06:39 | Tyler Butterfield (BER) | 4:10:38 |
  | Florida | Timothy O'Donnell (USA) | 3:51:18 | Viktor Zyemtsev (UKR) | 3:52:39 | Dirk Bockel (LUX) | 3:52:55 |
  | Austria | Filip Ospalý (CZE) | 3:46:01 | Chris McCormack (AUS) | 3:47:00 | Andreas Raelert (GER) | 3:47:28 |
  | Hawaii | Tim DeBoom (USA) | 4:04:02 | Luke Bell (AUS) | 4:05:29 | Matt Lieto (USA) | 4:08:14 |
  | Switzerland | Michael Raelert (GER) | 3:47:47 | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 3:54:29 | Olivier Marceau (SUI) | 3:55:15 |
  | Mooseman | Maksym Kriat (UKR) | 4:01:12 | Graham O'Grady (NZL) | 4:02:44 | Matty White (AUS) | 4:06:16 |
  | Kansas | Chris Lieto (USA) | 3:44:07 | Andy Potts (USA) | 3:44:31 | Andrew Yoder (USA) | 3:49:46 |
  | Boise | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 4:02:11 | Ben Hoffman (USA) | 4:02:21 | Tim Berkel (AUS) | 4:08:08 |
  | Eagleman | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 3:58:17 | James Cotter (USA) | 3:59:51 | Andrew Yoder (USA) | 4:00:38 |
  | UK | Fraser Cartmell (SCO) | 4:17:03 | Philip Graves (GBR) | 4:20:27 | Jonas Djurback (SWE) | 4:24:32 |
  | Buffalo Springs | Chris Lieto (USA) | 3:55:27 | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 3:57:06 | Ben Hoffman (USA) | 3:58:22 |
  | Rhode Island | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 4:01:15 | Tim Berkel (AUS) | 4:02:05 | Paul Ambrose (GBR) | 4:03:01 |
  | Racine | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 3:48:56 | Matt White (USA) | 3:56:07 | T. J. Tollakson (USA) | 4:00:36 |
  | Vineman | Chris Lieto (USA) | 3:54:05 | Kieran Doe (NZL) | 4:00:23 | James Cotter (USA) | 4:02:39 |
  | Antwerp | Bart Aernouts (BEL) | 3:43:38 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 3:45:07 | Dirk Bockel (LUX) | 3:45:54 |
  | Steelhead | James Cotter (USA) | 3:53:13 | Josh Rix (USA) | 3:54:40 | Matt White (USA) | 3:55:22 |
  | Calgary | Kieran Doe (NZL) | 3:58:45 | Brian Fleischmann (USA) | 4:02:14 | Paul Matthews (AUS) | 4:03:41 |
  | Boulder | Andy Potts (USA) | 3:46:50 | Tyler Butterfield (BER) | 3:49:18 | Stephen Hackett (AUS) | 3:51:27 |
  | Germany | Michael Raelert (GER) | 4:03:48 | Sebastian Kienle (GER) | 4:05:55 | Björn Andersson (SWE) | 4:09:09 |
  | Lake Stevens | Joe Gambles (AUS) | 3:57:47 | Paul Ambrose (GBR) | 3:59:07 | Luke Bell (AUS) | 3:59:53 |
  | Philippines | Pete Jacobs (AUS) | 3:58:41 | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 4:05:54 | Fredrik Croneborg (SWE) | 4:14:36 |
  | Timberman | Andy Potts (USA) | 3:50:51 | Raynard Tissink (RSA) | 3:53:32 | Timothy O'Donnell (USA) | 3:55:36 |
  | Brazil | Ezequiel Morales (ARG) | 3:52:17 | Igor Amorelli (BRA) | 3:54:28 | Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) | 3:56:01 |
  | Muskoka | Craig Alexander (AUS) | 3:58:33 | Paul Matthews (AUS) | 4:00:01 | Raynard Tissink (RSA) | 4:05:13 |
  | Japan | Cameron Brown (NZL) | 4:12:00 | Fredrik Croneborg (SWE) | 4:18:36 | Hiroyuki Nishiuchi (JPN) | 4:20:26 |
  | Syracuse | Paul Matthews (AUS) | 3:49:49 | Maxim Kriat (UKR) | 3:58:01 | Sean Bechtel (CAN) | 4:00:09 |
  | Branson | Ben Hoffman (USA) | 4:02:53 | Tom Lowe (GBR) | 4:05:38 | Brian Fleischmann (USA) | 4:08:25 |
  | Cancún | Luke Bell (AUS) | 3:59:46 | Luke McKenzie (NZL) | 4:02:30 | Oscar Galindez (ARG) | 4:05:20 |
  | Augusta | Maksym Kriat (UKR) | 3:46:54 | Richie Cunningham (USA) | 3:47:12 | Victor Zyemtsev (UKR) | 3:47:36 |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Longhorn | Joanna Zeiger (USA) | 4:14:53 | Heather Jackson (USA) | 4:17:14 | Nicole Hofer (GER) | 4:20:44 |
  | Clearwater | Julie Dibens (GBR) | 3:59:33 | Mary Beth Ellis (USA) | 4:03:49 | Magali Tisseyre (CAN) | 4:05:27 |
  | South Africa | Mari Rabe (RSA) | 4:35:54 | Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) | 4:37:01 | Lucie Zelenkova (CZE) | 4:43:01 |
  | Pucón | Amanda Lovato (USA) | 4:36:12 | Heather Gollnick (USA) | 4:38:42 | Tereza Macel (CAN) | 4:46:31 |
  | Geelong | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 4:14:32 | Carrie Leste (AUS) | 4:19:32 | Lisa Marangon (AUS) | 4:19:49 |
  | China | Belinda Granger (AUS) | 4:42:58 | Amanda Balding (AUS) | 5:27:35 | Nicole Roddie (AUS) | 5:29:40 |
  | Singapore | Caroline Steffen (SUI) | 4:18:44 | Jodie Swallow (GBR) | 4:26:32 | Margaret Shapiro (USA) | 4:31:37 |
  | California | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:20:29 | Lesley Paterson (GBR) | 4:24:31 | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 4:26:43 |
  | New Orleans | Sam Warriner (NZL) | 4:16:44 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 4:17:55 | Amy Marsh (USA) | 4:20:23 |
  | Texas | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 4:17:22 | Amanda Stevens (USA) | 4:18:26 | Kelly Williamson (USA) | 4:19:02 |
  | St. Croix | Catriona Morrison (GBR) | 4:31:06 | Sam Warriner (NZL) | 4:42:28 | Erin O'Hara (NZL) | 4:54:27 |
  | Florida | Leanda Cave (GBR) | 4:14:22 | Amanda Stevens (USA) | 4:18:55 | Magali Tisseyre (CAN) | 4:23:10 |
  | Austria | Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) | 4:18:56 | Erika Csomor (HUN) | 4:18:56 | Karin Thürig (SWI) | 4:21:34 |
  | Hawaii | Belinda Granger (AUS) | 4:34:38 | Bree Wee (USA) | 4:40:13 | Emily Cocks (USA) | 4:45:05 |
  | Switzerland | Caroline Steffen (SWI) | 4:19:29 | Nicole Hofer (SWI) | 4:25:25 | Karin Thürig (SWI) | 4:29:09 |
  | Mooseman | Magali Tisseyre (CAN) | 4:30:46 | Kate Major (AUS) | 4:31:37 | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 4:34:55 |
  | Kansas | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 4:07:49 | Pip Taylor (AUS) | 4:24:29 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 4:25:58 |
  | Boise | Julie Dibens (GBR) | 4:25:14 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 4:29:22 | Heather Jackson (USA) | 4:34:58 |
  | Eagleman | Sam Warriner (NZL) | 4:20:01 | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 4:25:22 | Michellie Jones (AUS) | 4:28:25 |
  | UK | Bella Bayliss (SCO) | 4:53:52 | Tamsin Lewis (AUS) | 4:55:42 | Emma Kate-Lidbury (GBR) | 4:56:26 |
  | Buffalo Springs | Magali Tisseyre (CAN) | 4:23:21 | Angela Naeth (CAN) | 4:24:57 | Jessica Jacobs (USA) | 4:35:49 |
  | Rhode Island | Kate Major (AUS) | 4:30:36 | Caitlin Snow (USA) | 4:30:58 | Sam Warriner (NZL) | 4:33:32 |
  | Racine | Sam Warriner (NZL) | 4:17:42 | Kate Major (AUS) | 4:17:55 | Desiree Ficker (USA) | 4:22:51 |
  | Vineman | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:15:51 | Leanda Cave (GBR) | 4:22:03 | Tyler Stewart (USA) | 4:25:11 |
  | Antwerp | Sofie Goos (BEL) | 4:13:39 | Rachel Joyce (GBR) | 4:16:24 | Emma-Kate Lidbury (GBR) | 4:19:55 |
  | Steelhead | Kelly Williamson (USA) | 4:15:41 | Heather Jackson (USA) | 4:18:51 | Karen Smyers (USA) | 4:29:25 |
  | Calgary | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:21:32 | Heather Wurtele (CAN) | 4:24:45 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 4:30:09 |
  | Boulder | Julie Dibens (GBR) | 4:19:46 | Angela Naeth (CAN) | 4:22:27 | Jessica Meyers (USA) | 4:25:09 |
  | Germany | Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) | 4:41:52 | Desiree Ficker (USA) | 4:42:15 | Kristin Möller (GER) | 4:43:10 |
  | Lake Stevens | Melanie McQuaid (CAN) | 4:27:16 | Tyler Stewart (USA) | 4:27:16 | Samantha Warriner (NZL) | 4:29:09 |
  | Philippines | Magali Tisseyre (CAN) | 4:27:01 | Michellie Jones (AUS) | 4:29:23 | Rachael Paxton (AUS) | 4:42:38 |
  | Timberman | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 4:10:11 | Angela Naeth (CAN) | 4:24:59 | Heather Jackson (USA) | 4:26:08 |
  | Brazil | Vanessa Gianinni (BRA) | 4:22:21 | Maria Soledad Omar (ARG) | 4:30:25 | Ariane Monticeli (BRA) | 4:38:33 |
  | Muskoka | Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) | 4:28:36 | Joanna Lawn (AUS) | 4:40:52 | Claudia Johnston (CAN) | 4:51:16 |
  | Japan | Michelle Wu (AUS) | 4:51:27 | Rachael Paxton (AUS) | 4:53:27 | Emi Shiono (JPN) | 4:54:25 |
  | Syracuse | Samantha McGlone (CAN) | 4:28:55 | Rachel Challis (USA) | 4:30:37 | Kristin White (USA) | 4:31:11 |
  | Branson | Kelly Williamson (USA) | 4:25:47 | Angela Naeth (CAN) | 4:33:47 | Pip Taylor (AUS) | 4:41:57 |
  | Cancun | Amanda Stevens (USA) | 4:25:34 | Michellie Jones (AUS) | 4:27:01 | Kate Major (AUS) | 4:28:27 |
  | Augusta | Jessica Meyers (USA) | 4:15:31 | Magali Tisseyre (CAN) | 4:16:33 | Desiree Ficker (USA) | 4:36:39 |
  