Who qualified for Kona at IRONMAN UK 2019?
Ok, I’ve finally managed to get hold of this information (thank you to those who had been in touch, asking if we would be publishing it!), here are the details of the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship qualifiers from this years edition of IRONMAN UK.
For the 2019 race there were 50 slots on offer; 40 through the regular Age-Group qualification process, and a further 10 that were new this year, specifically added as a qualification race for the Military Division in Kona. Details of all 50 of those places are provided below.
You can see more details on the Age-Group champions from Bolton HERE.
Bolton is clearly a race that is dominated by British athletes in terms of seeking Kona slots. 37 of the 50 slots went to British athletes, with only Italy and the USA (two each) collecting more than one place for that nation.
In terms off rolldown, three categories saw slots go to athletes that finished outside the top-10 in their Age-Group;
- M35-39: 4 slots available, 4th slot taken by position 15th
- M40-44: 5 slots available, 5th slot taken by position 12th
- M50-54: 3 slots available, 3rd slot taken by position 14th
You can see IRONMAN UK Kona qualifiers from recent years on these links:
Click HERE for the details on IRONMAN Wales Kona Qualifiers
Click HERE for the details on IRONMAN Ireland Kona Qualifiers
Age-Group Kona 2019 Qualifiers from IRONMAN UK: 14th July 2019
| BIB | First Name | Last Name | Category | AG Position | Country | Swim | Bike | Run | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437 | Jasmine | Holmes | F18-24 | 1 | GBR | 00:55:02 | 07:33:24 | 04:35:52 | 13:18:32 |
| 370 | Emily | Freeman | F25-29 | 1 | GBR | 00:55:30 | 06:43:56 | 03:30:25 | 11:18:39 |
| 148 | Sophie | Needham | F30-34 | 2 | GBR | 01:11:06 | 06:45:58 | 03:59:10 | 12:08:14 |
| 149 | Claire | Walton | F35-39 | 1 | GBR | 01:01:48 | 07:00:01 | 03:39:55 | 11:49:04 |
| 150 | Angela | Fogarolli | F40-44 | 2 | ITA | 01:15:57 | 06:32:30 | 03:53:50 | 11:48:53 |
| 179 | Kerry | Oldfield | F40-44 | 3 | GBR | 01:01:36 | 07:10:27 | 03:58:51 | 12:21:57 |
| 533 | Catherine | Labrianidis | F45-49 | 1 | GBR | 01:02:54 | 06:55:33 | 03:45:26 | 11:55:32 |
| 152 | Louella | O'Herlihy | F50-54 | 1 | GBR | 01:12:10 | 06:58:00 | 04:04:12 | 12:23:39 |
| 583 | Bente | Norlyk-Goulding | F55-59 | 1 | DEN | 01:21:24 | 07:27:02 | 04:33:46 | 13:37:52 |
| 587 | Jean | Perkins | F60-64 | 1 | GBR | 01:10:38 | 07:44:57 | 05:14:11 | 14:29:38 |
| 239 | Justin | Lippert | M18-24 | 1 | USA | 00:54:27 | 05:49:48 | 03:03:54 | 09:53:00 |
| 770 | Aaron | Tomasz | M25-29 | 1 | GBR | 00:55:44 | 05:55:15 | 03:06:10 | 10:03:50 |
| 646 | William | Tennent | M25-29 | 2 | NZL | 00:59:20 | 06:07:18 | 03:10:35 | 10:23:32 |
| 184 | Ross | Harper | M25-29 | 5 | GBR | 00:58:21 | 06:10:25 | 03:22:32 | 10:36:30 |
| 795 | Tom | Rigby | M30-34 | 2 | GBR | 00:59:29 | 05:35:13 | 03:20:24 | 10:00:38 |
| 189 | Duncan | Chedburn | M30-34 | 3 | GBR | 00:59:48 | 05:42:40 | 03:09:13 | 10:10:42 |
| 190 | John | Thelwell | M30-34 | 4 | GBR | 00:59:03 | 05:26:11 | 03:33:19 | 10:06:51 |
| 955 | Matthew | Smith | M30-34 | 6 | GBR | 00:57:43 | 06:01:12 | 03:46:30 | 10:54:00 |
| 194 | Andrea | Miasciarelli | M35-39 | 3 | ITA | 01:02:03 | 05:43:40 | 03:23:30 | 10:17:03 |
| 191 | David | Bartlett | M35-39 | 5 | GBR | 00:49:00 | 06:02:24 | 03:36:16 | 10:33:03 |
| 193 | John | Lenehan | M35-39 | 6 | IRL | 00:59:39 | 06:12:34 | 03:22:34 | 10:44:57 |
| 983 | Grant | Carter-Moore | M35-39 | 15 | GBR | 01:07:34 | 06:07:50 | 03:50:06 | 11:14:58 |
| 195 | Philip | Ellison | M40-44 | 1 | GBR | 00:59:38 | 05:44:40 | 03:21:08 | 10:12:11 |
| 160 | Daniel | Nagel | M40-44 | 2 | NED | 00:56:04 | 05:43:55 | 03:26:06 | 10:12:31 |
| 1330 | Marco | Eglin | M40-44 | 3 | SUI | 01:07:29 | 05:47:36 | 03:14:10 | 10:17:55 |
| 1362 | Eddie | Hirst | M40-44 | 7 | GBR | 01:05:39 | 06:16:09 | 03:44:36 | 11:14:21 |
| 159 | Mathew | Matonti | M40-44 | 12 | GBR | 01:18:04 | 06:22:58 | 03:38:17 | 11:25:26 |
| 1499 | Patric | Engstrom | M45-49 | 2 | SWE | 01:09:20 | 06:06:31 | 03:29:05 | 10:52:03 |
| 1720 | Carl | Shawcross | M45-49 | 4 | GBR | 01:01:31 | 06:16:58 | 03:38:53 | 11:03:40 |
| 258 | Jamie | McIntyre-Brown | M45-49 | 5 | GBR | 01:08:38 | 06:24:42 | 03:27:18 | 11:08:43 |
| 1553 | Richard | Allen | M45-49 | 6 | GBR | 01:04:13 | 06:39:36 | 03:27:59 | 11:21:50 |
| 1700 | Josef | Pavlik | M45-49 | 7 | CZE | 01:06:41 | 06:35:47 | 03:25:32 | 11:23:01 |
| 217 | Andrew | Ley | M50-54 | 3 | GBR | 01:09:54 | 06:20:30 | 03:35:05 | 11:10:48 |
| 1769 | Martin | Howie | M50-54 | 7 | GBR | 01:01:45 | 06:34:28 | 04:02:59 | 11:48:00 |
| 1816 | David | Clements | M50-54 | 14 | GBR | 01:30:42 | 06:14:25 | 04:05:36 | 12:03:46 |
| 226 | Holger | Wilmsmann | M55-59 | 1 | GER | 01:10:47 | 06:14:58 | 03:47:27 | 11:23:09 |
| 1947 | Barry | Harriss | M55-59 | 3 | GBR | 01:08:38 | 06:46:49 | 04:15:17 | 12:23:13 |
| 2026 | George | Burns | M60-64 | 1 | GBR | 01:07:42 | 07:15:44 | 04:12:34 | 12:45:25 |
| 2039 | Mike | Anthony | M65-69 | 1 | GBR | 01:21:42 | 08:35:39 | 06:23:58 | 16:46:44 |
| 167 | Graham | Lloyd | M70-74 | 1 | USA | 01:33:00 | 07:34:39 | 06:58:57 | 16:22:49 |
Military Category Kona 2019 Qualifiers from IRONMAN UK: 14th July 2019
| BIB | First Name | Last Name | Category | AG Position | Country | Swim | Bike | Run | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378 | Isabelle | Pettit | Military F18-29 | 1 | GBR | 01:10:28 | 07:12:05 | 03:58:19 | 12:28:14 |
| 102 | Emma | Wardall | Military F30-39 | 1 | GBR | 01:01:40 | 06:10:08 | 03:22:09 | 10:39:48 |
| 462 | Catherine | Masling | Military F40-49 | 1 | GBR | 01:36:43 | 08:04:36 | 05:38:20 | 15:37:30 |
| 759 | William | Shenton-Brown | Military M18-29 | 2 | GBR | 01:06:13 | 06:45:04 | 03:33:30 | 11:41:32 |
| 122 | Craig | Hartley | Military M30-39 | 1 | GBR | 01:02:14 | 06:06:57 | 03:49:28 | 11:04:42 |
| 157 | Sam | Thompson | Military M30-39 | 2 | GBR | 01:03:25 | 06:23:00 | 03:57:05 | 11:29:06 |
| 141 | Yann | Payen | Military M40-49 | 1 | GBR | 01:12:13 | 05:53:50 | 03:32:04 | 10:47:20 |
| 132 | Michal | Ivanco | Military M40-49 | 2 | SVK | 01:13:41 | 06:15:17 | 03:44:37 | 11:23:27 |
| 139 | Terry | Harvey | Military M50+ | 1 | GBR | 01:11:17 | 06:50:24 | 04:24:56 | 12:37:54 |
| 138 | Allan | Youp | Military M50+ | 2 | GBR | 01:22:51 | 07:29:37 | 04:08:02 | 13:16:19 |
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Athlete Reactions:
Looks like I was very lucky to get the 4th slot! in 35-39 AG
Congrats Grant – that’s why they always say, “don’t miss the roll down!”
Looking at these it seems that if you were on the Military Division you had two shots to qualify for Kona. One in military, one in age group??
Nope,
Sadly not. You could only qualify in the military division regardless of your age group position. Essentially different races/qualifiers. But the odds were in the favour of the military with more slots per person in each category – if that’s what you meant!?