IRONMAN Kona 2023: Age Group podium finishers at the World Championship in Hawaii

Staff Reporter

It wasn’t just the professional women taking centre stage in Hawaii on Saturday as thousands of age-group athletes also got their richly-deserved day in the burning sun of Kona.

They enjoyed the culmination of a long period of hard work and qualification at the race of a lifetime as triathlon once again returned to its spiritual home for IRONMAN Kona 2023 on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Triathletes of all ages and abilities took on the biggest challenge the sport can present – 140.6 miles in brutal conditions finished by the most punishing of marathons, which ends with the finishing chute down the fabled Ali’i Drive.

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Age-Group Podiums at IM Kona 2023

Winning the overall title in Kona, Frenchwoman Maelle Deruaz took the overall age group win in Hawaii, finishing in a superb 9:14:12.

Here is a full rundown on the podium finishers for all age groups.

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Overall Women

  • 1. Maelle Deruaz (FRA) – 9:14:12
  • 2. Barbora Besperat (CZE) – 9:19:52
  • 3. Michelle Krebs (SUI) – 9:25:10
  • 4. Vanessa Murray (NZL) – 9:29:45
  • 5. Svetlana Ushakova (CYP) – 9:34:51
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18-24 Women

  • 1. Ava Warfel (USA) – 9:47:27
  • 2. Sarah Karollus (GER) – 10:04:11
  • 3. Aubrie Yarbrough (USA) – 10:41:46
  • 4. Clara Debiassi (ARG) – 10:44:39
  • 5. Claire Calkins (USA) – 10:49:46

25-29 Women

  • 1. Maelle Deruaz (FRA) – 9:14:12
  • 2. Michelle Krebs (SUI) – 9:25:10
  • 3. Lea Zoe Riccoboni (FRA) – 9:36:08
  • 4. Livia Eggler (SUI) – 9:41:13
  • 5. Kyra Meulenberg (NED) – 9:46:03

30-34 Women

  • 1. Barbora Besperat (CZE) – 9:19:52
  • 2. Svetlana Ushakova (CYP) – 9:34:51
  • 3. Laura Kessler (SUI) – 9:40:04
  • 4. Sera Sayar (TUR) – 9:45:55
  • 5. Xanri Haak (rsa) – 9:48:11

35-39 Women

  • 1. Vanessa Murray (NZL) – 9:34:27
  • 2. Elyse Gallegos (USA) – 9:41:15
  • 3. Ana Augusta Soares (BRA) – 9:41:56
  • 4. Pierangela Dezeraga (CHI) – 9:44:09
  • 5. Ursula Legaria (MEX) – 9:50:05

40-44 Women

  • 1. Jana Richtrova (CZE) – 9:38:51
  • 2. Helena Kotopulu (CZE) – 9:54:07
  • 3. Meghan Fillnow (USA) – 9:55:40
  • 4. Katrin Esefeld (GER) – 9:58:09
  • 5. Jennifer Zenker (AUS) – 10:01:57

45-49 Women

  • 1. Jessica Jones Lasley (USA) – 9:57:28
  • 2. Fiona Whelan (AUS) – 10:07:35
  • 3. Katharina Grolz (GER) – 10:17:04
  • 4. Pamela Espinoza (CHI) – 10:26:04
  • 5. Beatrix Cser (HUN) – 10:26:51

50-54 Women

  • 1. Sandra Daenzer (SUI) – 10:19:29
  • 2. Natasja Barclay (NZL) – 10:29:15
  • 3. Edina Jung (SUI) – 10:30:05
  • 4. Marialuz Arellano (ECU) – 10:31:31
  • 5. Beni Gras Thompson (USA) – 10:42:28

55-59 Women

  • 1. Michelle Enslin (RSA) – 10:40:06
  • 2. Karen Smith (BER) – 10:50:10
  • 3. Marion Hebding (GER) – 10:52:18
  • 4. Claudia Heindl (GER) – 10:55:39
  • 5. Sally Salter (GBR) – 11:01:15

60-64 Women

  • 1. Donna Kay-Ness (USA) – 10:57:10
  • 2. Linda Hurley (USA) – 11:12:17
  • 3. Kaisa Jakobsen (FIN) – 11:14:05
  • 4. June Ward (AUS) – 11:17:37
  • 5. Christine Glah (USA) – 11:20:46

65-69 Women

  • 1. Judy Daggett (USA) – 12:22:53
  • 2. Barbara Tettenborn (SUI) – 13:26:25
  • 3. Stephanie Hevenor (USA) – 13:36:37
  • 4. Jean Watson (USA) – 13:40:31
  • 5. Laurelee Nelson (CAN) – 14:04:22

70-74 Women

  • 1. Missy Lestrange (USA) – 14:08:00
  • 2. Patricia Rosen (USA) – 15:01:28
  • 3. Viola Burke (CAN) – 16:47:25
  • 4. Diane Tracy (USA) – 16:52:54
Tomos Land
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Tomos Land
Tomos Land is a triathlon & running journalist whose expertise lies in the professional world of short course & long distance triathlon, though he also boasts an extensive knowledge of ultra-running.
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