Ironman Wales 2016 was one of the first opportunities for Age Group athletes to qualify for the 2017 Ironman World Championships, and thus provides more than a year to plan and train for their Kona races.
There were 40 Age-Group qualifying places for Kona at Ironman Wales 2016, and here is the full list of those athletes that accepted their places for the Ironman World Championships in October 2017. Congratulations to all of you.
Kona Qualifiers from all four editions of Ironman Wales are on these links
- Ironman Wales 2011 (for Kona 2012)
- Ironman Wales 2012 (for Kona 2013)
- Ironman Wales 2013 (for Kona 2014)
- Ironman Wales 2014 (for Kona 2015)
- Ironman Wales 2015 (for Kona 2016) – coming soon!
- Ironman Wales 2016 (for Kona 2017) – provided below…
Kona 2017 Qualifiers, Ironman Wales: 18th September 2016
| Name | Division | Rank | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Drakeford | F18-24 | 1 | GBR | 12:41:14 |
| Rihannon Strickland | F25-29 | 1 | GBR | 11:04:26 |
| Tracy Markham | F30-34 | 1 | GBR | 11:13:43 |
| Rebecca Fondermann | F35-39 | 1 | DEU | 10:45:41 |
| Claire Shea-Simonds | F35-39 | 2 | GBR | 11:12:56 |
| Celia Boothman | F40-44 | 1 | GBR | 11:16:46 |
| Penny Gardiner | F45-49 | 1 | GBR | 11:44:59 |
| Jan Rogers | F50-54 | 2 | GBR | 12:42:27 |
| Share Forrester | F55-59 | 1 | GBR | 13:59:10 |
| Pat Cooke-Rogers | F60-64 | 1 | GBR | 16:26:01 |
| Jamie Allen | M18-24 | 1 | GBR | 10:58:58 |
| Cillian Moffat | M18-24 | 3 | IRL | 11:29:13 |
| Richard Straughan | M25-29 | 2 | GBR | 10:06:07 |
| Norman Banick | M25-29 | 3 | DEU | 10:06:41 |
| Gareth Hodgson | M25-29 | 4 | GBR | 10:11:23 |
| Peter Harrison | M30-34 | 1 | GBR | 09:42:45 |
| Toni Pysto | M30-34 | 3 | FIN | 09:51:44 |
| Andy Sloan | M30-34 | 4 | GBR | 09:57:04 |
| Rik Linssen | M30-34 | 5 | NLD | 10:03:33 |
| Xabier Amparan Corrale | M35-39 | 1 | ESP | 09:33:46 |
| James Brown | M35-39 | 2 | GBR | 09:53:08 |
| Philipp Gubler | M35-39 | 3 | CHE | 09:53:43 |
| Javier Perez | M35-39 | 4 | ESP | 09:53:55 |
| Alan Semple | M35-39 | 5 | GBR | 10:00:00 |
| Kenneth Neyt | M40-44 | 1 | BEL | 09:47:50 |
| Oliver Harkin | M40-44 | 2 | IRL | 10:02:42 |
| Benoit Linquet | M40-44 | 3 | FRA | 10:04:07 |
| Vincent Matton | M40-44 | 5 | FRA | 10:08:30 |
| Jorn Schumm | M40-44 | 7 | DEU | 10:15:59 |
| Stephane Briquez | M45-49 | 1 | FRA | 10:05:33 |
| Steve Berry | M45-49 | 2 | GBR | 10:29:59 |
| Ivo Bauer | M45-49 | 4 | DEU | 10:34:07 |
| Huw Jones | M45-49 | 5 | GBR | 10:35:09 |
| Stefaan Vervisch | M50-54 | 1 | BEL | 10:12:59 |
| Thomas Tzschentke | M50-54 | 2 | DEU | 10:18:01 |
| Graham Brookhouse | M50-54 | 3 | GBR | 10:27:47 |
| Gilles Cuenat | M55-59 | 1 | CHE | 11:31:58 |
| Martin Gannon | M55-59 | 2 | GBR | 11:38:53 |
| Chris Strickland | M60-64 | 1 | GBR | 12:24:00 |
| Ulrich Pratsch | M65-69 | 1 | DEU | 15:36:05 |
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