IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship 2023 start list & bib numbers for pro men as ‘Big Blu’ heads field

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Can this August get any more stacked when it comes to top-level triathlon fields? Evidently yes with STACKED fields for the 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Lahti, Finland.

We’ve already had the women put on a sensational show on Saturday with a dominant Taylor Knibb retaining her crown with a crushing victory. Next up, Kristian Blummenfelt bids to follow suit by retaining the crown he claimed in 2022.


Pro Men Start List

Blummenfelt is back for another crack at big-race glory to cap off an incredible month which will have seen him take in Milwaukee, Paris, Singapore and now Finland. He heads an all-star cast:

BIBLASTFIRSTCOUNTRY
1BlummenfeltKristianNOR
2KanuteBenUSA
3IdenGustavNOR
4FunkFredericGER
5TaagholtMikiDEN
6LaundryJacksonCAN
7Bendix MadsenThorDEN
8LongSamUSA
9WestJasonUSA
11Le CorrePierreFRA
14NieschlagJustusGER
15Montraveta MoyaJordiESP
17SandersLionelCAN
18McKennaStevenAUS
19TeagleJamesGBR
20KoolhaasMennoNED
21AzevedoFilipePOR
23StepniakKacperPOL
24PhillipsMikeNZL
26BogenRicoGER
27LoeschkeFranzGER
29MagnienDylanFRA
30EngelhardtAdrianoSUI
31MoodyJackNZL
32MannNicolasGER
33MargirierMathisFRA
34HansonMattUSA
35AernoutsBartBEL
36TrautmanMattRSA
37StratmannJanGER
38KeulenYouriNED
39Rodriguez HernandezTomasMEX
40FabianAlessandroITA
41HoffmannJonasGER
42StojanovicOgnjenSRB
43SalvisbergAndreaSUI
44DubrickMarcUSA
45KibbyMitchAUS
46UlloaMartinCHL
48CostesAntonyFRA
49QuinCharlieAUS
50GillespieDylanUSA
51AmorelliIgorBRA
53SosinskiJackAUS
54LewisJoshuaGGY
55DeckardRobbieUSA
56GundersonJørgenNOR
57FuentesGonzaloESP
58SperlMaximilianGER
60ThompsonNickAUS
61MattoxMiguelUSA
62WyldeKyeAUS
63GoodwinGeorgeGBR
64VargaRichardSVK
65ZorgnottiBenjaminPYF

 
*Subject to change

Graham Shaw
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Graham Shaw
Graham has been involved with TRI247 & RUN247 since the summer of 2021. Since then he has provided strategic direction for all news and is passionate about the growth of triathlon as a fan sport.
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