The IRONMAN World Championship is the event every elite triathlete wants to win, but first they have to make sure they are among the qualifiers.
Historically held in Kailua-Kona, on the west coast of Hawaii Island (‘The Big Island’), the race brings together the very best long-distance triathletes on the planet to compete for the coveted title.
In 2023, the men and women’s races were split between two venues, with Lucy Charles-Barclay winning in Kona and Sam Laidlow taking the title in Nice, France. This year, the men will race in Kona with the women competing in Nice.
IMWC 2024 qualifiers
The 2024 IRONMAN racing season is now in progress, and below is the current list of names who have qualified for the 2024 IRONMAN World Championship.
Previous winners of the IRONMAN World Championship within the past five years will receive exceptions to race at the 2024 IRONMAN World Championship, and will be required to validate their slots by completing a validation race.
Athletes who finished on the podium at the 2023 IRONMAN World Championship will also receive exemptions to race at the 2024 IRONMAN World Championship, and will be required to validate their slots.
The 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 World Champions will also receive exemptions to race upon validation, with IRONMAN also reserving the right to invite the 2024 Olympic Champions to participate in Kona or Nice.
Pro Women
The women qualified for Nice – as of May 27, 2024 – are as follows:
- Alice Alberts (USA)
- Nikki Bartlett (GBR)
- Hannah Berry (NZL)
- Mariana Andrade De Borges (BRA)
- Susie Cheetham (GBR)
- Jeanne Collonge (FRA)
- Marlene De Boer (NED)
- Diede Diederiks (NED)
- Danyella Eberle (AUS)
- Gurutze Grades Larralde (ESP)
- Regan Hollioake (AUS)
- Fenella Langridge (GBR)
- India Lee (GBR)
- Danielle Lewis (USA)
- Kat Matthews (GBR)
- Skye Moench (USA)
- Lisa Norden (SWE)
- Laura Philipp (GER)
- Marjolaine Pierre (FRA)
- Anne Reischmann (GER)
- Daniela Ryf (SUI)
- Marta Sanchez (ESP)
- Erin Schenkels (CAN)
- Kylie Simpson (AUS)
- Penny Slater (AUS)
- Chelsea Sodaro (USA)
- Maja Stage Nielsen (DEN)
- Bruna Stolf (BRA)
- Svenja Theos (GER)
- Els Visser (NED)
- Amelia Watkinson (NZL)
- Rosie Wild (GBR)
- Lotte Wilms (NED)
- Laura Zimmerman (GER)
Pro Men
The men qualified for Kona – as of May 27, 2024 – are as follows:
- Igor Amorelli (BRA)
- Sam Appleton (AUS)
- Leonard Arnold (GER)
- Daniel Baekkegard (DEN)
- Matt Burton (AUS)
- Leon Chevalier (FRA)
- Reinaldo Colucci (BRA)
- Magnus Ditlev (DEN)
- Stenn Goetstouwers (BEL)
- Ben Hamilton (NZL)
- Matt Hanson (USA)
- Pieter Heemeryck (BEL)
- Niek Heldoorn (NED)
- Robert Kallin (SWE)
- Ben Kanute (USA)
- Patrick Lange (GER)
- Chris Leiferman (USA)
- Dylan Magnien (FRA)
- Matthew Marquardt (USA)
- Steven McKenna (AUS)
- Clement Mignon (FRA)
- Jordi Montraveta Moya (ESP)
- Mathias Petersen (DEN)
- Jason Pohl (CAN)
- Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez (MEX)
- Paul Schuster (GER)
- Kacper Stepniak (POL)
- Rasmus Svenningsson (SWE)
- Tomasz Szala (POL)
- Nick Thompson (AUS)
- Kenneth Vandendriessche (BEL)
- Rudy von Berg (USA)
- Michael Weiss (AUT)
- Robert Wilkiowiecki (POL)
- Cameron Wurf (AUS)
When are the IRONMAN World Champs in 2024?
The IRONMAN World Championships will take place over two separate dates again in 2024 and in two different venues.
The women will on Sunday September 22 in Nice, with the men racing in Kona on Saturday October 26.
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