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{{short description|Held in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii}}
The '''2011 Ironman World Championship''' was held on October 8, 2011, in [[Kailua-Kona, Hawaii]] and won by [[Craig Alexander (triathlete)|Craig Alexander]] of Australia and [[Chrissie Wellington]] of England. It was the 35th such [[Ironman World Championships|Ironman Triathlon World Championship]]s, which has been held annually in [[Hawaii]] since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. The championship is organised by the [[World Triathlon Corporation]] (WTC).

== Championship results ==
===Men===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Pos. !!rowspan="2"|Time<br />(h:mm:ss) !!rowspan="2"|Name !!rowspan="2"|Country !!colspan="5"|Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)
|-
!Swim !!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; !!Bike !!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; !!Run
|-
|[[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] ||8:03:56 ||align="left"| [[Craig Alexander (triathlete)|Craig Alexander]] ||align="left"|{{AUS}} || 0:51:56|| 1:56 || 4:24:05 || 1:58 || 2:44:03
|-
|[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] ||8:09:11 ||align="left"| [[Pete Jacobs (triathlete)|Pete Jacobs]] ||align="left"|{{AUS}} || 0:51:38 || 1:57 || 4:31:01 || 2:07 || 2:42:29
|-
|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] ||8:11:07 ||align="left"| [[Andreas Raelert]] ||align="left"|{{GER}} || 0:51:58 || 2:04 || 4:26:52 || 2:27 || 2:47:48
|-
|4|| 8:12:58 ||align="left"| [[Dirk Bockel]] ||align="left"| {{LUX}} || 0:51:44 || 2:00 || 4:24:17 || 1:54 || 2:53:03
|-
|5|| 8:20:12 ||align="left"| [[Timo Bracht]] ||align="left"| {{GER}} || 0:53:37 || 1:42 || 4:35:07 || 2:21 || 2:47:25
|-
|6|| 8:21:07 ||align="left"| [[Mike Aigroz]] ||align="left"| {{SUI}} || 0:52:31 || 1:42 || 4:30:42 || 2:05 || 2:54:07 
|-
|7|| 8:22:15 ||align="left"| [[Raynard Tissink]] ||align="left"| {{RSA}} || 0:52:08 || 1:51 || 4:28:38 || 3:02 || 2:56:36 
|-
|8|| 8:23:19 ||align="left"| [[Andreas Böcherer]] ||align="left"| {{GER}} || 0:51:49 || 1:53 || 4:25:45 || 2:09 || 3:01:43 
|-
|9|| 8:25:42 ||align="left"| [[Luke McKenzie]] ||align="left"| {{AUS}} || 0:51:47 || 1:45 || 4:24:15 || 2:01 || 3:05:54 
|-
|10|| 8:27:18 ||align="left"| [[Faris Al-Sultan]] ||align="left"| {{GER}} || 0:51:55 || 1:54 || 4:29:30 || 2:19 || 3:01:40 	
|-
|colspan="9" align="left"| <small>Source:</small><ref name="WTCResults">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/assets/files/results/worldchampionship/2011.pdf|title=Official Results Guide 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=12 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125916/http://www.ironman.com/assets/files/results/worldchampionship/2011.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

Alexander's overall time broke the previous course record by 12 seconds, which was set by [[Luc Van Lierde]] in 1996.<ref name="WTCResults"/>

===Women===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Pos. !!rowspan="2"|Time<br />(h:mm:ss) !!rowspan="2"|Name !!rowspan="2"|Country !!colspan="5"|Split times (h:mm:ss / m:ss)
|-
!Swim !!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; !!Bike !!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; !!Run
|-
|[[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]] ||8:55:08 ||align="left"| [[Chrissie Wellington]] ||align="left"| {{GBR2}} || 1:01:03 || 2:05 || 4:56:53 || 2:26 || 2:52:41
|-
|[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]] ||8:57:57 ||align="left"| [[Mirinda Carfrae]] ||align="left"| {{AUS}} || 0:57:17 || 1:54 || 5:04:16 || 2:21 || 2:52:09
|-
|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]] ||9:03:29 ||align="left"| [[Leanda Cave]] ||align="left"| {{GBR2}} || 0:53:54 || 2:03 || 4:58:41 || 2:15 || 3:06:36
|-
|4|| 9:06:57 ||align="left"| [[Rachel Joyce (triathlete)|Rachel Joyce]] ||align="left"| {{GBR2}} || 0:53:56 || 2:00 || 4:58:56 || 2:11 || 3:09:54 	
|-
|5|| 9:07:32 ||align="left"| [[Caroline Steffen]] ||align="left"| {{SUI}} || 0:57:15 || 1:54 || 4:50:26 || 2:40 || 3:15:17 	
|-
|6|| 9:15:00 ||align="left"| [[Karin Thürig]] ||align="left"| {{SUI}} || 1:12:19 || 2:13 || 4:44:19 || 2:38 || 3:13:31
|-
|7|| 9:15:17 ||align="left"| [[Sonja Tajsich]] ||align="left"| {{GER}} || 1:06:57 || 1:57 || 4:58:55 || 2:42 || 3:04:46 	
|-
|8|| 9:17:56 ||align="left"| [[Heather Wurtele]] ||align="left"| {{CAN}} || 0:58:43 || 2:13 || 4:59:10 || 2:21 || 3:15:29
|-
|9|| 9:18:11 ||align="left"| [[Caitlin Snow]] ||align="left"| {{USA}} || 0:58:47 || 2:13 || 5:20:57 || 2:24 || 2:53:50
|-
|10|| 9:19:52 ||align="left"| [[Virginia Berasategui]] ||align="left"| {{ESP}} || 0:58:44 || 2:25 || 5:03:30 || 2:23 || 3:12:50 
|-
|colspan="9" align="left"| <small>Source:</small><ref name="WTCResults"/>
|}

Both Carfrae and Wellington broke the championship course record for the marathon, set last year by Carfrae.<ref name="WTCResults"/>

==Qualification==
To enter for the 2011 World Championship race, age-group athletes are required to qualify through a performance at an Ironman or selected [[Ironman 70.3]] race. Entry into the race can also be obtained through a random allocation lottery or through the Ironman's charitable [[eBay]] auction.<ref>{{cite web|title=Qualification |url=http://ironmanworldchampionship.com/qualification/ |publisher=World Triathlon Corporation |accessdate=2 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060727/http://ironmanworldchampionship.com/qualification/ |archivedate=13 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ironmanworldchampionship.com/qualification/ |title=Ironman World Championship Qualification |accessdate=20 September 2011 |publisher=World Triathlon Corporation |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060727/http://ironmanworldchampionship.com/qualification/ |archivedate=13 July 2011 }}</ref>

For professional triathletes, the 2011 Championship season marks the first year of a point system that determines which professional triathletes will qualify for the championship race. To qualify, points are earned by competing in WTC sanctioned Ironman and selected Ironman 70.3 events throughout the qualifying year. For the 2011 race that period was September 12, 2010 to August 31, 2011. The top 50 male and top 30 female pros in points at the end of each qualifying year qualify to race in Kona. Prior champions receive an automatic entry for the Championship race for a period of five years after their last championship performance provided that they compete in at least one full-distance Ironman race during the qualifying year.<ref name="Krabel1">{{cite web|last=Krabel|first=Herbert|title=2011 Kona Pro Qualification Rules|url=http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/2011_Kona_pro_qualification_rules_1457.html|publisher=Slowtwitch.com|accessdate=2 December 2010|date=26 July 2010}}</ref>

The Ironman 2011 Series consisted of 22 Ironman races plus the Ironman World Championship 2010 which was itself a qualifier for the 2011 Ironman World Championship. The series started with Ironman Wisconsin 2010 held on September 12, 2010.<ref name="Krabel1"/>

===Qualifying Ironmans===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date !!Event !!Location
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2010|Sep|12}} ||Ironman Wisconsin ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2010|Oct|9}} ||[[2010 Ironman World Championship|Ironman World Championship]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kailua-Kona, Hawaii]] 
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2010|Nov|6}} ||Ironman Florida ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Panama City Beach, Florida]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2010|Nov|21}} ||Ironman Arizona ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tempe, Arizona]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2010|Nov|28}} ||Ironman Cozumel ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cozumel, Quintana Roo]], [[Mexico]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2010|Dec|5}} ||Ironman Western Australia ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Busselton]], [[Western Australia]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Mar|5}} ||Ironman New Zealand ||{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Taupō]], [[New Zealand]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Apr|10}} ||Ironman South Africa ||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Port Elizabeth]], [[South Africa]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|May|1}} ||Ironman Australia ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Port Macquarie, New South Wales]], Australia
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|May|7}} ||Ironman St.George ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[St. George, Utah]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|May|21}} ||Ironman Lanzarote ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Puerto del Carmen]], [[Lanzarote]], Spain
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|May|21}} ||Ironman Texas ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[The Woodlands Township]], [[Texas]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|May|29}} ||Ironman Brazil ||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Florianópolis]] [[Santa Catarina (island)|Island]], [[Brazil]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Jun|26}} ||Ironman France ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nice]], [[France]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Jun|26}} ||Ironman Coeur d'Alene ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Jul|4}} ||Ironman Austria ||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Klagenfurt]], [[Austria]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Jul|10}} ||Ironman Switzerland ||{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Jul|24}} ||Ironman Germany ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Frankfurt]], Germany
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Jul|25}} ||Ironman Lake Placid ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lake Placid, New York]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|July|31}} ||Ironman UK ||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Bolton]], [[Greater Manchester]], United Kingdom
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Aug|7}} ||Ironman Regensburg ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Regensburg]], [[Bavaria]], Germany
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Aug|28}} ||Ironman Louisville ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|-
|align = "right" |{{Dts|2011|Aug|28}} ||Ironman Canada ||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Penticton]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
|}

====China cancellation====
On May 12, 2011, the WTC announced that the 2011 Ironman China and Ironman 70.3 China races, scheduled for May 29 in [[Ji County, Tianjin|Jixian, Tianjin Province]], [[China]], were canceled. The Tianjin Sports Bureau (TSB) was unable to obtain the required sanctions from the China Triathlon Sports Association (CTSA) to conduct the event. Murphy Reinschreiber, managing director of the Asia Pacific region for WTC stated that "TSB simply failed to provide all of the documentation necessary for CTSA to process the sanction." WTC is offering a full refund of entry fees to all athletes who were scheduled to compete at Ironman China and Ironman 70.3 China.  Additionally, all athletes were offered a complimentary race entry into any of the 2011 Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races. WTC is allocating the age group qualifying slots from Ironman China and Ironman 70.3 China to other races in the region to ensure that athletes from the Asia-Pacific region are represented at the 2011 World Championship events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.everymantri.com/everyman_triathlon/2011/05/ironman-china-cancelled-triathletes-give-refund-or-comp-race-entries-.html|title=Ironman China cancelled triathletes give refund or comp race entries|date=12 May 2011|accessdate=12 May 2011|publisher=Everymantri.com}}</ref>

===2011 Ironman Series results===
====Men====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-align="center"
|width="120" bgcolor="efefef"|'''Event'''
|width="190" bgcolor="gold"|'''Gold'''
|width="55" bgcolor="gold"|'''Time'''
|width="190" bgcolor="silver"|'''Silver'''
|width="55" bgcolor="silver"|'''Time'''
|width="190" bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Bronze'''
|width="55" bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Time'''
|class="unsortable" bgcolor="efefef"|'''Reference'''
|-
|Wisconsin
|{{flagathlete| [[Joe Gambles]] |AUS}} ||align="right"|8:38:32
|{{flagathlete| [[Romain Guillaume]] |FRA}} ||align="right"|8:49:42
|{{flagathlete| [[Eric Bean]] |USA }} ||align="right"|8:51:36
|<ref name="Wisconsin">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/wisconsin/?show=tracker&race=wisconsin&year=2010|title=Wisconsin 2010|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 Ironman World Championship|World Champs 2010]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Chris McCormack (triathlete)|Chris McCormack]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:10:37
|{{flagathlete|[[Andreas Raelert]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:12:17
|{{flagathlete|[[Marino Vanhoenacker]]|BEL}} ||align="right"|8:13:14
|<ref name="2010Champs">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/?show=tracker&race=worldchampionship&year=2010|title=2010 Ironman World Championships|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Florida
|{{flagathlete|[[James Cunnama]]|RSA}} ||align="right"|8:15:59
|{{flagathlete|[[Pedro Gomes (triathlete)|Pedro Gomes]]|POR}} ||align="right"|8:19:26
|{{flagathlete|[[Dirk Bockel]]|LUX}} ||align="right"|8:21:23
|<ref name="Florida">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/florida/?show=tracker&race=florida&year=2010|title=Florida 2010|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Arizona
|{{flagathlete|[[Timo Bracht]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:07:16
|{{flagathlete|[[Rasmus Henning]]|DEN}} ||align="right"|8:10:58
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Lowe (triathlete)|Tom Lowe]]|GBR}} ||align="right"|8:11:44
|<ref name="Arizona">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/arizona/?show=tracker&race=arizona&year=2010|title=Arizona 2010|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Cozumel
|{{flagathlete|[[Andy Potts]]|USA}} ||align="right"|8:16:14
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Lovato]]|USA}} ||align="right"|8:22:17
|{{flagathlete|[[Eduardo Sturla]]|ARG}} ||align="right"|8:24:14
|<ref name="Cozumel">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/cozumel/?show=tracker&race=cozumel&year=2010|title=Cozumel 2010|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011|archive-date=23 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123160025/http://ironman.com/events/ironman/cozumel/?show=tracker&race=cozumel&year=2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|Western Australia
|{{flagathlete|[[Courtney Ogden]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:14:01
|{{flagathlete|[[Matty White]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:18:06
|{{flagathlete|[[Pete Jacobs (triathlete)|Pete Jacobs]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:21:16
|<ref name="Western Australia">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/westernaustralia/?show=tracker&race=westernaustralia&year=2010|title=Western Australia 2010|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|New Zealand
|{{flagathlete|[[Cameron Brown (triathlete)|Cameron Brown]]|NZL}} ||align="right"|8:31:07
|{{flagathlete|[[Terenzo Bozzone]]|NZL}} ||align="right"|8:41:51
|{{flagathlete|[[Mathias Hecht]]|SUI}} ||align="right"|8:45:36
|<ref name="New Zealand">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/newzealand/?show=tracker&race=newzealand&year=2011|title=New Zealand 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|South Africa
|{{flagathlete|[[Raynard Tissink]]|RSA}} ||align="right"|8:05:36
|{{flagathlete|[[Andreas Boecherer]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:08:36
|{{flagathlete|[[James Cunnama]]|RSA}} ||align="right"|8:13:18
|<ref name="South Africa">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/southafrica/?show=tracker&race=southafrica&year=2011|title=South Africa 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Australia
|{{flagathlete|[[Pete Jacobs (triathlete)|Pete Jacobs]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:29:28
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Vernay]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:35:50
|{{flagathlete|[[Jason Shortis]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:46:07
|<ref name="Australia">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/australia/?show=tracker&race=australia&year=2011|title=Australia 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|St. George
|{{flagathlete|[[Mathias Hecht]]|SUI}} ||align="right"|8:32:03
|{{flagathlete|[[Maik Twelsiek]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:33:46
|{{flagathlete|[[T. J. Tollakson]]|USA}} ||align="right"|8:40:20
|<ref name="St. George">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/st.george/?show=tracker&race=st.george&year=2011|title=St. George 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Lanzarote
|{{flagathlete|[[Timo Bracht]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:30:34
|{{flagathlete|[[Konstantin Bachor]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:44:30
|{{flagathlete|[[Esben Hovgaard]]|DEN}} ||align="right"|8:54:37
|<ref name="Lanzarote">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lanzarote/?show=tracker&race=lanzarote&year=2011|title=Lanzarote 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Texas
|{{flagathlete|[[Eneko Llanos]]|ESP}} ||align="right"|8:08:20
|{{flagathlete|[[Timothy O'Donnell (triathlete)|Timothy O'Donnell]]|USA}} ||align="right"|8:09:50
|{{flagathlete|[[Luke Bell (triathlete)|Luke Bell]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:12:22
|<ref name="Texas">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/texas/?show=tracker&race=texas&year=2011|title=Texas 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Brazil
|{{flagathlete|[[Eduardo Sturla]]|ARG}} ||align="right"|8:15:03
|{{flagathlete|[[Guilherme Valenza Manocchio|Guilherme Manocchio]]|BRA}} ||align="right"|8:17:20
|{{flagathlete|[[Ezequiel Morales]]|ARG}} ||align="right"|8:21:40
|<ref name="Brazil">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/brazil/?show=tracker&race=brazil&year=2011|title=Brazil 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|France
|{{flagathlete|[[Frederik Van Lierde]]|BEL}} ||align="right"|8:28:30
|{{flagathlete|[[Francois Chabaud]]|FRA}} ||align="right"|8:37:18
|{{flagathlete|[[Marcel Zamora Perez]]|ESP}} ||align="right"|8:40:55
|<ref name="France">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/france/?show=tracker&race=france&year=2011|title=France 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Coeur d'Alene
|{{flagathlete|[[Craig Alexander (triathlete)|Craig Alexander]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:19:48
|{{flagathlete|[[Maik Twelsiek]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:24:59
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Evans (triathlete)|Tom Evans]]|CAN}} ||align="right"|8:49:54
|<ref name="Coeur d'Alene">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/coeurdalene/?show=tracker&race=coeurdalene&year=2011|title=Coeur d'Alene 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Austria
|{{flagathlete|[[Marino Vanhoenacker]]|BEL}} ||align="right"|7:45:59
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Weiss (triathlete)|Michael Weiss]]|AUT}} ||align="right"|7:57:39
|{{flagathlete|[[Marko Albert]]|EST}} ||align="right"|8:08:17
|<ref name="Austria">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/austria/?show=tracker&race=austria&year=2011|title=Austria 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Switzerland
|{{flagathlete|[[Ronnie Schildknecht]]|SUI}} ||align="right"|8:19:51
|{{flagathlete|[[Clemente Alonso]]|ESP}} ||align="right"|8:27:56
|{{flagathlete|[[Mathias Hecht]]|SUI}} ||align="right"|8:30:26
|<ref name="Switzerland">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/switzerland/?show=tracker&race=switzerland&year=2011|title=Switzerland 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Germany
|{{flagathlete|[[Faris Al-Sultan]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:13:50
|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Raphael]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:19:31
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Göhner]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:20:26
|<ref name="Germany">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/germany/?show=tracker&race=germany&year=2011|title=Germany 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Lake Placid
|{{flagathlete|[[T. J. Tollakson]]|USA}} ||align="right"|8:25:15
|{{flagathlete|[[Ben Hoffman (triathlete)|Ben Hoffman]]|USA}} ||align="right"|8:33:29
|{{flagathlete|[[Jason Shortis]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:47:18
|<ref name="Lake Placid">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lakeplacid/?show=tracker&race=lakeplacid&year=2011|title=Lake Placid 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|UK
|{{flagathlete|[[Aaron Farlow]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:24:33
|{{flagathlete|[[Romain Guillaume]]|FRA}} ||align="right"|8:41:25
|{{flagathlete|[[Nick Saunders (triathlete)|Nick Saunders]]|GBR}} ||align="right"|8:51:31
|<ref name="UK">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/uk/?show=tracker&race=uk&year=2011|title=UK 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Regensburg
|{{flagathlete|[[Markus Fachbach]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:29:16
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefan Riesen]]|SUI}} ||align="right"|8:36:54
|{{flagathlete|[[Frank Vytrisa]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:37:11
|<ref name="Regensburg">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/regensburg/?show=tracker&race=regensburg&year=2011|title=Regensburg 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Louisville
|{{flagathlete|[[Chris McDonald (triathlete)|Chris McDonald]]|AUS}} ||align="right"|8:27:36
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Evoe]]|USA}} ||align="right"|8:30:35
|{{flagathlete|[[Justin Daerr]]|USA}} ||align="right"|8:34:35
|<ref name="Louisville">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/louisville/?show=tracker&race=louisville&year=2011|title=Louisville 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Canada
|{{flagathlete|[[Jordan Rapp]]|USA}} ||align="right"|8:28:09
|{{flagathlete|[[Torsten Abel]]|GER}} ||align="right"|8:41:09
|{{flagathlete|[[Bert Jammaer]]|BEL}} ||align="right"|8:42:34
|<ref name="Canada">{{Cite web|url=http://ironman.com/events/ironman/canada/?show=tracker&race=canada&year=2011|title=Canada 2011|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
|}

====Women====
<!-- note use of the "tts" template to fix time sorting problem is necessary for the women, but not the men, since the latter are all under 10 hours -->
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|- align="center"
|width="120" bgcolor="efefef"|'''Event'''
|width="190" bgcolor="gold"|'''Gold'''
|width="55" bgcolor="gold"|'''Time'''
|width="190" bgcolor="silver"|'''Silver'''
|width="55" bgcolor="silver"|'''Time'''
|width="190" bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Bronze'''
|width="55" bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Time'''
|class="unsortable" bgcolor="efefef"|'''Reference'''
|-
|Wisconsin
|{{flagathlete|[[Gina Crawford]]|NZL}} || {{tts|9:27:26}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kristin Moeller]]|GER}} || {{tts|9:39:43}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mirjam Weerd]]|NED}} || {{tts|9:52:25}}
|<ref name="Wisconsin"/>
|-
| [[2010 Ironman World Championship|World Champs 2010]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mirinda Carfrae]]|AUS}} || {{tts|8:58:36}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Caroline Steffen]]|SUI}} || {{tts|9:06:00}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Julie Dibens]]|GBR}} || {{tts|9:10:04}}
|<ref name="2010Champs"/>
|-
|Florida
|{{flagathlete|[[Jessica Jacobs (triathlete)|Jessica Jacobs]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:07:49}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Erika Csomor]]|HUN}} || {{tts|9:14:40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kim Loeffler]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:21:26}}
|<ref name="Florida"/>
|-
|Arizona
|{{flagathlete|[[Chrissie Wellington]]|GBR}} || {{tts|8:36:13}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Linsey Corbin]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:05:33}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Leanda Cave]]|GBR}} || {{tts|9:13:50}}
|<ref name="Arizona"/>
|-
|Cozumel
|{{flagathlete|[[Yvonne van Vlerken]]|NED}} || {{tts|9:07:25}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tyler Stewart (triathlete)|Tyler Stewart]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:23:44}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Amanda Stevens]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:26:35}}
|<ref name="Cozumel"/>
|-
|Western Australia
|{{flagathlete|[[Kate Bevilaqua]]|AUS}} || {{tts|9:19:44}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Rebekah Keat]]|AUS}} || {{tts|9:22:37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Amelia Pearson]]|AUS}} || {{tts|9:36:52}}
|<ref name="Western Australia"/>
|-
|New Zealand
|{{flagathlete|[[Samantha Warriner]]|NZL}} || {{tts|9:28:24}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mirinda Carfrae]]|AUS}} || {{tts|9:31:33}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joanna Lawn]]|NZL}} || {{tts|9:31:53}}
|<ref name="New Zealand"/>
|-
|South Africa
|{{flagathlete|[[Chrissie Wellington]]|GBR}} || {{tts|8:33:56}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Rachel Joyce (triathlete)|Rachel Joyce]]|GBR}} || {{tts|9:08:23}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Diana Riesler]]|GER}} || {{tts|9:20:37}}
|<ref name="South Africa"/>
|-
|Australia
|{{flagathlete|[[Caroline Steffen]]|SUI}} || {{tts|9:29:54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Amelia Pearson]]|AUS}} || {{tts|9:38:23}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kirsten Molloy]]|AUS}} || {{tts|9:43:55}}
|<ref name="Australia"/>
|-
|St. George
|{{flagathlete|[[Heather Wurtele]]|CAN}} || {{tts|9:30:33}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jackie Arendt]]|USA}} || {{tts|10:06:36}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Uli Bromme]]|GER}} || {{tts|10:10:48}}
|<ref name="St. George"/>
|-
|Lanzarote
|{{flagathlete|[[Rachel Joyce (triathlete)|Rachel Joyce]]|GBR}} || {{tts|9:28:12}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natascha Badmann]]|SUI}} || {{tts|9:43:40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Karina Ottosen]]|DEN}} || {{tts|10:10:15}}
|<ref name="Lanzarote"/>
|-
|Texas
|{{flagathlete|[[Catriona Morrison]]|GBR}} || {{tts|8:57:51}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kelly Williamson]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:07:54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sofie Goos]]|BEL}} || {{tts|9:12:53}}
|<ref name="Texas"/>
|-
|Brazil
|{{flagathlete|[[Amy Marsh]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:09:39}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Lucie Zelenková]]|CZE}} || {{tts|9:16:14}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ariane Gomes Monticeli da Silveira|Ariane Monticeli]]|BRA}} || {{tts|9:19:15}}
|<ref name="Brazil"/>
|-
|France
| {{flagathlete|[[Silvia Felt]]|GER}} || {{tts|9:34:31}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Martina Dogana]]|ITA}} || {{tts|9:45:56}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Kim Loeffler]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:53:08}}
|<ref name="France"/>
|-
|Coeur d'Alene
| {{flagathlete|[[Julie Dibens]]|GBR}} || {{tts|9:16:40}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Caitlin Snow]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:29:18}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Haley Cooper-Scott]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:56:21}}
|<ref name="Coeur d'Alene"/>
|-
|Austria
| {{flagathlete|[[Mary Beth Ellis]]|USA}} || {{tts|8:43:34}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Erika Csomor]]|HUN}} || {{tts|8:51:10}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Diana Riesler]]|GER}} || {{tts|8:53:34}}
|<ref name="Austria"/>
|-
|Switzerland
| {{flagathlete|[[Karin Thürig]]|SUI}} || {{tts|9:03:26}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Amy Marsh]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:11:36}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Erika Csomor]]|HUN}} || {{tts|9:36:59}}
|<ref name="Switzerland"/>
|-
|Germany
|{{flagathlete|[[Caroline Steffen]]|SUI}} || {{tts|9:12:13}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Lucie Zelenková]]|CZE}} || {{tts|9:13:46}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sonja Tajsich]]|GER}} || {{tts|9:14:14}}
|<ref name="Germany"/>
|-
|Lake Placid
|{{flagathlete|[[Heather Wurtele]]|CAN}} || {{tts|9:19:03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tine Deckers]]|BEL}} || {{tts|9:34:41}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tyler Stewart (triathlete)|Tyler Stewart]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:38:09}}
|<ref name="Lake Placid"/>
|-
|UK
|{{flagathlete|[[Kristin Möller]]|GER}} || {{tts|9:19:04}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Diana Riesler]]|GER}} || {{tts|9:25:41}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yvette Grice]]|GBR}} || {{tts|9:37:32}}
|<ref name="UK"/>
|-
|Regensburg
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Beth Ellis]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:18:55}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Annett Kamenz]]|CAN}} || {{tts|9:28:33}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nicole Leder]]|GER}} || {{tts|9:30:27}}
|<ref name="Regensburg"/>
|-
|Louisville
|{{flagathlete|[[Nina Kraft]]|GER}} || {{tts|9:38:14}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jackie Arendt]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:40:28}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephanie Jones (triathlete)|Stephanie Jones]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:52:40}}
|<ref name="Louisville"/>
|-
|Canada
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Beth Ellis]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:03:13}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kim Loeffler]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:34:54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Meredith Kessler]]|USA}} || {{tts|9:37:22}}
|<ref name="Canada"/>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://ironman.com/ Ironman website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111204160900/http://ironmanpromembership.com/kpr/ Professional Triathlete Qualifying Rules]

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