The 2024 IRONMAN Age Group World Champions
This past Saturday’s race in Kona completed the 2024 IRONMAN World Championships. In total, 25 age group champions were crowned between September’s women’s race in Nice, France and the October men’s race in Hawaii.
The United States and Switzerland led the way with producing four age group champions each. The USA brought home three women’s world titles and one men’s championship, whereas the Swiss team was evenly split in producing champions. Denmark rounded out the podium with three age group championships.
Other countries represented by winners are China, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, France, Finland, Belgium, and Estonia. France and Estonia are home to the respective woman and man top amateurs by time.
Here are the full lists of the 2024 IRONMAN Age Group World Champions.
2024 Women’s Age Group World Champions (Nice, France)
F18-24: Yixuan Chen (China) 11:09:00
F25-29: Caterina Mariani (Switzerland) 10:18:25
F30-34: Lea Riccoboni (France) 9:54:07
F35-39: Joanna Soltysiak-Vrebac (Poland) 9:56:33
F40-44: Jana Richtrova (Czech Republic) 10:25:21
F45-49: Laura Jalasto (Finland) 10:21:26
F50-54: Janette Dommer (Denmark) 10:45:06
F55-59: Loubna Freih (Switzerland) 11:32:17
F60-64: Christine Glah (USA) 12:25:05
F65-69: Judy McNary (USA) 13:14:30
F70-74: Missy Lestrange (USA) 15:13:39
2024 Men’s Age Group World Champions (Kona, HI, USA)
M18-24: Frederik Wester (Denmark) 8:34:15
M25-29: Nicola Christiaens (Belgium) 8:34:39
M30-34: Timmo Jeret (Estonia) 8:27:01
M35-39: Miao Hao (China) 8:30:10
M40-44: Christian Haupt (Germany) 8:46:09
M45-49: Donald Brooks (Great Britain) 8:34:56
M50-54: Mike Schifferle (Switzerland) 9:53:16
M55-59: Lennie Lange Kristensen (Denmark) 9:30:25
M60-64: Adrian Santonastaso (Switzerland) 9:53:16
M65-69: Herman Scheiring (Germany) 10:33:11
M70-74: Arthur Halttunen (USA) 12:27:19
M75-79: Marek Musiał (Poland) 14:45:46
M80-84: Hiroshi Nakata (Japan) 15:59:08
HC: Jan Tomanek (Czech Republic) 12:15:11
Photo: Jason Strohbehn
What do you make of the fact that the USA excels in elite performance fast old female triathletes but not young ones?
It’s only 3 data points so hard to reach a conclusion. One hypothesis is they were in their 20s and 30s when triathlon was predominantly a US sport, before Europe began to dominate. More European women in above 60 age groups in 10 to 15 years
8:34 for 45-49 is insane
Same with Olympics basketball. 1992 Dream Team vs 2024. Some of the best NBA players were representing their country this summer.
You might say it’s unbelievable. But from a quick social media stalking it looks like triathlon is his entire life.
Don is a beast, for sure!
Typographic error?
Racing him a few times. His amount of British and World AG titles is just astonishing.
Miao Hao, M35-39, appears to have served a doping ban in the past…
do you know more about his background the amount of age group titles short middles and long diantace ttiles in the last few years is crazy
Background in Water Polo - Keynotes and a podcast about him here:
https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/10bdccfc-1927-45cd-85ba-47e86fe61502/episodes/42c5748e-0f37-48b3-bb53-dc3375cda675/agegroup-multisport-podcast-triathlon-duathlon-aquabike-aquathlon-episode-61-featuring-donald-brooks
I mean 9:30 in M55-59 is like yikes.
Wow, pretty surprised this guy was not a former pro triathlete or elite runner/cyclist, etc. Crazy fast time.
Over 4 consecutive weeks this past summer he ran a 2:39 marathon, won an olympic distance race in 1:55, won overall title at a 70.3 in 3:58, and won the overall age group and was 10th overall including pros at another 70.3 in 4:08. At 47 that is extremely impressive.
10:30 for a 65-69 is even more insane.