Who has been the youngest winner of the IRONMAN in Hawaii?
El IRONMAN World Championship Kona (Hawaii) is the mecca of triathlon and is the test that every professional triathlete wants to win to enter the history of the greats of this sport.
During all the years that this competition has been held, the first edition was in 1978, 44 champions and 43 champions.
Who have been the youngest triathletes to win the IRONMAN Hawaii?
The youngest winners to win IM Kona have been Kathleen McCartney (in February 1982) and Sylviane Puntous (1983) both with 22 years.
The youngest male winner was Scott Tinley (in February 1982) with 25 years.
And in the 2.000s, who have been the youngest?
It should be noted that most of the "young" who have won Kona were in the first editions in which the IRONMAN of Hawaii was held.
Currently (2.000s) Daniela Ryf She has been the youngest triathlete to win when she was 28 years old in 2015, although there are 11 triathletes who won the title younger than her.
As for the male triathletes, the youngest were Faris Al-Sultan (won when he was 27) and Kristian Blummenfelt (aged 28 when he won at St. George 2022) and are the only winners from the 2000s under the age of 30.
IRONMAN World Champions List (Men)
| Year | Winner | Time | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Feb | Scott Tinley | 09:19:41 | 25 |
| 1997 | Thomas Hellriegel | 08:33:01 | 26 |
| 1980 | Dave Scott | 09:24:33 | 26 |
| 2022 October | Gustav Iden | 07:40:24 | 26 |
| 2005 | Faris Al-Sultan | 08:14:17 | 27 |
| 1996 | Luc van Lierde | 08:04:08 | 27 |
| 1978 | Gordon Haller | 11:46:58 | 27 |
| May 2022 | Kristian Blummenfelt | 07:49:15 | 28 |
| 1988 | Scott Molina | 08:31:00 | 28 |
| 1982 | Dave Scott | 09:08:23 | 28 |
| 1998 | Peter Reid | 08:24:20 | 29 |
| 1994 | Greg Welch | 08:20:27 | 29 |
| 1985 | Scott Tinley | 08:50:54 | 29 |
| 1983 | Dave Scott | 09:05:57 | 29 |
| 2014 | Sebastian Kienle | 08:14:18 | 30 |
| 2012 | Pete Jacobs | 08:18:37 | 30 |
| 2001 | Tim DeBoom | 08:31:18 | 30 |
| 1999 | Luc van Lierde | 08:17:17 | 30 |
| 1984 | Dave Scott | 08:54:20 | 30 |
| 2017 | Patrick Lange | 08:01:40 | 31 |
| 2004 | Normann Stadler | 08:33:29 | 31 |
| 2002 | Tim DeBoom | 08:29:56 | 31 |
| 2000 | Peter Reid | 08:21:01 | 31 |
| 1989 | Mark Allen | 08:09:14 | 31 |
| 2018 | Patrick Lange | 07:52:39 | 32 |
| 1990 | Mark Allen | 08:28:17 | 32 |
| 1986 | Dave Scott | 08:28:37 | 32 |
| 2006 | Normann Stadler | 08:11:58 | 33 |
| 1991 | Mark Allen | 08:18:32 | 33 |
| 1987 | Dave Scott | 08:34:13 | 33 |
| 1981 | John howard | 09:38:29 | 33 |
| 2015 | Jan Frodeno | 08:14:40 | 34 |
| 2013 | Frederik Van Lierde | 08:12:29 | 34 |
| 2007 | Chris McCormack | 08:15:34 | 34 |
| 2003 | Peter Reid | 08:22:35 | 34 |
| 1992 | Mark Allen | 08:09:08 | 34 |
| 2016 | Jan Frodeno | 08:06:30 | 35 |
| 2008 | Craig Alexander | 08:17:45 | 35 |
| 1993 | Mark Allen | 08:07:45 | 35 |
| 1979 | Tom Warren | 11:15:56 | 35 |
| 2009 | Craig Alexander | 08:20:21 | 36 |
| 1995 | Mark Allen | 08:20:34 | 37 |
| 2019 | Jan Frodeno | 07:51:13 | 38 |
| 2011 | Craig Alexander | 08:03:56 | 38 |
| 2010 | Chris McCormack | 08:10:37 | 38 |
List of IRONMAN World Champions (Women)
| Year | Winner | Time | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sylviane Puntous | 10:43:36 | 22 |
| 1982 Feb | Kathleen McCartney | 11:09:40 | 22 |
| 1984 | Sylviane Puntous | 10:25:13 | 23 |
| 1986 | Paula Newby-Fraser | 9:49:14 | 24 |
| 1982 | Julie Leach | 10:54:08 | 25 |
| 1988 | Paula Newby-Fraser | 9:01:01 | 26 |
| 1987 | Erin Baker | 9:35:25 | 26 |
| 1985 | joanne ernst | 10:25:22 | 26 |
| 1989 | Paula Newby-Fraser | 9:00:56 | 27 |
| 1980 | Robin Beck | 11:21:24 | 27 |
| 1979 | Lyn Lemaire | 12:55:38 | 27 |
| 1978 | Gordon Haller | 11:46:58 | 27 |
| 2015 | Daniela Ryf | 8:57:57 | 28 |
| 1981 | Linda Sweney | 12:02:32 | 28 |
| 2016 | Daniela Ryf | 8:46:46 | 29 |
| 2010 | Mirinda Carfrae | 8:58:36 | 29 |
| 1997 | Heather fuhr | 9:31:43 | 29 |
| 1991 | Paula Newby-Fraser | 9:07:52 | 29 |
| 1990 | Erin Baker | 9:13:42 | 29 |
| 2017 | Daniela Ryf | 8:50:47 | 30 |
| 2007 | Chrissie Wellington | 9:08:45 | 30 |
| 1992 | Paula Newby-Fraser | 8:55:28 | 30 |
| 2018 | Daniela Ryf | 8:26:18 | 31 |
| 2008 | Chrissie Wellington | 9:06:23 | 31 |
| 1998 | Natascha Badmann | 9:24:16 | 31 |
| 1993 | Paula Newby-Fraser | 8:58:23 | 31 |
| 2013 | Mirinda Carfrae | 8:52:14 | 32 |
| 2009 | Chrissie Wellington | 8:54:02 | 32 |
| 1999 | Lori Bowden | 9:13:02 | 32 |
| 1994 | Paula Newby-Fraser | 9:20:14 | 32 |
| 2014 | Mirinda Carfrae | 9:00:55 | 33 |
| 2000 | Natascha Badmann | 9:26:17 | 33 |
| 2022 | Chelsea Sodaro | 8:33:46 | 33 |
| May 2022 | Daniela Ryf | 8:34:58 | 34 |
| 2012 | Leanda Cave | 9:15:54 | 34 |
| 2011 | Chrissie Wellington | 8:55:08 | 34 |
| 2001 | Natascha Badmann | 9:28:37 | 34 |
| 1996 | Paula Newby-Fraser | 9:06:49 | 34 |
| 1995 | Karen smyers | 9:16:46 | 34 |
| 2002 | Natascha Badmann | 9:07:54 | 35 |
| 2019 | Anne Haug | 8:40:10 | 36 |
| 2003 | Lori Bowden | 9:11:55 | 36 |
| 2006 | Michellie Jones | 9:18:31 | 37 |
| 2004 | Natascha Badmann | 9:50:04 | 37 |
| 2005 | Natascha Badmann | 9:09:30 | 38 |
