TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2016) – After a successful year of competition, IRONMAN is proud to announce the overall All World Athlete™ (AWA) Champions for each Age Group category. IRONMAN^® triathlon athletes received the AWA designation in their age groups by competing in multiple events and earning Age Group Ranking points during the 2015 season. Racers were rewarded for their top three performances throughout the year with the combined points determining the champion for each division.

 

The 29 overall AWA Champions represented thirteen different countries with 13 champions hailing from the United States (eight female, five male). Australia had the second-most champions with four (three male, one female), while France rounded out the top three with two champions (two male). The most represented states in the U.S. were California (five athletes), Oregon and Texas (two athletes).

 

Over 23,500 athletes worldwide accrued enough points to earn the designation All World Athlete. The United States led the AWA country standings with 8,071 athletes, followed by Australia (2,498), Germany (1,333), Canada (1,326) and the United Kingdom (1,230). To earn AWA status IRONMAN competitors must finish within the top 10 percent of their age group. AWA athletes are then classified into three levels: Bronze (top 10 percent), Silver (top five percent) and Gold (top one percent).

 

Globally launched in 2013, the Age Group Ranking program offers age-group athletes a way to earn points based on their race finishes and to measure their race performances against their fellow competitors regionally, as well as from around the world, in one cumulative system.

AG	Name	Country	City, State/Province
FEMALE
F18-24	Mo Hinzen	Austria	Reith bei Kitzbühel, Tyrol
F25-29	Cecilie Mathorne	Denmark	Copenhagen
F30-34	Annah Watkinson	South Africa	Johannesburg
F35-39	Hailey Manning	United States	Redwood City, California
F40-44	Susanne Davis	United States	Carlsbad, California
F45-49	Holly Balogh	United States	Jackson, Wyoming
F50-54	Jody Gilchrist	Australia	Burwood East, Melbourne, Victoria
F55-59	Jennifer Reinhart	United States	Austin, Texas
F60-64	Michele Allison	New Zealand	Wellington
F65-69	Linda Ashmore	United Kingdom	Weymouth, Dorset
F70-74	Peggy McDowell-Cramer	United States	Santa Monica, California
F75-79	N/A
F80-84	Harriet Anderson	United States	San Carlos, California
	Marsha Smith	United States	Houston, Texas
F85+	Sister Madonna Buder	United States	Spokane, Washington
PC	N/A

AG	Name	Country	City, State/Province
MALE
M18-24	Robin Pesch	Germany	Jüchen, North Rhine-Westphalia
M25-29	Quentin Kurc Boucau	France	Meudon
M30-34	Barry Oelofsen	Australia	Nollamara, Western Australia
M35-39	Juan Valencia	Colombia	Medellin, Antioquia
M40-44	Sam Gyde	Belgium	Destelbergen, East Flanders
M45-49	Olivier Spagnol	France	Villeneuve Loubet
M50-54	David Ciaverella	United States	Happy Valley, Oregon
M55-59	Kenneth Smith	Switzerland	Mézières
M60-64	Kurt Madden	United States	Rancho Cucamonga, California
M65-69	Rob Howitt	Australia	Manly Vale, New South Wales
M70-74	Griffiths Weste	Australia	Aldgate, South Australia
M75-79	John Weber	United States	New York, New York
M80-84	Hiromu Inada	Japan	Yachiyo-shi, Chiba
M85+	Lew Hollander	United States	Redmond, Oregon
PC	Christopher Lancaster	United States	Dahlonega, Georgia

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