2022 — Two Days in Kona
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Split-format Worlds; Sodaro's breakthrough; Iden's record run; Sub7/Sub8 project.
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2022 marked a revolutionary year for the Ironman World Championship, with the introduction of a two-day split format that saw women race on Thursday and men on Saturday. Chelsea Sodaro became the first American woman in 27 years to win Kona, while Gustav Iden's debut victory included both course and marathon records. The Sub7/Sub8 project shattered perceived human limits, while Flora Duffy claimed her record fourth world title. The year showcased both the sport's willingness to evolve and the emergence of new champions who would define triathlon's next generation.
Highlights
- Léo Bergère snatches WTCS world title in Abu Dhabi
First Series win seals the overall crown in a dramatic Grand Final.
- Flora Duffy earns record fourth World Triathlon title
Olympic champ caps the season with Abu Dhabi victory and historic No. 4.
- Super League crowns Georgia Taylor-Brown and Hayden Wilde
NEOM finale confirms GTB and Wilde as 2022 Championship Series winners.
- Taylor Knibb dominates to win 70.3 World Championship
A wire-to-wire masterclass in St. George secures her first 70.3 world title.
- Gustav Iden wins Kona on debut with course and run records
7:40:24 overall with a 2:36:15 marathon—Norway's first Kona crown.
- Chelsea Sodaro wins women's Kona—first U.S. woman since 1995
8:33:46 on the first-ever women's-only Kona day in the new two-day format.
Notable events
May
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Blummenfelt and Ryf win the delayed Ironman World Championship in St. George
Kristian Blummenfelt (7:49:15) and Daniela Ryf (8:34:58) take the 2021 title raced in 2022.
June
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Sub7/Sub8 project smashes man-made barriers
Blummenfelt 6:44:25, Skipper 6:47:36; Matthews 7:31:54, Spirig 7:34:19 at Germany's Lausitzring.
July
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Alex Yee and Flora Duffy take Commonwealth Games individual golds
Yee wins after a late surge; Duffy dominates the women's race in Birmingham.
August
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Team Europe crushes to retain the Collins Cup
Samorin showcase sees Europe run away with the Ryder Cup–style trophy again.
October
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Chelsea Sodaro wins women's Kona—first U.S. woman since 1995
8:33:46 on the first-ever women's-only Kona day in the new two-day format.
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Gustav Iden wins Kona on debut with course and run records
7:40:24 overall with a 2:36:15 marathon—Norway's first Kona crown.
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Taylor Knibb dominates to win 70.3 World Championship
A wire-to-wire masterclass in St. George secures her first 70.3 world title.
- moment
Super League crowns Georgia Taylor-Brown and Hayden Wilde
NEOM finale confirms GTB and Wilde as 2022 Championship Series winners.
November
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Léo Bergère snatches WTCS world title in Abu Dhabi
First Series win seals the overall crown in a dramatic Grand Final.
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Flora Duffy earns record fourth World Triathlon title
Olympic champ caps the season with Abu Dhabi victory and historic No. 4.
Race stories
- Kona 2022 — Men
Four men under the old course record; a new era arrives in furnace winds.
- Kona 2022 — Women
Kona rookie Chelsea Sodaro delivers a stunning performance, winning with a blistering marathon to become the first American champion in over 25 years and the first new mother to win the title.[1, 2]