Kona will welcome back an extremely competitive men’s field with a deep roster of veterans making their way to the start line alongside rising triathlon talent. Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR), winner of the 2021 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission race, will be looking to defend his title while fellow Norwegian Gustav Iden (NOR) seeks to add the title of IRONMAN World Champion to his accolades, which already includes title of IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion after claiming victory at the 2021 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission. Lionel Sanders (CAN) will seek out his return to the IRONMAN World Championship podium while a number of exciting first timers in Kona including Colin Chartier (USA), Leon Chevalier (FRA), and Rudy Von Berg (USA) will be making their debut to the start line. A pair of veteran Americans will be pushing for the podium with Ben Hoffman (USA) enjoying a first-place finish at the 2022 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas and Tim O’Donnell (USA), who finished second at the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship, making a strong comeback after experiencing a heart attack in 2021. Eyes will certainly be on 2014 IRONMAN World Champion Sebastian Kienle (DEU) as the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship will serve as the final World Championship race in his storied career. While Patrick Lange (DEU) looks to reclaim his World Champion title, he will face other competitive contenders such as Joe Skipper (GBR), Braden Currie (NZL), and Cameron Wurf (AUS) in what is sure to be a thrilling men’s race.
Below is the pro men’s start list for the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN® World Championship event:
M1 Blummenfelt Kristian NOR
M2 Sanders Lionel CAN
M3 Currie Braden NZL
M4 Leiferman Chris USA
M5 Angert Florian DEU
M6 Lange Patrick DEU
M7 Kienle Sebastian DEU
M8 Iden Gustav NOR
M9 O'Donnell Tim USA
M10 Hoffman Ben USA
M11 Wurf Cameron AUS
M12 Chevalier Leon FRA
M14 Bakkegard Daniel DNK
M15 Laidlow Sam FRA
M16 McNamee David GBR
M17 Skipper Joe GBR
M19 Von Berg Rudy USA
M20 Hanson Matthew USA
M21 Chevrot Denis FRA
M22 Colucci Reinaldo BRA
M23 Neumann Max AUS
M25 Chartier Collin USA
M26 Buckingham Kyle ZAF
M27 Van Berkel Tim AUS
M28 Kastelein Nick AUS
M29 Van Berkel Jan CHE
M30 Vandendriessche Ken BEL
M31 Tutukin Ivan KAZ
M32 Ditlev Magnus DNK
M33 Weiss Bradley ZAF
M34 Smith Kyle NZL
M35 Heemeryck Pieter BEL
M36 Hogenhaug Kristian DNK
M37 Appleton Sam AUS
M38 Mignon Clement FRA
M39 Svensson Jesper SWE
M40 Lopes Andre BRA
M41 Trautman Matt ZAF
M42 Wilkowiecki Robert POL
M43 Kallin Robert SWE
M44 Petersen Mathias DNK
M45 Weiss Michael AUT
M47 Taccone Luciano ARG
M48 Guilloux Arnaud FRA
M49 Amberger Josh AUS
M50 Clavel Maurice DEU
M51 Amorelli Igor BRA
M52 Goesch Henrik FIN
M53 Dreitz Andreas DEU
M54 Burton Matt AUS
M55 Plese David SVN