Age-group thresholds
IRONMAN 70.3 Xiamen · 4 editions (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) · 4,403 finishers
Editions: 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019
How to read it: in each row, the time under "Top 10%" is the time of the slowest athlete who still made the fastest 10% of the age group. Beat that time and you are in. Age groups with fewer than 5 finishers are omitted. Finishers only.
Men
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 3,759 | 4:10:33 | 4:38:08 | 4:54:23 | 5:17:35 | 6:11:26 | 3:44:26 |
| MPRO | 45 | 3:44:26 | 3:48:42 | 3:51:04 | 3:54:23 | 4:03:29 | 3:44:26 |
| M18-24 | 98 | 4:12:23 | 4:27:18 | 4:43:34 | 5:09:06 | 5:55:58 | 4:12:23 |
| M25-29 | 355 | 4:09:35 | 4:39:16 | 4:55:36 | 5:22:38 | 6:14:19 | 4:01:35 |
| M30-34 | 703 | 4:17:51 | 4:37:20 | 4:57:57 | 5:19:24 | 6:18:09 | 4:06:53 |
| M35-39 | 756 | 4:21:03 | 4:42:31 | 4:53:10 | 5:17:06 | 6:07:41 | 4:04:07 |
| M40-44 | 748 | 4:24:02 | 4:46:33 | 5:01:50 | 5:25:20 | 6:14:44 | 4:17:36 |
| M45-49 | 517 | 4:26:37 | 4:42:05 | 4:57:21 | 5:17:35 | 6:06:34 | 4:15:48 |
| M50-54 | 309 | 4:29:53 | 4:43:14 | 4:55:04 | 5:07:10 | 6:13:58 | 4:18:55 |
| M55-59 | 126 | 4:42:25 | 4:47:49 | 4:56:03 | 5:07:58 | 6:08:08 | 4:41:02 |
| M60-64 | 57 | 4:58:41 | 5:10:15 | 5:14:33 | 5:27:00 | 6:08:44 | 4:58:41 |
| M65-69 | 26 | 5:00:15 | 5:24:10 | 5:27:22 | 5:39:09 | 6:06:26 | 5:00:15 |
| M70-74 | 10 | 5:56:48 | 5:56:48 | 5:56:48 | 6:27:28 | 7:06:33 | 5:56:48 |
| M75-79 | 5 | 7:13:25 | 7:13:25 | 7:13:25 | 7:13:25 | 7:25:06 | 7:13:25 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 644 | 4:18:28 | 4:45:18 | 5:03:19 | 5:29:56 | 6:24:43 | 4:12:40 |
| FPRO | 29 | 4:12:40 | 4:14:22 | 4:14:34 | 4:17:51 | 4:29:17 | 4:12:40 |
| F18-24 | 27 | 4:24:25 | 4:49:16 | 4:56:32 | 5:28:17 | 6:09:40 | 4:24:25 |
| F25-29 | 88 | 4:30:19 | 4:45:38 | 4:59:55 | 5:28:05 | 6:33:12 | 4:30:19 |
| F30-34 | 111 | 4:45:49 | 5:02:46 | 5:13:44 | 5:35:26 | 6:42:20 | 4:41:33 |
| F35-39 | 110 | 4:43:00 | 4:55:14 | 5:05:43 | 5:39:22 | 6:25:55 | 4:42:04 |
| F40-44 | 121 | 4:51:48 | 5:08:22 | 5:17:44 | 5:38:43 | 6:38:13 | 4:35:46 |
| F45-49 | 76 | 4:56:34 | 5:08:31 | 5:28:53 | 5:42:32 | 6:23:29 | 4:56:34 |
| F50-54 | 43 | 5:18:31 | 5:25:53 | 5:29:56 | 5:40:11 | 6:08:19 | 5:18:31 |
| F55-59 | 22 | 5:13:43 | 5:15:36 | 5:21:52 | 5:50:54 | 6:04:33 | 5:13:43 |
| F60-64 | 14 | 5:49:09 | 5:49:09 | 5:50:43 | 5:53:27 | 6:20:28 | 5:49:09 |
Source: Seffrin A., Nikolaidis P.T., Andrade M.S., Villiger E., Rosemann T., Weiss K., Ferreira D., Knechtle B. (2026). A dataset of 3.6 million IRONMAN triathlon records with transition times (2002-2026), v4.0.0. Zenodo. CC BY 4.0. doi:10.5281/zenodo.23421027.