Ironman New Zealand
Saturday, March 2, 2002
Taupo, New Zealand

The start of Ironman New Zealand is less than 30 hours away. Defending champion Cam Brown is the top men's seed and Wendy Ingraham of the US is the top women's seed. Here is a look at the pro starters and the top 10 finishers over the last three years.

Pro Men (33)
Cam Brown (NZL), Petr Vabrousek (CZE), Scott Ballance (NZL), Garrett MacFadyen (AUS), John Van Wisse (AUS), Jan Rehula (CZE), Paul Amey (GBR), Stephan Sheldrake (NZL), James Bonney (USA), Stephen Farrell (NZL), Arthur Bodle (NZL), Jeremy Boyd (NZL), Jonas Colting (SWE), Alexander Durst (USA), Thomas Evans (CAN), Brent Foster (NZL), Dean Foster (NZL), Justin Granger (AUS), Daniel Harle (GBR), Felix Hartinez (SWE), Xavier Le Floch (FRA), Eric Leach (AUS), Steffen Liebetrau (GER), Scott McVilly (AUS), Tsubasa Morita (JPN), Courtney Ogden (AUS), Tony Olsen (NZL), Graeme Pearson (NZL), Brent Sheldrake (NZL), Russell Smith (NZL), James Udy (NZL), Peter Valentyik (USA), Konrad Von Allmen (SUI)

Pro Women (13)
Wendy Ingraham (USA), Fernanda Keller (BRA), Karyn Balance (NZL), Joanna Lawn (NZL), Lena Wahlquist (SWE), Belinda Cheney (AUS), Robyn Roocke (AUS), Lynley Allison (NZL), Yoko Hori (JPN), Helene Salomon (FRA), Adrianne Ngwati (NZL), Lucy Smith (CAN), Miranda Stacey (NZL)

Ironman New Zealand 2001
March 3, 2001

Men
1. Cameron Brown (NZL)    8:24:28 (49:59, 4:45:16, 2:45:47)
2. Peter Sandvang (DEN)    8:25:49    (48:54, 4:34:49, 2:58:58)
3. Stefan Holzner (GER)    8:31:34    (51:15, 4:43:59, 2:53:00)
4. John Van Wissen(AUS), 8:32:00 (46:14, 4:49:03, 2:53:16)
5. Scott Ballance(NZL), 8:41:13 (51:34, 4:44:09, 3:02:17)
6. GuidoGosselink(NED), 8:44:23 (51:07, 4:44:13, 3:05:22)
7. Jasper Blake (CAN),  8:47:02    (51:09, 4:55:18, 2:57:18)
8. Eduardo Sturla(ARG), 8:49:43    (51:23, 4:48:11, 3:06:47)
9. St. Sheldrake (NZL), 8:55:24 (47:59, 4:47:24, 3:16:17)
10. Shingo Tani (JPN),  8:56:17    (51:07, 5:03:34, 2:58:36)

Women
1. Lisa Bentley (CAN),     9:36:17 (55:13, 5:22:32, 3:14:31)
2. KarynBallance (NZL), 9:41:57    (59:18, 5:23:13, 3:14:55)
3. Lena Wahlqvist (SWE), 9:44:20 (53:40, 5:14:38, 3:31:07)
4. Joanna Lawn (NZL),     9:46:02    (53:34, 5:19:42, 3:25:54)
5. Yoko Hori (JPN),     10:01:03 (1:02:10, 5:21:11, 3:33:47)
6. Lynley Allison/25-29 10:05:36 (54:24, 5:29:31, 3:37:16)
7. Jane Fardell (AUS),     10:11:07 (51:06, 5:56:29, 3:18:32)
8. Pamela Ens (CAN),     10:16:40 (57:16, 5:35:43, 3:38:58)
9. Jo Hume/30-34    10:39:58 (1:03:02, 5:43:40, 3:46:59)
10. Linda VanUden/40-44    10:46:01 (1:00:38, 5:38:48, 3:58:39)

2000 Ironman New Zealand Results
Saturday, March 4, 2000

Men
1. Thomas Hellriegel 8:22:46  (51:48, 4:39:48, 2:51:10)
2. Cameron Brown   8:26:45  (48:22, 4:51:04, 2:47:19)
3. Olivier Bernhard   8:29:24  (51:08, 4:48:03, 2:50:13)
4. Mika Luoto          8:41:24  (50:43, 4:53:00, 2:57:41)
5. Scott Ballance      8:45:08  (?, ?, 3:02:22)
6. Bryan Rhodes      8:49:09  (48:19, 4:53:53, 3:06:57)
7. Stephen Farrell     8:55:49  (50:48, 4:48:25, 3:16:36)
8. Charlie Cooper    8:57:52  (54:00, 4:56:54, 3:06:58)
9. James Bonney      8:58:33  (48:18, 4:51:04, 3:19:11)
10. Mike Neill          8:59:15  (51:46, 5:05:12, 3:02:17)

Women
1. Lisa Bentley                       9:28:14    (55:38, 5:27:09, 3:05:27)
2. Karyn Ballance                  9:37:51    (1:03:14, 5:16:51, 3:17:46)
3. Robyn Rocke                     9:43:51   (53:02, 5:23:09, 3:27:40)
4. Joanna Lawn                    9:58:27   (55:11, 5:24:32, 3:38:44)
5. Cherie Trudeau-Cooper   10:08:43  (1:02:04, 5:29:03, 3:37:36)
6. Heather Jorris                   10:13:57   (55:44, 5:48:37, 3:29:36)
7. Nicole Budd                     10:19:01   (55:59, 5:52:24, 3:30:38)
8. Fiona McKee                   10:26:12   (59:19, 5:40:02, 3:46:51)
9. Cheryl Murphy                 10:53:31    (1:08:22, 5:42:56, 4:02:13)

1999 Ironman New Zealand Results