Male Roster Runs Deep with Talent at IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

Friday 17 September 2021

A star-studded field of professional talent will come together aiming to create history in St. George. With no clear frontrunner, a few of the dominant competitors that could take a shot for a podium spot include the defending IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion from 2019 in Nice, France, Gustav Iden (NOR); Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR), who has momentum coming into St. George following his recent Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon win; Also in contention
Javier Gomez (ESP), the 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion and 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship third place podium finisher. Finally, American’s Ben Kanute (USA) and Sam Long (USA) look to claim home nation victories. Kanute has multiple IRONMAN 70.3 wins and podium finishes in recent years and a second-place finish at the 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, the last time the event was held on US soil. Sam Long comes in on the top of his game having won the 2021 IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene triathlon and the 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder triathlon.
 
Below is the pro men’s start list for the 2021 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission:

1 Iden    Gustav NOR
3 Von Berg Rudy USA
4 Blummenfelt Kristian NOR
5 Gomez Javier ESP
6 Appleton Sam AUS
7 Weiss Bradley ZAF
8 Kanute Ben USA
10 Reed Tim AUS
11 Raelert Michael DEU
12 Long Sam USA
14 Hanson Matthew USA
15 Bækkegård Daniel DNK
16 Leiferman Chris USA
17 Goodwin George GBR
18 Ditlev Magnus DNK
19 Neumann Max AUS
20 Dreitz Andreas DEU
21 Funk Frederic DEU
22 Angert Florian DEU
23 Laundry Jackson CAN
24 Smith Kyle NZL
26 Azevedo Filipe PRT
27 Stratmann Jan DEU
28 Clavel Maurice DEU
30 Chartier Collin USA
31 Gambles Joe AUS
32 Mignon Clement FRA
33 West Jason USA
34 Costes Antony FRA
35 Ruttmann Paul AUT
36 Mendez Mauricio MEX
37 Herbst Marcus DEU
38 Taagholt Miki DNK
39 Jarrige Yvan FRA
40 Teagle James GBR
41 Smales Elliot GBR
42 Reid Taylor CAN
43 Frommhold Nils DEU
44 Barnaby Gregory ITA
45 Chase Nicholas USA
46 Deckard Robbie USA
47 Kallin Robert SWE
49 Lagerstrom Eric USA
50 Amorelli Igor BRA
51 Ulloa Martin CHL
52 Toldi Fernando BRA
53 Rana Ivan ESP
54 Rea Tim AUS
55 Noodt Mika DEU
56 Smith Brennen CAN
57 Le Berre Yohan FRA
58 Faldum Gabor HUN
59 Magnien Dylan FRA
61 Andrie Marty USA
62 Royle Aaron AUS
63 Rodriguez Tomas MEX
64 Metzler Justin USA
65 Butterfield Tyler BMU

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