25 Athletes Take Age-Group World Championship Titles at the 2025 Precision Fuel & Hydration IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Marbella, Spain

November 11, 2025

MARBELLA, Spain (November 11, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – The South of Spain hosted some of the top athletes in the world over the weekend, as 25 athletes captured 2025 Precision Fuel & Hydration IRONMAN^® 70.3^® World Championship triathlon titles in Marbella, Spain on Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9. More than 6,300 athletes from 114 different countries, regions, and territories competed in Marbella.

The overall Age-Group World Champions crowns went to Switzerland’s Samuel Studer (M18-24) and Corina Hengartner (F45-49) who finished in 4:06:14 and 4:52:35, respectively. France had the most Age-Group World Champions with 4, while Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States each shared three apiece. The youngest Age Group World Champions were Juliette Lucet from Béruges, France, competing in the F18-24 and posting a 4:55:22 finish time, and Samuel Studer from Melien, Switzerland, competing in the M18-24. 73-year-old Alexandra Dronkers captured the F70-74 Age-Group title, and Albert Dulac of Modane, France took the win of the M80-84 category in an incredible time of 7:33:08.

Additionally, former Belgian professional road cyclist and 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Van Avermaet completed the course in 4:07:17 to win the M40-44 age group at his first IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship triathlon and 2006 IRONMAN World Champion Michellie Jones of Australia won her second straight Age Group title (competing in the F55-59 category this year), finishing the course in 5:25:36.

Below are the winners in each age group:

*Former IRONMAN World Champion

Athletes began their 2025 Precision Fuel & Hydration IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship journey with a 1.9km (1.2-mile) swim in the Mediterranean Sea, starting and ending from stunning Levante Beach in Puerto Banús. Athletes then embarked on a 90km (56-mile), single loop course traveling along the famed “Golden Mile” palm lined avenue that parallels the sea, heading and passing the scenic views of the towns of Monda, Coin, and Ojén before returning back to the beautiful marina of Puerto Banús. The two-loop, 21.1 km (13.1-mile) run course took athletes immediately onto the picturesque Marbella Promenade which parallels the Mediterranean Sea, before culminating at the water’s edge on the beach for an unforgettable IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship finish line.

Full results for the 2025 Precision Fuel & Hydration IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship triathlon can be found at www.ironman.com/races/im703-world-championship-2025/results.

For more information about the 2025 Precision Fuel & Hydration IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship event, please visit www.ironman.com/im703-world-championship.To learn more about the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 brands and series of events, please visit www.ironman.com. Media inquiries may be directed to press@ironman.com.

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About the Precision Fuel & Hydration IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

The IRONMAN^® 70.3^® Triathlon Series is the world’s premier middle-distance triathlon series culminating in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. Introduced in 2006 in Clearwater, Florida, the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship has grown in stature and popularity to become an annual test for the world’s elite triathletes. The event moved first to Henderson, Nevada in 2011, where athletes encountered a more challenging terrain and then to Mont-Tremblant, Quebec—its first stop on the new “global rotation” for the race. The event reached European soil for the first time ever in 2015, with Zell am See, Austria, and in 2016, the race moved from the mountains to the beaches of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia for its first stop in Asia-Pacific. In 2017, the race returned to the United States, taking place in Chattanooga, Tennessee where it underwent another major change to become a two-day event. In 2018, the event reached the African continent and was hosted in Nelson Mandela Bay in South Africa. From here, it has continued to be hosted in some of the world’s most inspiring and beautiful destinations, including Nice, France; St. George, Utah; Lahti, Finland; and Taupō, New Zealand. As the event has continued its global rotation, it has brought about some of the most compelling triathlon racing annually thanks to the attraction of Olympic distance specialists to middle- and long-distance triathletes, all competing together to see who reigns supreme. This year, the event comes to Spain for the first time with Marbella as host location on November 8-9, 2025. The City of Nice will then continue its rich history with triathlon and world championship events, hosting the 2026 and 2028 editions of the race. Historically, more than 200,000 athletes have participated annually in a series of qualifying races, consisting of over 100 global events. Hosting more than 6,000 athletes from around the world, participants in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship triathlon have ranged in age from 18 to 85-plus. For more information, visit www.ironman.com/im703-world-championship.

About The IRONMAN Group

The IRONMAN Group is the world’s largest operator of participation sports with a portfolio of brands, events, media, partners, merchandise, and digital platforms operating in over 50 countries worldwide. A global portfolio consisting of hundreds of events includes the IRONMAN^® Triathlon Series, the IRONMAN^® 70.3^® Triathlon Series, 5150® Triathlon Series, IRONKIDS^®, premier running events including the Rock ‘n’ Roll^® Running Series, the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon™ and City2Surf^®, the UTMB^® World Series of trail running, the Epic Series™ of mountain biking including the Absa Cape Epic^®, and a collection of road cycling and other multisport races. Since the inception of the iconic IRONMAN^® brand and its first event in 1978, millions of athletes have proven that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE^® by crossing finish lines around the world. From its beginnings as a single race among friends in Hawai’i, The IRONMAN Group has become a global sensation and collection of high-growth lifestyle brands that inspire people to unlock their potential in life. For more information, visit www.ironman.com/about-ironman-group.