The 2018 Ironman World Championship was a long distance

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competition held on October 13, 2018, in

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that was won by

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of Germany and

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of Switzerland. It was the 42nd edition of the

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, which has been held annually in

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since 1978. The championship was organized by the

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(WTC). For Ryf it was her fourth consecutive Ironman World Championship win. For Lange it was his second consecutive. They set a new overall course record previously set by them in

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and

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respectively.

Championship results

Men

Women

Notes

Sources

External links

Ironman website
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