2017 Ironman World Championship
The 2017 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition held on October 14, 2017, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii that was won by Patrick Lange of Germany and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland. It was the 41st edition of the Ironman [World Championship], which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The championship was organized by the World [Triathlon Corporation]. For Ryf it was her third consecutive Ironman World Championship win. This was Lange's first championship win and in doing so he set a new overall course record previously set by Craig [Alexander |Craig Alexander] in 2011.