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{{Infobox sports competition event
| event        = Ironman 70.3 World Championship
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| location     = [[Zell am See|Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria]]
| date         = August 30, 2015
| men          = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jan Frodeno]]
| women        = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Daniela Ryf]]
| prev         = [[2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship|2014]]
| next         = [[2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship|2016]]
}}

The '''2015 Ironman 70.3 World Championship''' was a [[triathlon]] competition that was held in [[Zell am See|Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria]] on August 30, 2015. It was won by [[Jan Frodeno]] of Germany and [[Daniela Ryf]] of Switzerland. The championship was organized by the [[World Triathlon Corporation]] (WTC) and was the culmination of the [[Ironman 70.3]] series of events that occurred from August 3, 2014 through July 12, 2015. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earned a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series.<ref name="Qualify">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/qualifying/70.3-qualifying.aspx#axzz3eAm6hV00|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523071813/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/qualifying/70.3-qualifying.aspx|archivedate=May 23, 2015|title=2015 Ironman World Championship 70.3 Qualifying|accessdate=June 26, 2015|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation}}</ref> A prize purse of $250,000 will be distributed to the top 10 male and female professional athletes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2014/02/04/2014-ironman-70-3-world-championship-prize-purse-increased|title=2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Prize Purse Increased|date=February 4, 2014|accessdate=February 25, 2014|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.}}</ref> The race marked the second year of the championship event being held in a non-recurring location and the first time being held in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/70.3_Worlds_Internationalizes__3592.html|title=70.3 Worlds Internationalizes|last=Empfield|first=Dan|publisher=Slowtwitch.com|date=May 7, 2013|accessdate=May 15, 2013}}</ref>

==Championship results==

===Men===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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!rowspan="2"|Pos. !!rowspan="2"|Time<br />(h:mm:ss) !!rowspan="2"|Name !!rowspan="2"|Country !!colspan="5"|Split times (h:mm:ss)
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!Swim !!T1 !!Bike !!T2 !!Run
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|[[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]]||3:51:19||align='left'|[[Jan Frodeno]]||align='left'|{{GER}}||22:14||2:03||2:09:04||1:26||1:16:32
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|[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]||3:52:48||align='left'|[[Sebastian Kienle]]||align='left'|{{GER}}||24:04||2:03||2:09:54||1:25||1:15:22
|-
|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]]||3:55:05||align='left'|[[Francisco Javier Gómez Noya|Javier Gómez]]||align='left'|{{ESP}}||22:12||2:04||2:13:38||1:36||1:15:35
|-
|4||3:56:28||align='left'|[[Bart Aernouts (triathlete)|Bart Aernouts]]||align='left'|{{BEL}}||25:38||2:06||2:12:07||1:42||1:14:55
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|5||3:56:34||align='left'|[[Michael Raelert]]||align='left'|{{GER}}||22:15||2:10||2:13:19||1:33||1:17:17
|-
|6||3:56:52||align='left'|[[Andreas Böcherer]]||align='left'|{{GER}}||22:12||2:16||2:09:00||1:40||1:21:44
|-
|7||3:57:47||align='left'|[[Jan Van Berkel]]||align='left'|{{SUI}}||22:27||2:03||2:13:15||1:28||1:18:34
|-
|8||3:58:44||align='left'|[[Tyler Butterfield]]||align='left'|{{BER}}||24:05||1:58||2:13:48||1:34||1:17:19
|-
|9||3:58:58||align='left'|[[Andreas Dreitz]]||align='left'|{{GER}}||23:04||2:06||2:07:35||1:36||1:24:37
|-
|10||4:00:11||align='left'|[[Albert Molins]]||align='left'|{{ESP}}||24:30||2:22||2:14:32||1:49||1:16:58
|-
|colspan="9" align="left"|<small>Source:</small><ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=worldchampionship70.3&y=2015#axzz3kOvYbEDH|title=2015 Results: World Championship|accessdate=August 31, 2015|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006114703/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=worldchampionship70.3&y=2015#axzz3kOvYbEDH|archive-date=October 6, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

===Women===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Pos. !!rowspan="2"|Time<br />(h:mm:ss) !!rowspan="2"|Name !!rowspan="2"|Country !!colspan="5"|Split times (h:mm:ss)
|-
!Swim !!T1 !!Bike !!T2 !!Run
|-
|[[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]]||4:11:34||align='left'|[[Daniela Ryf]]||align='left'|{{SUI}}||23:46||2:03||2:21:10||1:26||1:22:51
|-
|[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]||4:23:07||align='left'|[[Heather Wurtele]]||align='left'|{{CAN}}||26:33||2:03||2:27:39||1:25||1:24:56
|-
|[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]]||4:24:10||align='left'|[[Anja Beranek]]||align='left'|{{GER}}||24:32||2:04||2:24:18||1:36||1:31:17
|-
|4||4:25:33||align='left'|[[Magali Tisseyre]]||align='left'|{{CAN}}||24:55||2:06||2:27:56||1:42||1:28:45
|-
|5||4:27:39||align='left'|[[Alicia Kaye]]||align='left'|{{USA}}||24:03||2:10||2:28:58||1:33||1:30:35
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|6||4:29:53||align='left'|[[Julia Gajer]]||align='left'|{{GER}}||24:46||2:16||2:33:06||1:40||1:27:33
|-
|7||4:30:31||align='left'|[[Susie Cheetham]]||align='left'|{{GBR}}||26:34||2:03||2:34:52||1:28||1:25:01
|-
|8||4:30:47||align='left'|[[Ricarda Lisk]]||align='left'|{{GER}}||24:03||1:58||2:35:38||1:34||1:27:14
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|9||4:31:00||align='left'|[[Lauren Barnett]]||align='left'|{{USA}}||26:36||2:06||2:32:18||1:36||1:27:52
|-
|10||4:31:47||align='left'|[[Emma Bilham]]||align='left'|{{SUI}}||24:52||2:22||2:32:38||1:49||1:30:24
|-
|colspan="9" align="left"|<small>Source:</small><ref name="results"/>
|}

With Ryf's win she became the first female to win back-to-back Ironman 70.3 championship titles. Former champions [[Jodie Swallow]] and [[Meredith Kessler]] both exited the race early. Swallow pulled out after the swim after suffering a bike crash the previous day. Kessler experienced mechanical issues on the bike.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trstriathlon.com/ryf-repeats-frodeno-wins-at-70-3-world-champs/|title=Ryf Repeats Frodeno Wins At 70.3 World Champs|last=Taren|first=Adrienne|date=August 30, 2015|accessdate=August 31, 2015|publisher=TRS Triathlon}}</ref>

==Qualification==
The 2015 Ironman 70.3 Series featured 71 events that enabled qualification to the 2015 World Championship event. Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. For the 2015 championship race that period was August 3, 2014 to July 12, 2015. An athlete’s five highest scoring races are counted toward their pro rankings. The top 50 males and top 35 females in the pro rankings qualified for the championship race. The previous five 70.3 champions receive an automatic qualifying spot provided they validate their entry by competitively finishing one qualifying race. Winners of the five regional 70.3 championships will also automatically qualify for the championship race. These winners did not count towards the final 50 and 35 qualifiers<ref name="Qualify"/> Professional athletes were also eligible for prize purses at each qualifying event, which ranged in total size from $75,000 to $100,000.<ref name="Qualify"/><ref name="Polloreno">{{cite web|url=http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/08/news/ironman-announces-redistribution-prize-purse-money-2015_103368|title=Ironman Announces Redistribution of Prize Purse Money for 2015|last=Polloreno|first=Julia|date=August 3, 2014|accessdate=March 24, 2015|publisher=Competitor, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315204742/http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/08/news/ironman-announces-redistribution-prize-purse-money-2015_103368|archive-date=March 15, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Amateur triathletes could qualify for the championship race by earning a qualifying slot at one of the qualifying events. At qualifying events, slots were allocated to each age group category, male and female, with the number of slots given out based on that category's proportional representation of the overall field. Each age group category was tentatively allocated one qualifying spot in each qualifying event. In previous years some 70.3 events also served as qualifiers for the full [[Ironman World Championship]]s in Hawaii.<ref name="QualifyIM">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/world-championship/athletes/qualification-faq.aspx#faq6|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308231356/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/world-championship/athletes/qualification-faq.aspx|archivedate=March 8, 2014|title=Qualification FAQ|accessdate=July 23, 2014|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation}}</ref> However, the 2014 qualifying year served as the final year for almost all qualifying races in this capacity. As such this year's qualifying season only the handcycle competitions and Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau will offer qualification into the [[2015 Ironman World Championship]]. This was to accommodate for the increased number of qualifying slots created from the newly added full Ironman events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/07/news/losing-kona-slots-will-affect-70-3-races_102757|title=How Losing Kona Slots Will Affect 70.3 Races|last=Mavis|first=Bethany|date=July 22, 2014|accessdate=July 1, 2015|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922200823/http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/07/news/losing-kona-slots-will-affect-70-3-races_102757|archive-date=September 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Non-point races===
Prior to the 2014 Ironman Boulder race, World Triathlon Corporation's CEO, Andrew Messick, announced a redistribution of prize money to help facilitate paying ten professionals deep at each race as well as awarding larger prize purses at select races across Ironman and Ironman 70.3. As part of this initiative, WTC eliminated points and prize purses for professional triathletes initially at 9 Ironman events and 11 Ironman 70.3 events in 2015, mostly occurring within North America.<ref name="Polloreno"/> There are nine Ironman 70.3 races with no professional points or prize purse offered for the 2015 Ironman 70.3 Championship qualifying period.

===Qualifying Ironman 70.3 events===
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!Date !!Event !!Location<ref name="Qualify Events">{{cite web|url=http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/event-registration.aspx#axzz3eAm6hV00|title=Event Registration|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=June 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019232811/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/pro-membership/event-registration.aspx#axzz3eAm6hV00|archive-date=October 19, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ironman.com/~/media/84f970e4649c45e1a89d744144bc8ca5/new%202015%20qualifying%20event%20list%20im%20wc%2070%203.pdf|title=2015 Qualifying Event|accessdate=June 26, 2015|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation}}</ref>
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Aug|3}}||Ironman 70.3 Philippines||{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Aug|10}}||Ironman 70.3 Steelhead||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Benton Harbor, Michigan]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Aug|10}}|| Ironman 70.3 European Pro Championship||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Wiesbaden|Wiesbaden, Germany]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Aug|17}}||Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lake Stevens, Washington]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Aug|17}}||Ironman 70.3 Timberman||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gilford, New Hampshire]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Aug|23}}||Ironman 70.3 Budapest||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest|Budapest, Hungary]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Aug|30}}||Ironman 70.3 Foz do Iguaçu||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Foz do Iguaçu|Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Aug|31}}||Ironman 70.3 Zell am See||{{flagicon|AUT}} |[[Zell am See|Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|7}}||[[2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship|Ironman 70.3 World Championship]]||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mont-Tremblant, Quebec]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|7}}||Ironman 70.3 Muskoka||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Huntsville, Ontario]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|14}}||Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|14}}||Ironman 70.3 Rügen||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Rügen|Rügen, Germany]]
|-
|style="background: #DBE9F4" align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|14}}||style="background: #DBE9F4"|Ironman 70.3 Kronberg<sup>X</sup>||style="background: #DBE9F4"|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Helsingør|Elsinore, Denmark]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|20}}||Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lanzarote|Lanzarote, Spain]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|21}}||Ironman 70.3 Princeton||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Princeton, New Jersey]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|21}}||Ironman 70.3 Cozumel||{{flagicon|MEX}}[[Cozumel|Cozumel, Mexico]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|21}}||Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe<nowiki>*</nowiki>||{{flagicon|USA}} [[South Lake Tahoe, California|Lake Tahoe, California]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Sep|28}}||Ironman 70.3 Augusta||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Augusta, Georgia]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Oct|4}}||Ironman 70.3 Gurye Korea||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gurye County|Gurye, Korea]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Oct|5}}||Ironman 70.3 Silverman||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Henderson, Nevada]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Oct|19}}||Ironman 70.3 Port MacQuarie||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Port Macquarie, New South Wales]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Oct|26}}||Ironman 70.3 Miami||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Miami|Miami, Florida]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Oct|26}}||Ironman 70.3 Austin||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Austin, Texas]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Nov|2}}||Ironman 70.3 Taiwan||{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hengchun|Hengchun, Taiwan]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Nov|9}}||Ironman 70.3 Australian Pro Championship||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mandurah|Mandurah, Western Australia]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Nov|16}}||Ironman 70.3 Ballarat||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ballarat|Ballarat, Victoria]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2014|Nov|30}}||Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney|Sydney, New South Wales]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jan|11}}||Ironman 70.3 Pucón||{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Pucón|Pucón, Chile]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jan|18}}||Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Pro Championship||{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland|Auckland, New Zealand]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jan|25}}||Ironman 70.3 South Africa||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Buffalo City Local Municipality|Buffalo City, South Africa]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Feb|8}}||Ironman 70.3 Geelong||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geelong|Geelong, Victoria]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Mar|8}}||Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay||{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Subic Bay|Subic Bay, Philippines]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Mar|15}}||Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico||{{flagicon|PUR}} [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Mar|16}}||Ironman 70.3 Monterrey||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Monterrey|Monterrey, Mexico]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Mar|28}}||Ironman 70.3 California||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Oceanside, California]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Apr|5}}||Ironman 70.3 Latin American Pro Championship||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brasília|Brasília, Brazil]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Apr|5}}||Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya||{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Putrajaya|Putrajaya, Malaysia]]
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|style="background: #DBE9F4" align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Apr|12}}||style="background: #DBE9F4"|Ironman 70.3 Florida<sup>X</sup>||style="background: #DBE9F4"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Haines City, Florida]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Apr|19}}||Ironman 70.3 New Orleans||{{flagicon|USA}} [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Apr|26}}||Ironman 70.3 Texas||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Galveston, Texas]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|2}}||Ironman 70.3 North American Pro Championship||{{flagicon|USA}} [[St. George|St. George, Utah]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|2}}||Ironman 70.3 Busselton||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Busselton, Western Australia]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|3}}||Ironman 70.3 St Croix||{{flagicon|VIR}} [[Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|3}}||Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Aix-en-Provence|Aix-en-Provence, France]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|9}}||Ironman 70.3 Mallorca||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alcudia]], [[Mallorca|Mallorca, Spain]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|10}}||Ironman 70.3 Vietnam||{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Da Nang|Da Nang, Vietnam]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|17}}||Ironman 70.3 Austria||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[St. Pölten]]/[[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|17}}||Ironman 70.3 Barcelona||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona|Barcelona, Spain]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|17}}||Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chattanooga|Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
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|style="background: #DBE9F4" align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|30}}||style="background: #DBE9F4"|Ironman 70.3 Hawaii<sup>X</sup>||style="background: #DBE9F4"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kohala, Hawaii]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|May|31}}||Ironman 70.3 Raleigh||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|7}}||Ironman 70.3 Japan||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokoname, Aichi|Tokoname, Aichi, Japan]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|7}}||Ironman 70.3 Switzerland||{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Rapperswil-Jona|Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|7}}||Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau<sup>†</sup>||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kraichgau|Kraichgau, Germany]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|13}}||Ironman 70.3 Boulder||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boulder, Colorado]]
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|style="background: #DBE9F4" align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|13}}||style="background: #DBE9F4"|Ironman 70.3 Boise<sup>X</sup>||style="background: #DBE9F4"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boise, Idaho]]
|-
|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|14}}||Ironman 70.3 Italy||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pescara|Pescara,Italy]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|14}}||Ironman 70.3 Eagleman||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cambridge, Maryland]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|14}}||Ironman 70.3 Cairns||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cairns|Cairns, Queensland]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|14}}||Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire||{{flagicon|ENG}}[[Staffordshire|Staffordshire, England]]
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|style="background: #DBE9F4" align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|14}}||style="background: #DBE9F4"|Ironman 70.3 Victoria<sup>X</sup>||style="background: #DBE9F4"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Victoria, British Columbia]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|20}}||Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg<sup>‡</sup>||{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Luxembourg]]
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|style="background: #DBE9F4" align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|21}}||style="background: #DBE9F4"|Ironman 70.3 Kronberg<sup>X</sup>||style="background: #DBE9F4"|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Helsingør|Elsinore, Denmark]]
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|style="background: #DBE9F4" align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|21}}||style="background: #DBE9F4"|Ironman 70.3 Syracuse<sup>X</sup>||style="background: #DBE9F4"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Syracuse, New York]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|21}}||Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mont-Tremblant, Quebec]]
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|style="background: #DBE9F4" align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|28}}||style="background: #DBE9F4"|Ironman 70.3 UK<sup>X</sup>||style="background: #DBE9F4"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Wimbleball Lake|Wimbleball, Exmoor, UK]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jun|28}}||Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake<sup>‡</sup>||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lubbock, Texas]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jul|5}}||Ironman 70.3 Incheon Korea||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Incheon|Incheon, Korea]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jul|5}}||Ironman 70.3 Norway||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Haugesund|Haugesund, Norway]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jul|5}}|||Ironman 70.3 Muskoka|||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Huntsville, Ontario]]
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|style="background: #DBE9F4" align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jul|11}}||style="background: #DBE9F4"|Ironman 70.3 Muncie<sup>X</sup>||style="background: #DBE9F4"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Muncie, Indiana]]
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|align="right"|{{Dts|2015|Jul|12}}||Ironman 70.3 Vineman||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sonoma County, California]]
|}
{{small|<nowiki>*</nowiki>Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe was canceled due to smoke from the [[King Fire]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/09/22/video-smoke-from-massive-king-fire-overtakes-lake-tahoe-cancels-ironman-race/|title=Smoke from massive King Fire overtakes Lake Tahoe, cancels Ironman race|date=September 22, 2014|accessdate=March 24, 2015|work=The Washington Post|last1=Fritz|first1=Angela|last2=Johnson|first2=Thomas}}</ref>}}<br>
<sup>†</sup>{{small|Also serves as a [[2014 Ironman World Championship]] qualifier.}}<br>
<sup>‡</sup>{{small|Also serves as the [[handcycle]] championships and as [[2015 Ironman World Championship]] handcycle qualifier}}<br>
<sup>X</sup>{{small|No professional points awarded.}}

===Qualifying pro men===
Qualifying slots into the championship race were awarded to the top 50 men in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.

Awarded slots are according to Ironman.com as of August 31, 2015 and final race results.<ref name="results"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ironman.com/~/media/f767221f1a5941bfb29e32f4d072d961/2015%20final%2070%203pr%20%20%20men.pdf|title=2015 Pro Men IRONMAN 70.3 Rankings|accessdate=September 30, 2016|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation}}</ref>

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|+ Championship participants
!Points rank !!Name !!Country !!Races !!Points total
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|1||[[Tim Don]]||{{flagicon|GBR}}||5||6820
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|2||[[Timothy Reed|Tim Reed]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||5790
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|4||[[Jan Frodeno]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||3||4200
|-
|5||[[Francisco Javier Gómez Noya|Javier Gómez]]<sup>†</sup>||{{flagicon|ESP}}||2||3750
|-
|6||[[Michael Raelert]]<sup>†</sup>||{{flagicon|DEU}}||5||3503
|-
|7||[[Bart Aernouts (triathlete)|Bart Aernouts]]||{{flagicon|BEL}}||3||3475
|-
|8||[[Leon Griffin (triathlete)|Leon Griffin]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||3395
|-
|11||[[Sam Appleton]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||3075
|-
|12||[[Terenzo Bozzone]]||{{flagicon|NZL}}||5||3070
|-
|18||[[Joe Gambles]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||2||2410
|-
|19||[[Nils Frommhold]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||2||2370
|-
|22||[[Ruedi Wild]]||{{flagicon|CHE}}||3||2205
|-
|24||[[Jesse Thomas (triathlete)|Jesse Thomas]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||4||2125
|-
|26||[[Kevin Collington]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||2040
|-
|27||[[Chris Leiferman]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||1955
|-
|31||[[Manuel Küng]]||{{flagicon|CHE}}||5||1885
|-
|32||[[Cody Beals]]||{{flagicon|CAN}}||5||1740
|-
|33||[[Maurice Clavel (triathlete)|Maurice Clavel]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||2||1725
|-
|35||[[Markus Thomschke]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||4||1680
|-
|38||[[Andi Böcherer]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||3||1640
|-
|39||[[Andreas Dreitz]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||3||1625
|-
|40||[[Benjamin Collins (triathlete)|Benjamin Collins]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||3||1590
|-
|41||[[Tyler Butterfield]]||{{flagicon|BMU}}||3||1540
|-
|48||[[Patrick Lange]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||4||1305
|-
|49||[[Fabio Carvalho (triathlete)|Fabio Carvalho]]||{{flagicon|BRA}}||3||1295
|-
|54||[[Alberto Casadei]]<sup>*</sup>||{{flagicon|ITA}}||4||1208
|-
|56||[[Justin Metzler]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||1195
|-
|57||[[Taylor Reid (triathlete)|Taylor Reid]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|CAN}}||5||1180
|-
|58||[[Jan Van Berkel]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|CHE}}||4||1180
|-
|59||[[Paul Reitmayr]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|AUT}}||4||1175
|-
|62||[[Sebastian Neef]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|DEU}}||4||1130
|-
|65||[[Matt Trautman]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|ZAF}}||2||1070
|-
|66||[[Stuart Marais]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|ZAF}}||3||1042
|-
|69||[[Sebastian Kienle]]<sup>†</sup>||{{flagicon|DEU}}||2||1015
|-
|70||[[James Seear]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||1010
|-
|71||[[Ritchie Nicholls]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|GBR}}||2||990
|-
|84||[[Albert Molins]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|ESP}}||3||790
|-
|95||[[Alexander Schilling]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|DEU}}||4||660
|-
|100||[[Matthias Knossalla]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|DEU}}||3||635
|-
|103||[[Evert Scheltinga]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|NLD}}||5||594
|-
|111||[[Andrew Starykowicz]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}}||1||540
|-
|119||[[Arturo Garza]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|MEX}}||3||486
|-
|120||[[Frédéric Limousin]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|FRA}}||4||485
|-
|121||[[Jonathan Ciavattella]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|ITA}}||2||480
|-
|123||[[Antony Costes]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|FRA}}||3||475
|-
|colspan="5" align="left"|<sup>†</sup><small>Previous champion qualifier.</small><br><sup>*</sup><small>Additional roll down slot awarded.</small>
|}
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+ Qualified but not participating
!Points rank !!Name !!Country !!Races !!Points total
|-
|3||[[Lionel Sanders]]||{{flagicon|CAN}}||5||4725
|-
|9||[[Craig Alexander (triathlete)|Craig Alexander]]<sup>†</sup>||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||3335
|-
|10||[[Brent McMahon]]||{{flagicon|CAN}}||5||3315
|-
|13||[[Richie Cunningham (triathlete)|Richie Cunningham]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||2965
|-
|14||[[Matt Chrabot]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||2760
|-
|15||[[Igor Amorelli]]||{{flagicon|BRA}}||5||2585
|-
|16||[[Andy Potts]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||2475
|-
|17||[[Ben Hoffman (triathlete)|Ben Hoffman]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||2445
|-
|20||[[Mark Bowstead]]||{{flagicon|NZL}}||5||2360
|-
|21||[[Christian Kemp]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||2280
|-
|23||[[Josh Amberger]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||2125
|-
|25||[[Will Clarke (triathlete)|Will Clarke]]||{{flagicon|GBR}}||3||2100
|-
|28||[[Luke Bell (triathlete)|Luke Bell]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||1945
|-
|29||[[Mario de Elias]]||{{flagicon|ARG}}||5||1945
|-
|30||[[Cameron Brown (triathlete)|Cameron Brown]]||{{flagicon|NZL}}||3||1905
|-
|34||[[Timothy O'Donnell (triathlete)|Timothy O'Donnell]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||2||1710
|-
|36||[[Callum Millward]]||{{flagicon|NZL}}||4||1680
|-
|37||Drew Scott||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||1645
|-
|42||[[Brad Kahlefeldt]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||3||1510
|-
|43||[[Viktor Zyemtsev]]||{{flagicon|UKR}}||3||1440
|-
|44||[[Santiago Ascenço]]||{{flagicon|BRA}}||2||1425
|-
|45||[[Alex Reithmeier]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||1380
|-
|47||[[Andreas Raelert]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||2||1325
|-
|46||[[David McNamee]]||{{flagicon|GBR}}||3||1360
|-
|50||[[Peter Robertson (triathlete)|Peter Robertson]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||1||1275
|-
|51||[[Courtney Atkinson]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||2||1250
|-
|52||[[Ronnie Schildknecht]]||{{flagicon|CHE}}||4||1240
|-
|53||[[Paul Ambrose (triathlete)|Paul Ambrose]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||1215
|}
{{col-end}}

===Qualifying pro women===
Qualifying slots were awarded to the top 35 women in points. Slots that were not accepted by an athlete were rolled down to the next highest eligible qualifier in points.

Awarded slots are according to Ironman.com as of August 31, 2015 and final race results.<ref name="results"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ironman.com/~/media/b67d63b07102407abadc3a6698c03d81/2015%20final%2070%203pr%20%20%20women.pdf|title=2015 Pro Women IRONMAN 70.3 Rankings|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|accessdate=September 30, 2016}}</ref>
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{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+ Championship participants
!Points rank !!Name !!Country !!Races !!Points total
|-
|1||[[Meredith Kessler]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||6460
|-
|2||[[Daniela Ryf]]||{{flagicon|CHE}}||4||5750
|-
|3||[[Heather Wurtele]]||{{flagicon|CAN}}||4||5320
|-
|4||[[Jodie Swallow]]<sup>†</sup>||{{flagicon|GBR}}||4||4880
|-
|6||[[Magali Tisseyre]]||{{flagicon|CAN}}||5||3805
|-
|7||[[Radka Vodickova]]||{{flagicon|CZE}}||4||3700
|-
|9||[[Alicia Kaye]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||3075
|-
|10||[[Anja Beranek]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||5||2925
|-
|12||[[Susie Cheetham]]||{{flagicon|GBR}}||4||2760
|-
|13||[[Camilla Pedersen]]||{{flagicon|DNK}}||4||2740
|-
|23||[[Svenja Bazlen]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||3||2085
|-
|24||[[Lauren Barnett]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||2030
|-
|26||[[Kristin Möeller]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||5||1965
|-
|29||[[Parys Edwards]]||{{flagicon|GBR}}||4||1900
|-
|31||[[Alexandra Tondeur]]||{{flagicon|BEL}}||5||1855
|-
|32||[[Kirsty Jahn]]||{{flagicon|CAN}}||5||1795
|-
|34||[[Katy Duffield]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||5||1780
|-
|35||[[Julia Gajer]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||3||1780
|-
|44||[[Emma-Kate Lidbury]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|GBR}}||5||1505
|-
|46||[[Holly Lawrence]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|GBR}}||3||1460
|-
|47||[[Sue Huse]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||1420
|-
|48||[[Natascha Schmitt]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|DEU}}||5||1355
|-
|51||[[Ricarda Lisk]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|DEU}}||4||1280
|-
|54||[[Nikki Butterfield]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|BER}}||2||1265
|-
|55||[[Eva Wutti]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|AUT}}||2||1250
|-
|59||[[Emma Bilham]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|CHE}}||3||1175
|-
|63||[[Erika Csomor]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|HUN}}||5||1155
|-
|66||[[Lauren Brandon]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||1055
|-
|69||[[Mareen Hufe]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|DEU}}||2||1040
|-
|74||[[Anna Halasz]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|HUN}}||5||945
|-
|80||[[Tine Deckers]]<sup>*</sup> ||{{flagicon|BEL}}||2||870
|-
|colspan="5" align="left"|<sup>†</sup><small>Previous champion qualifier.</small><br><sup>*</sup><small>Additional roll down slot awarded.</small>
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+ Qualified but not participating
!Points rank !!Name !!Country !!Races !!Points total
|-
|5||[[Annabel Luxford]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||4||3810
|-
|8||[[Caroline Steffen]]||{{flagicon|CHE}}||5||3525
|-
|11||[[Gina Crawford]]||{{flagicon|NZL}}||4||2890
|-
|14||[[Liz Blatchford]]||{{flagicon|AUS}}||4||2575
|-
|15||[[Heather Jackson]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||4||2505
|-
|16||[[Helle Frederiksen]]||{{flagicon|DNK}}||3||2500
|-
|17||[[Mary Beth Ellis]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||2||2470
|-
|18||[[Leanda Cave]]<sup>†</sup>||{{flagicon|GBR}}||3||2460
|-
|19||[[Lauren Goss]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||2430
|-
|20||[[Valentina Carvallo]]||{{flagicon|CHL}}||5||2430
|-
|21||[[Laura Philipp]]||{{flagicon|DEU}}||4||2150
|-
|22||[[Jackie Hering]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||2105
|-
|25||[[Lisa Hütthaler]]||{{flagicon|AUT}}||2||1995
|-
|27||[[Sarah Piampiano]]||{{flagicon|USA}}||5||1960
|-
|28||[[Angela Naeth]]||{{flagicon|CAN}}||4||1925
|-
|30||[[Sofie Goos]]||{{flagicon|BEL}}||3||1875
|-
|33||[[Lucy Gossage]]||{{flagicon|GBR}}||3||1790
|-
|36||[[Rachel Joyce (triathlete)|Rachel Joyce]]||{{flagicon|GBR}}||3||1730
|-
|37||[[Melanie McQuaid]]||{{flagicon|CAN}}||5||1680
|}
{{col-end}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ironman.com/events/triathlon-races.aspx?d=ironman+70.3 Ironman 70.3 Series website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403233359/http://www.ironman.com/events/triathlon-races.aspx?d=ironman+70.3 |date=2016-04-03 }}

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