Taylor Knibb Wins Ironman World Title After Leader Collapses in Dramatic Kona Finish
France's Vincent Luis Wins Men's Title on Kona Debut
TL;DR
- Taylor Knibb won her first Hawaiian Ironman world title.
- Defending champion Solveig Løvseth collapsed with a mile left, allowing Knibb to take the lead.
- Vincent Luis, 37, won the men's race on his debut.
- Grace Thek was the best-placed Australian, finishing 10th.
- Nick Thompson finished 11th among the professional men.
- Former AFL player David Zaharakis competed as an age-group competitor.
- Knibb won in 8:36:29, with Laura Philipp second.
- Luis won the men's race in 7:47:27, holding off Gustav Iden.