# Kona qualifying times for M55-59 (Men 55-59)

Source: https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/kona-qualifying-times/m55-59 · official results, IRONMAN World Championship slot allocation modelled with IRONMAN's age-group multipliers · updated 2026-11-12.

## 2026 season

M55-59 athletes earned 125 IRONMAN World Championship slots at 35 of the 35 full-distance IRONMAN qualifiers in our 2026 results. The median finish time needed for a slot was 10:27:19; it ranged from 9:37:22 at 2026 IRONMAN Copenhagen to 11:55:12 at 2026 IRONMAN Wales. 2026 IRONMAN Frankfurt, 2026 IRONMAN UK Leeds were raced on a shortened course and are left out of the comparison. Slots went deepest at 2026 IRONMAN South Africa: 10 M55-59 qualifiers, the last in 10th place.

| Race | Date | Slots | Last slot (finish, place) | Needed finish |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2026 IRONMAN New Zealand](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-new-zealand) | 2026-03-07 | 6 | 10:33:34, 6th | 10:41:56 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Penghu](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-penghu) | 2026-04-12 | 4 | 11:01:51, 4th | 11:09:41 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Texas](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-texas) | 2026-04-18 | 7 | 10:16:32, 7th | 10:16:49 |
| [2026 IRONMAN South Africa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-south-africa) | 2026-04-19 | 10 | 10:37:48, 10th | 10:45:09 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Vietnam](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-vietnam) | 2026-05-10 | 2 | 10:44:03, 2nd | 10:48:51 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Jacksonville](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-jacksonville) | 2026-05-16 | 3 | 10:24:38, 3rd | 10:24:38 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Lanzarote](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-lanzarote) | 2026-05-23 | 1 (winner) | 10:19:21, 1st | 10:51:45 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Brazil](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-brazil) | 2026-05-31 | 3 | 9:42:48, 3rd | 9:42:48 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Subic Bay Philippines](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-subic-bay-philippines) | 2026-06-07 | 3 | 11:52:17, 3rd | 11:54:16 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Hamburg](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-hamburg) | 2026-06-07 | 7 | 9:54:06, 7th | 9:56:53 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Tours Metropole - Loire Valley](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-tours-metropole-loire-valley) | 2026-06-14 | 3 | 9:47:36, 3rd | 9:59:29 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Kaernten-Klagenfurt, Austria](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-kaernten-klagenfurt-austria) | 2026-06-14 | 3 | 9:53:58, 3rd | 9:54:51 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Cairns](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-cairns) | 2026-06-14 | 1 (winner) | 10:29:52, 1st | 10:26:58 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Frankfurt](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-frankfurt) (shortened course) | 2026-06-28 | 6 | 6:29:31, 6th | 6:31:03 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Switzerland Thun](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-switzerland-thun) | 2026-07-06 | 1 (winner) | 10:12:16, 1st | 10:16:41 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-vitoria-gasteiz) | 2026-07-12 | 4 | 10:25:37, 4th | 10:27:19 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Lake Placid](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-lake-placid) | 2026-07-19 | 4 | 10:54:42, 4th | 10:55:57 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-canada-ottawa) | 2026-08-02 | 3 | 10:04:21, 3rd | 10:09:00 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Kalmar-Sweden](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-kalmar-sweden) | 2026-08-15 | 5 | 9:51:52, 5th | 9:57:32 |
| [2026 IRONMAN UK Leeds](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-uk-leeds) (shortened course) | 2026-08-16 | 2 | 9:26:49, 2nd | 10:01:44 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Copenhagen](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-copenhagen) | 2026-08-16 | 3 | 9:36:18, 3rd | 9:37:22 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Tallinn](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-tallinn) | 2026-08-22 | 5 | 9:46:21, 5th | 9:51:21 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Vichy](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-vichy) | 2026-08-23 | 3 | 11:01:49, 3rd | 11:05:01 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Wisconsin](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-wisconsin) | 2026-09-13 | 2 | 10:51:21, 2nd | 11:07:26 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Japan South Hokkaido](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-japan-south-hokkaido) | 2026-09-13 | 5 | 10:34:10, 5th | 10:42:15 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Wales](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-wales) | 2026-09-13 | 1 (winner) | 11:31:04, 1st | 11:55:12 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Italy Emilia Romagna](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-italy-emilia-romagna) | 2026-09-19 | 1 (winner) | 10:01:53, 1st | 10:09:48 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Maryland](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-maryland) | 2026-09-19 | 3 | 9:57:29, 3rd | 10:06:36 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Chattanooga](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-chattanooga) | 2026-09-27 | 1 (winner) | 10:10:45, 1st | 10:41:09 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Gurye Korea](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-gurye-korea) | 2026-10-04 | 3 | 10:43:47, 3rd | 10:49:27 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Portugal-Cascais](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-portugal-cascais) | 2026-10-17 | 2 | 10:26:47, 2nd | 10:30:47 |
| [2026 IRONMAN California](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-california) | 2026-10-18 | 4 | 9:56:18, 4th | 10:04:56 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Australia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-australia) | 2026-10-18 | 4 | 10:28:37, 4th | 10:46:26 |
| [2026 IRONMAN San Juan](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-san-juan) | 2026-11-01 | 3 | 10:31:18, 3rd | 10:32:02 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Florida](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-florida) | 2026-11-07 | 7 | 10:10:16, 7th | 10:12:22 |

## 2025 season

M55-59 athletes earned 207 IRONMAN World Championship slots at 35 of the 35 full-distance IRONMAN qualifiers in our 2025 results. The median finish time needed for a slot was 10:32:31; it ranged from 9:50:09 at 2025 IRONMAN Copenhagen to 12:16:54 at 2025 IRONMAN South Africa. 2025 IRONMAN Australia was raced on a shortened course and is left out of the comparison. Slots went deepest at 2025 IRONMAN South Africa: 15 M55-59 qualifiers, the last in 15th place.

| Race | Date | Slots | Last slot (finish, place) | Needed finish |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2025 IRONMAN South Africa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-south-africa) | 2025-03-30 | 15 | 12:15:06, 15th | 12:16:54 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Taiwan](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-taiwan) | 2025-04-13 | 10 | 11:52:08, 10th | 11:52:08 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Texas](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-texas) | 2025-04-26 | 6 | 11:50:10, 6th | 11:53:20 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Australia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-australia) (shortened course) | 2025-05-04 | 5 | 9:50:35, 5th | 9:54:57 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Lanzarote](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-lanzarote) | 2025-05-17 | 10 | 11:35:02, 10th | 11:38:34 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Hamburg](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-hamburg) | 2025-06-01 | 5 | 10:07:31, 5th | 10:14:04 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Brazil](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-brazil) | 2025-06-01 | 4 | 10:17:24, 4th | 10:18:33 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Cairns](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-cairns) | 2025-06-15 | 8 | 11:13:07, 8th | 11:21:14 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Kaernten-Klagenfurt, Austria](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-kaerntenklagenfurt-austria) | 2025-06-15 | 3 | 10:31:19, 3rd | 10:51:57 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Les Sables d'Olonne-Vendee](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-les-sables-d-olonne-vendee) | 2025-06-22 | 9 | 10:13:40, 9th | 10:14:38 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Frankfurt](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-frankfurt) | 2025-06-29 | 13 | 10:33:05, 13th | 10:33:05 |
| [2025 IRONMAN France Nice](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-france-nice) | 2025-06-29 | 3 | 11:56:15, 3rd | 12:16:28 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-vitoria-gasteiz) | 2025-07-13 | 5 | 10:09:20, 5th | 10:12:04 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Lake Placid](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-lake-placid) | 2025-07-20 | 8 | 11:30:19, 8th | 11:43:36 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Leeds](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-leeds) | 2025-07-29 | 7 | 12:09:28, 7th | 12:15:34 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-canada-ottawa) | 2025-08-03 | 7 | 11:15:51, 7th | 11:15:51 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Kalmar-Sweden](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-kalmar-sweden) | 2025-08-16 | 3 | 9:56:13, 3rd | 9:57:37 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Copenhagen](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-copenhagen) | 2025-08-17 | 7 | 9:45:50, 7th | 9:50:09 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Tallinn](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-tallinn) | 2025-08-23 | 4 | 9:52:25, 4th | 9:58:59 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Switzerland Thun](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-switzerland-thun) | 2025-08-24 | 1 (winner) | 10:16:12, 1st | 10:25:48 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Wisconsin](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-wisconsin) | 2025-09-07 | 2 | 10:32:30, 2nd | 10:46:42 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Japan South Hokkaido](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-japan-south-hokkaido) | 2025-09-14 | 4 | 10:50:46, 4th | 10:52:27 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Emilia Romagna](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-emilia-romagna) | 2025-09-20 | 5 | 9:46:31, 5th | 9:52:34 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Maryland](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-maryland) | 2025-09-20 | 9 | 10:22:38, 9th | 10:23:30 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Wales](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-wales) | 2025-09-21 | 4 | 11:30:23, 4th | 11:38:49 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Gurye Korea](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-gurye-korea) | 2025-09-28 | 2 | 10:32:03, 2nd | 10:32:03 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Chattanooga](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-chattanooga) | 2025-09-28 | 5 | 10:31:39, 5th | 10:32:59 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Calella-Barcelona](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-calella-barcelona) | 2025-10-05 | 6 | 9:48:56, 6th | 9:50:28 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Portugal-Cascais](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-portugal-cascais) | 2025-10-18 | 4 | 10:17:50, 4th | 10:20:21 |
| [2025 IRONMAN California](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-california) | 2025-10-19 | 8 | 9:49:37, 8th | 9:51:29 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Florida](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-florida) | 2025-11-01 | 5 | 10:27:09, 5th | 10:27:14 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Malaysia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-malaysia) | 2025-11-01 | 5 | 11:02:21, 5th | 11:07:58 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Arizona](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-arizona) | 2025-11-16 | 3 | 9:36:53, 3rd | 10:02:31 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Cozumel](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-cozumel) | 2025-11-23 | 7 | 10:19:33, 7th | 10:25:30 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Western Australia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-western-australia) | 2025-12-07 | 5 | 10:38:15, 5th | 10:39:32 |

"Needed finish" is the finish time that equalled the pool's age-graded cutoff for this age group at that race (cutoff ÷ age-group multiplier); any faster finish earned a slot. Age-group winners qualify whatever their time. Rolldown is not modelled.