Vanhoenacker and Wallenhorst rule Ironman Austria
Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) dominated the 2008 Ironman Austria and thus grabbed his 3rd consecutive Ironman Austria title. The women's crown was taken by Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) who briefly held the fastest time at the Iron distance with her time of 8:47:25. That time time though was later eclipsed by Yvonne Van Vlerken's time of 8:45:48 at Quelle Challenge in Roth.
Top 10 men
1. Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) 8:06:11
2. Stephen Bayliss (GBR) 8:13:53
3. Hannes Hempel (AUT) 8:16:56
4. Werner Leitner (AUT) 08:22:23
5. Dejan Patrcevic (CRO) 8:28:04
6. Benjamin Rossmann (GER) 8:29:57
7. Hans Mühlbauer (GER) 8:31:27
8. Josè-Luis Cano-Villanueva (ESP) 8:32:09
9. Peter Schoissengeier (AUT) 8:32:33
10. Karl Prungraber (AUT) 8:35:03
Top 5 women
1. Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) 8:47:25
2. Bella Comerford (GBR) 8:51:17
3. Edith Niederfriniger (ITA) 8:59:45
4. Tamara Kozulina (UKR) 9:06:42
5. Lucie Zelenkova (CZE) 9:13:15
