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Germany’sSebastian Kienle defended his title, while Australian Melissa Hauschildt won her second in three years at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Henderson, Nev. The pair battled unprecedented rainy conditions that persisted through most of the bike before the sun finally made an appearance for the run. It made for another day of tough racing as Kienle finished in 3:54:02 and Hauschildt recorded a winning time of 4: 20:07. Canada’s Heather Wurtele finished 10th ( 4:33:11).

Canadian Age Groupers in the Top Three

Age Group World Champions Carol Peters of Delta, B.C., W60– 64 Cullen Goodyear of North Vancouver, B.C., W65– 69 Murray MacPherson of Penticton B.C., M60– 64 Bob Knuckey of Alton, Ont., M65– 69 Third Juliane Lacroix of Ottawa, W25– 29 Blaire Kniaziew Gervais of Windsor, Ont., W35– 39 Randal Walker of Windsor, Ont., M55– 59 Milos Kostic of Regina, Sask., M70–74 Silver Bronze

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Under 23 Olympic Distance

Ellen Pennock, 1:55: 39 Amelie Kretz, 1:55: 41

Paratriathlon TRI-3

Jennifer Hopkins, 1: 23: 13

Paratriathlon TRI- 4

Stefan Daniel, 1:07: 42

Sprint Distance Women 20–24

Lauren Babineau, 1: 14: 41

Sprint Distance Men 24–24

Jackson Laundry, 1:05:57

Sprint Distance Women 40– 44

Suzanne Chandler, 1: 15: 45

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Olympic Distance Men 80– 84

Raymond Colliver, 3: 31: 41

Olympic Distance Men 18–19

Ben Sayles, 1:52: 49 Andrew Beardsall, 1:54:00

Olympic Distance Women 20–24

Kristen Marchant, 1:59:01

Aquathlon (1 km swim, 5 km run) Men 16–19

Ben Sayles, 29:58 Aron Mohammadi, 30: 21

Aquathlon Men 60– 64

Carl Peterson, 39:06

Aquathlon Women 65– 69

Ann Gunther, 56: 26 Susan Kersley, 57:07

Aquathlon Paratriathlon Men TRI-1

Pierre Ouellet, 37: 38