Professional triathlete, Perth WA

Nick
Thompson.

Ironman Cairns champion  //  4th, 2025 Ironman Pro Series  //  7th, Ironman World Championship

Footage: Ironman Cairns 2026 finish line Scroll

Palmarès

Selected results

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PosAthletePoints
1Kristian Blummenfelt21,200
2Casper Stornes20,414
3Kristian Høgenhaug18,530
4Nick Thompson18,415
5Gustav Iden18,145

115 points off the podium.

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Swim
50:19
Bike
4:10:14
Run
2:44:30
Transitions
4:45
Total
7:49:48
  • Win
  • Fastest Ironman run
  • First Ironman win

First Ironman title. Fourth out of the water, in the lead within 20 km of the bike, more than six minutes clear at the second transition. Won by 7:04 from Ben Hill, with Jumpei Furuya third.

Race report, TRI247
Nick Thompson with arms wide under the finish clock reading 7:49:48 at Ironman Cairns
Swim
24:41
Bike
2:17:46
Run
1:10:22
Transitions
3:15
Total
3:56:04
  • World Championship
  • Fastest 70.3 run
Nick Thompson high-fiving the crowd on the finish chute at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Nice
Swim
46:16
Bike
4:30:40
Run
2:48:21
Transitions
5:15
Total
8:10:32
  • World Championship
  • Fastest Ironman swim
  • Top ten at the World Championship
Swim
48:49
Bike
3:56:26
Run
2:49:45
Transitions
4:42
Total
7:39:42
  • Fastest Ironman
Swim
47:26
Bike
4:05:28
Run
3:06:01
Transitions
6:09
Total
8:05:04
  • World Championship
  • Ironman World Championship debut

On film

Finish lines

Ironman Cairns in June 2026, and the 2025 Ironman World Championship in Nice. Select a clip for the race.

Three sports

Swim. Bike. Run.

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Swim records

  • Fastest Ironman swim46:16Ironman World Championship, Nice, 2025
  • Fastest Ironman 70.3 swim22:37Ironman 70.3 Melbourne, 2024
  • Ironman Cairns 202650:19Fourth out of the water in his first Ironman win.
Every split

Bike records

  • Fastest Ironman bike split3:55:56Ironman Texas, 2026
  • Fastest Ironman 70.3 bike split1:56:10Ironman 70.3 Western Australia, 2024
  • Ironman Cairns 20264:10:14Took the lead within the first 20 km and reached the second transition more than six minutes ahead.
Every split

Run records

  • Fastest Ironman marathon2:44:30Ironman Cairns, 2026. Run split in his first Ironman win.
  • Fastest Ironman 70.3 run1:10:22Ironman 70.3 World Championship, 2026
  • Ironman World Championship 20252:48:21Nice, France. Finished seventh.
Every split

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About

Pro since 2023

Nick Thompson is a professional Ironman triathlete from Perth. He turned pro in 2023 and won Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast that September. He made his Ironman World Championship debut in Kona in 2024, finished seventh at the Ironman World Championship in Nice in 2025 and fourth overall in the Ironman Pro Series. In 2026 he won the Busselton 100 and the Australian Long Distance title in May, then Ironman Cairns in June.