Programs

• What are Age Group Ranking points?
• How do you calculate AGR points?
• All World Athlete program

Check the dynamic table below to see how the Age Group Ranking points you earned compare to other athletes racing within the same year. The current year tab is dynamic and will continue to change as athletes complete races and earn points.

Are you checking to see if you have AWA status? Look at the prior year tab to see if you have a gold, silver or bronze dot beside your name.  AWA status is not awarded until the end of the current year of racing, at which time previous AWA holder status expires as the new 'class' is awarded.

• To confirm if you have 2023 AWA status, check the 2022 tab below.
• To check if you are earning points towards 2024 AWA status, check the 2023 tab below.

Note: Prior year ranking tabs are locked and no retrospective changes can be made.
Looking for historical IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 Age Group Rankings  tables? Click here for the Category Rankings.

what are AGR points

Age Group Ranking points determine who receives All World Athlete status for the next racing year, and shows athletes how they compare competitively to their peers in the same age division.

Athletes earn AGR points based on their performance at each IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 race they complete.

An athlete’s points accumulate over the course of a calendar year. Their three best AGR points results combine to create the athlete’s overall score, which determines their Age Group Ranking. A maximum of an athlete’s three (3) best event results may contribute to this total score.

At the end of the year, IRONMAN identifies the athletes who have finished in the top percentiles of their age group, and these athletes are awarded All World Athlete status for the following calendar year. AGR points reset at the beginning of each year.

The Age Group Ranking system in no way replaces the current qualification system for World Championship events.

How to calculate

• AGR points are calculated based on an athlete’s race finish time behind the first finisher in their age group. Points continue to decrease as the race time increases, until the points reach a "points floor," at which time they do not drop further.
• There is a value to the minutes and seconds in each race distance. In an IRONMAN, the points begin at 5,000 and diminish at a rate of approximately 12 points per minute. In an IRONMAN 70.3 the points begin at 3,500 and they diminish by approximately 18 points per minute.
  • Example: If you win your age group in IRONMAN, you are awarded 5,000 points. If you finish in second place a minute behind the leader, you earn 4,988 points.

* Rate at which points decrease based on time elapsed from the first finisher in each age group.
** Elapsed time between first finisher and when minimum points/ points floor is reached.

• There are occasions when points calculations may be adjusted or arbitrarily awarded, as determined by event organizers. For example, if a race is deemed non-wetsuit legal, all athletes who choose to race in the wetsuit wave will receive the minimum points/ points floor. This may also apply in other modified race circumstances.

what is AWA

The IRONMAN All World Athlete (AWA) program rewards age-group athletes for their hard work, dedication, and performance across IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 racing in a calendar year.

All World Athlete  status is bestowed on the best performing, and committed age group athletes, powered by the Age Group Rankings. AWA status is awarded for a 12-month period, in the year directly after the year the earning year. For example if an athlete ranks highly in 2020, they will be awarded AWA status and benefits for the duration of the 2021 year.

To check if you are in contention for AWA status, compare your AGR points to those in your age group, within the table above. 

Find out more about the AWA program, here.