Kienle wins 2016 Ironman Chattanooga 70.3

May 22, 2016 at 3:10 p.m. | Updated May 22, 2016 at 3:12 p.m.

by Jim Tanner

Sebastian Kienle from Muhlacker, Germany, makes his way down the chute to place first in the 2016 Sunbelt Bakery Ironman 70.3 event in downtown Chattanooga on Sunday, May 22.
Sebastian Kienle from Muhlacker, Germany, makes his way down the chute to place first in the 2016 Sunbelt Bakery Ironman 70.3 event in downtown Chattanooga on Sunday, May 22.

German pro triathlete Sebastian Kienle pulled away from Sam Appleton on the run to win the 2016 Ironman Chattanooga 70.3 on Sunday morning.

Kienle finished the 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run in three hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds, more than two minutes ahead of Appleton at 3:48:46. Ivan Tutukin finished third at 3:53:05.

In the women's pro competition, Heather Jackson used a dominant bike leg to build a massive lead to win with a time of 4:11:56, well ahead of second-place finisher Magali Tisseyre at 4:18:33.

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