İpek Onaran was born in İzmir, Türkiye, in 1985 and began swimming at the age of six.
She transitioned to triathlon at the age of 11 and joined the Turkish National Triathlon Team in 2002, marking the beginning of her international competitive career.
Between 2002 and 2006, she represented Türkiye in national and international competitions. During this period, she achieved 2nd place at the 2004 Balkan Championships in the Junior Women category and 3rd place at the 2006 Balkan Championships in the Women’s category.
Since 2014, İpek has focused on long distance triathlon and IRONMAN racing. She qualified for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship for four consecutive years from 2015 to 2018, competing against some of the world’s leading age group athletes.
In 2018, she completed her first full distance IRONMAN at the IRONMAN North American Championship in Texas, finishing 2nd in her age group with a time of 9:34:42.
Later that year, she competed at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Her competitive journey has continued with outstanding results, including winning her age group at IRONMAN Austria in 2023, finishing 2nd in her age group at IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz in 2025, and taking 2nd place in the F40–44 age group and 4th overall female at IRONMAN 70.3 Belgrade in 2026 with a finish time of 4:43:04.
Alongside her athletic career, İpek is a mathematician and educator, combining her passion for sport with her academic background and teaching.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
🥈 2026 IRONMAN 70.3 Belgrade · 2nd F40–44 · 4th Overall Female · 4:43:04
🥈 2025 IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz · 2nd F40–44
🎙️ 2024 L’Étape Türkiye by Tour de France · Race Director
🥇 2023 IRONMAN Austria · 1st F35–39
🥉 2022 IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai · 3rd F35–39
İpek Onaran;
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Puma Türkiye Atleti
https://tr.puma.com/ipek-onaran
Kariyer Başarıları:
2026 — IRONMAN 70.3 Belgrade, Serbia
🥈 2nd Place — F40–44 Age Group
🏅 4th Overall Female
Finish Time: 4:43:04
https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-belgrade/results
2025 — IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
🥈 2nd Place — F40–44 Age Group
Official Results
https://www.ironman.com/races/im-vitoria/results
2024 — L’Étape Türkiye by Tour de France
Race Director
https://www.haberturk.com/amp/l-tape-turkiye-by-tour-de-france-in-yaris-direktoru-ipek-onaran-oldu-3729066-spor
2023 — IRONMAN Austria, Klagenfurt
🥇 1st Place — F35–39 Age Group
Official Results
2022 — IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai
🥉 3rd Place — F35–39 Age Group
Official Results →
Official Results
https://www.ironman.com/im703-dubai-results
2018 — IRONMAN World Championship, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
25th Place — F30–34 Age Group
2018 — IRONMAN North American Championship, Texas, USA
🥈 2nd Place — F30–34 Age Group
2017 — IRONMAN 70.3 Michigan, USA
🥈 2nd Place — Age Group
2017 — IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship
24th Place — Age Group
2017 — Gloria IRONMAN 70.3, Türkiye
🥈 2nd Place — Relay Team
2016 — Gloria IRONMAN 70.3, Türkiye
🥈 2nd Place — Age Group
2016 — IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia, Poland
🥈 2nd Place — Age Group
2016 — IRONMAN 70.3 Pescara, Italy
🥈 2nd Place — Age Group
2016 — IRONMAN 70.3 St. Pölten, Austria
🥉 3rd Place — Age Group
2016 — IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, Australia
14th Place — Age Group
