OFFICIAL

Continental Records

The best ultra triathlon performance achieved by an athlete of each continent, listed per distance class for women and men. Click a continent on the map to see its records.

Continental records

Record holders

Nations represented

1987–2025

Years covered

“Day race” variants are held as separate day stages rather than continuously. The map is shaded by how many records a continent holds — the darker, the more.

Continental records

South America

14of 32 possible records set

Record holders: 11
Nations: 3
Records from: 2005–2025

Double Ultra benchmark

Men20:37:02🇨🇴 Juan Valencia

Women34:35:37🇦🇷 Patricia Jelenek

South America

Distance	Men		Women
Distance	Record holder	Time	Record holder	Time
2xDouble	Juan ValenciaCOLFlorida (USA) · 2015	20:37:02ø 10:18:31	Patricia JelenekARGRio de Janeiro (BRA) · 2025	34:35:37ø 17:17:48
2xDayDouble · day race	Marcelo GusmaoBRARio de Janeiro (BRA) · 2022	21:51:37ø 10:55:49	Fernanda MoraisBRARio de Janeiro (BRA) · 2022	30:14:51ø 15:07:25
3xTriple	Sergio CordeiroBRAVirginia (USA) · 2007	41:54:56ø 10:16:19	no record	–
3xDayTriple · day race	Dayber Ocampo PerezCOLRio de Janeiro (BRA) · 2023	34:40:16ø 11:33:25	Fernanda MoraisBRARio de Janeiro (BRA) · 2023	48:17:11ø 16:05:44
4xDayQuadruple · day race	Daniel de OliveiraBRAManuel Doblado (MEX) · 2022	54:52:54ø 13:43:14	no record	–
5xQuintuple	Sergio CordeiroBRAMonterrey (MEX) · 2005	81:29:26ø 16:17:53	no record	–
5xDayQuintuple · day race	Jonathan da SilvaBRARio de Janeiro (BRA) · 2022	58:06:36ø 11:37:19	Viviane CamposBRARio de Janeiro (BRA) · 2023	75:42:02ø 15:08:24
10xDeca	Roberto StaelBRARio de Janeiro (BRA) · 2025	219:39:03ø 21:57:54	no record	–
10xDayDeca · day race	Alejandro RivasCOLRio de Janeiro (BRA) · 2023	123:38:06ø 12:21:49	no record	–
20x20× Ultra	Daniel de OliveiraBRALeon (MEX) · 2019	570:06:55ø 28:30:21	no record	–

* Records marked with an asterisk were set in races that were not on the IUTA race calendar, or before the IUTA was founded. “ø” is the average time per long distance.