The fastest time to complete the course at the Ultraman World Championships is 21 hr 41 min 22 sec and was achieved by Holger Spiegel (Germany) in the 1998 Ultraman World Championships, Hawaii, United States, on 28 November 1998.

The Ultraman World Championships is an annual event held in Hawaii since 1983.

The Ultraman distances are 6.2 mile swim, 261.4 mile bike ride, 52.4 mile run.