Two men died within 10 minutes of each other at Youghal Ironman, inquest hears

Dr Margot Bolster, the assistant State pathologist said that both men died of acute respiratory failure due to drowning

Brendan Wall and Ivan Chittenden: Both men were competing in the 70.3 half Ironman section of the event. File pictures

A Canadian man who competed in Ironman competitions across the globe drowned at an event in Youghal, Co Cork, in 2023 after he hit his head off “something very solid", an inquest has heard.

An inquest in Youghal, Co Cork, on Monday heard that Ivan Chittenden, 64, from Brantford, near Toronto, and Brendan Wall, 45, from Cardrath, Co Meath, were pronounced dead within 10 minutes of each other on the morning of August 20, 2023. The men died in separate incidents while competing in the 70.3 half Ironman section of the Youghal race.