Winners of the 1996 Desert Sun Half Iron Triathlon were:

Male:
Sean Drake 4 hours 14 minutes 10 seconds

Female:
Sami Squires 5 hours 1 minute 18 seconds


Age group winning times for 1996 were:

Male:
20-24 Dave Walick--4 hours 48 minutes 13 seconds
25-29 Sean Drake--4 hours 14 minutes 10 seconds
30-34 Tim Sandell--4 hours 24 minutes 45 seconds
35-39 Andy Fox--4 hours 17 minutes 36 seconds
40-44 Victor Selenow--4 hours 37 minutes 40 seconds
45-49 Tom Montgomery--4 hours 46 minutes 10 seconds
50-54 Bruce Wilson--5 hours 31 minutes 20 seconds
55-59 John Rodwick--6 hours 29 minutes 30 seconds
65-69 Art Hinman--7 hours 19 minutes 37 seconds

Female:
20-24 Jodie Rossback-D.--5 hours 33 minutes 58 seconds
25-29 Sami Squires--5 hours 1 minute 18 seconds
30-34 Paula Nickel--5 hours 13 minutes 8 seconds
35-39 Kristen McClellan--5 hours 51 minutes 31 seconds
40-44 Karen Brown--6 hours 35 minutes 51 seconds
45-49 Judith Lawler--7 hours 9 minutes 27 seconds