Statistics
Facts and figures from Nordic triathlonLast updated 11 November 2026 at 04:07
2026 so far · results
40,846
+13% vs the same period last year (36,265)
Athletes
28,951
+13% vs last year
Races
411
+4% vs last year
In total 472,589 results181,534 athletes5,970 races29,953 clubssince 1983
Results per year
Full year2026 so farProjected 41,015
Peak year 2017 with 44,672. The pandemic year 2020 had 8,305.
Development by nation
Starts and active athletes per year for each Nordic nation
- 🇳🇴Norway
- 🇸🇪Sweden
- 🇩🇰Denmark
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- 🇫🇮Finland
* 2026: season in progress, figures are year to date.
Distances
all years
- Half118,60525%
- Standard106,39223%
- Sprint106,09023%
- Full93,49920%
- Supersprint46,28410%
- T100140%
Sports
number of races
- Triathlon5,366
- Duathlon334
- Winter triathlon186
- Cross triathlon79
- Aquathlon76
- Cross duathlon33
Did you know
- The longest active career is 42 years: 🇳🇴 Stein Terje Dahl, from 1984 to 2026
- Most races finished: 🇳🇴 Kristian Blummenfelt with 146
- August is the biggest month, with 19% of all races
Women and men
Men 337,104 · 73%Women 127,037 · 27%
8,448 results with no gender recorded
Share of women per year, 19% in 2009 → 30% in 2026
Biggest venues
results · 1,548 locations in total
- 1Copenhagen, Denmark34,040
- 2Kalmar, Sweden30,989
- 3Elsinore, Denmark20,389
- 4Joenkoeping, Sweden16,592
- 5Sognsvann, Oslo15,146
Countries: Denmark 155,392 · Norway 102,391 · Sweden 92,296 · Finland 69,819 · Spain 10,708
Every race and every athlete in the whole Nordic database counts. DNS never counts. Database status ›