Statistics

Facts and figures from Nordic triathlonLast updated 11 November 2026 at 04:06

Year in numbers

2026 is not over yet. Changes are compared with the same period last year (up to 11 November).

Results

40,846

+13% vs same time last year

Athletes

28,951

+13% vs same time last year

Newcomers

14,880

first recorded race

Races

411

+4% vs same time last year

How 2026 is tracking

Provisional forecast for the full year, compared with 2025
So far in 2026Forecast for the rest of the yearAll of 2025
Results41,015 projected+12.6%

40,846 so far in 2026 · 2025: 36,415

Athletes29,042 projected+13.4%

28,951 so far in 2026 · 2025: 25,599

Races432 projected+3.8%

411 so far in 2026 · 2025: 416

How the forecast is calculated: we take what has been recorded so far this year and scale it up by how much of last year had been completed by the same date (100% of the season). It assumes the season looks like last year’s. A big race cancelled or added later in the year will move the number.

The Growth tab shows the trend over several years.

Biggest home races this year

results
  • 1IRONMAN Kalmar2,646
  • 2IRONMAN Copenhagen2,601
  • 3IRONMAN 70.3 Jönköping European Championship2,491
  • 4IRONMAN 70.3 Elsinore2,140
  • 54:18:4 Kalmar1,169

Biggest races abroad this year

results by home athletes
  • 1IRONMAN Tallinn370
  • 2IRONMAN 70.3 Tallinn267
  • 3IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Nice181
  • 4IRONMAN Hamburg European Championship143
  • 5IRONMAN 70.3 Alcudia-Mallorca137

Results by distance

Breakdown for 2026
  • Half11,447
  • Standard10,002
  • Sprint7,783
  • Full7,319
  • Supersprint3,867
  • T1004

Gender split

Finished results in 2026
Men 28,229 · 70%Women 12,109 · 30%