The Ironman Kalmar Sweden is a triathlon event over the Ironman distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running) in Kalmar, Sweden .
As the only long-distance triathlon in Sweden at the time, the Kalmar Triathlon (also known as Järnman ) has been held annually between the end of July and the beginning of August in eastern Sweden since 1994 and was also known as the Swedish Endurance Championship.
The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) took over the license to hold the Ironman in Sweden from the previous organizer in 2012. In 2012, an official Ironman race was held here for the first time with the Ironman Kalmar Sweden and the German Jan Raphael undercut the previous course record with his winning time of 8:04:01 hours by almost 12 minutes.
Alleys in the old town of Kalmar
Transition area at the Kalmar Triathlon 2009
In 2015 this Ironman race was held for the fourth time and with Patrik Nilsson a Swede was able to win the race for the first time. In the women’s category, Astrid Stienen from Germany achieved her first Ironman victory. Up to 2015, 50 starting places for the Ironman Hawaii were awarded here among the winners of the different classes and then 40 more in 2016.
In August 2016, Ironman Sweden and Ironman Copenhagen were held on the same weekend and it became apparent that professional women were starting more here in Kalmar and professional men more in Copenhagen. In 2017 there were no professionals among the women. In 2018 there were no professionals in the men's field.
The race was last held on August 17, 2019. The 2020 event had to be canceled as part of the coronavirus pandemic .
Route
The race starts with the swimming distance over two laps in Kalmarsund .
The cycle route leads over the Ölandsbron to Öland . After about 106 km it goes back to Kalmar on the mainland, where a second, about 74 km long lap is driven.
The running route consists of a three-lap course with the goal on the market square (Stortorget) of Kalmar.
Ironman Sweden
3.86 km
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