Editing Ironman Triathlon (section)

==Ironman series==
There are over three dozen Ironman Triathlon races throughout the world that enable qualification for the Ironman World Championships. Professional athletes qualify for the championship through a point ranking system, where points are earned based on their final placement in Ironman and [[Ironman 70.3]] events. The top 50 male and top 35 female professionals in points qualify for the championship. Amateur athletes qualify for the championship by receiving slots allocated to each age group's top finishers in a qualifying event. The Ironman qualifying events include:<ref name="ProQualify">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ironman.com/im-world-championship-2022-slot|title=Slot Allocation|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation|access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref>

===Europe===
[[File:Ironman Frankfurt 2013 by Moritz Kosinsky7691.jpg|thumb|Ironman Frankfurt 2013]]
* Ironman Austria in [[Klagenfurt|Klagenfurt, Austria]]
* Ironman Barcelona in [[Calella|Calella, Spain]]
* {{ill|Ironman Copenhagen|da}} in [[Copenhagen|Copenhagen, Denmark]]
* Ironman Emilia-Romagna in [[Cervia|Cervia, Italy]]
* Ironman France in [[Nice|Nice, France]]
* Ironman Gdynia in [[Gdynia|Gdynia, Poland]]
* [[Ironman Germany|Ironman European Championship]] in [[Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main, Germany]].
* Ironman Hamburg in [[Hamburg|Hamburg, Germany]]
* Ironman Haugesund in [[Haugesund|Haugesund, Norway]]
* [[Ironman Lanzarote]] in [[Puerto del Carmen]], the [[Canary Islands]], Spain
* [[Ironman Sweden]] in [[Kalmar|Kalmar, Sweden]]
* Ironman Switzerland, in [[Thun|Thun, Switzerland]]
* Ironman Tallinn in [[Tallinn|Tallinn, Estonia]]
* Ironman UK in [[Bolton|Bolton, United Kingdom]]
* Ironman Vichy in [[Vichy|Vichy, France]]
* Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz [[Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain]]
* Ironman Wales in [[Tenby|Tenby, Wales]]
* Ironman Ireland, in [[Youghal|Youghal, Ireland]]

===North America===
[[File:IRONMAN Triathlon (8054269790).jpg|thumb|Swimmers begin the 1.2-mile leg in the Savannah River as part of the triathlon competition in support of Operation Iron Freedom in Augusta, Ga.]]

====Current Events====
* Ironman Arizona in [[Tempe, Arizona]]
* Ironman Chattanooga in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
* Ironman Cozumel in [[Cozumel|Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico]]
* Ironman Florida in [[Panama City Beach, Florida]] ([[Haines City, Florida]] in 2018)
* [[Ironman Lake Placid]] in [[Lake Placid, New York]]
* Ironman Maryland in [[Cambridge, Maryland]]
* Ironman North American Championship in [[The Woodlands, Texas]]
* Ironman Ottawa in [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]] (starting 2025)
* Ironman California in [[Sacramento, California]]
* Ironman Wisconsin in [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
* [[Ironman World Championship]] in [[Kona District, Hawaii|Kona, Hawaii]]

====Discontinued events====
* Ironman Alaska in [[Juneau, Alaska]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larson |first=Clarise |date=January 5, 2023 |title=Ironman Alaska aftermath: Looking back at the impact of the first and — for now — last Ironman race in Alaska |url=https://www.juneauempire.com/news/ironman-alaska-aftermath-looking-back-at-the-impact-of-the-first-and-for-now-last-ironman-race-in-alaska/ |access-date=October 27, 2023 |website=Juneau Empire |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Ironman Boulder in [[Boulder, Colorado]]
* Ironman Canada in [[Penticton, British Columbia]]
* Ironman Coeur d'Alene in [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=IRONMAN Coeur d'Alene {{!}} Anything Is Possible |url=https://www.ironman.com/im-coeur-dalene |access-date=June 25, 2023 |website=Ironman |language=en}}</ref>
* Ironman Los Cabos in [[Los Cabos Municipality|Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico]]
* Ironman Louisville in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] (Now a [[Ironman 70.3|half Ironman]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=IRONMAN 70.3 Louisville {{!}} Anything Is Possible |url=https://www.ironman.com/im703-louisville |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Ironman |language=en}}</ref>
* Ironman Mont-Tremblant in [[Mont-Tremblant, Quebec]]
* Ironman St George in [[St George, Utah]]
* Ironman Tulsa in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ayer |first=Justin |date=May 21, 2023 |title=Final Ironman In Tulsa wraps up |work=KJRH 2 News Oklahoma |url=https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/ironman-in-tulsa-wraps-up-on-sunday}}</ref>

===South America===
* Ironman [[Mar del Plata]], [[Argentina]]
* Ironman South American Championship on [[Florianópolis]], [[Brazil]]
* Ironman [[Pucón]], [[Araucanía Region|Araucanía]], [[Chile]]

===Africa===
* Ironman African Championship in [[Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality|Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa]]
* Ironman African Championship in [[Wilaya of Bechar|Taghit, Algeria]]

===Asia===
* Ironman Gurye in [[Gurye County|Gurye, South Korea]]
* Ironman Taiwan in [[Penghu|Penghu, Taiwan]]
* Ironman Malaysia in [[Langkawi|Langkawi, Malaysia]]
* Ironman Philippines in [[Subic Bay|Zambales, Philippines]]
* Ironman Kazakhstan in [[Astana, Kazakhstan]]
* Ironman Goa in [[Goa, India]]

===Oceania===
* [[Ironman Australia]] in [[Port Macquarie|Port Macquarie, New South Wales]], Australia
* Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in [[Cairns]], [[Queensland|Queensland, Australia]]
* Ironman Western Australia in [[Busselton]], Australia
* Ironman New Zealand in [[Taupō]], New Zealand

===Specifications of the Ironman races===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
! Town/City !! Country !! Region !! water type !! wetsuit rule !! # swimming loops  !! Australian exit !! # biking loops !! # running loops
|-
| Penticton || Canada (BC) || North America || fresh || - ||1|| no ||1||2
|-
| Klagenfurt || Austria || Europe || fresh || - ||1|| no ||2||2
|-
| Copenhagen || Denmark || Europe || salt || mandatory ||1|| no ||2||4
|-
| Bolton || England || Europe ||fresh|| - ||2|| yes ||3||4
|-
| Tallinn || Estonia || Europe || fresh || - ||2|| yes ||2||4
|-
| Nice || France || Europe || salt || - ||2|| no ||1||4
|-
| Vichy || France || Europe || fresh || generally forbidden ||1|| yes ||2||4
|-
| Hamburg || Germany || Europe || fresh || - ||1|| no ||2||4
|-
| Frankfurt || Germany || Europe || fresh || - ||1|| yes ||2||4
|-
| Emilia Romagna || Italy || Europe || salt || - ||1|| no ||2||4
|-
| Maastricht || Netherlands || Europe || fresh || - ||1|| yes ||2||4
|-
| Haugesund || Norway || Europe || fresh || - ||1|| yes ||1||4
|-
|Gdynia
|Poland
|Europe
|salt
|optional
|1
|yes
|2
|4
|-
| Barcelona || Spain || Europe || salt || - ||1|| no ||2||3
|-
| Puerto del Carmen|| Spain (Canaries) || Europe || salt || mandatory ||2|| yes ||1||3
|-
| Kalmar || Sweden || Europe || brackish || - ||1|| no ||2||3
|-
| Zurich || Switzerland || Europe || fresh || - ||1|| no ||1||4
|-
| Tenby|| Wales || Europe ||salt|| - ||2|| yes ||2||4
|-
|Cork||Ireland|| Europe||salt||mandatory||2||yes||2||4
|-
| Mont-Tremblant || Canada (Quebec) || North America || fresh || optional||1|| no ||2||2
|-
| Cozumel || Mexico || North America ||salt|| ||1||no||3||3
|-
| Tempe || USA (Arizona) || North America || fresh || ||1||no||3||2
|-
| Santa Rosa || USA (California) || North America ||  ||  ||2|| no ||2||3
|-
| Panama City Beach || USA (Florida) || North America ||  ||  ||2||yes||1||2
|-
| Kailua-Kona || USA (Hawaii) || North America || salt || no ||1|| no ||1||1
|-
| Louisville || USA (Kentucky) || North America ||  ||  ||1||no||2||2
|-
| Cambridge || USA (Maryland) || North America || brackish ||  ||2|| no ||2||2.5
|-
| Lake Placid || USA (New York) || North America || fresh ||  ||2||yes||2||2
|-
| Chattanooga || USA (Tennessee) || North America || fresh ||  ||1||no||2||2.25
|-
| The Woodlands || USA (Texas) || North America || fresh || ||1|| no ||2||3
|-
| Madison || USA (Wisconsin) || North America || fresh ||  ||2|| no ||2||2
|-
| Florianópolis || Brazil || South America ||salt|| ||2||yes||2||4
|-
| Mar del Plata || Argentina || South America ||salt|| - ||2||  ||3||3
|-
| Nelson Mandela Bay || South Africa || Africa || salt || - ||1|| no ||2||4
|-
| Subic Bay || Philippines || Asia ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| Gurye || Korea || Asia ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| Penghu || Taiwan || Asia ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| Langkawi || Malaysia || Asia || salt || ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| Port Macquarie || Australia || Oceania || salt || optional ||1|| no ||2||4
|-
| Cairns || Australia || Oceania || salt || optional ||2|| no ||2||4
|-
| Busselton || Australia || Oceania || salt || optional ||2|| yes ||2||4
|-
| Taupo || New Zealand || Oceania || fresh || optional ||1|| no ||2||3
|-
| colspan="9" align="left" style="font-size:90%" | Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ironman.com/races|title=Course Descriptions |access-date=September 29, 2020|publisher=World Triathlon Corporation}}</ref>
|}