An analysis of participation and performance by nationality at ‘Ironman Switzerland’ from 1995 to 2011 The ‘Ironman Switzerland’ is centrally located in Europe and we asked ourselves the question of which countries are the starters and which athletes achieve the fastest times.90% of the finishers come from Europe, the largest part from Switzerland and Germany.
The fastest times were achieved by athletes from Switzerland and Germany. Since the Ironman Triathlon is a world-spanning sport, future studies should investigate as the distribution of the finishers to the Ironman qualification race and the ‘Ironman Hawaii’ is, as well as the distribution and performance at the ‘Ironman Hawaii’ according to the origin of the athletes. Thethesis,Ironman Switzerland’can be found athttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/235911234_An_analysis_of_participation_and_performance_by_nationality_at_%27Ironman_Switzerland%27_from_1995_to_2011