The sixth edition of the IRONMAN® European Championship Hamburg triathlon is set to take place on June 04, 2023. The professional men will be racing in a bid to be crowned IRONMAN European Champion, a title that is currently held by Denis Chevrot (FRA), as well as a piece of the $75,000 total professional prize. This much anticipated German event also offers men's and women's Age Group Qualifying slots to the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship in Nice, France on September 10, 2023 (men), and Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i on October 14, 2023 (women). The women professionals will compete for the title of IRONMAN European Champion at Mainova IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt a month later (July, 2 2023).
With Laura Philipp (DEU) setting a world best IRONMAN time (08:18:20) at the same event last year, and a mouthwatering clash of male professionals set to race this year, spectators can expect some fast times.
The professional field features three-time IRONMAN World Champion, Jan Frodeno (DEU), who will be making a comeback to IRONMAN racing since his 2019 jaw dropping performance in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii when he claimed victory in course-record breaking fashion. After announcing his intention of racing this year’s IRONMAN World Championship in Nice, France, this will the perfect opportunity for him to make a strong statement and remind the world of his swim-bike-run prowess in long course racing ahead of the pinnacle event in September. Frodeno is no stranger to racing in Hamburg and returns to racing in the city ten years after becoming World Champion in the Mixed Relay at HAMBURG WASSER World Triathlon in 2013.
The 2022 IRONMAN European Champion, Denis Chevrot (FRA) will also be attempting to defend his European title in Germany and remind the world that he will be a force to be reckoned with this year, especially with the men’s edition of the 2023 IRONMAN World Championship being in his home turf in France. The professional men’s field will also feature Kristian Høgenhaug (DNK), Matt Hanson (USA), Florian Angert (DEU), Pieter Heemeryck (BEL), Maurice Clavel (DEU), Jesper Svensson (SWE) and one of the fastest swimmers on the IRONMAN circuit, Josh Amberger (AUS).
Along with the professional men, over 3 000 men and women age group athletes representing 80 nations are expected to take to the start line in Hamburg. IRONMAN European Championship Hamburg was the first IRONMAN event on the global race calendar to sell out entries, showing just how popular the event has become since the inaugural edition in 2017.
Athletes will take on a one-loop 3.8 km swim course starting at Jungfernstieg, a fast flat 180km bike course consisting of 2 loops which will lead through Ballindamm along some of the scenic sights of Reeperbahn, the fish market and the Landungsbrücken and out into the idyllic Vier- und Marschlande. The last leg also features a fast flat four-loop 42.2 km run course allowing for fast times. The run will take athletes through the heart of the city of Hamburg and along the world famous Alster Lake before finishing at the Rathausmarkt, the central square of Hamburg.
1 Chevrot Denis FRA
2 Frodeno Jan DEU
4 Høgenhaug Kristian DNK
6 Hanson Matt USA
8 Angert Florian DEU
9 Heemeryck Pieter BEL
10 Amberger Josh AUS
11 Kallin Robert SWE
12 Guilloux Arnaud FRA
14 Mennesson William FRA
15 Svensson Jesper SWE
16 Loeschke Franz DEU
17 Pareyn Pamphiel BEL
18 Sowieja Dominik DEU
19 Magnien Dylan FRA
20 Grue Kristian NOR
21 Plese David SVN
22 Davis Thomas GBR
23 Hsieh Shen Yen TWN
24 Norberg Sebastian SWE
25 Hauwert Levi AUS
26 Shaffeld Timo DEU
27 Conte Rémi FRA
28 Drachler Tobias DEU
29 Ljung Dennis SWE
30 Terrier Vincent FRA
31 Navalpotro RodrÍguez Álvaro ESP
32 Vistica Andrej HRV
33 Fritzenschaft Julian DEU
34 Hoeing Jan DEU
35 Proctor Sam GBR
36 hindkjær Kristian DNK
37 Wies Sven DEU
38 Najmowicz Sebastian POL
39 Scott-Farrington James GBR
40 Guenther Fabian DEU
41 Vabaorg Kevin EST
42 Sowinski Milosz POL
43 Rohde Maximilian DEU
44 Raelert Michael DEU
45 Schnödewind Lukas DEU
47 Arnold Leonard DEU
48 Wehrle Christopher DEU
49 Große-Freese Finn DEU
50 Markgraf Nico DEU
51 Eggeling Marc DEU
52 Szala Tomasz POL