Alanya Triathlon

Alanya Triathlon
HostAlanya, Antalya
CountryTurkey
OrganizerTurkish Triathlon Federation
Nations
  • 27 (2022)
  • 23 (2023)
  • 26 (2024)
  • 34 (2025)
Athletes
  • 600 (2022)
  • 232 (2023)
  • 367 (2024)
  • 242 (2025)
SportsTriathlon (swimming, biking, running)
DatesOctober
Race length
  • Swimming: 750 m (2,460 ft)
  • Biking: 20 km (12 mi)
  • Running: 5 km (3.1 mi)
Alanya is located in Turkey
Alanya
Alanya
Location of the Alanya Triathlon

The Alanya Triathlon is an annual internationai triathlon competition established in 1992 and held in Alanya District of Antalya, Turkey. It is one of the European Triathlon Cup legs.[1]

Overview

Organized by the Turkish Triathlon Federation in cooperation with the local district municipality, the event was held for the first time on 1 July 1992,[2][3] as the "International Alanya Triathlon" (Turkish: Uluslararası Alanya Triatlonu). The competition is carried out in Alanya District of Antalya, southwestern Turkey scheduled in every October. The competition became part of the European Triathlon Cup.[4]

The event starts at Galip Dede Beach with swimming at a distance of 750 m (2,460 ft),[5] and continues with 20 km (12 mi) biking and 5 km (3.1 mi) running. In the public triathlon race, organized to encourage citizens to participate in sports, athletes compete in shortened distances like the 250 m (820 ft) swimming, 5 km (3.1 mi) biking and 1.2 km (0.75 mi) running stages. Male and female triathletes for the public event are categorized in five-year age groups between 20 and 79.[4]

History

In the 30th edition in 2021, mixed relay event was introduced, where a world record of 34 teams competed. The Hungarian team (Romina Nadas, Zolin Hobor, Lili Dobi, Kolos Trungel-Nagy) became the winner before the Italian and Russian teams.[6] At the 2022 European Triathlon Cup Alanya, 600 triathletes from 27 nations competed.[7] The number of athletes were 232 from 23 nations in 2023,[5] 367 from 26 nations in 2024,[2] and 242 from 34 nations in 2025.[4]

Winners

Year Athlete Time Ref.
Elite men
2022 Switzerland Adrien Briffod 53:01 [7]
2023 France Nathan Grayel 52:26 [5]
2024 France Thomas Hansmaennel 50:58 [2]
2025 France Louis Vitiello 47:58 [4]
Elite women
2022 Germany Lisa Tersch 59:16 [7]
2023 Germany Julia Bröcker 58:43 [5]
2024 Germany Julia Bröcker 56:38 [2]
2025 France Manon Laporte 54:09 [4]

References

  1. ^ "2025 Europe Triathlon Cup Alanya". World Triathlon. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d "33. Alanya Triatlonu Gerçekleştirildi" (in Turkish). Alanya Belediyesi. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Tarihçe" (in Turkish). Türkiye Triatlon Federasyonu. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e "34. Uluslararası Alanya Triatlonu Tamamlandı" (in Turkish). Alanya Belediyesi. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d "Alanya Triatlon Yarışları tamamlandı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  6. ^ "30. Alanya Uluslararası Triatlonu Sona Erdi" (in Turkish). Alanya Belediyesi. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b c "31. Alanya Uluslararası Triatlonu Sona Erdi" (in Turkish). Alanya Beledşyesi. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2026.