These Athletes Claim Final Ironman World Championship Kona Slots, Including Full List of Qualifiers

Swiss athlete Andrea Salvisberg, Italy’s Gregory Barnaby, Denmark’s Daniel Baekkegard, and German trio Jenny Jendryschik, Leonie Konczalla, and Antonia Milowsky secured the final six remaining slots for the Ironman World Championship on Kona today at Ironman Kalmar. This brings the qualification period to a close, allowing the qualified pros to fully focus their preparations on October’s race.

While these six athletes did not take the top steps on the podium in Kalmar, the qualifying slots rolled down to them as several higher-finishing athletes had already secured their Kona berths. Salvisberg, Barnaby, and Baekkegard finished third, fourth, and fifth respectively in Kalmar, while Jendryschik, Konczalla, and Milowsky placed fourth, fifth, and seventh.

Aside from the six athletes above, the following pros had already secured their slot for the Ironman World Championship on Kona (the race listed next to their name indicates where they earned their qualification).

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Women: