Triathlon: Ironman Triathlon World Championship Broadcast Receives Four Emmy Nominations

Ironman is NBC’s Most Nominated Property

The 2003 Ironman Triathlon World Championship was among the nominees announced on March 4th by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the 25th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. The Ironman broadcast was nominated for the following categories: Outstanding Edited Sports Special; Outstanding Camerawork; Outstanding Short Feature and Outstanding Open/Tease.

“We are very excited to have received four nominations this year. It’s nice to be able to recognize the hard work of our production team and all the incredible athletes who make the Ironman such an extraordinary event,” said Peter Henning, senior vice president of television production for the World Triathlon Corporation.

Winners will be announced on Monday, April 19th at a black-tie award ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

The Ironman broadcast, which originally aired on NBC on December 6th will be re-aired on July 25th 1:30-2:30 PM (EST).

The Ironman Triathlon first aired on television in 1980 as part of ABC’s Wide World of Sports. In 1991, the broadcast was moved to NBC where it became a stand-alone program. Over the years, the Ironman Triathlon production has won nine Emmy awards and has received 35 Emmy nominations. The broadcast has also won five consecutive International Monitor Awards for global excellence.