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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 54
19731st Iditarod Trail Sled Dog RaceWinner: Dick Wilmarth — 20 days 0h 49mThe inaugural Iditarod was held in March 1973, covering 1,049 miles from Anchorage to Nome across Alaskan wilderness. 35 teams started, 22 finished. Dick Wilmarth won with lead dog Hotfoot in 20 days. Founded by Joe Redington Sr. to celebrate Alaska sled dog heritage, the race became known as "The Last Great Race on Earth."
1974Iditarod 1974Winner: Carl Huntington — 20 days 15hCarl Huntington, Athabascan from Galena, won the second Iditarod in 20 days 15 hours — the first Alaska Native champion.
1975Iditarod 1975Winner: Emmitt "Yukon Fox" Peters — 14 days 14hEmmitt Peters, Athabascan known as the Yukon Fox, won in a dramatically faster time than previous years. He remains the last rookie to win the Iditarod.
1976Iditarod 1976Winner: Gerald Riley — 18 days 22hGerald Riley, Athabascan from Nenana, won the 1976 Iditarod. Alaska Natives won four of the first four editions.
1977Iditarod 1977Winner: Rick Swenson — 16 days 16hRick Swenson of Minnesota began his legendary Iditarod career by winning his first title in 1977, beating Jerry Riley by just 4 minutes and 52 seconds.
1978Iditarod 1978Winner: Dick Mackey — by one secondThe most controversial finish in Iditarod history. Dick Mackey beat Rick Swenson by just one second — the closest finish ever. Swenson protested but the result stood.
1979Iditarod 1979Winner: Rick Swenson — 15 days 10hRick Swenson won his second Iditarod title, becoming the first musher to win the race twice.
1980Iditarod 1980Winner: Joe May — 14 days 7hJoe May of Trapper Creek won the 1980 Iditarod in 14 days and 7 hours.
1981Iditarod 1981Winner: Rick Swenson — 12 days 8hRick Swenson won his third Iditarod title in 12 days and 8 hours, establishing himself as the dominant musher of the era.
1982Iditarod 1982Winner: Rick Swenson — 16 days 4hRick Swenson won his fourth Iditarod in back-to-back years, cementing his status as the race's greatest champion of the 1970s–80s.
1983Iditarod 1983Winner: Rick Mackey — 12 days 14hRick Mackey won the 1983 Iditarod, making the Mackey family the only father-son duo to win the race (his father Dick won in 1978).
1984Iditarod 1984Winner: Dean Osmar — 12 days 15hDean Osmar of Clam Gulch won the 1984 Iditarod in 12 days and 15 hours.
1985Iditarod 1985 — first woman winsWinner: Libby Riddles — 18 days 0hLibby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod, famously mushing into a blizzard while rivals sheltered. Her victory made international headlines and transformed the race's profile worldwide.
1986Iditarod 1986Winner: Susan Butcher — 11 days 15hSusan Butcher won the first of four Iditarod titles. She would go on to win in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1990, dominating the race like no musher before her.
1987Iditarod 1987Winner: Susan Butcher — 11 days 2hSusan Butcher successfully defended her title in 1987 with a faster time, beginning an era of dominance.
1988Iditarod 1988Winner: Susan Butcher — 11 days 11hSusan Butcher won her third consecutive Iditarod in 1988, establishing one of the great dynasties in the race's history.
1989Iditarod 1989Winner: Joe Runyan — 11 days 5hJoe Runyan broke Susan Butcher's three-year winning streak to claim the 1989 Iditarod title.
1990Iditarod 1990Winner: Susan Butcher — 11 days 1hSusan Butcher won her fourth Iditarod title in 1990, equalling Rick Swenson's record of four wins.
1991Iditarod 1991Winner: Rick Swenson — 12 days 16hRick Swenson claimed his fifth and final Iditarod title in 1991, becoming the first five-time champion and the only musher to win in three different decades.
1992Iditarod 1992Winner: Martin Buser — 10 days 19hMartin Buser of Big Lake won his first Iditarod in 1992, becoming the first musher to finish under 11 days.
1993Iditarod 1993Winner: Jeff King — 10 days 15hJeff King of Denali Park won his first Iditarod title in 1993. He would go on to win four championships.
1994Iditarod 1994Winner: Martin Buser — 10 days 13hMartin Buser won his second Iditarod in 1994.
1995Iditarod 1995Winner: Doug Swingley — 9 days 2hDoug Swingley of Montana became the first non-Alaskan to win the Iditarod and set a new course record of under 9 days.
1996Iditarod 1996Winner: Jeff King — 9 days 5hJeff King won his second Iditarod in 1996.
1997Iditarod 1997Winner: Martin Buser — 9 days 8hMartin Buser won his third Iditarod title in 1997.
1998Iditarod 1998Winner: Jeff King — 9 days 5hJeff King won his third Iditarod in 1998.
1999Iditarod 1999Winner: Doug Swingley — 9 days 14hDoug Swingley won his second Iditarod title in 1999.
2000Iditarod 2000Winner: Doug Swingley — 9 days 0hDoug Swingley became the first musher to finish under 9 days, winning in 9 days and 0 hours.
2001Iditarod 2001Winner: Doug Swingley — 9 days 19hDoug Swingley won his fourth and final Iditarod title in 2001.
2002Iditarod 2002Winner: Martin Buser — 8 days 22hMartin Buser won his fourth Iditarod and set a new course record of 8 days and 22 hours — the first sub-9-day finish on the southern route.
2003Iditarod 2003Winner: Robert Sørlie — 9 days 15hNorwegian Robert Sørlie became the first European to win the Iditarod.
2004Iditarod 2004Winner: Mitch Seavey — 9 days 12hMitch Seavey of Sterling won his first Iditarod in 2004.
2005Iditarod 2005Winner: Robert Sørlie — 9 days 18hRobert Sørlie won his second Iditarod title in 2005.
2006Iditarod 2006Winner: Jeff King — 9 days 11hJeff King won his fourth and final Iditarod title in 2006, joining the elite club of four-time champions.
2007Iditarod 2007Winner: Lance Mackey — 9 days 5hLance Mackey won the first of four consecutive Iditarod titles in 2007, beginning one of the most dominant runs in race history.
2008Iditarod 2008Winner: Lance Mackey — 9 days 11hLance Mackey won his second consecutive Iditarod. He was also the reigning Yukon Quest champion, making him the only musher to hold both titles simultaneously.
2009Iditarod 2009Winner: Lance Mackey — 9 days 21hLance Mackey won his third consecutive Iditarod, a remarkable feat of endurance.
2010Iditarod 2010Winner: Lance Mackey — 8 days 23hLance Mackey won his fourth consecutive Iditarod, becoming the first musher to achieve four straight victories and the second to finish under 9 days.
2011Iditarod 2011Winner: John Baker — 8 days 18h (record)John Baker, Inupiaq from Kotzebue, set a new course record of 8 days 18 hours 46 minutes that stood for years. He dedicated the win to his village and Alaska Native heritage.
2012Iditarod 2012Winner: Dallas Seavey — 9 days 4hDallas Seavey, son of Mitch Seavey, won his first Iditarod at age 25 — the youngest champion in race history.
2013Iditarod 2013Winner: Mitch Seavey — 9 days 7hMitch Seavey won his second Iditarod in 2013, making the Seaveys the only father-son duo where both won multiple times.
2014Iditarod 2014Winner: Dallas Seavey — 8 days 13hDallas Seavey won his second Iditarod in 2014.
2015Iditarod 2015Winner: Dallas Seavey — 8 days 18hDallas Seavey won his third Iditarod in 2015.
2016Iditarod 2016Winner: Dallas Seavey — 8 days 11hDallas Seavey won his fourth Iditarod in 2016, establishing himself alongside Rick Swenson and Susan Butcher as one of the all-time greats.
2017Iditarod 2017Winner: Mitch Seavey — 8 days 3hMitch Seavey, at 57, won his third Iditarod title and became the oldest champion in race history.
2018Iditarod 2018Winner: Joar Leifseth Ulsom — 9 days 12hNorwegian Joar Leifseth Ulsom won the 2018 Iditarod after Dallas Seavey withdrew amid a doping controversy.
2019Iditarod 2019Winner: Peter Kaiser — 9 days 12hPeter Kaiser, Yup'ik from Bethel, won the 2019 Iditarod — the first Alaska Native champion since 1976.
2020Iditarod 2020Winner: Thomas Wærner — 9 days 10hNorwegian Thomas Wærner won the 2020 Iditarod, which finished just as COVID-19 lockdowns began across the world.
2021Iditarod 2021Winner: Dallas Seavey — 7 days 14h (record)Dallas Seavey won his fifth Iditarod, tying Rick Swenson's all-time record, and shattered the course record with a time of 7 days 14 hours — nearly a full day faster than the previous record.
2022Iditarod 2022 — 50th anniversaryWinner: Brent Sass — 8 days 14hThe 50th running of the Iditarod was won by Brent Sass of Eureka in 8 days 14 hours. The race celebrated five decades of "The Last Great Race on Earth."
2023Iditarod 2023Winner: Ryan Redington — 8 days 22hRyan Redington, grandson of race founder Joe Redington Sr. and Inupiaq, won the 2023 Iditarod — a deeply symbolic victory for the founding family.
2024Iditarod 2024Winner: Dallas Seavey — record 6th titleDallas Seavey won his record sixth Iditarod in 2024, surpassing Rick Swenson's long-standing record of five victories.
2025Iditarod 2025Winner: Jessie Holmes — 10 daysJessie Holmes won the 2025 Iditarod in Nome on March 14. Only 22 mushers finished — the fewest since the inaugural 1973 race. Holmes described the race as "magical."
2026Iditarod 2026Winner: Jessie Holmes — 9 days 7h (back-to-back)Jessie Holmes successfully defended his 2025 championship on March 17, 2026 — joining the elite group of mushers to win back-to-back Iditarods. He was the first musher to reach every checkpoint first.