Jonny Brownlee

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Jonathan Brownlee
MBE
Jonathan Brownlee Nice2011.jpg
Brownlee in 2011
Personal information
Nickname(s)Jonny
Born (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 33) [1]
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England [1] [2]
Education Bradford Grammar School
University of Leeds
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Weight70 kg (154 lb) [3]
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Triathlon
ClubBingley Harriers [4]
Leeds Metropolitan University [5]
Coached byMalcolm Brown [1]
Jack Maitland [1]
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Mixed relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Triathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Triathlon
ITU Triathlon World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Lausanne Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Budapest Under23
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Lausanne Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Lausanne Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Auckland Elite
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Stockholm Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Hamburg Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Beijing Elite
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 London Elite
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Cozumel Elite
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Vancouver Junior
ETU Triathlon European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Holten Junior
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Porto U23
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Pontevedra Elite
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Lisbon Junior
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Mixed team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Triathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team relay
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Super League Triathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Jersey 2017 overall
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Championship Series
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Championship Series
Super League Triathlon Races
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Neom Enduro

Jonathan Callum Brownlee [6] MBE (born 30 April 1990) is an English professional duathlete and triathlete. He is a six-time World champion (once World Triathlon Series, twice World Sprint Triathlon, three-time World Triathlon Mixed Relay), and one-time Olympic champion (mixed relay) in triathlon.

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Brownlee was the 2012 Triathlon World Champion, and the silver medallist in 2013 and 2016. Brownlee is also a two-time World Sprint Triathlon Champion when it was held as a separate event between 2010 and 2011. He is the former Under-23 Triathlon World Champion (2010).

He won the bronze medal in the individual triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the silver medal in the same race at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Brownlee also finished the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series in 3rd place, behind fellow Team Relay member Alex Yee and Olympic bronze medallist, Hayden Wilde of New Zealand. [7] He had finished on the podium at 3 of the 4 Championship Series races. [8] [9] [10] In 2022 he also finished in 3rd place overall. He finished in second place at the series finale in NEOM, Saudi Arabia, ahead of overall Champion Hayden Wilde and behind 2nd placed Matthew Hauser. [11] His brother, Alistair Brownlee, is also a triathlon champion, having won the gold medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

As of 2022, Jonathan is considered the most decorated triathlete in Olympic history, the only triathlete to achieve 3 Olympic medals, while his brother Alistair, with his two gold medals is considered the most successful triathlete in Olympic history. Between them, the Brownlee brothers, along with Spanish pair Mario Mola and Javier Gomez, and latterly Frenchman Vincent Luis were the dominant male 'Olympic' distance triathletes for most of the 2010's.

Early life

Brownlee was educated at Bradford Grammar School before attending the University of Leeds, where he studied history. [12] [13] He swam for Aireborough Swimming club and still holds the record for the A&W boys 9/10 yrs 2 lengths backstroke, which was set in 2000. He is a member of the Bingley Harriers and is coached by Malcolm Brown and Jack Maitland at the British Triathlon Federation's High Performance Centre, based at Leeds Metropolitan University's Carnegie Centre.

His father Keith was a runner, while his mother Cathy was a swimmer. [14] His older brother Alistair Brownlee holds two Olympic titles in the triathlon event (2012, 2016), and is a two-time Triathlon World Champion (2009, 2011). His younger brother Edward, who was a very successful academic, is also a keen sportsman, but prefers rugby and water polo over the triathlon. [15]

Brownlee was the British youth champion in both the triathlon and duathlon in 2006 and 2007. [1] In 2008 he won bronze medals at both the ETU European Junior Triathlon Championships and ITU World Junior Championships, and placed 17th in his ITU World Championship Series début event in Kitzbühel. [16] [17] During the 2009 season he also won gold in the triathlon at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival and competed in two races in the 2009 ITU World Championship Series, finishing 13th in Kitzbühel and 27th in London. [16] [17]

In 2010, Brownlee represented the French club ECS Triathlon and took part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, also called Grand Prix. In Dunkirk, at the first triathlon of this circuit, he won the gold medal in the individual ranking which helped EC Sartrouville to win the silver medal. [18]

Despite a 15-second penalty, Jonathan took the bronze medal in the Triathlon event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, his brother Alistair taking gold.

He took gold in the mixed triathlon team relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, with his brother Alistair, Vicky Holland and Jodie Stimpson. [19]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Brownlee took the second-leg of the inaugural triathlon mixed relay, with Jessica Learmonth, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee, and took the gold medal in a time of 1:23:41. [20] Brownlee also finished 3rd in the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series. [7]

Brownlee was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to triathlon. [21] [22]

ITU competitions

In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Jonathan Brownlee took part in 23 ITU competitions and achieved 14 top ten positions, winning five gold medals.

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page. [23] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
30 July 2006European Cup (Junior)Salford2
2 September 2006World Championships (Junior)LausanneDNF
19 May 2007Duathlon World Championships (Junior)Győr9
16 June 2007Duathlon European Championships (Junior)EdinburghDNS
29 June 2007European Championships (Junior)Copenhagen5
30 August 2007BG World Championships (Junior)Hamburg15
10 May 2008European Championships (Junior)Lisbon3
5 June 2008BG World Championships (Junior)Vancouver3
20 July 2008BG World CupKitzbühel17
6 September 2008European Championships (U23)Pulpí10
27 September 2008Duathlon World Championships (Junior)Rimini13
14 January 2009Australian Youth Olympic FestivalSydney1
20 June 2009European Cup (Junior)Tarzo Revine1
2 July 2009European Championships (Junior)Holten1
11 July 2009Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel13
15 August 2009Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon26
9 September 2009Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: World Championships (Junior)Gold Coast2
5 June 2010Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid28
3 July 2010European ChampionshipsAthlone38
25 July 2010Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon2
21 August 2010Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne1
28 August 2010European Championships (U23)Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto)2
8 September 2010Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: World Championships (U23)Budapest1

Key:BG = British Gas (the sponsor); DNF = Did not finish; DNS = Did not start; U23 = Under 23

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