Jonny Brownlee


Jonathan Callum Brownlee is a British professional duathlete and triathlete. He was the 2012 Triathlon World Champion, and the silver medalist in 2013 and 2016.
Brownlee is also a two-time World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Triathlon World Champion. He won the bronze medal in the Olympic triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the silver medal in the Olympics triathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. His brother, Alistair Brownlee, is also a triathlon champion, having won the gold medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Early years

Brownlee was educated at Bradford Grammar School before attending the University of Leeds, where he studied history. 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. His older brother Alistair Brownlee holds two Olympic titles in the triathlon event, and is a two-time Triathlon World Champion. His younger brother Edward, who was a very successful academic, is also a keen sportsman, but prefers rugby and water polo over the triathlon.
Brownlee was the British youth champion in both the triathlon and duathlon in 2006 and 2007. 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. 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.
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.
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.

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. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
30 July 2006European Cup Salford2
2 September 2006World Championships LausanneDNF
19 May 2007Duathlon World Championships Győr9
16 June 2007Duathlon European Championships EdinburghDNS
29 June 2007European Championships Copenhagen5
30 August 2007BG World Championships Hamburg15
10 May 2008European Championships Lisbon3
5 June 2008BG World Championships Vancouver3
20 July 2008BG World CupKitzbühel17
6 September 2008European Championships Pulpí10
27 September 2008Duathlon World Championships Rimini13
14 January 2009Australian Youth Olympic FestivalSydney1
20 June 2009European Cup Tarzo Revine1
2 July 2009European Championships 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 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 Vila Nova de Gaia 2
8 September 2010Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: World Championships Budapest1

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

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