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Jonathan Brownlee
MBE

Brownlee in 2011
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Jonny
Born	(1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 35) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Residence	Bramhope, West Yorkshire, England
Education	Bradford Grammar School University of Leeds
Height	181 cm
Weight	70 kg
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Triathlon
Club	Bingley Harriers Leeds Metropolitan University
Coached by	Malcolm Brown Jack Maitland
Medal record Men's triathlon Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games Gold 2020 Tokyo Mixed relay Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual Bronze 2012 London Individual ITU Triathlon World Championships Gold 2010 Lausanne Sprint Gold 2010 Budapest Under23 Gold 2011 Lausanne Sprint Gold 2011 Lausanne Team Gold 2012 Auckland Elite Gold 2012 Stockholm Team Gold 2014 Hamburg Team Silver 2011 Beijing Elite Silver 2013 London Elite Silver 2016 Cozumel Elite Bronze 2008 Vancouver Junior ETU Triathlon European Championships Gold 2009 Holten Junior Silver 2010 Porto U23 Silver 2011 Pontevedra Elite Bronze 2008 Lisbon Junior Representing  England Commonwealth Games Gold 2014 Glasgow Mixed team relay Silver 2014 Glasgow Triathlon Silver 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team relay Representing  Great Britain Super League Triathlon Silver Jersey 2017 overall Bronze 2021 Championship Series Bronze 2022 Championship Series Super League Triathlon Races Silver 2022 Neom Enduro

Jonathan Callum Brownlee (born on April 30, 1990) is a famous English athlete. He is a professional triathlete, which means he competes in races that combine swimming, cycling, and running. He is also a duathlete, competing in races that combine running and cycling.

Jonathan is a six-time World champion in triathlon. He has won one World Triathlon Series title, two World Sprint Triathlon titles, and three World Triathlon Mixed Relay titles. He is also an Olympic champion in the mixed relay event.

He won the Triathlon World Champion title in 2012. He also earned silver medals in 2013 and 2016. Jonathan is a two-time World Sprint Triathlon Champion from 2010 and 2011. He was also the Under-23 Triathlon World Champion in 2010.

Jonathan has won several Olympic medals. He earned a bronze medal in the individual triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games. He then won a silver medal in the same race at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Most recently, he won a gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

In 2021, Jonathan finished third in the Super League Triathlon Championship Series. He was behind his teammate Alex Yee and New Zealand's Hayden Wilde. Jonathan also placed third overall in the 2022 series. He finished second at the final race in Neom, Saudi Arabia.

Jonathan's older brother, Alistair Brownlee, is also a triathlon champion. Alistair won gold medals at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. For a while, Jonathan was considered the most decorated triathlete in Olympic history with three medals. His brother Alistair, with two gold medals, was seen as the most successful. However, in 2024, their countryman Alex Yee surpassed these records. Alex won the individual race and a bronze in the team relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics. This gave him two golds, a silver, and a bronze in Olympic triathlon.

Jonathan's Early Life and Training

Jonathan Brownlee went to Bradford Grammar School. After that, he studied history at the University of Leeds. When he was younger, he swam for Aireborough Swimming Club. He still holds a record there for backstroke from 2000.

He is a member of the Bingley Harriers running club. His coaches are Malcolm Brown and Jack Maitland. They train him at the British Triathlon Federation's High Performance Centre in Leeds. Jonathan shares a record with his brother Alistair for winning the Chevin Chase race five times. Jonathan won it in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016.

His Family of Athletes

Jonathan comes from a family of athletes. His dad, Keith, was a runner, and his mom, Cathy, was a swimmer. His older brother, Alistair Brownlee, is a very successful triathlete. Alistair has won two Olympic gold medals in triathlon (2012 and 2016). He is also a two-time Triathlon World Champion (2009 and 2011). Jonathan's younger brother, Edward, is also a keen sportsman. He enjoys rugby and water polo more than triathlon.

Jonathan's Junior Achievements

Jonathan was the British youth champion in both triathlon and duathlon in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, he won bronze medals at two big junior championships. These were the ETU European Junior Triathlon Championships and the ITU World Junior Championships.

In 2009, he won a gold medal in triathlon at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. He also competed in two races in the 2009 ITU World Championship Series.

Olympic and Commonwealth Games Success

At the London 2012 Olympic Games, Jonathan won a bronze medal in the individual triathlon event. His brother Alistair won the gold medal in the same race.

In 2014, Jonathan won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. This was for the mixed triathlon team relay. He competed with his brother Alistair, Vicky Holland, and Jodie Stimpson.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Jonathan was part of the team that won the gold medal in the first-ever triathlon mixed relay. He raced with Jessica Learmonth, Georgia Taylor-Brown, and Alex Yee. Their team finished in 1 hour, 23 minutes, and 41 seconds.

Jonathan Brownlee was given the title of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2022. This was to recognize his great contributions to the sport of triathlon.

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  Brownlee in 2011

See also

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