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Jonathan Brownlee

Jonathan Brownlee
Jonathan Brownlee Nice2011.jpg
Brownlee in 2011
Personal information
Nickname(s) Jonny
Born (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 26)
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Residence Bramhope, West Yorkshire, England
Education Bradford Grammar School
University of Leeds
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Triathlon
Club Bingley Harriers
Leeds Metropolitan University
Coached by Malcolm Brown
Jack Maitland

Jonathan Callum Brownlee (born 30 April 1990) is an English 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, and the reigning, World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Triathlon World Champion (2010). Brownlee 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.

Jonathan was educated at Bradford Grammar School before attending the University of Leeds, where he studied history. He used to swim 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.

Jonathan's father Keith was a runner, while his mother Cathy was a swimmer. His older brother Alistair Brownlee won the 2009 ITU Triathlon World Championships and the 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series, and Edward Brownlee, his younger brother, is a promising schoolboy swimmer and runner.

Jonathan Brownlee was the British youth champion in both triathlon and duathlon in both 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.


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