Andrew Johns (born 23 September 1973) is a male

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...

from the

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. Johns is a former European and World Cup Champion as well as a World Championship bronze medalist. Born in

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

, Johns competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

. He was one of the three British triathletes, along with Sian Brice and

Michelle Dillon Michelle Dillon (born 24 May 1973 in Wembley, England) is a retired British triathlete. Dillon's first Olympic triathlon was at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was one of the three British athletes, along with Sian Brice and Andrew ...

, that did not finish the competition. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Johns competed again. This time, he did finish. His time was 1:54:15.87 for sixteenth place.

References

British Olympic Association athlete profile
* 1973 births Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for England English male triathletes Olympic triathletes of Great Britain Sportspeople from Peterborough Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{UK-triathlon-bio-stub