Jonathan Callum Brownlee (born 30 April 1990) is a British professional

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and

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. 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. 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

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, the silver medal in the same race at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the gold medal in the mixed relay at the

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. Brownlee also finished the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series in 3rd place, behind fellow Team Relay member

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and Olympic bronze medallist,

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of New Zealand. He had finished on the podium at 3 of the 4 Championship Series races. In 2022 he also finished in 3rd place overall. He finished in second place at the series finale in

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, ahead of overall Champion

and behind 2nd placed

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. 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

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and Javier Gomez, and latterly Frenchman

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were the dominant male 'Olympic' distance triathletes for most of the 2010's.

Career

Brownlee was educated at

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before attending the

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, 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

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'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 (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. 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

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. 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

, his brother Alistair taking gold. He took gold in the mixed triathlon team relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, with his brother Alistair,

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and Jodie Stimpson. At the

, Brownlee took the second-leg of the inaugural triathlon mixed relay, with Jessica Learmonth,

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and

, and took the gold medal in a time of 1:23:41. Brownlee also finished 3rd in the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series. Brownlee was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to triathlon.

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.Triathlon.org – Results Page
. Archive.triathlon.org. Retrieved 9 August 2012. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the ''Elite'' category. Key: BG = British Gas (the sponsor); DNF = Did not finish; DNS = Did not start; U23 = Under 23

Gallery

File:Jonathan Brownlee 1.jpg, Brownlee at the 2010 ''Grand Prix'' triathlon in Dunkirk File:Jonathan Brownlee Pontevedra2011.jpg, Brownlee one day before the European Triathlon Elite Championships in Pontevedra, 2011. File:Alistair Jonathan Brownlee Paris2011 1.jpg, Jonathan and Alistair Brownlee at the French Club Championship Series triathlon in Paris, 2011. File:Alistair Jonathan Brownlee Paris2011 2.jpg, Jonathan and Alistair Brownlee at the French Club Championship Series triathlon in Paris, 2011. File:Alistair Jonathan Brownlee Paris2011 3.jpg, Jonathan and Alistair Brownlee at the French Club Championship Series triathlon in Paris, 2011. File:Alistair Jonathan Brownlee Paris2011 4.jpg, Jonathan and Alistair Brownlee at the French Club Championship Series triathlon in Paris, 2011.

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