Jess Learmonth

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Jess Learmonth
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 33)
Tadcaster, England[1]
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Mixed relay
World Triathlon Series - Overall
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lausanne Elite
World Triathlon Series
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lausanne Elite
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bermuda Elite
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Elite
Silver medal – second place 2018 Abu Dhabi Elite
Silver medal – second place 2017 Stockholm Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Montreal Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Leeds Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rotterdam Elite
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kitzbühel Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Individual
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Women's
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed relay

Jessica Learmonth (born 18 April 1988) is a British triathlete.[2][3] Learmonth is a European, Commonwealth and World Triathlon Series medal winner based in Leeds, England where she trains at the Leeds Triathlon Centre.[2] She won the European Triathlon Championship in 2017 and took silver in 2018. She competed in the women's event and the mixed relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning silver medals in both disciplines.[4][5] Learmonth won silver in the 2019 World Triathlon Series.[6] In 2021, Learmonth won the gold medal in the triathlon mixed relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[7][8]

Early life[]

Learmonth won a National Championships freestyle medal whilst competing for the City of Leeds Swimming Club. She also played golf at Wetherby Golf Club and football for Leeds United Ladies Academy before switching to triathlon.[9]

Career[]

Learmonth's first year in triathlon was in 2012 and she was added to the World-Class Performance Squad in 2015. After just a couple of year’s triathlon racing, Learmonth burst onto the Elite scene in 2016 with her first European Cup win.[10] The 2017 triathlon season, saw her win the ETU European title and secure two ITU World Triathlon Series podium finishes with a silver medal at ITU World Triathlon Stockholm[11] and a bronze medal at ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam.[12]

Learmonth represented Team England at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in both the individual and mixed relay event at her first major multi-sport games. During the same year, she secured a European Championship silver medal at Glasgow and finished 5th overall in the World Triathlon Series.[13]

She enjoyed a number of successes in 2019 with a second-place finish at MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda[14] and third-place finishes at AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds[15] and Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal.[16] However, her greatest achievement of the year was a silver medal in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final at Lausanne.[17]

Learmonth was also part of the British Mixed Relay teams that won silver in the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Tokyo.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jessica Learmonth ready to continue remarkable rise from personal trainer to triathlete". Commonwealth Games England. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jess Learmonth". British Triathlon. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Jessica Learmonth". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England's Jessica Learmonth wins triathlon silver". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Brownlee brothers help England to silver in Commonwealth triathlon relay as Australia win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Learmonth and Taylor-Brown take silver and bronze in Lausanne". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Tokyo 2020: GB win mixed triathlon relay gold to start 'Super Saturday' – watch, listen & follow text". BBC Sport. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Mixed Relay Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Jess Learmonth". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  10. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Jessica Learmonth". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  11. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Women | 2017 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  12. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Women | 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Jess Learmonth". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  14. ^ "2019 MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda | Elite Women". World Triathlon.
  15. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Women | 2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  16. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Women | 2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  17. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Women | 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  18. ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Mixed Relay | 2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Tokyo". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

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