Athlete Profile: Jacob Birtwhistle

Jacob Birtwhistle

Australia
Born: 1995

Rankings
ITU World Ranking	3
World Triathlon Series Ranking	8
ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	3
Continental Ranking	1

Starts

60

Podiums

25

Wins

12 Biography

Jacob Birtwhistle currently splits his time between home in Australia, training camps in Europe and competing on the WTS world triathlon stage. Originally from a running background, Jacob was crowned Australian Junior Champion 11 times over middle-long distance events before making the transition to triathlon at the age of 17. Since then, Jacob has topped the podium at several ITU races and, despite not yet hitting WTS gold heading into 2019, a brilliant 2018 season saw him grab no fewer than five top-five finishes at the top level, including silver in Yokohama, and a memorable second place in the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Jacob has two goals in his sights: to become the World and 2020 Olympic Champion.

Recent Highlights:

- Winner at the 2017 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships
- Second place at the 2018 Wasser Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships
- 3rd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Montréal
- 3rd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton
- 5th place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg
- 2nd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama
- 2nd place at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Latest Athlete Results

1	2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds 09 Jun, 2019 - Elite Men - 01:45:12
23	2019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 18 May, 2019 - Elite Men - 01:45:47
28	2019 MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda 27 Apr, 2019 - Elite Men - 01:53:59
1	2019 Daman World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Abu Dhabi 09 Mar, 2019 - Mixed Relay - 00:20:02
8	2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 08 Mar, 2019 - Elite Men - 00:52:21
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1	2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds 2019-06-08 - Elite Men - 01:45:12
23	2019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2019-05-18 - Elite Men - 01:45:47
28	2019 MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda 2019-04-27 - Elite Men - 01:53:59
8	2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 2019-03-08 - Elite Men - 00:52:21
7	2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 2018-09-12 - Elite Men - 01:45:46
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