Athlete Profile: Jacob Birtwhistle

Jacob Birtwhistle

Australia
Born: 1995

Rankings
ITU World Ranking	10
World Triathlon Series Ranking	3
Regional Points List	1

Starts

51

Podiums

22

Wins

11 Biography

Jacob splits his time between home in Australia, training camps in Europe and competing on the world triathlon stage. From a running background Jacob was crowned Australian junior champion 11 times over the middle-long distance events. At the age of 17, Jacob began to transition from running into triathlon. Since then Jacob has had huge success winning multiple ITU races and finishing on the podium at the 2016 WTS race in Hamburg and the first ever Super League Triathlon in Australia. Jacob has two goals: to become the World and 2020 Olympic Champion.

2017 has seen a spectacular season for Jacob with a triumphant win at the 2017 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships as well as securing two silver medals, one at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton and the other at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg.

Recent Highlights

- Winner at the 2017 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships
- 40th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Montréal;
- 2nd place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton;
- 2nd place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg;
- 33rd place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama; and
- 5th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast.

Latest Athlete Results

2	2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 12 May, 2018 - Elite Men - 01:45:40
1	2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 07 Apr, 2018 - Mixed Relay - 00:18:57
2	2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 05 Apr, 2018 - Elite Men - 00:52:38
5	2018 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 02 Mar, 2018 - Elite Men - 00:57:40
DNF	2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam 16 Sep, 2017 - Elite Men - DNF
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2	2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2018-05-12 - Elite Men - 01:45:40
5	2018 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 2018-03-02 - Elite Men - 00:57:40
DNF	2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam 2017-09-14 - Elite Men - DNF
40	2017 ITU World Triathlon Montréal 2017-08-05 - Elite Men - 01:55:15
2	2017 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2017-07-28 - Elite Men - 00:55:01
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2	2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018-04-05 - Elite Men - 00:52:38
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Brownlee's ready to shine again at the Commonwealth Games

02 Apr, 2018
Men will battle it out for last remaining Oympic spots in Yokohama
After exactly two years of battling it out on the race course, the Olympic qualifying period finally comes to a close this weekend at the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama.
09 May, 2016
Birtwhistle (AUS) brilliant for men's U23 world title
The 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final Chicago officially kicked off Thursday morning with the under23 men’s World Champion being crowned.
17 Sep, 2015
U23 World Championship race overflowing with talent
The men’s and women’s Under23 start lists are overflowing with talent that have already been making headlines amongst the elites this year.
11 Sep, 2015
Australia's youth rise up at Continental Championships
Australian Triathlon’s generation next, led by Tasmania’s Jacob Birtwhistle and Western Australian Jaz Hedgeland came of age in Devonport this weekend with wins at the Continental Champs.
23 Feb, 2015