Education
Jonathan was educated at Bradford Grammar School before attending the University of Leeds, where he studied history.
Jonathan was educated at Bradford Grammar School before attending the University of Leeds, where he studied history.
He used to swim for Aireborough Swimming club and still holds the record for the A&West boys 9/10 yrs 2 lengths backstroke, which was set in 2000. In 2010, Jonathan Brownlee represented the French club European Commission Sartrouville and took part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, also called Grand Prix. The following list is based upon the official International Telecommunication Union rankings and the Athlete"s Profile Page.
Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
Black Gold = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · Domain Name System = did not start.
He was the 2012 Triathlon World Champion, and the silver medalist in 2013. Brownlee is also a two-time, and the reigning, World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Triathlon World Champion (2010). Brownlee won the bronze medal in the Olympic triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games. His brother, Alistair Brownlee, is also a triathlon champion, having won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. Jonathan"s older brother Alistair Brownlee was the winner of the 2009 International Telecommunication Union Triathlon World Championships and the 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon International Telecommunication Union World Championship Series, and Edward Brownlee, his younger brother, is a promising schoolboy swimmer and runner. Jonathan Brownlee was the British youth champion in both triathlon and duathlon in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008 he won bronze medals at both the ETU European Junior Triathlon Championships and International Telecommunication Union World Junior Championships, and placed 17th in his International Telecommunication Union 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 International Telecommunication Union World Championship Series, finishing 13th in Kitzbühel and 27th in London. In Dunkirk, at the first triathlon of this circuit, Jonathan Brownlee won the gold medal in the individual ranking and thanks to him European Commission Sartrouville could win the silver medal. Brownlee took gold in the mixed triathlon team relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, with brother Alistair, Vicky Holland and Jodie Stimpson. In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Jonathan Brownlee took part in 22 International Telecommunication Union competitions and achieved 14 top ten positions, among which were 5 gold medals.
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 Leeds Metropolitan University"s Carnegie Centre.
