Andrew Johns (triathlete)

Andrew Johns (born 23 September 1973) is a male triathlete from the United Kingdom. Johns is a former European and World Cup Champion as well as a World Championship bronze medalist.

Andrew Johns
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Great Britain
ITU World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Cancún Elite
ITU World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Overall World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2000 Overall World Cup
ETU European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Elite
Gold medal – first place 2000 Elite
Bronze medal – third place2006Elite
Ironman World Championship 70.3
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Elite

Born in Peterborough, Johns competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was one of the three British triathletes, along with Sian Brice and Michelle Dillon, that did not finish the competition.

Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Johns competed again. This time, he did finish. His time was 1:54:15.87 for sixteenth place.

References

  • British Olympic Association athlete profile
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrew Johns". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.