Jess Learmonth

Jessica Learmonth MBE (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]

Jess Learmonth
MBE
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988
Bramham, 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
Super League Triathlon
Gold medal – first placeRotterdam 2020SLT Arena Games
Silver medal – second place2021Championship Series
Bronze medal – third placeLondon 2022Arena Games Triathlon

In 2021, Learmonth won the gold medal in the triathlon mixed relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[7][8] She also finished second in the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series.

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] In 2020, Learmonth won the inaugural edition of Super League Triathlon Arena Games, held in Rotterdam.[19] She finished in 3rd place at Arena Games Triathlon London in 2022, finishing behind Cassandre Beaugrand and Beth Potter.[20]

In 2021 Learmonth was part of the gold medal winning triathlon mixed relay team, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[7][8] She also finished 2nd in the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series. Despite winning 3 of the 4 Championship Series races,[21][22][23] her 4th place finish at the series finale in Malibu, was not enough to deny Georgia Taylor-Brown the overall victory.[24]

Learmonth was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to triathlon.[25][26]

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. "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.
  19. "Pain In The Glory For Triathlon Star Jessica Learmonth At SLT Arena Games". Super League Triathlon. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  20. "Cassandre Beaugrand Powers To Win At Arena Games Triathlon London powered by Zwift". Super League Triathlon. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  21. "Jessica Learmonth Heads All-British Women's Podium At Super League London". Super League Triathlon. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  22. "Alex Yee and Jess Learmonth win Super League Triathlon Jersey". 220 Triathlon. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  23. "Learmonth Makes It Back-To-Back Wins With Super League Triathlon Munich Triumph". Super League Triathlon. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  24. "Georgia Taylor-Brown Edges Out Jess Learmonth For Super League Triathlon Championship Series Title". Super League Triathlon. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  25. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N21.
  26. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
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