Athlete Profile: Jacob Birtwhistle

Jacob Birtwhistle

Australia
Born: 1995

Rankings
World Ranking	15
World Triathlon Championship Series Ranking	39
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	5
Continental Ranking	4

Starts

83

Podiums

28

Wins

15 Biography

Originally from a running background, Jake was crowned Australian Junior Champion eleven times over middle-and-long distance events before making the transition to triathlon at the age of 17. 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. In 2019, he recorded his first WTS victories after brilliant runs in Leeds and Hamburg twice saw him to the gold and end the year sixth in the overall ranking.

Latest Athlete Results

14	2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 14 May, 2022 - Elite Men - 01:45:15
2	2022 Oceania Triathlon Cup Gold Coast 03 Apr, 2022 - Elite Men - 00:53:27
23	2021 World Triathlon Championship Finals Edmonton 21 Aug, 2021 - Elite Men - 01:46:32
7	Groupe Copley 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal 13 Aug, 2021 - Elite Men - 00:22:31
16	Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 26 Jul, 2021 - Elite Men - 01:46:32
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14	2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 2022-05-14 - Elite Men - 01:45:15
23	2021 World Triathlon Championship Finals Edmonton 2021-08-21 - Elite Men - 01:46:32
7	Groupe Copley 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal 2021-08-13 - Elite Men - 00:22:31
21	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 2021-06-05 - Elite Men - 01:46:55
DNF	2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 2021-05-15 - Elite Men - DNF
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