Athlete Profile: Jacob Birtwhistle

Jacob Birtwhistle

Australia
Born: 1995

Rankings
ITU World Ranking	3
World Triathlon Series Ranking	5
ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	3
Continental Ranking	1

Starts

63

Podiums

26

Wins

13 Biography

Jacob Birtwhistle currently splits his time between home in Australia, training camps in Europe and competing on the WTS world triathlon stage. Originally from a running background, Jacob was crowned Australian Junior Champion 11 times over middle-long distance events before making the transition to triathlon at the age of 17. Since then, Jacob has topped the podium at several ITU races and, despite not yet hitting WTS gold heading into 2019, 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. Jacob has two goals in his sights: to become the World and 2020 Olympic Champion.

Recent Highlights:

- Winner at the 2017 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships
- Second place at the 2018 Wasser Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships
- 3rd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Montréal
- 3rd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton
- 5th place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg
- 2nd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama
- 2nd place at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Latest Athlete Results

11	2019 Tokyo ITU World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event 16 Aug, 2019 - Elite Men - 01:51:02
DNF	2019 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 20 Jul, 2019 - Elite Men - DNF
3	2019 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships 07 Jul, 2019 - Mixed Relay - 00:19:08
1	2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 06 Jul, 2019 - Elite Men - 00:55:09
10	2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 29 Jun, 2019 - Elite Men - 00:54:31
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DNF	2019 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2019-07-20 - Elite Men - DNF
1	2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 2019-07-06 - Elite Men - 00:55:09
10	2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 2019-06-28 - Elite Men - 00:54:31
1	2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds 2019-06-08 - Elite Men - 01:45:12
23	2019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2019-05-18 - Elite Men - 01:45:47
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