Jacob Birtwhistle

Jacob Birtwhistle
Personal information
Nickname(s) Jake
National team Australia
Born (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995
Tasmania, Australia
Residence Riverside, Tasmania
Website www.jakebirtwhistle.com
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Triathlon
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastMixed relay
2018 Gold CoastTriathlon

Jacob Birtwhistle (born 4 January 1995) is an Australian triathlete.

Running career

At the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race he finished 41st.[1]

He was crowned World School Cross Country Champion in 2012 in Malta. Throughout 2009-2012 he won 11 Australian junior athletics champion titles in 1500m, 3000m and 200msteeple. 2013 he transitioned to Triathlon but still managed to win the much coveted Zatopec u/20 3000m title. 2015 he was runner up in the Australian senior 10k Road Running Championships as a 20yr old.

Duathlon career

Birtwhistle is a former duathlon junior world champion.[2]

Triathlon career

--2013 season-- Australian Junior champion, Oceania junior champion, u/23 Australian sprint champion,

'--2014 season'-- silver medallist World Junior Triathlon Championships

2015 season

He won the Under-23 World Championship.[3]

2016 season

Birtwhistle finished fourth at the Yokohama event second at the Hamburg event of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Funding boost for Australian Junior Commonwealth Games squad". Firstoffthebike.com. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  2. ↑ "Now It Gets Serious for Triathlete Jacob Birtwhistle". Themercury.com.au. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  3. ↑ "Launceston athlete Jake Birtwhistle wins under-23 Triathlon World Championship - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Selectors Snub Jacob Birtwhistle in Right Rio Ripoff". Themercury.com.au. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  5. ↑ "Jake Birtwhistle second in Hamburg triathlon, beats Australian Olympic athletes". Smh.com.au. 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
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