Jess Learmonth

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Jessica Learmonth (born 18 April 1988) is a British triathlete.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishtriathlon.org/gb-teams/elite-team/athletes/jess-learmonth_4349 |title=Jess Learmonth |accessdate=5 April 2018 |work=British Triathlon}}{{cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/78775/jessica_learmonth |title=Jessica Learmonth |accessdate=5 April 2018 |work=Triathlon.org}} Learmonth is a European, Commonwealth, Olympic and World Triathlon Series medal winner based in Leeds, England where she trains at the Leeds Triathlon Centre. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43651348 |title=Commonwealth Games: England's Jessica Learmonth wins triathlon silver |accessdate=5 April 2018 |work=BBC Sport}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43679252 |title=Brownlee brothers help England to silver in Commonwealth triathlon relay as Australia win |accessdate=7 April 2018 |work=BBC Sport}} Learmonth won silver in the 2019 World Triathlon Series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/learmonth-and-taylor-brown-take-silver-and-bronze-in-lausanne|title=Learmonth and Taylor-Brown take silver and bronze in Lausanne|website=www.teamgb.com|language=en|access-date=17 March 2020}}

In 2021, Learmonth won the gold medal in the triathlon mixed relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.{{Cite news|date=2021-07-30|title=Tokyo 2020: GB win mixed triathlon relay gold to start 'Super Saturday' – watch, listen & follow text|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/50974149|access-date=2021-07-31}}{{Cite web|title=Mixed Relay Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/TRI/OG2020-_TRI_C73C_TRIXTEAM4-------------FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802215026/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/TRI/OG2020-_TRI_C73C_TRIXTEAM4-------------FNL-000100--.pdf|archive-date=2 August 2021|access-date=3 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishtriathlon.org/gb-teams/elite-team/athletes/jess-learmonth_4349|title=Jess Learmonth|website=www.britishtriathlon.org|language=en|access-date=17 March 2020}}

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 years of triathlon racing, Learmonth burst onto the Elite scene in 2016 with her first European Cup win.{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/78775/jessica_learmonth|title=Athlete Profile: Jessica Learmonth|last=Union|first=International Triathlon|website=Triathlon.org|language=en|access-date=17 March 2020}} 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{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2017_itu_world_triathlon_stockholm/309374|title=Results: Elite Women {{!}} 2017 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm|last=Union|first=International Triathlon|website=Triathlon.org|language=en|access-date=17 March 2020}} and a bronze medal at ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam.{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2017_itu_world_triathlon_grand_final_rotterdam/309472|title=Results: Elite Women {{!}} 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam|last=Union|first=International Triathlon|website=Triathlon.org|language=en|access-date=17 March 2020}}

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.

She enjoyed a number of successes in 2019 with a second-place finish at MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2019_ms_amlin_world_triathlon_bermuda/336783|title=2019 MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda {{!}} Elite Women|last=|first=|date=|website=World Triathlon|access-date=}} and third-place finishes at AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2019_aj_bell_world_triathlon_leeds/336922|title=Results: Elite Women {{!}} 2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds|last=Union|first=International Triathlon|website=Triathlon.org|language=en|access-date=17 March 2020}} and Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2019_itu_world_triathlon_montreal/336987|title=Results: Elite Women {{!}} 2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal|last=Union|first=International Triathlon|website=Triathlon.org|language=en|access-date=17 March 2020}} However, her greatest achievement of the year was a silver medal in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final at Lausanne.{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2019_itu_world_triathlon_grand_final_lausanne/337812|title=Results: Elite Women {{!}} 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne|last=Union|first=International Triathlon|website=Triathlon.org|language=en|access-date=17 March 2020}}

Learmonth was also part of the British Mixed Relay teams that won silver in the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Tokyo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2019_itu_world_triathlon_mixed_relay_series_tokyo/345266|title=Results: Mixed Relay {{!}} 2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Tokyo|last=Union|first=International Triathlon|website=Triathlon.org|access-date=17 March 2020}} In 2020, Learmonth won the inaugural edition of Super League Triathlon Arena Games, held in Rotterdam.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-26|title=Pain In The Glory For Triathlon Star Jessica Learmonth At SLT Arena Games|url=https://superleaguetriathlon.com/races/arena-games/pain-in-the-glory-for-triathlon-star-jessica-learmonth-at-slt-arena-games/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Super League Triathlon|language=en-GB}} She finished in 3rd place at Arena Games Triathlon London in 2022, finishing behind Cassandre Beaugrand and Beth Potter.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-23 |title=Cassandre Beaugrand Powers To Win At Arena Games Triathlon London powered by Zwift |url=https://superleaguetriathlon.com/races/arena-games/cassandre-beaugrand-powers-to-win-at-arena-games-triathlon-london-powered-by-zwift/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Super League Triathlon |language=en-GB}}

In 2021, Learmonth was part of the gold medal–winning triathlon mixed relay team, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She also finished 2nd in the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series. Despite winning 3 of the 4 Championship Series races,{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=Jessica Learmonth Heads All-British Women's Podium At Super League London|url=https://superleaguetriathlon.com/races/championship-races/jessica-learmonth-wins-super-league-london/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Super League Triathlon|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Alex Yee and Jess Learmonth win Super League Triathlon Jersey|url=https://www.220triathlon.com/news/alex-yee-and-jess-learmonth-win-super-league-triathlon-jersey/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=220 Triathlon|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-09-12|title=Learmonth Makes It Back-To-Back Wins With Super League Triathlon Munich Triumph|url=https://superleaguetriathlon.com/races/championship-races/learmonth-again-storms-to-super-league-success/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Super League Triathlon|language=en-GB}} her 4th place finish at the series finale in Malibu, was not enough to deny Georgia Taylor-Brown the overall victory.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-25|title=Georgia Taylor-Brown Edges Out Jess Learmonth For Super League Triathlon Championship Series Title|url=https://superleaguetriathlon.com/races/championship-races/georgia-taylor-brown-wins-the-super-league-championship/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Super League Triathlon|language=en-GB}}

Learmonth was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to triathlon.{{London Gazette|issue=63571|supp=y|page=N21|date=1 January 2022}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/59828368|title= New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame|date=31 December 2021|work=BBC Sport}}