Jonathan Albon
{{Short description|British runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| image = Jonathan Albon 2013 London Marathon (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Jonathan Albon at 2013 London Marathon
| nationality = British
| sport = Sky running, obstacle racing
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| club = Gore Running Wear
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Harlow, Essex, England, UK
| residence = Bergen, Norway{{cite web|url=http://inspiration.goreapparel.com/athlete/jonathan-albon/|title=Jonathan Albon|publisher=inspiration.goreapparel.com|accessdate=27 October 2017}}
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| height = 1.79 m
| weight = 67 kg
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| country = {{GBR2}}
| worlds = 3 Skyrunning World Cup
- Extreme (2016, 2017)
- Overall (2017)
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{{Medal|Sport|Skyrunning}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Kinlochleven|{{nowrap|Ultra SkyMarathon}}}}
{{Medal|Sport|Trail running}}
{{Medal|Competition|IAU World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Coimbra|Individual}}
{{Medal|Silver|2019 Coimbra|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Castellón|Team}}
{{Medal|Competition|WMRA World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Innsbruc-Stubai|Short Race Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Chiang Mai|Short Race}} {{cite web | url=https://my.raceresult.com/225074/results | title=Amazing Thailand World Mountain and Trail Running Championships 2021 presented by NSDF, 04/11/2022-06/11/2022 : : My.race|result }}
{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Chiang Mai|Short Race Team}}
{{Medal|Sport|Obstacle Course Racing}}
{{Medal|Competition|Adventurey OCR World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Cincinnati|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Cincinnati|Team}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 Cincinnati|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 Cincinnati|Team}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 Blue Mountains|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 Blue Mountains|Team}}
{{Medal|Gold|2017 Blue Mountains|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2017 Blue Mountains|Short course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Essex|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Essex|Short course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Essex|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Essex|Short course}}
{{Medal|Silver|2016 Blue Mountains|Short course}}
{{Medal|Competition|OCR European Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2017 Amsterdam|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2017 Amsterdam|Short course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Esbjerg|Long course}}
{{Medal|Competition|Spartan Race World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Vermont|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Lake Tahoe|Long course}}
{{Medal|Silver|2017 Lake Tahoe|Long course}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2019 Lake Tahoe|Long course}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Abu Dhabi|Long course}}
{{Medal|Competition|Spartan Race European Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 Slovakia|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 Edinburgh|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Dolomites|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2021 Verbier|Long course}}
{{Medal|Competition|Spartan Race Trifecta World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Sparta|Individual}}
{{Medal|Competition|Tougher Mudder World Championship}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Seattle|Long course}}
{{Medal|Gold|2024 AlUla|Infinity}}
{{Medal|Competition|Tougher Mudder European Championship}}
{{Medal|Gold|2018 Hemel Hempstead|Long course}}
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Jonathan Albon (born 19 April 1989) is a British sky runner and obstacle course racer who has won three Skyrunner World Series.{{cite web|url=http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/de-gasperi-aviles-sky-champions-albon-maiora-take-overall/|title=De Gasperi and Avilés Sky Champions. Albon and Maiora take Overall|publisher=skyrunnerworldseries.com|accessdate=27 October 2017}}
Biography
Originally from Great Dunmow in Essex, Albon later moved to live in Bergen, Norway.{{Cite web |url=http://www.clifbar.co.uk/team-clif-bar/athlete/jon-albon |title=Clif Bar: Jonathan Albon. |access-date=29 September 2018 |archive-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929160856/http://www.clifbar.co.uk/team-clif-bar/athlete/jon-albon |url-status=dead }}
He twice won the final ranking of Sky Extreme (2016 and 2017) and has once been the overall winner of the Skyrunner World Series. As an obstacle racer, he has won the Adventurey world championships in 2014,{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/OCRITALIA/comments/93njjm/segui_i_campioni|title=Rankings and results|date=August 2018 }} 2015, 2016, 2017,[http://obstacleracingmedia.com/tag/jon-albon/ Obstacle Racing Media: OCR World Championship 2017 Results.] 2018 and 2019. He has also won the Spartan World Championships in 2014 and 2018.
Albon won the Trail World Championships in 2019.[https://www.irunfar.com/2019/06/2019-trail-world-championships-results.html iRunFar: 2019 Trail World Championships Results.]
In 2021 Albon won the OCC at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. The following year, he won the Mont Blanc Marathon.[https://irunfar.com/lessons-in-humility-a-conversation-with-jon-albon iRunFar: Lessons in Humility: A Conversation With Jon Albon.] He placed second in CCC at UTMB 2022. In 2023 he won CCC at UTMB.
In 2024 Albon won the Transvulcania Ultramarathon. He placed 6th in the 2024 Western States 100miler.
2017 SWS Victory
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# | Date | Race | Venue | Category | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=center|1 | 2 May | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yading, Sichuan
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| - | |||
align=center|2 | 13 May
|Transvulcania Ultramarathon (75 km) | {{flagicon|ESP}} La Palma Canary Islands
|bgcolor=orange|SKy Ultra |align=center| - | |||
align=center|3 | 28 May | {{flagicon|ESP}} Zegama, Basque Country
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| 60 | |||
align=center|4 | 3 June
|Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira (55 km) | {{flagicon|POR}} Madeira
|bgcolor=orange|SKy Ultra |align=center| 100 | |||
align=center|5 | 9 June
|Scenic Trail (113 km) | {{flagicon|SUI|civil}} Lugano
|bgcolor=orange|SKy Ultra |align=center| - | |||
align=center|6 | 18 June | {{flagicon|ITA}} Livigno
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| - | |||
align=center|7 | 24 June | {{flagicon|GRE}} Dion
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| - | |||
align=center|8 | 8 July | {{flagicon|ESP}} Barruera
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| - | |||
align=center|9 | 8 July
|High Trail Vanoise (68 km) | {{flagicon|FRA}} Val d’Isère
|bgcolor=orange|SKy Ultra |align=center| - | |||
align=center|10 | 16 July | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ceresole Reale
|bgcolor=lime|SKy Extreme |align=center| - | |||
align=center|11 | 22 July | {{flagicon|ITA}} Canazei
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| - | |||
align=center|12 | 30 July | {{flagicon|AND}} Arinsal, La Massana
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| - | |||
align=center|13 | 5 August | {{flagicon|NOR}} Tromsø
|bgcolor=lime|SKy Extreme |align=center| 120 | |||
align=center|14 | 26 August | {{flagicon|SUI|civil}} Zermatt
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| 70.8 | |||
align=center|15 | 2 September | {{flagicon|USA}} Big Sky, Montana
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| - | |||
align=center|16 | 3 September
|The Rut 50K (50 km) | {{flagicon|USA}} Big Sky, Montana
|bgcolor=orange|SKy Ultra |align=center| - | |||
align=center|17 | 9 September
|Devil’s Ridge Ultra (80 km) | {{flagicon|CHN}} Gobi Desert
|bgcolor=orange|SKy Ultra |align=center| - | |||
align=center|18 | 16 September
|Salomon Ring of Steall Skyrace | {{flagicon|GBR}} Kinlochleven
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| - | |||
align=center|19 | 16 September
|Salomon Ben Nevis Ultra (110 km) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Kinlochleven
|bgcolor=orange|SKy Ultra |align=center| - | |||
align=center|20 | 17 September
|Salomon Glen Coe Skyline | {{flagicon|GBR}} Kinlochleven
|bgcolor=lime|SKy Extreme |align=center| 88 | |||
align=center|21 | 23 September
|Ultra Pirineu (110 km) | {{flagicon|ESP}} Bagà
|bgcolor=orange|SKy Ultra |align=center| - | |||
align=center|22 | 14 October | {{flagicon|ITA}} Limone sul Garda
|bgcolor=aqua|SKy Classic |align=center| - | |||
style=text-align:right colspan=5|Points total | align=center|438.8 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://jonathanalbon.com/}}
- {{IOF}}
{{Footer Skyrunner World Series Champions Men}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Essex
Category:People from Great Dunmow
Category:Skyrunning World Championships winners
Category:British male long-distance runners
Category:IAU Trail World Championships winners
Category:English male long-distance runners