| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| World Triathlon Series Ranking (Ranking) | ||||
| 2 | Men | 2011 | 3992 | |
| 38 | Men | 2010 | 837 | |
| 53 | Men | 2009 | 428 | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 2 | Men | 2011 | Pontevedra, ESP | 1:48:55 |
| World Triathlon Series Ranking | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2012 | Madrid | 1:51:49 |
| 1 | Men | 2012 | San Diego, CA | 1:48:47 |
| 1 | Sprint Distance | 2011 | Lausanne, SUI | 52:23 |
| 2 | Men | 2012 | Kitzbuhel | 1:51:02 |
| 2 | Men | 2011 | Madrid | 1:51:09 |
| 2 | Men | 2011 | Sydney | 1:50:29 |
| 2 | Men | 2010 | London | 1:42:14 |
| 3 | Men | 2011 | Beijing, CHN | 1:48:17 |
| 3 | Men | 2011 | London | 1:51:04 |
| World Junior Championships | ||||
| 2 | Sprint Distance | 2009 | Gold Coast, QLD, AUS | 54:50 |
Nickname
Jonny (thisislondon.co.uk, 01 Aug 2011)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
History - Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, GBR
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Bingley Harriers, Bingley, GBR
Coach
Jack Maitland, Malcolm Brown (Athlete, 07 Aug 2011)
Other sports
His brother Alistair also represents Great Britain triathlon. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He had been swimming since age eight and started athletics and cross country at Bradford Grammar school at age 12. He started triathlon at age 10: "It was just something I did. There were no thoughts about the future. It was just like any other sport in school. There were no real aspirations to go on and compete in the Olympics." (telegraph.co.uk, 10 May 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
He comes from an athletic family, his father was a runner and his mother was a swimmer. His older brother Alistair introduced him to triathlon. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2011; profsports.com, 07 Aug 2011)
Ambitions
Winning the men's triathlon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2011)
Training
He trains for approximately 35 hours each week. A normal day includes an hour-long swim, a 90-minute run and a three-hour bike ride. (thisislondon.co.uk, 14 Jul 2011)
Hero
Long distance runners Haile Gebrselassie and Paula Radcliffe. (britishtriathlon.org, 07 Aug 2011; telegraph.co.uk, 10 May 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a present." (britishtriathlon.org, 07 Aug 2011)
Awards
At the 2010 British Triathlon Annual Awards he was named Olympic Athlete of the Year. (britishtriathlon.org, 14 Nov 2010)
General
FAMILY AFFAIR IN LONDON
He finished third at the 2011 World Championship Series London event to secure qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Older brother Alistair won the event, also securing Olympic qualification: "Alistair keeps on improving and trains hard. He still beats me in our Saturday morning run session," Jonathan says. "It's a tall ask, but I've got to believe I can beat him. But in the Olympics there'll be 64 other people to race against - I can't concentrate on him." (news.bbc.co.uk, 05 Feb 2011; ITU, 07 Aug 2011)
BROTHERS IN ARMS
When competing internationally or for their club Sartrouville [which Jonathan joined in 2011], the two brothers work together for a Brownlee one-two finish. In June 2011 at the World Championship Series Madrid event the brothers finished first [Alistair] and second [Jonathan] with Alistair stopping and waiting for Jonathan at the finish line so they could cross together, arms around one another, with Alistair crossing just one step ahead of Jonathan. Also in June 2011 the brothers finished one-two [Alistair first] at the European Championships in Pontevedra, despite Alistair picking up a puncture: "Jonny slowed down, which slowed the front pack down, and that gave me the chance to change my wheel and catch up again. There are a lot of triathletes who would have just kept going in that situation," Alistair said. (ITU, 06 Aug 2011; thisislondon.co.uk, 02 Aug 2011; telegraph.co.uk, 14 Jul 2011; triathlontribe.com, 30 Jun 2011)
