Jake Birtwhistle

There’s plenty of talent bubbling up in Australia, with no better example than that of Jake Birtwhistle. The Tasmanian-born 25-year-old comes from a running background; from the age of 15 to 18 he was crowned Australian champion 11 times over middle to long distance. With a run pedigree to match the famous Brownlee brothers, Jake has progressed through the tiers of ITU triathlon and become increasingly competitive at World Triathlon Series level. He had a breakthrough year in 2019, winning two World Triathlon Series events (Leeds and Hamburg).

He has also played a major role as the anchor in Australia’s mixed team relay gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and the ITU world championships.

Birthdate: January 4, 1995

Birth Place: Tasmania, Australia

Residence: Riverside, Tasmania, Australia

Stats/Achievements

1st, WTS Leeds 2019
1st, WTS Hamburg 2019
2nd, WTS Yokohama 2018
3rd, WTS Edmonton 2018
3rd, WTS Montreal 2018
Gold, Commonwealth Games mixed relay 2018
Silver, Commonwealth Games individual 2018
1st, Noosa Triathlon 2017
2nd, WTS Edmonton 2017
2nd, WTS Hamburg 2017
Gold, World Championships mixed relay (Hamburg) 2017
U23 World Champion 2015
Silver, World Junior Triathlon Championships 2014
Australian Junior Champion, Oceania Junior Champion, U23 Australian Sprint Champion 2013

Interesting Fact: Jake trains with Vincent Luis (2019 world champion, Super League Triathlon 2018-2019 champion) and Mario Mola (2016-2018 world champion) on Joel Filliol’s squad the JFT Crew.