14 Facts About Jess Learmonth

Jessica Learmonth was born on 18 April 1988 and is a British triathlete.

Jess Learmonth won the European Triathlon Championship in 2017 and took silver in 2018.

Jess Learmonth competed in the women's event and the mixed relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning silver medals in both disciplines.

In 2021, Jess Learmonth won the gold medal in the triathlon mixed relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Jess Learmonth finished second in the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series.

Jess Learmonth won a National Championships freestyle medal whilst competing for the City of Leeds Swimming Club.

Jess Learmonth played golf at Wetherby Golf Club and football for Leeds United Ladies Academy before switching to triathlon.

Jess 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.

Jess Learmonth enjoyed a number of successes in 2019 with a second-place finish at MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda and third-place finishes at AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds and Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal.

Jess Learmonth was part of the British Mixed Relay teams that won silver in the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Tokyo.

In 2020, Jess Learmonth won the inaugural edition of Super League Triathlon Arena Games, held in Rotterdam.

Jess Learmonth finished in 3rd place at Arena Games Triathlon London in 2022, finishing behind Cassandre Beaugrand and Beth Potter.

Jess Learmonth finished 2nd in the 2021 Super League Triathlon Championship Series.

Jess Learmonth was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to triathlon.