BIRTWHISTLE Jacob

Australia
Triathlon
4 Jan 1995
26
Male
LAUNCESTON, TAS
 
Australia
GIRONA
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TRI Triathlon Men's Individual 16
Mixed Relay
AUS
Australia
 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Odaiba Marine Park
Men's Individual
Finished
Odaiba Marine Park
Mixed Relay
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Triathlon Series - Overview
YearEventStandingsThree best ranks per season
2019Individual Ranking6th2 x 1st, 1 x 8th, 1 x 10th
2018Individual Ranking3rd1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 2 x 5th
2017Individual Ranking12th2 x 2nd, 1 x 5th, 1 x 33rd
2016Individual Ranking13th1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 9th
2015Individual Ranking37th1 x 9th, 1 x 11th, 2 x 38th
2014Individual Ranking153rd-

World Triathlon Series - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
12019IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesLeeds, GBR1:45:12
12019SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamburg, GER55:09
22018IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesYokohama, JPN1:45:40
22017SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesEdmonton, AB, CAN55:01
22017SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamburg, GER54:20
22016SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamburg, GER52:36
32018IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesMontreal, QC, CAN1:48:28
32018SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesEdmonton, AB, CAN51:22
42016IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesYokohama, JPN1:46:50
52018SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamburg, GER53:42
52018SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesAbu Dhabi, UAE57:40
52017SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesGold Coast, QLD, AUS53:03

World Championships Mixed Relay
YearLocationRelay X
2019Hamburg, GER3
2018Hamburg, GER2
2017Hamburg, GER1
2016Hamburg, GER2

World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
12019RelayWorld Triathlon Mixed Relay SeriesAbu Dhabi, UAE1:24:16
12018RelayWorld Triathlon Mixed Relay SeriesEdmonton, AB, CAN1:19:29


Legend
X - Mixed, IP - In Progress, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Jake (Instagram profile, 13 Jul 2021)
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Photography, music, design. (Instagram profile, 13 Jul 2021; commonwealthgames.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)
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Athlete
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English
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Launceston Triathlon Club [Australia]
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Joel Filliol, CAN
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He competed in athletics growing up and won 11 junior national titles, including a number of long-distance events. In 2012, at age 17, he won the world cross-country school championships in Malta. He competed at the 2013 World Cross-Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and has competed at the duathlon junior world championships. (wts.triathlon.org, 01 Jun 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 23 Apr 2019; themercury.com.au, 20 Feb 2015; iaaf.org, 2015; sahof.org.au, 01 Mar 2021; technogym.com, 09 Jun 2020; mn2s.com, 01 Sep 2019)
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In May 2021 he pulled out of the World Series event in Yokohama, Japan, due to water sickness. (examiner.com.au, 16 May 2021)

In late 2011 he broke his collarbone in a cycling accident while racing. (triathlon.org.au, 16 Dec 2012)
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He grew up competing in distance running in Launceston, TAS, Australia. He took part in his first triathlon at age 12 and continued swimming and cycling for cross-training while competing in running. He switched focus to triathlon full-time at age 17. (Instagram profile, 01 Jul 2021; wts.triathlon.org, 01 Jun 2018; jakebirtwhistle.com, 01 Jan 2019; factorbikes.com, 25 Jul 2016)
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"I watched the Devonport Triathlon [in Tasmania, Australia] once when I was a young kid and wanted to do one ever since, roughly five years later I raced my first triathlon at 12 and I got hooked." (buzzperformance.com, 01 Feb 2017)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to win a world championship title. (themercury.com.au, 27 Jun 2020; mn2s.com, 01 Sep 2019; wts.triathlon.org, 01 Jun 2018)
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He trains in Europe as part of an elite triathlon group with coach Joel Filliol. He was forced to train in Tasmania, Australia, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before returning to his training group in May 2021. (examiner.com.au, 16 May 2021; technogym.com, 09 Jun 2020)
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Winning mixed relay gold and individual silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (Instagram profile, 15 Apr 2018)
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German triathlete Jan Frodeno, Australian triathlete Craig Walton. (buzzperformance.com, 01 Feb 2017; commonwealthgames.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)
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"Success comes from working hard, and planning for the best, while preparing for the unexpected." (Instagram profile, 01 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
GOLD COAST COMEBACK
He won a silver medal in the men's triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, despite being 18th coming out of the water and around 30 seconds behind the lead pack at the transition off the bike. He said his background in distance running helped him chase down all but one of his competitors. "[After the bike leg] I honestly thought I'd be struggling to finish in the top 10 or top eight, [but] I'd say I'm probably one of the best runners in the sport. I thought I'd be able to close the gap, I didn't expect to pull that many back, I guess, and run my way to second." (thewest.com.au, 05 Apr 2018; news.com.au, 05 Apr 2018)

MISCALCULATION
At the 2017 World Series event in Edmonton, AB, Canada he finished second after misjudging the number of laps. He sprinted ahead of Mario Mola on the second-to-last lap, but as he crossed the finish line he realised there was still one lap to go. He jumped over the fencing to rejoin the race, and held on to finish second behind Mola. "I got to the front a little too easy and I started to really doubt myself. I had to hurdle over that barrier to get back into it [the race] and suffer it out for a whole other lap, but thankfully the damage was not too much. I dug really deep. I had to resurrect something after that mishap." (stuff.co.nz, 30 Jul 2017)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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