LEARMONTH Jessica

Great Britain
Triathlon
18 Apr 1988
33
Female
WETHERBY
 
Great Britain
LEEDS
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TRI Triathlon Women's Individual 9
Mixed Relay
GBR
Great Britain
 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Odaiba Marine Park
Women'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
2020Individual Ranking7th1 x 7th
2019Individual Ranking2nd2 x 2nd, 3 x 3rd, 1 x 6th
2018Individual Ranking5th1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 2 x 8th
2017Individual Ranking6th1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 6th
2016Individual Ranking59th1 x 10th, 1 x 24th, 1 x 30th
2015Individual Ranking121st1 x 30th

World Triathlon Series - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
22021IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesLeeds, GBR1:54:37
22019IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship FinalsLausanne, SUI2:02:49
22019IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesHamilton, BER2:01:33
22018SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesAbu Dhabi, UAE1:00:57
22017IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesStockholm, SWE2:01:30
32019IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesLeeds, GBR1:57:22
32019SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesMontreal, QC, CAN58:49
32019SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesAbu Dhabi, UAE56:06
32017IndividualWorld Triathlon Championship FinalsRotterdam, NED2:00:57
42018SprintWorld Triathlon Championship SeriesEdmonton, AB, CAN57:12

World Championships Mixed Relay
YearLocationRelay X
2020Hamburg, GER3
2019Hamburg, GER10

European Championships
YearLocationIndividual
2018Glasgow, GBR2
2017Kitzbuhel, AUT1

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
YearIndividualSprintSuper Sprint Distance
20201 x 4th--
2017-1 x 2nd1 x 11th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
22017SprintWorld CupCape Town, RSA59:35
42020IndividualWorld CupKarlovy Vary, CZE2:07:50
112017Women's Super Sprint DistanceWorld CupChengdu, CHN30:00

World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
22019RelayWorld Triathlon Mixed Relay SeriesTokyo, JPN1:26:33
62018RelayWorld Triathlon Mixed Relay SeriesEdmonton, AB, CAN1:20:06


Legend
X - Mixed, IP - In Progress, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Jess (Twitter profile, 19 Nov 2020)
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Supporting English football club Leeds United. (Twitter profile, 19 Nov 2020; britishtriathlon.org, 05 Sep 2019)
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Athlete
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English
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She competed in swimming at national youth level for the City of Leeds Swimming Club in England and played football for Leeds United Ladies Academy. (britishtriathlon.org, 05 Sep 2019; jesslearmonth.com, 01 Jan 2018)
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She ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee at age 22, which required surgery. (taylormadetimber.co.uk, 12 Feb 2019)
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She first competed in a triathlon in 2011, having previously been involved in national youth level swimming. "I'm a bit different to a lot of other triathletes because I got into triathlon really late, at the age of 23. I swam from an early age and my dad did triathlon in the 1980s, he set up the first tri club in Yorkshire. I used to watch him when I was little. I'd also dabbled in a bit of football and golf." (jesslearmonth.com, 01 Jan 2018; taylormadetimber.co.uk, 12 Feb 2019)
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She competed in swimming until age 16 before quitting the sport. She took up triathlon after recovering a knee injury. "At the age of 22 I did a half marathon and a local village [fitness] camp and I ruptured my ACL [anterior cruciate ligament] in my knee so I had to have an operation. The rehab for that was cycling. And then I did a triathlon and kind of did all right. So I decided to a do a bit of training and try to improve. I was better at it than I expected and I just got the bug for it." (taylormadetimber.co.uk, 12 Feb 2019)
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French road cyclist Thomas Voeckler. (jesslearmonth.com, 01 Jan 2018)
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Her father. (onedaycreative.com, 10 Jun 2016)
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She was named the 2019 Sportswoman of the Year at the Leeds Sports Awards in England. She also won the award in 2017. (tri247.com, 28 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
EARLY DAYS
She was involved in swimming at national youth level until age 16 when she began to lose her enjoyment for training. "I had been training nine or 10 times a week, before and after school. I didn't have a social life and I didn't enjoy it. It was so hard and boring. I got fed up with being so tired. I hated it really, so I quit. I went from being extremely fit to doing nothing, never exercising, but I loved it. I had time to do things. I had time to go out with my friends. I never regretted it." (bbc.co.uk, 13 Mar 2020)

OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION DSQ
In August 2019 she and British teammate Georgia Taylor-Brown were disqualified from the 2019 Olympic Qualification Event in Tokyo, Japan, after crossing the finish line in first place together while holding hands. International Triathlon Union [ITU] rules state that athletes cannot intentionally finish in a tie. An appeal from the athletes was rejected. In late 2020 both athletes were still selected by British Triathlon to compete at the Olympic Games. (britishtriathlon.org, 04 Nov 2020; bbc.co.uk, 13 Mar 2020; runnersworld.com, 15 Aug 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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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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