Alistair Brownlee

Infobox Triathlete
athletename = Alistair Brownlee


country = GBR
nickname = Al
date-birth = birth date and age|1988|04|23|df=yciteweb|url=http://www.corustriathlon.com/en/elite/corus_british_triathlon_team/alistair_brownlee|title=Alistair Brownlee|publisher=Corus|accessdate=2008-06-15]
place-birth = Leeds, Yorkshire, England
residence = Leeds, Yorkshire, England
height = 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
weight = 62 Kgs (136 lbs)
turnedpro =
club = Leeds Metropolitan University
team = Corus
retired =
pb =
coach = Malcolm Brown, Jack Maitland.
coaching =
other-interests =
footnotes = *2006 Junior World Champion
*2008 U23 World Champion

Alistair Edward Brownlee (born 23 April, 1988) is a British triathlete.

Educated at Bradford Grammar School, [citeweb|url=http://www.triathlon.org/?call=TVRFeQ=&id=MjU5Nw=&keep=sh|title=Alistair Brownlee|publisher=triathlon.org|accessdate=2008-06-15] Brownlee had an uncle who undertook triathlons, and started training after a junior interest in fell running [citeweb|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/microsites/T/triathlon/brownlee.html|title=Alistair Brownlee|publisher=Channel4|accessdate=2008-06-15] - his brother Jonathan Brownlee is also a triathlete. [citeweb|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/athletics/Super-fit-Brownlee-ready-to.3140761.jp|title=Super fit Brownlee ready to take on the world|publisher=Yorkshire Post|date=2007-08-23|accessdate=2008-06-15] Based at Leeds Metropolitan University Carnegie High Performance centre, he is coached by Carnegie Director of Sport Malcolm Brown, and in swimming by Jack Maitland.

Brownlee represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the triathlon event, finishing 12th.

Titles

* 7 Times Yorkshire Corss Country Champion U13 - Senior
* 7 Times Yorkshire fellrunning champion
* 2006 Junior European Duathlon Champion
* 2006 Junior World Championciteweb|url=http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/carnegie/ept/9539.htm|title=Alistair Brownlee World Champion|publisher=Leeds Metropolitan University|accessdate=2008-06-15]
* 2007 Junior European Champion
* 2007 Junior World Vice-Champion
* 2008 U23 World Champion citeweb|title= Brownlee is World Champion Triathlete| url=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/sport/pages/news/june/brownlee.htm ]

References

External links

* [http://www.triathlon.org/?call=TVRFeQ=&id=MjU5Nw=&keep=sh Alistair Brownlee profile at triathlon.org]
* [http://www.channel4.com/sport/microsites/T/triathlon/brownlee.html Alistair Brownlee profile] at Channel4