Jonathan Albon

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Jonathan Albon
Jonathan Albon 2013 London Marathon (cropped).jpg
Jonathan Albon at 2013 London Marathon
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 36)
Harlow, Essex, England, UK
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Sky running, obstacle racing
ClubGore Running Wear
Achievements and titles
World finals3 Skyrunning World Cup
  • Extreme (2016, 2017)
  • Overall (2017)
Medal record
Skyrunning
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Kinlochleven Ultra SkyMarathon
Trail running
IAU World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 CoimbraIndividual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 CoimbraTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 CastellónTeam
WMRA World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Innsbruc-StubaiShort Race Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Chiang MaiShort Race [1]
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Chiang MaiShort Race Team
Obstacle Course Racing
Adventurey OCR World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 CincinnatiLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 CincinnatiTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 CincinnatiLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 CincinnatiTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Blue MountainsLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Blue MountainsTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Blue MountainsLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Blue MountainsShort course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 EssexLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 EssexShort course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 EssexLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 EssexShort course
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Blue MountainsShort course
OCR European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 AmsterdamLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 AmsterdamShort course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 EsbjergLong course
Spartan Race World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 VermontLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Lake TahoeLong course
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Lake TahoeLong course
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Lake TahoeLong course
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Abu DhabiLong course
Spartan Race European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 SlovakiaLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 EdinburghLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 DolomitesLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 VerbierLong course
Spartan Race Trifecta World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 SpartaIndividual
Tougher Mudder World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 SeattleLong course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 AlUlaInfinity
Tougher Mudder European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Hemel HempsteadLong course

Jonathan Albon (born 19 April 1989) is a British sky runner and obstacle course racer who has won three Skyrunner World Series. [2]

Contents

Biography

Originally from Great Dunmow in Essex, Albon later moved to live in Bergen, Norway. [3]

He twice won the final ranking of Sky Extreme (2016 and 2017) and has once been the overall winner of the Skyrunner World Series. As an obstacle racer, he has won the Adventurey world championships in 2014, [4] 2015, [4] 2016, [5] [4] 2017, [6] [4] 2018 and 2019. He has also won the Spartan World Championships in 2014 and 2018.

Albon won the Trail World Championships in 2019. [7]

In 2021 Albon won the OCC at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. The following year, he won the Mont Blanc Marathon. [8] He placed second in CCC at UTMB 2022. In 2023 he won CCC at UTMB. In 2024 Albon won the Transvulcania Ultramarathon. He placed 6th in the 2024 Western States 100miler.

2017 SWS Victory

Overall race by race. [9]

#DateRaceVenueCategoryPoints
12 May Yading Skyrun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yading, Sichuan SKy Classic-
213 May Transvulcania Ultramarathon (75 km) Flag of Spain.svg La Palma Canary Islands SKy Ultra-
328 May Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri Flag of Spain.svg Zegama, Basque Country SKy Classic60
43 June Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira (55 km) Flag of Portugal (official).svg Madeira SKy Ultra100
59 June Scenic Trail (113 km) Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lugano SKy Ultra-
618 June Livigno SkyMarathon Flag of Italy.svg Livigno SKy Classic-
724 June Olympus Marathon Flag of Greece.svg Dion SKy Classic-
88 July Buff Epic Trail Flag of Spain.svg Barruera SKy Classic-
98 July High Trail Vanoise (68 km) Flag of France.svg Val d’Isère SKy Ultra-
1016 July Royal Gran Paradiso Flag of Italy.svg Ceresole Reale SKy Extreme-
1122 July Dolomites SkyRace Flag of Italy.svg Canazei SKy Classic-
1230 July SkyRace Comapedrosa Flag of Andorra.svg Arinsal, La Massana SKy Classic-
135 August Tromsø SkyRace Flag of Norway.svg Tromsø SKy Extreme120
1426 August Matterhorn Ultraks Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zermatt SKy Classic70.8
152 September The Rut 25K Flag of the United States.svg Big Sky, Montana SKy Classic-
163 September The Rut 50K (50 km) Flag of the United States.svg Big Sky, Montana SKy Ultra-
179 September Devil’s Ridge Ultra (80 km) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gobi Desert SKy Ultra-
1816 SeptemberSalomon Ring of Steall Skyrace Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kinlochleven SKy Classic-
1916 SeptemberSalomon Ben Nevis Ultra (110 km) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kinlochleven SKy Ultra-
2017 SeptemberSalomon Glen Coe Skyline Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kinlochleven SKy Extreme88
2123 September Ultra Pirineu (110 km) Flag of Spain.svg Bagà SKy Ultra-
2214 October Limone SkyRace Flag of Italy.svg Limone sul Garda SKy Classic-
Points total438.8

References

  1. "Amazing Thailand World Mountain and Trail Running Championships 2021 presented by NSDF, 04/11/2022-06/11/2022 : : My.race|result".
  2. "De Gasperi and Avilés Sky Champions. Albon and Maiora take Overall". skyrunnerworldseries.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. "Clif Bar: Jonathan Albon". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Rankings and results". August 2018.
  5. "Jonathan Albon". inspiration.goreapparel.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. Obstacle Racing Media: OCR World Championship 2017 Results.
  7. iRunFar: 2019 Trail World Championships Results.
  8. iRunFar: Lessons in Humility: A Conversation With Jon Albon.
  9. "2017 Overall - Men" (PDF). skyrunnerworldseries.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.