Oliver Conway

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Oliver Conway
Personal information
Born (2005-06-16) 16 June 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)
Triathlon, Cross country running
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's triathlon
ITU Triathlon World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Woolagong U23

Oliver Conway (born 16 June 2005) is a British cross country runner and triathlete. He won the 2025 World Triathlon U23 Championship. [1]

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Career

A member of Radley Athletics Club, he competed for Great Britain in the U20 category at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, in December 2024. [2] [3] [4] In May 2025, he won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) title in the triathlon, having placed second overall the previous year. [5]

In June 2025, he joined the Brownlee Racing team. Shortly afterwards, he won his first World Triathlon Cup victory in Saïdia, Morocco finishing ahead of Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk and American John Reed. [6] [7] In September 2025, he placed fourth overall on his World Triathlon Championship Series debut in Karlovy Vary. [8] That month, he placed third at Supertri Jersey. [9]

He won the 2025 World Triathlon U23 Championship in Wollongong, Australia, in October 2025, at the age of 20 years-old. [10] [11] [12]

Personal life

He studies at the University of Nottingham. [7]

References

  1. "Oliver Conway". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  2. "GB & NI TRIO CROWNED EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ON STELLAR DAY IN ANTALYA". British Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  3. "30th SPAR European Cross Country Championships". 8 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. "Swindon Harriers runner wins South West cross country title". Swindon Advertiser. 9 Jan 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  5. "Triathlon BUCS gold medal for Nottingham student". Nottingham.ac.uk. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  6. Cernuda Castro, Olalla (29 June 2025). "Conway stuns the field with breakthrough victory at Saidia World Cup". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  7. 1 2 Reeder, Matthew (1 July 2025). "Breakthrough World Cup win – and Brownlee Racing spot – in memorable week for British youngster". Tri247. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  8. "Incredible debut for Ollie Conway as he takes fourth in Karlovy Vary". British Triathlon. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  9. Turner, Jonathan (21 Sep 2025). "Supertri Jersey 2025 men's results: Dramatic win for Lehmann as crash ends Brownlee hopes". Tri247. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  10. Gray, Doug (16 October 2025). "Oliver Conway doesn't put a foot wrong to win U23 World Championship title in Wollongong" . Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  11. Turner, Jonathan (16 October 2025). "British phenom bags incredible solo victory to win U23 world title in Wollongong". Tri247. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  12. Coates, Charlotte (16 October 2025). "Briton Conway crowned U23 triathlon world champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2025.