Tom Bishop (triathlete)

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Tom Bishop
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 32)
Derby, England
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
ITU World Triathlon Series
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Cremona ITU Sprint Triathlon European Cup Elite
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi Elite
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Nottingham Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Holten ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup Elite
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest Junior
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland U23
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing U23
ETU Triathlon European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Holten ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup Junior
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Aguilas ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Aguilas ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships U23
ETU Duathlon European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Nancy ETU Duathlon European Championships Junior

Thomas Bishop (born 9 July 1991) is a British triathlete. He has represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and finished in 7th place in the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series overall standings. [1] Originally from Derby, Bishop graduated from the University of Leeds and is now based in the city, training at the Leeds Triathlon Centre. He was part of the British mixed relay team that won gold at the 2016 Lisbon ETU European Championships and has achieved a number of podiums on both the international and European triathlon circuits, including silver at the ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 2017. [2] [3]

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Triathlon career

Bishop has been racing competitive triathlon for over a decade and has enjoyed a huge amount of success during that time. Bursting onto the scene, Bishop took gold in his first international race at the 2008 Holten ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup when he was just 16. [4] Two years later, Bishop worked his way to a world junior silver medal, taking 3rd place at the 2010 Nancy ETU Duathlon European Championships, 4th place at the 2010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships and 2nd place at the 2010 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest. [5] [6] [7]

He found himself on the overall podium once more after graduating to U23 racing and Elite Men's races in 2011. He opened the year with a 5th-place finish whilst racing with the Elite Men at the 2011 Banyoles ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup. [8] In September of the same year, Bishop earned the world U23 bronze medal after taking 3rd place at the 2011 ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing. [9] [10]

The following year saw Bishop on the podium a total of five times, both at the U23 and Elite level. Success began in June for Bishop, winning the Elite Men's race at the 2012 Cremona ITU Sprint Triathlon European Cup and taking silver at the 2012 Holten ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup. [11] [12] He then travelled to Spain in September and took home two bronze medals, one in the U23 race at the 2012 Aguilas ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships and another in the mixed relay where he raced alongside his brother, David Bishop, as well as Lios Rosindale and Non Stanford. [13] [14] The year was brought to a close with another 3rd-place finish, this time at the 2012 Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland in which Bishop shared the U23 podium with Spain's Fernando Alarza and Australia's Aaron Royle. [15]

In June, 2013, Bishop won the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Blenheim Palace Triathlon, finishing in just over one hour. [16]

Throughout the next few years, Bishop recorded a number of high profile, top ten finishes as he worked his transitioned out of U23 racing and into Elite Men's. Recording 6th-place finishes at the 2014 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup and 2014 Madrid ETU Triathlon European Cup Final, Bishop also reached 5th at the 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships and secured a bronze medal in the mixed relay at the same event, racing alongside Jodie Stimpson, Lucy Hall and Matthew Sharp for Great Britain. [17] [18] [19] [20]

The following year saw Bishop take home gold at the 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships after the Great Britain mixed relay team, made up of Bishop, Lucy Hall, India Lee and Grant Sheldon beat out Russia by 5 seconds. [21]

Bishop found himself on the podium again in 2017 when he finished in ahead of France's Vincent Luis to take home the silver at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi. [22] The same year also saw a number of top-ten finishes from Bishop including a 5th-place finish on home soil at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Leeds. [23] Bishop ended 2017 ranked seventh in the world, many referring to this year as his breakthrough season. [24] [25]

In 2018, Bishop again found success in England, racing as part of another successful mixed relay team. This time being joined by Non Stanford, Vicky Holland and Jonathan Brownlee, Great Britain raced to a 2nd-place finish at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Nottingham. [26] This was part of a busy year for Bishop, as he travelled to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in April, finishing 19th. [27] [28]

Bishops strongest performances in 2019 came at the 2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi in which he placed 9th in the Elite Men's race and 7th in the mixed relay. [29] [30] [31]

Personal life

Bishop began triathlon as a twelve-year-old after he and his brother grew up surrounded by sport. [32] Bishop often played football and cricket at school and even took part in archery and karate before taking up cross country running with his brother. [33]

Speaking about the influence of his parents on his sporting success, Bishop said: "We did sport all the time as kids but our parents were never pushy, they just wanted us to have fun. I think that’s the best for development because you actually learn to love your sport rather than it be forced upon you". [34]

Triathlon competitions

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU's Athlete Profiles. [35] [36] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons in the Elite Men's category.

DateCompetitionRank
14th Mar 20202020 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup14th
16th Aug 20192019 Tokyo ITU World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event15th
6th Jul 20192019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon38th
29th Jun 20192019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal29th
9th Jun 20192019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds13th
18 May 20192019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama20th
9th Mar 20192019 Daman World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Abu Dhabi7th
8th Mar 20192019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi9th
16th Sep 20182018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast23rd
26th Aug 20182018 ITU World Triathlon Montreal24th
27th Jul 20182018 ITU World Triathlon EdmontonDNF
15th Jul 20182018 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships4th
14th Jul 20182018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg17th
10th Jun 20182018 ITU World Triathlon Leeds6th
6th Jun 20182018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Nottingham2nd
12 May 20182018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama24th
5th Apr 20182018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games19th
2nd Mar 20182018 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi14th
16th Sep 20172017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam10th
26th Aug 20172017 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm6th
16th Jul 20172017 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships4th
15th Jul 20172017 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg12th
11th Jun 20172017 ITU World Triathlon Leeds5th
13 May 20172017 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama12th
4th Mar 20172017 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi2nd
18th Sep 20162016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel33rd
4th Sep 20162016 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton5th
17th Jul 20162016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships7th
16th Jul 20162016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg49th
12th Jun 20162016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds20th
29 May 20162016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships (Mixed Relay)1st
28 May 20162016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships19th
14 May 20162016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama49th
9th Apr 20162016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast42nd
5th Mar 20162016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi32nd
6th Sep 20152015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton11th
2nd Aug 20152015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event33rd
12th Jul 20152015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships (Mixed Relay)3rd
11th Jul 20152015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships5th
14th Jun 20152015 Baku European Games16th
31 May 20152015 ITU World Triathlon London49th
16 May 20152015 ITU World Triathlon YokohamaDNF
3 May 20152015 Antalya ETU Triathlon European Cup12th
29th Mar 20152015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland13th
14th Mar 20152015 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup19th
12th Oct 20142014 Cartagena ITU Triathlon World Cup16th
5th Oct 20142014 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup30th
28th Sep 20142014 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup12th
21st Sep 20142014 Madrid ETU Triathlon European Cup Final6th
23rd Aug 20142014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm13th
6th Apr 20142014 ITU World Triathlon Auckland28th
23rd Mar 20142014 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup27th
15th Mar 20142014 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup6th
12th Sep 20132013 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final London (U23)31st
29th Jun 20132013 Holten ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships22nd
20th Oct 20122012 Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland (U23)3rd
2nd Sep 20122012 Aguilas ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships (Mixed Relay)3rd
1st Sep 20122012 Aguilas ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships (U23)3rd
7th Jul 20122012 Holten ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup2nd
10th Jun 20122012 Cremona ITU Sprint Triathlon European Cup1st
10th Sep 20112011 ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing (U23)3rd
20th Aug 20112011 Lausanne ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships23rd
31st Jul 20112011 Banyoles ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup5th
12th Sep 20102010 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest (Junior)2nd
4th Jul 20102010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships (Junior)4th
1 May 20102010 Nancy ETU Duathlon European Championships (Junior)3rd
5th Jul 20092009 Holten ETU Triathlon European Championships (Junior)5th
23 May 20092009 Budapest ETU Duathlon European Championships (Junior)21st
16th Jan 20092009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival16th
27th Sep 20082008 Rimini ITU Duathlon World Championships (Junior)24th
28th Jun 20082008 Holten ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup (Junior)1st
24 May 20082008 Serres ETU Duathlon European Championships (Junior)7th

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