Alistair Brownlee, born on 23 April 1988, is an English former triathlete and the only athlete to hold two Olympic titles in the individual triathlon event, winning gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He is a four-time world champion in triathlon, Triathlon World Champion in 2009 and 2011 and World Team Champion in 2011 and 2014, a four-time European Champion and the 2014 Commonwealth champion. With Cassandre Beaugrand he is one of two athletes to have completed a grand slam of Olympic, World and continental championships. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and the University of Leeds, was appointed MBE in 2013 and OBE in 2025, and retired from triathlon in November 2024.
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