| Nicknamed
'AJ', Andrew Johns was born in Peterborough, England and has
raced for both Australia and Great Britain - he has moved
quickly up the ranks since starting to race for Great Britain..
Having posted his first World Cup win in 1999, he placed third
in the 2002 Cancun ITU Triathlon World Championships. AJ had
a very strong 2003 season with wins in Salford and Hamburg.
He has yet to peak this seson.
Highlights
2003 Salford ITU Triathlon World Cup - 1st
2003 Hamburg ITU Triathlon World Cup - 1st
2003 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup - 3rd
2002 Cancun ITU Triathlon World Championships - 3rd
| Date
of Birth: |
23/09/73 |
| Born:
|
Peterborough,
England |
| Nationality:
|
British
& Australian |
| Hometown: |
Peterborough,
England & Jindabyne, Australia |
| Nickname: |
A.J.,
Johnsey |
| Years
in Triathlon: |
10 |
| Sponsors: |
Henniez,
Alpina, Sigma, Oakley, Snugg, Saucony |
| Other
sports: |
Volleyball
(court and beach) |
| Education: |
BA
of Applied Science |
| Occupation:
|
Athlete
|
| Languages: |
English
& a little french |
| Hobbies: |
Golf,
surfing, eating ice cream |
| Marital
Status: |
single |
| Children: |
none |
| Sports
Hero: |
Mark
Allen |
| Proudest
Moment: |
Winning
the European Championships in 1998 and Winning the 1999
Lausanne World Cup |
| Other:
|
Struggled
to achieve greatness whilst racing under the Australian
flag, but has moved quickly up the ranks since his move
to race for Great Britain. |
| Historical
results |
| World
Championships |
|
| 2004
Madiera, POR |
42nd |
| World
Cup |
|
| 2004 |
|
| Salford,
GBR |
20th |
| Ishigaki,
JPN |
4th |
| 2003 |
|
| Athens,
GRE |
23rd |
| Makuhari,
JPN |
2nd |
| Madrid,
ESP |
DNF |
| Nice,
FRA |
DNF |
| Hamburg,
GER |
1st |
| Tiszaujvaros,
HUN |
3rd |
| Salford,
GBR |
1st |
| St.
Anthony's, USA |
DNF |
| Ishigaki,
JPN |
6th |
| 2002 |
|
| Lausanne,
SUI |
3rd |
| Hamburg,
GER |
2nd |
| Nice,
FRA |
DNF |
| Makuhari,
JPN |
DNF |
| Funchal,
POR |
34th |
| 2001 |
|
| Gamagori,
JPN |
9th
|
| Ishigaki,
JPN |
6th
|
| Rennes,
FRA |
2nd
|
| Toronto,
CAN |
8th |
| Cancun,
MEX |
22nd |
| 2000 |
|
Kona,
Hawaii, USA
Lausanne,
SUI |
10th
1st |
| 1999
|
|
Ishigaki,
JPN
Sydney, AUS
Kapelle-op-den-bos, BEL
Monte Carlo, MON
Lausanne, SUI
Noosa, AUS |
3rd
2nd
3rd
3rd
1st
2nd |
| 1998 |
Overall
Series Champion
|
Sydney,
AUS
Zurich, SUI
Gamagori, JPN
Tiszaujvaros, HUN
Noosa, AUS |
6th
2nd
11th
9th
9th |
| 1997 |
|
Stockholm,
SWE
Sydney, AUS |
17th
5th |
| 1995 |
|
| Sydney,
AUS |
4th
|
| World
Championships |
|
| 2003
Queenstown,
NZL |
DNF |
| 1998
Lausanne, SUI |
10th
|
|
1999
Montreal, CAN
|
4th
|
|
2000 Perth,
AUS |
14th
|
| 2001
Edmonton,
CAN |
5th |
| 2002
Cancun,
MEX |
3rd |
| National
|
|
1999
British Champion
1998 British Champion
|
|
| Regional
|
|
| 2000
European Championships |
1st
|
| 1999
European Championships |
4th
|
| 1998
European Championships |
1st
|
| Games |
|
| 2004
Athens Olympics |
16th |
| 2002
Commonwealth Games, GBR |
7th |
| International
Events |
|
| 2004
Echternach International, LUX |
1st |
| 2004
Regional Championships, Devonport, AUS |
DNF |
| 2003
Geneva International, SUI |
4th |
| 2003
Echternach
International, LUX |
2nd |
| 2003
Swansea
International, GBR |
6th |
| 2003
Devonport
International, AUS |
8th |
| 2002
Geneva
International, SUI |
2nd |
| 2002
Hannover
International, GER |
1st |
| 2002
Diners
Club Copenhagen International, DEN |
2nd |
| 2002
De Bode Zundert International, NED |
4th |
| 2002
Canberra
International |
13th |
| 2001
Zundert,
NED |
2nd |
| 1999
European Cup Series Champion |
|
| 1998
Australian National Series Champion |
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