#Great britain olympic games tokyo 2020 full

World Champion Taylor-Brown and world silver medallist Jess Learmonth will be making their Olympic debuts in Tokyo having shown real potential for success in the last four years. She also started 2020 on the podium after winning the World Cup in Mooloolaba. Holland became Britain’s first female Olympic medallist in triathlon as she sprinted for the finish in Rio to claim her bronze medal, before backing up the performance with a world title in 2018. Olympic medallists Jonny Brownlee and Vicky Holland will join Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth as the British representatives set to take their place on the start line in Odaiba Bay in Tokyo.īrownlee and Holland will be returning to Team GB for their third Games having clocked up three Olympic medals between them.īrownlee secured bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games in his debut race for Team GB before heading to Rio and progressing to the next step of the podium claiming silver just behind his brother Alistair.

The first four triathletes who will represent Team GB at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been announced today.

#Great britain olympic games tokyo 2020 full

Here is the full announcement from Team GB: The full announcement highlights that the selections represent the ‘first four’ selections, so we can certainly expect one, and possibly two more men to be added to the squad, dependent upon the quote / qualification slots available through the qualification process of World Triathlon.

The GB Elite women’s team has been announced in full – Georgia-Taylor Brown, Vicky Holland and Jess Learmonth, while at the stage, only Jonathan Brownlee has his slot secured for the men. Very good news today for four British elite triathletes, with earlier confirmation of selection for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The ‘first’ four GB athletes for Tokyo 2020 No room (yet, at least), for Alistair Brownlee