Jonathan Albon
Jonathan Albon at 2013 London Marathon
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989
Harlow, Essex, England, UK
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportSky running, obstacle racing
ClubGore Running Wear
Achievements and titles
World finals3 Skyrunning World Cup
  • Extreme (2016, 2017)
  • Overall (2017)
Medal record
Skyrunning
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 KinlochlevenUltra SkyMarathon
Trail running
IAU World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 CoimbraIndividual
Silver medal – second place2019 CoimbraTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 CastellónTeam
WMRA World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Innsbruc-StubaiShort Race Team
Bronze medal – third place2021 Chiang MaiShort Race [1]
Bronze medal – third place2021 Chiang MaiShort Race Team
Obstacle Course Racing
Adventurey OCR World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 CincinnatiLong course
Gold medal – first place2014 CincinnatiTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 CincinnatiLong course
Gold medal – first place2015 CincinnatiTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 Blue MountainsLong course
Gold medal – first place2016 Blue MountainsTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 Blue MountainsLong course
Gold medal – first place2017 Blue MountainsShort course
Gold medal – first place2018 EssexLong course
Gold medal – first place2018 EssexShort course
Gold medal – first place2019 EssexLong course
Gold medal – first place2019 EssexShort course
Silver medal – second place2016 Blue MountainsShort course
OCR European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 AmsterdamLong course
Gold medal – first place2017 AmsterdamShort course
Gold medal – first place2018 EsbjergLong course
Spartan Race World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 VermontLong course
Gold medal – first place2018 Lake TahoeLong course
Silver medal – second place2017 Lake TahoeLong course
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lake TahoeLong course
Bronze medal – third place2021 Abu DhabiLong course
Spartan Race European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 SlovakiaLong course
Gold medal – first place2016 EdinburghLong course
Gold medal – first place2019 DolomitesLong course
Gold medal – first place2021 VerbierLong course
Spartan Race Trifecta World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 SpartaIndividual
Tougher Mudder World Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 SeattleLong course
Tougher Mudder European Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 Hemel HempsteadLong course

Jonathan Albon (born 19 April 1989) is a British sky runner and obstacle course racer who has won three Skyrunner World Series.[2]

Biography

Originally from Great Dunmow in Essex, Albon later moved to live in Bergen, Norway.[3]

He twice won the final ranking of Sky Extreme (2016 and 2017) and has once been the overall winner of the Skyrunner World Series. As an obstacle racer, he has won the Adventurey world championships in 2014,[4] 2015,[4] 2016,[5][4] 2017,[6][4] 2018 and 2019. He has also won the Spartan World Championships in 2014 and 2018.

Albon won the Trail World Championships in 2019.[7]

In 2021 Albon won the OCC at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. The following year, he won the Mont Blanc Marathon.[8] He placed second in CCC at UTMB 2022. In 2023 he won CCC at UTMB.

2017 SWS Victory

Overall race by race.[9]

#DateRaceVenueCategoryPoints
12 May Yading SkyrunChina Yading, Sichuan SKy Classic -
213 May Transvulcania Ultramarathon (75 km)Spain La Palma Canary Islands SKy Ultra -
328 May Maratòn Alpina Zegama-AizkorriSpain Zegama, Basque Country SKy Classic 60
43 June Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira (55 km)Portugal Madeira SKy Ultra 100
59 June Scenic Trail (113 km)Switzerland Lugano SKy Ultra -
618 June Livigno SkyMarathonItaly Livigno SKy Classic -
724 June Olympus MarathonGreece Dion SKy Classic -
88 July Buff Epic TrailSpain Barruera SKy Classic -
98 July High Trail Vanoise (68 km)France Val d’Isère SKy Ultra -
1016 July Royal Gran ParadisoItaly Ceresole Reale SKy Extreme -
1122 July Dolomites SkyRaceItaly Canazei SKy Classic -
1230 July SkyRace ComapedrosaAndorra Arinsal, La Massana SKy Classic -
135 August Tromsø SkyRaceNorway Tromsø SKy Extreme 120
1426 August Matterhorn UltraksSwitzerland Zermatt SKy Classic 70.8
152 September The Rut 25KUnited States Big Sky, Montana SKy Classic -
163 September The Rut 50K (50 km)United States Big Sky, Montana SKy Ultra -
179 September Devil’s Ridge Ultra (80 km)China Gobi Desert SKy Ultra -
1816 September Salomon Ring of Steall SkyraceUnited Kingdom Kinlochleven SKy Classic -
1916 September Salomon Ben Nevis Ultra (110 km)United Kingdom Kinlochleven SKy Ultra -
2017 September Salomon Glen Coe SkylineUnited Kingdom Kinlochleven SKy Extreme 88
2123 September Ultra Pirineu (110 km)Spain Bagà SKy Ultra -
2214 October Limone SkyRaceItaly Limone sul Garda SKy Classic -
Points total438.8

References

  1. ↑ "Amazing Thailand World Mountain and Trail Running Championships 2021 presented by NSDF, 04/11/2022-06/11/2022 : : My.race|result".
  2. ↑ "De Gasperi and Avilés Sky Champions. Albon and Maiora take Overall". skyrunnerworldseries.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Clif Bar: Jonathan Albon.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Rankings and results". August 2018.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Obstacle Racing Media: OCR World Championship 2017 Results.
  7. ↑ iRunFar: 2019 Trail World Championships Results.
  8. ↑ iRunFar: Lessons in Humility: A Conversation With Jon Albon.
  9. ↑ "2017 Overall - Men" (PDF). skyrunnerworldseries.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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