Alex Yee

Alex Yee is an Olympic gold and silver medallist, taking mixed relay gold and individual silver from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, before a year later becoming a double Commonwealth champion in Birmingham.

Beginning with ITU Duathlon gold medals (2016, 2017), Alex has progressed to compete in U23 and Elite Men triathlons with great success, culminating in winning his maiden World Triathlon Championship Series gold medal at Leeds in 2021 and taking two medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In 2019, Alex found repeated success with Great Britain’s Mixed Relay teams, ending the year with a Mixed Relay gold in Nottingham and two ITU World Triathlon silver medals at Tokyo and the Lausanne Grand Final. He also achieved individual gold at the Discovery Triathlon World Cup Cape Town.

As well as representing Great Britain in triathlon, he has represented Great Britain at senior level in athletics, including running the 10,000m at the 2018 European Championships. Naturally, Alex’s strength is firmly the run. Increasingly, he is developing tactical awareness, skill and ability on the bike, which will help him get into the right position to unleash his run speed at the end of a triathlon race.

In November 2016, Alex received Sports Aid's One-to-Watch Award from Olympic hero, Mo Farah CBE. Alex is currently running a faster 5,000m time than Mo was at the same age, but says his future lies in triathlon. He is now a member of the UK Sport World Class Lottery Funded British triathlon squad and is based in Loughborough.

Alex was participating in Junior races in 2015, placing 2nd in the Holten ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup behind Norway’s Gustav Iden. He also won the ETU Junior semi-final at Tiszaújváros, completing a one-two podium with GB teammate James Teagle. Yee’s success didn’t slow down in the following year, consistently finishing in the top-five. He demonstrated his strength in land-based disciplines after leaving the Aviles ITU Duathlon World Championships with a gold medal, a feat that he repeated at Soria a year later.

Alex's transition from exciting junior prospect to the U23 ranks appeared to be halted by a horrific mid-race crash at an ITU World Cup event in Italy in 2017. However, a winter of rehab and hard work saw him achieve a remarkable 10,000m run time of 27:51.94 in May 2018 and secure selection for the GB Athletics team at the European senior championships in August.

Major Results

Date Event Position
23rd Sep 2023 2023 World Triathlon Championship Finals Pontevedra 30th
20th Aug 2023 2023 World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Paris 2nd
18th Aug 2023 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event Paris 1st
15th Jul 2023 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg 3rd
15th Jul 2023 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg 4th
15th Jul 2023 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg 9th
14th Jul 2023 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg 3rd
14th Jul 2023 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg 5th
13th Jul 2023 2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg 3rd
27th May 2023 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari 1st
3rd Mar 2023 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Abu Dhabi 1st
26th Nov 2022 2022 World Triathlon Championship Finals Abu Dhabi 4th
6th Nov 2022 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Bermuda 5th
8th Oct 2022 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari 1st
31st Jul 2022 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games 1st
29th Jul 2022 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games 1st
26th Jun 2022 2022 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Montreal 2nd
25th Jun 2022 2022 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Montreal 1st
25th Jun 2022 2022 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Montreal 3rd
25th Jun 2022 2022 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Montreal 1st
25th Jun 2022 2022 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Montreal 4th
24th Jun 2022 2022 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Montreal 4th
24th Jun 2022 2022 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Montreal 1st
11th Jun 2022 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds DNF
14th May 2022 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 1st
7th May 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Finals Singapore powered by Zwift 2nd
7th May 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Finals Singapore powered by Zwift 2nd
7th May 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Finals Singapore powered by Zwift 2nd
7th May 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Finals Singapore powered by Zwift 2nd
6th May 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Finals Singapore powered by Zwift 2nd
6th May 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Finals Singapore powered by Zwift 1st
6th May 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Finals Singapore powered by Zwift 2nd
6th May 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Finals Singapore powered by Zwift 2nd
23rd Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series London powered by Zwift 1st
23rd Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series London powered by Zwift 1st
23rd Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series London powered by Zwift 2nd
23rd Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series London powered by Zwift 2nd
23rd Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series London powered by Zwift 2nd
23rd Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series London powered by Zwift 1st
23rd Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series London powered by Zwift 3rd
23rd Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series London powered by Zwift 2nd
23rd Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series London powered by Zwift 1st
9th Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series Munich powered by Zwift 6th
9th Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series Munich powered by Zwift 6th
9th Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series Munich powered by Zwift 6th
9th Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series Munich powered by Zwift 1st
9th Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series Munich powered by Zwift 7th
9th Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series Munich powered by Zwift 1st
9th Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series Munich powered by Zwift 6th
9th Apr 2022 2022 Arena Games Triathlon Series Munich powered by Zwift 1st
31st Jul 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 1st
26th Jul 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 2nd
6th Jun 2021 AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 1st
15th May 2021 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 4th
6th Sep 2020 2020 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships 3rd
5th Sep 2020 2020 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 5th
23rd Aug 2020 2020 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton 11th
14th Mar 2020 2020 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 37th
1st Sep 2019 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 2nd
31st Aug 2019 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 13th
18th Aug 2019 2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Tokyo 2nd
16th Aug 2019 2019 Tokyo ITU World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event 33rd
7th Jul 2019 2019 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships 10th
6th Jul 2019 2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 43rd
15th Jun 2019 2019 Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Nottingham 1st
9th Jun 2019 2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds 15th
18th May 2019 2019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 5th
9th Mar 2019 2019 Daman World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Abu Dhabi 7th
8th Mar 2019 2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 2nd
10th Feb 2019 2019 Discovery Triathlon World Cup Cape Town 1st
22nd Sep 2018 2018 Weihai ITU Triathlon World Cup 3rd
14th Sep 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 10th
17th Jun 2018 2018 Antwerp ITU Triathlon World Cup 49th
2nd Jun 2018 2018 Cagliari ITU Triathlon World Cup 8th
18th Mar 2018 2018 Gran Canaria ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup 6th
4th Jun 2017 2017 Cagliari ITU Triathlon World Cup DNF
29th Apr 2017 2017 Soria ETU Duathlon European Championships 1st
16th Sep 2016 2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel 5th
4th Jun 2016 2016 Aviles ITU Duathlon World Championships 1st
28th May 2016 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships 5th
3rd Apr 2016 2016 Quarteira ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup 3rd
8th Aug 2015 2015 Tiszaujvaros ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup LAP
8th Aug 2015 2015 Tiszaujvaros ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup 1st
4th Jul 2015 2015 Holten ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup 2nd

In September 2018 he raced at the ITU World Triathlon Championships on the Gold Coast, finishing 10th in the U23 event – his first Olympic distance race. In his next race, one week later, he won his first senior ITU World Cup medal in China.

It was in March 2019 where Yee took a stunning silver medal on his World Triathlon Series debut in Abu Dhabi. 2019 continued to be a successful year with Alex featuring in British Mixed Relay teams that won gold in Nottingham and silver in Tokyo. He also triumphed individually, taking gold earlier in the year at the Cape Town Discovery Triathlon World Cup.

Alex won gold at AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Leeds, recording the fastest run on the day to surge to the finish line and claim his first World Triathlon Championship Series gold medal, sharing the podium with Morgan Pearson (USA) and Marten Van Rial (BEL).

He followed this with an individual silver medal on his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 before securing mixed relay gold as he raced as the final athlete of the winning British team, joined by Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee and Georgia Taylor-Brown.

Rounding-off a successful 2021 for Alex, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to triathlon.

Alex's medal successes continued in 2022, starting with the first ever esport triathlon world title after securing overall victory in the Arena Games Triathlon Series. This historic achievement was followed by World Triathlon Championship Series wins in Yokohama, Montreal and Cagliari, and two golds at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Yee won England's first gold medal of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games with victory in the men's triathlon at Sutton Park, before then forming part of the Team England quartet which won mixed relay gold two days later.

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