George Peasgood

George has represented ParalympicsGB at two Paralympic Games, claiming paratriathlon silver and para-cycling bronze at Tokyo 2020. He is based at the Loughborough Triathlon Performance Centre.

The double European medallist and four-time national paratriathlon champion has recorded several ITU and ETU medal winning performances, including golds at World Triathlon Para Series events.

Coming from a family of high-achieving triathletes, George’s brother Jack is not only married to paratriathlete, Alison Peasgood, but has also represented the Great Britain Age Group team himself in both triathlon and duathlon. Additionally, George’s mum has completed ten consecutive London Marathons and his dad got into triathlon following a running injury. Both parents have completed Ironman triathlons.

George first started triathlon in 2009 following a leg lengthening operation. Two years later, in 2011, he was classified as a paratriathlete at a British Triathlon Talent ID day. In 2013, he won his first major medal, a bronze at the ITU World Championships in London - at 17 years old - that made him one of the youngest paratriathlon medallists. The classification structure was changed after that, making George’s class much more challenging, but after five more years of hard work, he won a global medal again in 2018.

Throughout 2015, George consistently made the podium and achieved his first major event gold medal at the GBR National Championships, finishing in a time of 01:07:18.

George went on to his first Paralympic Games as the youngest member of the paratriathlon team in Rio 2016. He was first out of the water and led during the bike section. He was overtaken during the run, his weakest discipline due to his impairment, and finished seventh.

Most athletes in his classification have arm, rather than leg impairments. This means that George usually gains a lead during the swim section of races, but he is at a disadvantage during the run due to his leg impairments. This makes his classification particularly exciting to watch as the faster runners come through in the latter stages.

Major Results

Date Event Position
6th Aug 2022 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea 2nd
14th May 2022 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama 1st
25th Sep 2021 2021 Europe Triathlon Championships Valencia 2nd
29th Aug 2021 Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games 2nd
15th May 2021 2021 World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama 1st
14th Sep 2019 2019 Valencia ETU Paratriathlon European Championships 5th
1st Sep 2019 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 10th
17th Aug 2019 2019 Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 3rd
28th Jun 2019 2019 Groupe Copley World Paratriathlon Series Montreal 3rd
27th May 2019 2019 GBR Paratriathlon National Championships 1st
27th Apr 2019 2019 Milan ITU World Paratriathlon Series 2nd
15th Sep 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 3rd
18th Aug 2018 2018 Lausanne ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 1st
30th Jun 2018 2018 Iseo - Franciacorta ITU World Paratriathlon Series 1st
28th May 2018 2018 Eton Dorney ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 2nd
12th May 2018 2018 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series 1st
15th Sep 2017 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam 4th
28th Jul 2017 2017 Edmonton ITU World Paratriathlon Series 2nd
8th Jul 2017 2017 Iseo - Franciacorta ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 2nd
16th Jun 2017 2017 Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships 3rd
13th May 2017 2017 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series 3rd
10th Sep 2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games 7th
24th Jul 2016 2016 Rotterdam ITU Paratriathlon World Championships 12th
19th Jun 2016 2016 Besançon ITU World Paratriathlon Event 13th
27th May 2016 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships 5th
24th Apr 2016 2016 Penrith ITU World Paratriathlon Event 1st
18th Sep 2015 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago 9th
16th Aug 2015 2015 Detroit ITU World Paratriathlon Event 2nd
1st Aug 2015 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Paratriathlon Event 6th
10th Jul 2015 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships 9th
30th May 2015 2015 London ITU World Paratriathlon Event 2nd
16th May 2015 2015 GBR Paratriathlon National Championships 1st
1st Mar 2015 2015 Buffalo City ITU World Paratriathlon Event 2nd
21st Sep 2014 2014 Madrid ITU World Paratriathlon Event 8th
10th Aug 2014 2014 GBR Paratriathlon National Championships 3rd
5th Jul 2014 2014 Iseo - Franciacorta ITU World Paratriathlon Event 6th
31st May 2014 2014 London ITU World Paratriathlon Event 9th
17th May 2014 2014 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Event 8th
13th Sep 2013 2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final London 3rd
16th Jun 2013 2013 Alanya ETU Triathlon European Championships 5th

In 2017, George reached the podium at the Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships as well as placing 4th in the ITU Grand Final Rotterdam.

George had a breakthrough season in 2018. He made significant improvements to his running, making him much harder to catch. He finished on the podium at every international event he started during the season, including winning ITU World Championship bronze on the Gold Coast. As well as triathlon, George has also represented Great Britain in paracycling and won a UCI Time Trial World Cup Silver in 2018.

This success continued into 2019, as George was victorious in the PTS5 race at the Great Britain Paratriathlon National Championships. He also took home a silver medal at the Milan ITU World Paratriathlon Series and bronze at both the Groupe Copley World Paratriathlon Series Montreal and the Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup.

2021 was another medal-winning year for George which began with victory at World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama. Impressing in both paratriathlon and para-cycling, he added the title of men’s C4 time-trial world champion to his list of achievements in June 2021.

It was an anxious build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics for George following an untimely ankle injury, but, despite the build-up, he came away from the Games with two medals across two different sports.

After claiming silver in paratriathlon, George returned to the Paralympic podium just two days later, claiming bronze in the men’s road cycling C4 time trial. His bronze marked a landmark 1000 medals for British athletes across both the Paralympic and Olympic Games, summer and winter, since National Lottery funding was introduced in 1997.

George’s medal-winning heroics continued a few weeks later, claiming silver at the Europe Triathlon Championships in Valencia.

Hear more about George and his journey into paratriathlon on the podcast below.

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