Jonathan Albon

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

Jonathan Albon
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989
Harlow, Essex
ResidenceBergen, Norway[1]
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
2018 KinlochlevenUltra SkyMarathon
Trail running
World Championships
2019 CoimbraIndividual
2019 CoimbraTeam
2018 CastellónTeam
Obstacle Course Racing
Adventurey OCR World Championships
2014 CincinnatiLong course
2014 CincinnatiTeam
2015 CincinnatiLong course
2015 CincinnatiTeam
2016 Blue MountainsLong course
2016 Blue MountainsTeam
2017 Blue MountainsLong course
2017 Blue MountainsShort course
2018 EssexLong course
2018 EssexShort course
2019 EssexLong course
2019 EssexShort course
2016 Blue MountainsShort course
OCR European Championships
2017 AmsterdamLong course
2017 AmsterdamShort course
2018 EsbjergLong course
Spartan Race World Championships
2014 VermontLong course
2018 Lake TahoeLong course
2017 Lake TahoeLong course
2019 Lake TahoeLong course
Spartan Race European Championships
2015 SlovakiaLong course
2016 EdinburghLong course
2019 DolomitesLong course
Spartan Race Trifecta World Championships
2018 SpartaIndividual
Tougher Mudder World Championship
2018 SeattleLong course
Tougher Mudder European Championship
2018 Hemel HempsteadLong course

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[1][4], 2017[5][4] , 2018 and 2019. He has also won the Spartan World Championships in 2014 and 2018.

Albon won the Trail World Championships in 2019.[6]

2017 SWS Victory

Overall race by race.[7]

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