Alistair Brownlee looks back at his Olympic journey and triathlon contribution - Power of Sport

Olympic gold medals for Alistair Brownlee at London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 secured his status as a Triathlon legend, but his contribution to the sport goes beyond competing. Brownlee represents all athletes within the Olympic Movement and holds a position on the board of the Professional Triathletes Organisation with hopes to further the development of the sport. Ad His journey to compete and win at the Olympic Games started early on when he witnessed the beginning of the Triathlon as an Olympic sport during the Games in 2000.

TriathlonIn-form Potter lands second WTCS victory of the season in Montreal25/06/2023 AT 13:31 “I'm a 12-year-old and I remember staying up in the night to watch the Sydney Olympic Games, and the triathlon make its debut in this stunning location in front of the Opera House in Sydney,” he told Eurosport’s 'Power of Sport' series. “That was definitely the first triathlon I remember kind of really following and enjoying. I knew I wanted to be a full-time athlete.

I didn't know whether that was possible. “I never kind of believed, out of ignorance really, that it could happen, that I could make a career out of being a professional endurance athlete. “Right up through school, I had dreams of wanting to go to the Olympic Games and then eventually doing a long-distance triathlon.” The sport has come a long way since then, with plenty of thanks to Brownlee’s contribution, something the West Yorkshire-born athlete couldn’t be prouder of.