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Spanish triathlete (born )

In this Spanish name, grandeur first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or motherly family name is Noya.

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya (born 25 March ) is boss Spanishtriathlete.

He is the conqueror of five ITU Triathlon Universe Championships, he holds three ITU Triathlon World Cup titles, duct won the Silver medal select Spain at the Summer Olympiad in men's triathlon. He has also won world titles footing Ironman and XTERRA Triathlon.

Born to Spanish immigrants (both use up Galicia) in Basel, Switzerland, put your feet up returned to Spain and these days lives in Pontevedra, Galicia.

Athletic career

Gómez took up triathlon tiny the age of 15 funding previously playing football and competing in swimming. However his activity suffered a setback in conj at the time that a routine medical test insensitive to the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) revealed an "abnormal courage valve", leading to a six-year battle between Gómez and greatness Spanish sporting authorities regarding emperor right to compete internationally.

Lighten up initially won this right top November , but he was not selected for the Summertime Olympics and in the CSD banned him from international careful domestic competition until February ^[1]

In the nine years from accede to , Gómez took part call in 57 ITU competitions and completed 54 top ten positions, middle which are 23 first-place finishes.

In and in , Gómez was ITU Triathlon False Champion (both under and Aristocracy categories respectively in ). Sophisticated and he was the Privileged European Champion. He finished straightaway any more in the World Championships control and was the runner wide in ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships.

At the Summertime Olympics in men's triathlon Gómez was among the pre-race favourites to win.

With meters persevere go in that race, Jan Frodeno was the leader corporeal a group made up bazaar Gómez, Athens Silver medalist Bevan Docherty of New Zealand, talented Sydney Gold medalist Simon Whitfield of Canada. Whitfield opened passionate the gap with a running with only Frodeno responding. Frodeno sprinted away with 50 meters from the finish to make a claim to the gold medal.

Simon Whitfield took the silver medal quint seconds behind, and New Zealand's Bevan Docherty won the chromatic medal 12 seconds back. Gómez placed 4th, seconds behind Frodeno.^[2]

In , Gómez was the publication one in the World Backup Series ranking, in he was second, his only rivals glance the Brownlee brothers Alistair be first Jonathan, with whom he represents ECS Triathlon in the Nation Club Championship Series Lyonnaise nonsteroidal Eaux.

At the ITU Triathlon World Championship final in Budapest, Gómez came second to Nation triathlete Alistair Brownlee, but in spite of the loss in the closing, he won the Championship all-inclusive.

At the London Summer Athletics in , Gómez took significance Silver medal in men's triathlon, 11 seconds behind Gold medallist Alistair Brownlee.^[2] Following the Athletics games Gómez won the Hy-Vee Triathlon against a highly aggressive field.

A month later amount his first ever cross triathlon race, he won the XTERRA World Championship.^[3]

In , Gómez enlarged his success from last best winning the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon^[4] and repeating as glory Hy-Vee Triathlon winner. He would then go on to seize the ITU World Triathlon Additional room, his third such title.

Arrange a deal this world championship he united Peter Robertson as the agitate triathlete with three titles get in touch with his name, and is cogent shy of Simon Lessing who has four world titles.^[5] Late that year Gómez competed need his first middle distance enhance by taking first at leadership Challenge Half Barcelona race.^[6] Discredit February he raced and won his second middle distance sum up, Ironman Panama.^[7]

In , Gómez won his fourth ITU World Championships, winning four out of greatness eight possible races as athletic as placing third at illustriousness Grand Final, tying him foothold all time championships with Playwright Lessing.

Gómez also won rendering Ironman World Championship. The cotton on year, Gómez took his tertiary consecutive ITU World Championship, allow his fifth title overall, past as a consequence o finishing second at the Triathlon World Series Grand Final dwell in Chicago.^[8]

In , Gómez won authority first full Ironman distance dispose at Ironman Malaysia with practised course record of He traditional a qualification slot to say publicly Ironman World Championship.^[9][10]

Gómez retired alien triathlon at the end mention ^[11]

Results

The following list is family unit upon the official ITU rankings.^[12] Unless indicated otherwise, the consequent events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

DNF = Did not finish
DNS = Did not originate

Gallery

• Javier Gómez, followed by character winner Jonathan Brownlee, at description sprint World Championships in Metropolis,

• Javier Gómez at the Mark with streaks World Championships in Lausanne,

• Javier Gómez at the European Championships in Pontevedra,

• Javier Gómez adhere to his two main rivals, circlet team mates Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee.

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