Jonathan Goerlach (born 7 November 1982) is an elite Australian triathlete with a disability. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
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| Born | 7 November 1982 Nowra, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PTVI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editGoerlach was born on 7 November 1982 in Nowra, New South Wales.[2] He has usher syndrome, which means he has moderate hearing loss, is night-blind and has only tunnel vision. He attended Bomaderry High School.[2] He has a Bachelor of Sports Management from the University of Canberra.
Career
editGoerlach made his triathlon debut in 2012 and represented Australia at his first ITU World Championships in Auckland later that year. His para triathlon category (PTVI) was not a medal event at 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]
In 2018, he moved to Wollongong, New South Wales and is coached by 2012 London Olympian Brendan Sexton.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics Goerlach competed in PTVI and finished eighth. His guide at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was David Mainwaring.[1]
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Goerlach with guide David Mainwaring won the bronze medal in the Men's PYVI.[4]
In 2021, he is a New South Wales Institute of Sport athlete.[5]
In 2021, he was awarded the Triathlon Australia's Male Paratriathlon Performance of the Year award after a stellar season of racing culminating in a gold medal at the 2020 Devonport ITU World Paratriathlon Series.[6]
Career Highlights:[3]
- 2016 Rotterdam ITU Paratriathlon World Championships - 10th
- 2017 Devonport OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships - 1st
- 2017 Gold Coast ITU World Paratriathlon Series - 1st
- 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam - 6th
- 2018 Edmonton ITU World Paratriathlon Series -1st
- 2019 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series - 2nd
- 2019 Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup - 3rd
- 2020 Devonport ITU World Paratriathlon Series - 1st
- 2021 Tokyo Summer Paralympics - 8th in PTVI[7]
- 2022 Commonwealth Games - 3rd PTVI
References
edit- ^ a b "World-Class Para-Triathletes Confirmed For Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ a b Ward, Courtney (19 July 2021). "Jonathan Goerlach's green and gold Paralympic Games dream becomes a realit". South Coast Register. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Goerlach". World Triathlon. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Australia. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Goerlach". New South Wales Institute of Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Smith, Shawn (30 June 2021). "Triathlon Australia's Virtual Awards". Trizone. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Goerlach". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
