Tom Bishop (triathlete)

Thomas Bishop (born 9 July 1991) is a British triathlete. He has represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and finished in 7th place in the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series overall standings.[1] Originally from Derby, Bishop graduated from the University of Leeds and is now based in the city, training at the Leeds Triathlon Centre. He was part of the British mixed relay team that won gold at the 2016 Lisbon ETU European Championships and has achieved a number of podiums on both the international and European triathlon circuits, including silver at the ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 2017.[2][3]

Tom Bishop
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 32)
Derby, England

Triathlon career edit

Bishop has been racing competitive triathlon for over a decade and has enjoyed a huge amount of success during that time. Bursting onto the scene, Bishop took gold in his first international race at the 2008 Holten ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup when he was just 16.[4] Two years later, Bishop worked his way to a world junior silver medal, taking 3rd place at the 2010 Nancy ETU Duathlon European Championships, 4th place at the 2010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships and 2nd place at the 2010 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest.[5][6][7]

He found himself on the overall podium once more after graduating to U23 racing and Elite Men's races in 2011. He opened the year with a 5th-place finish whilst racing with the Elite Men at the 2011 Banyoles ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup.[8] In September of the same year, Bishop earned the world U23 bronze medal after taking 3rd place at the 2011 ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing.[9][10]

The following year saw Bishop on the podium a total of five times, both at the U23 and Elite level. Success began in June for Bishop, winning the Elite Men's race at the 2012 Cremona ITU Sprint Triathlon European Cup and taking silver at the 2012 Holten ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup.[11][12] He then travelled to Spain in September and took home two bronze medals, one in the U23 race at the 2012 Aguilas ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships and another in the mixed relay where he raced alongside his brother, David Bishop, as well as Lios Rosindale and Non Stanford.[13][14] The year was brought to a close with another 3rd-place finish, this time at the 2012 Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland in which Bishop shared the U23 podium with Spain's Fernando Alarza and Australia's Aaron Royle.[15]

In June, 2013, Bishop won the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Blenheim Palace Triathlon, finishing in just over one hour.[16]

Throughout the next few years, Bishop recorded a number of high profile, top ten finishes as he worked his transitioned out of U23 racing and into Elite Men's. Recording 6th-place finishes at the 2014 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup and 2014 Madrid ETU Triathlon European Cup Final, Bishop also reached 5th at the 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships and secured a bronze medal in the mixed relay at the same event, racing alongside Jodie Stimpson, Lucy Hall and Matthew Sharp for Great Britain.[17][18][19][20]

The following year saw Bishop take home gold at the 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships after the Great Britain mixed relay team, made up of Bishop, Lucy Hall, India Lee and Grant Sheldon beat out Russia by 5 seconds.[21]

Bishop found himself on the podium again in 2017 when he finished in ahead of France's Vincent Luis to take home the silver at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi.[22] The same year also saw a number of top-ten finishes from Bishop including a 5th-place finish on home soil at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Leeds.[23] Bishop ended 2017 ranked seventh in the world, many referring to this year as his breakthrough season.[24][25]

In 2018, Bishop again found success in England, racing as part of another successful mixed relay team. This time being joined by Non Stanford, Vicky Holland and Jonathan Brownlee, Great Britain raced to a 2nd-place finish at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Nottingham.[26] This was part of a busy year for Bishop, as he travelled to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in April, finishing 19th.[27][28]

Bishops strongest performances in 2019 came at the 2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi in which he placed 9th in the Elite Men's race and 7th in the mixed relay.[29][30][31]

Personal life edit

Bishop began triathlon as a twelve-year-old after he and his brother grew up surrounded by sport.[32] Bishop often played football and cricket at school and even took part in archery and karate before taking up cross country running with his brother.[33]

Speaking about the influence of his parents on his sporting success, Bishop said: "We did sport all the time as kids but our parents were never pushy, they just wanted us to have fun. I think that’s the best for development because you actually learn to love your sport rather than it be forced upon you".[34]

Triathlon competitions edit

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU's Athlete Profiles.[35][36] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons in the Elite Men's category.

Date Competition Rank
14th Mar 2020 2020 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 14th
16th Aug 2019 2019 Tokyo ITU World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event 15th
6th Jul 2019 2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 38th
29th Jun 2019 2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 29th
9th Jun 2019 2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds 13th
18 May 2019 2019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 20th
9th Mar 2019 2019 Daman World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Abu Dhabi 7th
8th Mar 2019 2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 9th
16th Sep 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 23rd
26th Aug 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Montreal 24th
27th Jul 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton DNF
15th Jul 2018 2018 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships 4th
14th Jul 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 17th
10th Jun 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Leeds 6th
6th Jun 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Nottingham 2nd
12 May 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 24th
5th Apr 2018 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 19th
2nd Mar 2018 2018 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 14th
16th Sep 2017 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam 10th
26th Aug 2017 2017 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm 6th
16th Jul 2017 2017 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships 4th
15th Jul 2017 2017 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 12th
11th Jun 2017 2017 ITU World Triathlon Leeds 5th
13 May 2017 2017 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 12th
4th Mar 2017 2017 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 2nd
18th Sep 2016 2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel 33rd
4th Sep 2016 2016 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 5th
17th Jul 2016 2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships 7th
16th Jul 2016 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 49th
12th Jun 2016 2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds 20th
29 May 2016 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships (Mixed Relay) 1st
28 May 2016 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships 19th
14 May 2016 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 49th
9th Apr 2016 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast 42nd
5th Mar 2016 2016 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 32nd
6th Sep 2015 2015 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 11th
2nd Aug 2015 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event 33rd
12th Jul 2015 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships (Mixed Relay) 3rd
11th Jul 2015 2015 Geneva ETU Triathlon European Championships 5th
14th Jun 2015 2015 Baku European Games 16th
31 May 2015 2015 ITU World Triathlon London 49th
16 May 2015 2015 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama DNF
3 May 2015 2015 Antalya ETU Triathlon European Cup 12th
29th Mar 2015 2015 ITU World Triathlon Auckland 13th
14th Mar 2015 2015 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 19th
12th Oct 2014 2014 Cartagena ITU Triathlon World Cup 16th
5th Oct 2014 2014 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup 30th
28th Sep 2014 2014 Alanya ITU Triathlon World Cup 12th
21st Sep 2014 2014 Madrid ETU Triathlon European Cup Final 6th
23rd Aug 2014 2014 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm 13th
6th Apr 2014 2014 ITU World Triathlon Auckland 28th
23rd Mar 2014 2014 New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup 27th
15th Mar 2014 2014 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup 6th
12th Sep 2013 2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final London (U23) 31st
29th Jun 2013 2013 Holten ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships 22nd
20th Oct 2012 2012 Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland (U23) 3rd
2nd Sep 2012 2012 Aguilas ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships (Mixed Relay) 3rd
1st Sep 2012 2012 Aguilas ETU Triathlon U23 and Youth European Championships (U23) 3rd
7th Jul 2012 2012 Holten ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup 2nd
10th Jun 2012 2012 Cremona ITU Sprint Triathlon European Cup 1st
10th Sep 2011 2011 ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing (U23) 3rd
20th Aug 2011 2011 Lausanne ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships 23rd
31st Jul 2011 2011 Banyoles ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup 5th
12th Sep 2010 2010 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest (Junior) 2nd
4th Jul 2010 2010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships (Junior) 4th
1 May 2010 2010 Nancy ETU Duathlon European Championships (Junior) 3rd
5th Jul 2009 2009 Holten ETU Triathlon European Championships (Junior) 5th
23 May 2009 2009 Budapest ETU Duathlon European Championships (Junior) 21st
16th Jan 2009 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival 16th
27th Sep 2008 2008 Rimini ITU Duathlon World Championships (Junior) 24th
28th Jun 2008 2008 Holten ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup (Junior) 1st
24 May 2008 2008 Serres ETU Duathlon European Championships (Junior) 7th

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