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Alex Yee
Alexander Amos Yee (born 18 February 1998) is a British professional triathlete and distance runner. He is the 2024 World and Olympic champion in standard or 'Olympic' distance triathlon, the second man to win both titles in a single year.
He won the gold medal in the Men's Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the silver medal in the same event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the gold medal in the Triathlon Mixed Relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and the bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. With two golds, one silver, and one bronze medal, Yee is the most successful triathlete in Olympic history.
Yee was also the 2022 Commonwealth Games triathlon champion in both the men's and mixed team events. In addition to his overall victory in 2024, he is a double World Championship medalist over the World Triathlon Championship Series, with silver in 2022, and bronze in 2021.
In 2022, Yee won his first individual World Championship, the 2022 World Triathlon Sprint Championships in Montreal in Canada. Yee has also been part of the gold medal-winning relay team in the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in Nottingham in 2019. He won silver in the same event in Montreal, securing Great Britain its first quota places in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In 2022, he became the inaugural Esport Triathlon World Champion, after finishing second at both the London and the Singapore Arena Games Triathlon event.
As a distance runner, Yee was the 2018 British 10,000m champion, and led Great Britain to the team silver medal in the European 10,000m Cup as both races were combined as part of the Night of 10,000m PBs festival event at Parliament Hill. He represented Great Britain in the subsequent European Athletics Championships. Returning to road racing after his 2024 triathlon double, he ran his first London Marathon in 2025.
Yee was born on 18 February 1998, to a Mozambique-born Chinese father, Ron Yee and English mother, Emma Amos Yee. He was raised in Lewisham, London, and attended Stillness Infant School and Stillness Junior School in Honor Oak Park. He studied at Kingsdale Foundation School in West Dulwich and then went on to study for a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University. In July 2025, Yee was awarded an honorary doctorate by his former university for his sporting achievements.
On 4 June 2016 Yee won the ITU World Junior Duathlon Championships in Avilés in northern Spain. As a result, he was shortlisted for the SportsAid "One to Watch" award which he went on to win, receiving his award from Sir Mo Farah at the ceremony in November.
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Alex Yee
Alexander Amos Yee (born 18 February 1998) is a British professional triathlete and distance runner. He is the 2024 World and Olympic champion in standard or 'Olympic' distance triathlon, the second man to win both titles in a single year.
He won the gold medal in the Men's Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the silver medal in the same event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the gold medal in the Triathlon Mixed Relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and the bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. With two golds, one silver, and one bronze medal, Yee is the most successful triathlete in Olympic history.
Yee was also the 2022 Commonwealth Games triathlon champion in both the men's and mixed team events. In addition to his overall victory in 2024, he is a double World Championship medalist over the World Triathlon Championship Series, with silver in 2022, and bronze in 2021.
In 2022, Yee won his first individual World Championship, the 2022 World Triathlon Sprint Championships in Montreal in Canada. Yee has also been part of the gold medal-winning relay team in the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in Nottingham in 2019. He won silver in the same event in Montreal, securing Great Britain its first quota places in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In 2022, he became the inaugural Esport Triathlon World Champion, after finishing second at both the London and the Singapore Arena Games Triathlon event.
As a distance runner, Yee was the 2018 British 10,000m champion, and led Great Britain to the team silver medal in the European 10,000m Cup as both races were combined as part of the Night of 10,000m PBs festival event at Parliament Hill. He represented Great Britain in the subsequent European Athletics Championships. Returning to road racing after his 2024 triathlon double, he ran his first London Marathon in 2025.
Yee was born on 18 February 1998, to a Mozambique-born Chinese father, Ron Yee and English mother, Emma Amos Yee. He was raised in Lewisham, London, and attended Stillness Infant School and Stillness Junior School in Honor Oak Park. He studied at Kingsdale Foundation School in West Dulwich and then went on to study for a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University. In July 2025, Yee was awarded an honorary doctorate by his former university for his sporting achievements.
On 4 June 2016 Yee won the ITU World Junior Duathlon Championships in Avilés in northern Spain. As a result, he was shortlisted for the SportsAid "One to Watch" award which he went on to win, receiving his award from Sir Mo Farah at the ceremony in November.