Jonathan Albon
Jonathan Albon is a British mountain athlete who has excelled across skyrunning, trail ultramarathons, and obstacle course racing. Born in Essex and based in Bergen, Norway, he won the 2019 Trail World Championships, the Skyrunner World Series overall title (2017), and multiple OCR and Spartan world titles. On the UTMB circuit, he won OCC (2021) and CCC (2023).
UTMB Index
924
Birth Date
April 19, 1989
Birth Place
Harlow, Essex, England
Hometown
Bergen, Norway
Key Achievements
- Trail World Champion (2019)
- Skyrunner World Series Overall Champion (2017)
- Sky Extreme Series Champion (2016, 2017)
- OCR World Champion (2014–2019, multiple)
- Spartan World Champion (2014, 2018)
- UTMB CCC Winner (2023)
- UTMB OCC Winner (2021)
- Transvulcania Champion (2024)
Career Highlights
- 2024: Transvulcania Ultramarathon – Champion
- 2024: Western States 100 – 6th place
- 2023: UTMB CCC – Champion
- 2022: Marathon du Mont-Blanc – Champion
- 2022: UTMB CCC – 2nd place
- 2021: UTMB OCC – Champion
- 2019: Trail World Championships – World Champion
- 2017: Skyrunner World Series – Overall Champion
- 2016–2017: Sky Extreme Series – Overall Champion
Notable Traits
- • British skyrunner and trail ultrarunner with OCR background
- • Lives and trains in Bergen, Norway
- • Multiple-time OCR World Champion and Spartan World Champion
- • Skyrunner World Series overall champion (2017)
- • Versatile across short sky races and 100 km ultras