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Jonathan Albon

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Bergen, NorwayBorn April 19, 1989

UTMB 924ITRA 932Wins 25Podiums 33

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).

Upcoming Races

2026

1 race

Transgrancanaria/Classic

Mar 7

126km

6,764m+

Gran Canaria, Spain

Race Results

2025

4 races2 wins

1st

Ultra Pirineu/Ultra Pirineu 100K

Oct 4

101km

6,711m+

~13.3%

10:40:02

DNF

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/UTMB

Aug 29

174km

10,200m+

~11.7%

1st

Ultra-Trail Snowdonia/UTS 100K

May 17

105km

6,450m+

~12.3%

11:34:51

2nd

Transgrancanaria/Classic

Feb 21

126km

6,236m+

~9.9%

12:25:06

2024

4 races3 wins

1st

Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB/Nice 50K

Oct 6

54km

2,100m+

~7.8%

4:15:31

1st

Wildstrubel by UTMB/Wild 50

Sep 14

37km

1,600m+

~8.6%

2:59:27

shortened

6th

Western States Endurance Run/Western States 100

Jun 29

160km

5,360m+

~6.7%

14:57:01

1st

Transvulcania/Ultramarathon

May 10

73km

4,220m+

~11.6%

7:03:10

2023

7 races2 wins

1st

Festival des Templiers/Grand Trail des Templiers

Oct 22

81km

3,510m+

~8.7%

6:42:17

1st

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/CCC

Sep 1

100km

6,030m+

~12.1%

10:14:25

2nd

Fjällmaratonveckan Årefjällen/Salomon 27K

Jul 30

26km

960m+

~7.4%

1:51:09

DNF

Marathon du Mont-Blanc/42km du Mont-Blanc

Jun 25

44.4km

2,500m+

~11.3%

15th

Lavaredo Ultra Trail/Lavaredo 20k - Cortina Skyrace

Jun 22

19km

1,080m+

~11.4%

1:50:06

5th

World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Short Trail

Jun 8

44km

3,250m+

~14.8%

4:26:57

Innsbruck-Stubai

3rd

Zegama-Aizkorri/Mendi Maratoia

May 14

42km

2,560m+

~12.2%

3:45:01

View All 48 Results

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

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)

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