Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Nationality
  
Spanish

Role
  
Triathlete

Name
  
Francisco Gomez

Residence
  
Pontevedra, Spain


Sport
  
Triathlon

Weight
  
69 kg

Country
  
Spain

Height
  
1.78 m

Siblings
  
Rafael Noya


Full name
  
Francisco Javier Gomez Noya

Born
  
25 March 1983 (age 40) (
1983-03-25
)
Basel, Switzerland

Website
  
www.javiergomeznoya.com

Club
  
Club de Triatlon Cidade de Lugo Fluvial

Similar People
  
Alistair Brownlee, Jonathan Brownlee, Vincent Luis, Andrea Hewitt

Profiles


Parents
  
Manuela Noya, Javier Noya

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya (born 25 March 1983) is a Spanish triathlete. He is the winner of five ITU Triathlon World Championships, he holds three ITU Triathlon World Cup titles, and won the Silver medal for Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in men's triathlon. He has also won world titles for Ironman 70.3 and XTERRA Triathlon.

Contents

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya 1000 images about Javier Gmez Noya on Pinterest Jonathan

Born to Spanish immigrants (both from Galicia) in Basel, Switzerland, he returned to Spain and now lives in Pontevedra, Galicia.

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya El triatleta Javier Gmez Noya premio Princesa de Asturias de los

Athletic career

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya uploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons006Franci

Gómez took up triathlon at the age of 15 after previously playing football and competing in swimming. However his career suffered a setback in 2000 when a routine medical test by the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) revealed an "abnormal heart valve", leading to a six-year battle between Gómez and the Spanish sporting authorities regarding his right to compete internationally. He initially won this right in November 2003, but he was not selected for the 2004 Summer Olympics and in 2005 the CSD banned him from international and domestic competition until February 2006.

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya Francisco Javier Gomez Noya Alchetron the free social encyclopedia

In the nine years from 2002 to 2010, Gómez took part in 57 ITU competitions and achieved 54 top ten positions, among which are 23 first-place finishes. In 2003 and in 2008, Gómez was ITU Triathlon World Champion (both under-23 and Elite categories respectively in 2003). In 2007 and 2009 he was the Elite European Champion. He finished second in the World Championships in 2007 and was the runner up in 2011 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships.

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya FileFrancisco Javier Gomez Lausanne2011 1jpg Wikimedia Commons

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's triathlon Gómez was among the pre-race favourites to win. With 300 meters to go in that race, Jan Frodeno was the leader of a group made up of Gómez, Athens 2004 Silver medalist Bevan Docherty of New Zealand, and Sydney 2000 Gold medalist Simon Whitfield of Canada. Whitfield opened up the gap with a sprint with only Frodeno responding. Frodeno sprinted away with 50 meters from the finish to claim the gold medal. Simon Whitfield took the silver medal five seconds behind, and New Zealand's Bevan Docherty won the bronze medal 12 seconds back. Gómez placed 4th, 20.64 seconds behind Frodeno.

In 2010, Gómez was the number 1 in the World Championship Series ranking, in 2009 he was number 2, his only rivals being the Brownlee brothers Alistair and Jonathan, with whom he represents ECS Triathlon in the French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux. At the 2010 ITU Triathlon World Championship final in Budapest, Gómez came second to British triathlete Alistair Brownlee, but despite the loss in the final, he won the Championship overall.

At the London Summer Olympics in 2012, Gómez took the Silver medal in men's triathlon, 11 seconds behind Gold medalist Alistair Brownlee. Following the Olympic games Gómez won the Hy-Vee Triathlon against a highly competitive field. A month later in his first ever cross triathlon race, he won the 2012 XTERRA World Championship.

In 2013, Gómez continued his success from last year winning the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon and repeating as the Hy-Vee Triathlon winner. He would then go on to win the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series, his third such title. With this world championship he joined Peter Robertson as the other triathlete with three titles to his name, and is just shy of Simon Lessing who has four world titles.

In May 2013, Gómez competed in his first middle distance race by taking Gold in Challenge Half Barcelona. In February 2014 he raced and won his second middle distance race, Ironman 70.3 Panama.

In 2014, Gomez won his fourth ITU World Championships, winning four out of the eight possible races as well as placing third at the Grand Final, tying him for all time championships with Simon Lessing. Gomez also won the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.

In 2015 Gomez took his third consecutive ITU World Championship, and his fifth title overall, by finishing second at the Triathlon World Series Grand Final in Chicago.

ITU results

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

DNF = Did not finish
DNS = Did not start

References

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya Wikipedia