Jonathan Hall

Date of Birth / Fecha de Nacimiento : 8th October 1972
Height / Estatura : 174 cm
Weight / Peso : 62 Kg  

Duathlon :

Highlights
World Duathlon Champion 1997
ITU Duathlon World Cup Champion 1996
Teams World Duathlon Champion 1996/1997
Australian Duathlon Champion 1995
4 Powerman Victories
20 Duathlon Victories

2004

winner Zofingen Interval Duathlon

2003

2nd Duathlon World Championships
1st Surf Coast Duathlon Pro Men
1st Arrigoriaga Duathlon Spain
1st Intxaurondo International Duathlon Spain
1st Spanish Duathlon Championships
1st Sopelana Duathlon Spain
1st Zofingen Interval Duathlon (Swiss Duathlon Cup) (Course Record & bike record)
1st Wald Duathlon (Swiss Duathlon Cup) (Course record & bike record)
2nd Lausanne Duathlon (Swiss Duathlon Cup)
1st Overall pointscore Swiss Duathlon Cup 2003
1st International Val d Aran Duathlon France (Bike course record)
1st Gorliz Triathlon Spain
2nd Azuqueca Duathlon Spain
4th Dannon Duathlon Florida
10th Australian Road Cycling Championships
2002
1st Dannon Duathlon Florida
1st Maizuru International Duathlon Japan
2nd Powerman Tennessee
4th Powerman Alabama

1997
1st Duathlon World Championships
1st Powerman Holland
1st Powerman Guernsey
1st ETU Duathlon Cup Wald Switzerland
1st Healthpack Duathlon Canberra #1
1st Healthpack Duathlon Canberra #2
3rd Powerman World Series
1st Sri Chinmoy Triathlon (Sprint)
1st fitness Five 5km Road race

1996
1st Powerman New Zealand
1st ITU World Cup Gernika Spain
1st ITU Duathlon World Cup (Overall)
1st Douglas Park Duathlon
2nd Powerman Australia
3rd Australian Duathlon Championships
6th World Duathlon Championships

1995
1st Australian Duathlon Championships
1st Powerman Australia
1st California International Duathlon
1st deakin Health Spa Triathlon (Sprint)
Jonathan's sporting career started at the age of 10 as a runner and since that time he has progressed to reach the top of the elite level in the two sports he has dedicated himself to, Cycling and Duathlon.

As a cyclist Jonathan made his debut in Australian colours as a senior in 1991 at the age of 18. After spending a further two seasons in 93/94 with the AIS and National team Jonathan retired from cycling. After racing three full seasons in Europe and gaining selection for the Victoria Commonwealth Games in 94 Jonathan felt that he had done all he could to make the next step into the European professional ranks but could not see the opening to gain access to this very competitive world.

Going back to his roots of running and Duathlon was the next step and after the intitial hurdles including serious injury Jonathan was able to quickly establish himself as Australia’s number one Duathlete in 1995 and make the subsequent breakthrough into the international arena. After two failed attempts Jonathan achieved a life long goal and won a World Championship in Duathlon in 1997.

While training for the Duathlon World Championship in 97 a second opportunity arrived to race as a cyclist and acknowledging that second chances are few and far between Jonathan grasped it with both hands. Retiring from Duathlon after reaching the very top was a calculated risk but one that proved to be well taken. With maturity, good luck, results and contacts Jonathan signed his first professional cycling contract in 1998 with the then number one team in the world Festina.

Things in the professional world were different to what Jonathan expected and after various bad luck including a car accident in which he broke his ankle he left Europe in 2000 to chase a cycling career in the USA. The boom in cycling with the whole Lance phenomenon in the US lead to a lucrative contract but by mid 2001 having never turned a pedal the team folded and Jonathan was again left to decide whether to retire or give the Duathlon one last fling. Personal reasons were the main reason to return and his return has been steady and measured.

In March 2002 Jonathan returned to the winners circle after a solid victory in the Dannon Duathlon series opener in Florida. Backing this up with a course record breaking win in Japan in May has put Jonathan back to where he left off in 97. The business end of the 2002 season is still to come and after spending four years away from running it will be interesting to see if Jonathan can attain another Duathlon World Championship, he motivating force at present.

2002 saw Jonathan involved with 23 Degrees Sports Management in Spain. This involved organising the local end of the Vuelta España Camps run by CTS in the USA. Planning and organising the logistics of these camps are skills which Jonathan has developed through the years of racing and travelling whilst competing as a professional athlete, one of the many positive life skills that 11 years of competition have given

In 2003 Jonathan again based himself in Spain and continued to focus on Duathlon. Cycling / Cyclismo :

Highlights
3 times Australian Cycling Champion
2 times Oceania Time Trial Champion
2 times 3rd Australian time Trial Championships
8th World Cycling Championships time Trial

1999
Festina Team
Australian Time Trial Champion
Oceania Time Trial Champion
3rd Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic

1998
Festina Team/ Banaka
10 Victories in Spain
1st Classic International Corte Ingles
1st Premio Pascual Zamudio
1st Premio Neustra Señora Murgia
1st Championship Cantabria Time Trial
1st Medina de Pomar
1st Vuelta Alava
1st Stage 3b Vuelta Alava
1st Mountain Class. Vuelta Alava
1st Vuelta Granada
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 3b
1st Mountain Class.
2nd Memorial Txuma International

1997
8th UCI World Championships Time Trial
1st Australian Championships Road Race
1st Australian Championships Time Trial
1st Stage 5 Commonwealth Bank Classic
1st Stage 11 Commonwealth Bank Clasic
1st Stage 14 Commonwealth Bank Classic
1st Gran Prix San Antolin
2nd Vuelta Aragon General Class.
1st Stage 1 Vuelta Aragon