| Head-to-Head Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paratriathlon Ranking | |
| 2 | Paralympic Qualification Ranking | |
| 16 | Head-to-Head | 0 |
| Latest Head-to-Head | ||
| 1 | 2019 ITU World Triathlon Para Championships Lausanne 2019-08-29 |
4 |
| World Championship Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Championship Starts | 1 |
| 1 | World Championship Wins | 0 |
| 1 | World Championship Podiums | 0 |
| World Championship Results |
|---|
| 2016 Rotterdam ITU Paratriathlon World Championships | 1 |
| 2016 Rotterdam ITU Paratriathlon World Championships | 5 |
| World Paratriathlon Event Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4 | World Paratriathlon Event Starts | 10 |
| 4 | World Paratriathlon Event Wins | 0 |
| 4 | World Paratriathlon Event Podiums | 6 |
| Career Head-to-Head Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Race Starts | 41 |
| 37 | Race Wins | 7 |
| 40 | Race Podiums | 26 |
A legend of Netherlands Para triathlon, Jetze Plat was born with a shorter left upper leg and no ligaments in his left knee. He is also missing bones in his right leg, and his right lower leg and foot were amputated in 2008.
At the age of 13, Jetze began competing in Para triathlon events and has gone on to enjoy an incredibly successful career, winning consecutive World Championships from 2015-2022 as well as Paralympic gold at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Career highlights:
- Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Champion
- Rio 2016 Paralympic Champion
- World Champion 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Serving as a Royal Marine Commando, Joe Townsend lost both legs in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2008. He got into triathlon when he completed the Ironman UK triathlon in Bolton in July 2011. He has since completed at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, where he finished second in the disability category.
Joe carried the Paralympic Flame into the London 2012 stadium as part of the opening ceremony where he was suspended by wires and made a dramatic overhead entrance to the arena, even though he is actually afraid of heights.
The British Champion also won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and represented Team GB at Rio 2016, where he finished sixth.
Career highlights:
- Winner 2019 Tokyo Paratriathlon World Cup
- 2nd place 2018 European Championships
- 3rd at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam
- Winner Commonwealth Games 2018
- 6th place Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
ITU Paralympic Triathlete 
