Andrew Johns (born 23 September 1973) is a male triathlete

Triathlon

A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...

 from the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. Johns is a former European and World Cup Champion as well as a World Championship bronze medalist.

Born in Peterborough

Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...

, Johns competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

. He was one of the three British triathletes, along with Sian Brice

Sian Brice

Sian Brice is a triathlete from the United Kingdom.She was born in Leigh, Greater Manchester.Brice competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was one of the three British athletes, along with Michelle Dillon and Andrew Johns, not to finish the competition.-External...

 and Michelle Dillon

Michelle Dillon

Michelle Dillon is a British triathlete.Dillon's first Olympic triathlon was at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was one of the three British athletes, along with Sian Brice and Andrew Johns, not to finish the competition...

, that did not finish the competition.

Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, Johns competed again. This time, he did finish. His time was 1:54:15.87 for sixteenth place.