Javier Gomez

The nine-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist gives his younger self advice, talks about his dangerous, season-ending bout of COVID, his heart troubles, and more.

“I’ve seen the numbers of those who have won Hawaii – and [Gomez] is a lot better.”

The popular world champion moved to long-course after a disappointing 2016 Olympics—but he missed the excitement of Olympic racing too much. Now the 38-year-old is back with big plans for Tokyo.

The entire podium was made up of Olympic medalists.

Javier Gómez Noya, perhaps the greatest triathlete in history, finally makes his Ironman debut in Cairns this Sunday.

The New Zealand race threw every type of weather condition at the impressive field of athletes.

Javier Gomez Noya ran down fellow 1.2-mile (1.93km) swim leg leader Ben Kanute mid-way through the half-marathon leg.

Spaniard Javier Gomez overtook American Olympian Ben Kanute to capture the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga.

The five-time ITU world champion debuted stronger than ever, celebrating his 50th WTS race with the fastest time of the day.

The 2012 Olympic silver medalist will undergo surgery for injuries suffered in a minor bike crash.

Specialized has revealed the custom ViAS with SRAM Red bike defending world champion Javier Gomez of Spain will ride early in 2016.

The three-day cumulative event at the Island House Invitational Triathlon in the Bahamas ended with the same leaders it started with.

The winners of the first stage—Gwen Jorgensen and Javier Gomez—each received $1,000.

Javier Gomez Noya (ESP) became the most successful man in ITU World Championship history on Saturday.

It was an exciting day of racing at Saturday's ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Chicago.

Spain's Javier Gomez took second today and secured his fifth ITU World Championship title.

Spain’s Mario Mola and Javier Gomez ran shoulder-to-shoulder for the majority of the 10K run.

Only 530 points separate the top four men in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings.

Gomez chats about his season so far, going after another world title and when he'll make the jump up to Ironman.

Richard Murray (RSA) put together a remarkable day under tough and chilly conditions to secure his second ever World Triathlon Series win.

Spain's Javier Gomez chats about overcoming a race-week illness on his way to a third-place finish in Zell am See.

Straight off his WTS win in Stockholm, Javier Gomez talks about his relaxed approach to defending his title at Sunday's 70.3 worlds.

Gomez captured his second WTS win and sixth podium of the season.

Gomez captured his second WTS win and sixth podium of the season.

Reigning ITU world champion Javier Gomez (ESP) was impressive against a tough field to earn the win and another Olympic berth.

No American male placed in the top eight, leaving all spots on the U.S. Olympic team up for grabs.

Spain's Javier Gomez and the United States' Gwen Jorgensen each ride on custom Specialized bikes.

Javier Gomez again showed his ability to transition flawlessly from drafting to non-drafting competition.

Alistair Brownlee and Javier Gomez dueled once again at Saturday's ITU WTS Yokohama.

Javier Gomez (ESP) has signed on to compete at Feb. 27's half-iron distance Challenge Dubai.

Javier Gomez dominated across various distances in 2014.

Coming off of two big-time performances, current ITU world champion Javier Gomez of Spain won Sunday's Beijing International Triathlon.

Spain's Javier Gomez and Australia's Ashleigh Gentle earned the victories at Sunday's Beijing International Triathlon.

Sunday's race at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Mont-Tremblant showcased the abilities of former and current Olympians.

Javier Gomez was crowned 2014 ITU World Champion.

Alistair Brownlee wins the Grand Final race, while Javier Gomez finishes third to earn the ITU World Championship title.

Despite limited training due to an injury, Spain's Javier Gomez still managed to dominate the men's field

Spain's Javier Gomez extended his lead in the World Triathlon Series rankings with a victory in Chicago.

The Windy City will host the fifth stop of the World Triathlon Series, with Gwen Jorgensen and Javier Gomez highlighting the start lists.

The 31-year-old Olympic silver medalist from Pontevedra, Spain, is one of the most diversely talented triathletes the sport has ever seen.

Javier Gomez (ESP) took the win, with Mario Mola (ESP) and Richard Murray (RSA) rounding out the podium.

Three races, three wins. Spain's Javier Gomez threw-down yet another stellar performance in Yokohama.

Javier Gomez Noya's quest to become the second man to win four ITU World Championships gained strength in Cape Town.

In the past five events they have competed against each other, without Alistair on the start line, it’s been a 1-2 finish.

Great Britain's Jodie Stimpson and Spain's Javier Gomez beat out stellar competition on a tough race course in Auckland.

Spain's Javier Gomez kept his undefeated streak at the Auckland World Triathlon Series intact.

After a blazing start to the ITU triathlon season last weekend, World Cup action continues with a second sprint race in New Plymouth.

Spain's Javier Gomez and Canada's Angela Naeth outlasted the competition and the heat to take the early-season victories in Panama.

Spain's Javier Gomez and Canada's Angela Naeth took the early-season wins in Panama.

We caught up with triathlon wetsuit brand ROKA co-founders Rob Canales and Kurt Spenser on the heels of two big announcements.

Reigning ITU world champion Javier Gomez received the award for Male Triathlete of the Year at the 2014 Endurance Live Awards.

Olympic medalists Nicola Spirig and Javier Gomez proved their pedigree with wins at the Cozumel World Cup on Sunday.

More than 550 professional and amateur athletes from around the world took the plunge into Fengtai’s Qing Long Lake.

Miss Sunday's ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final men's race? The last few minutes are absolutely worth watching.

The race culminated with a sprint finish between Javier Gomez and Jonathan Brownlee.

Javier Gomez earned his third ITU World Championship title by turning in a final kick to pass Jonathan Brownlee at the finish line.

2012 Olympic silver medalist Javier Gomez chats about his body and the decision to take part in Inside Triathlon's body issue photo shoot.

The podium from last year’s Olympics will return to London to compete for the title of world champion this weekend.

Javier Gomez defended his 2012 title, while Emma Moffatt regained the title she earned in 2009 when this race was a draft-legal event.

The men's podium finished in the exact same order as in 2012, while the women's race saw an all-new top three.

Will anyone be able to beat defending champions Javier Gomez and Lisa Norden in Des Moines this weekend?

The ease with which many former Olympians have transitioned to long-course racing in recent months has been breathtaking.

Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee broke away on the bike and never looked back.

Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) produced a thrilling finish to pip brother Alistair Brownlee (GBR) to claim victory in the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg.

Go to a Southern California beach and get a glance behind the camera of Inside Triathlon's July/August cover shoot.

Javier Gómez Noya spectacularly won both the Half Distance Triathlon European Championship and Challenge Half Barcelona.

Javier Gomez chats with Javier Gomez about the Brownlee brothers, the highlights of his career and his future plans in the sport.

Javier Gomez chats with Javier Gomez about the Brownlee brothers, the highlights of his career and his future plans in the sport.

Javier Gomez exited the water with the leaders at ITU WTS San Diego and stayed up front on the bike, but he struggled on the run and finished eighth.

Spain's Javier Gomez continued his domination of the 2013 season by earning the victory at the opening race for the ITU World Triathlon Series.

Gomez held off his fellow countryman Mario Mola on the run.

Javier Gomez will be racing at the 2013 Challenge Half Barcelona, which will double as the 2013 ETU European Half Distance Triathlon Championships.

Spain’s Javier Gomez and the United States’ Heather Jackson biked their way to victories at the iconic Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.

In 2012, Spain's Javier Gomez turned in impressive performances across non-drafting, drafting and off-road triathlons.

Javier Gomez won the Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship and the Xterra World Championship and taking home silver at the Olympics.

Jonathan Brownlee's second-place finish easily gave him the win in the series and the world championship title.

Ironman professionals can breathe a sigh of relief—Gomez will continue to focus on Olympic-distance events.

Get the Zoot racing flat that was inspired by Olympic silver medalist Javier Gomez.

For the first time in Olympic history, the pre-race favorites did not disappoint.

The men’s circuit has been dominated of late by three names: Alistair Brownlee, Jonathan Brownlee and Javier Gomez.

After being out with an Achilles injury for months, Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee dominated the run to easily take the win.

Spain's Javier Gomez stormed the run and left nothing to chance at the 2012 Eilat ETU Triathlon European Championships.

The men’s ITU circuit has been top-heavy over the past three years with Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee and Javier Gomez dominating.

The two-time ITU world champion is in the midst of his London buildup.

Gomez talks about the transformation of ITU since the rise of the Brownlee brothers and what it will take to succeed in London.

Triathlete.com honors the men who dazzled, dismayed— and destroyed their competition in 2011.

Which short course stars would you like to see move up to Ironman?

ITU stars Javier Gomez and Lisa Norden took the race wins, while Americans Andy Potts and Sarah Haskins claimed the overall series titles. Check out the photos.

Brownlee's Grand Final dominance earned him the overall world title, with younger brother Jonny coming second and Gomez finishing third.