Mario Mola Díaz

Year and place of birth: 23/02/1990 in Palma de Mallorca (Spain)

Education: Graduated in Business Administration and Management.

Mola’s passion for sport started at the age of 5, where he swam his first lengths in a pool and indicated his talent in the water. However, it was only when he turned 15 that he started to enter running races and this – coupled with his swimming endeavors- naturally led to his debut triathlon in the summer of 2005, where he stunned with a fantastic third place finish.
He progressed rapidly, and in 2009 Spain had their first triathlon world champion, as well as World Duathlon and European Triathlon runner-up in the junior category. Mola’s strength for running also showed through, when he competed in the World Cross-Country championships, foreshadowing the strength that he would later show in this discipline.
Then, in 2012, Mola had the honor of not only competing in at the London Olympics, but at 22 being the youngest triathlete there. Following that year, Mola had established himself as one of the dominant names in triathlon, with many victories at the ITU World Series, leading to him earning the 2016, 2017 and 2018 World Champion title, as well as a strong 8th place finish at the Rio Olympics in 2016. But he has only continued to excel and adapt in his racing since then, and this season (2018) he has podiumed in 7 of 8 ITU races. There is therefore no doubt, given his results and work ethic, that he is amongst the greatest triathletes currently racing.

2018

TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPION 2018

1st ITU World Series Yokohama (Japan)
1st ITU World Series Hamburg (Germany)
1st ITU World Series Edmonton (Canada)
1st ITU World Series Montreal (Canada)
2nd ITU Gran Final Gold Coast (Australia)
2nd ITU World Series Leeds (UK)
2nd ITU World Series Abu Dhabi (Emirates)

2017

TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPION 2017

1st ITU World Series Gold Coast (Australia)
1st ITU World Series Yokohama (Japan)
1st ITU World Series Hamburg (Germany)
1st ITU World Series Edmonton (Canada)
2nd Super League Triathlon Jersey (UK)
3rd ITU Gran Final Rotterdam (Neederlands)

2016

TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPION 2016

1rst ITU World Series Abu Dhabi (Emirates)
1rst ITU World Series Gold Coast (Australia)
1rst ITU World Series Yokohama (Japan)
1rst ITU World Series Hamburg (Germany)
1rst ITU World Cup Mooloolaba (Australia)
2nd ITU World Series Edmonton (Canada)
8th Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)

2015

RUNNER-UP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2015

1rst ITU Grand Final Chicago (USA)
1rst ITU World Series Abu Dhabi (Emirates)
2nd ITU World Series Gold Coast (Australia)
3rd ITU World Series Hamburg (Germany)
3rd ITU World Series Yokohama (Japan)
3rd ITU World Series Edmonton (Canada)

Title

2014

RUNNER-UP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2014

1rst ITU World Cup Mooloolaba (Australia)
1rst ITU World Cup New Plymouth (New Zealand)
1rst ITU World Series London (UK)
2nd ITU Grand Final Edmonton (Canada)
2nd ITU World Series Yokohama (Japon)
3rd ITU World Series Chicago (USA)

2013

THIRD PLACE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

3rd ITU Grand Final London (UK)
2nd ITU World Series Auckland (New Zealand)
2nd ITU World Series Kitzbuhel (Austria)
4th ITU World Series Madrid (Spain)
3rd European Championship Alanya (Turkey)
5th ITU World Series Hamburg (Germany)
1st ITU Panamerican Cup Clermont (USA)

2012

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3rd ITU Grand Final London (UK)
2nd ITU World Series Auckland (New Zealand)
4th ITU World Series San Diego (EEUU)
4th ITU World Cup Mooloolaba (Australia)
6th European Championship Eilat (Israel)
9th ITU World Series Madrid (Spain)
19th Olympic Games London (UK)

2011

1st ITU Panamerican Cup Salinas (Ecuador)
4th ITU European Championship Pontevedra (Spain)
9th ITU Premium European Cup Banyoles (Spain)
11th ITU World Series Kitzbuehel (Austria)
12th ITU World Cup Huatulco (Mexico)
13th ITU World Cup Ishigaki (Japan)
16th ITU World Series Madrid (Spain)

2010

1st ITU European Cup Quarteira (Portugal)
2nd ITU Premium European Cup Pontevedra (Spain)
5th ITU World Series London (UK)
12th ITU European Championship Vilanova de Gaia (Portugal)
25th ITU World Cup Holten (Neederland)

1st ITU junior World Championship Triathlon Gold Coast (Australia)
2nd ITU junior World Championship Duathlon Concord (USA)
2nd ITU junior European Championship Triathlon Holten (Neederland)

2009

TRIATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION 2009

1st ITU junior World Championship Duathlon Relay
1st ITU junior European Championship Duathlon Relay
2nd ITU junior European Championship Duathlon
5th ITU junior World Championship Duathlon
2nd Elite National Championship Aquathlon

2008

Champion of Spain youth (2006) and Junior (2007, 2008) Triathlon
Runner-up of Spain youth (2006) and Junior (2007, 2008, 2009) Duathlon

Other achievements

Runner-up of Spain U23 Cross Country (2010)
Champion of Spain Junior 5000 M. L. (2009)
Champion of Spain Junior Cross Country (2009)
Spain runner-up M.L Junior Indoor Championships 3000 (2009)
5th European Junior Championships M. L. 10000 (2009)
Runner-up of Spain Junior 5000 M. L. (2008)
Youth runner-up Spain 3000 M. L. in Indoor and Outdoor Track (2007)

Previous seasons

Athletics