World Triathlon president Antonio Arimany paid tribute to Brownlee, saying his legacy will “stay so long as the game itself”.
“Alistair’s contribution to the world of triathlon over greater than twenty years is immeasurable,” mentioned Arimany.
“He’s a real icon of our sport and he’ll encourage generations to come back of younger triathletes from all around the globe.”
Brownlee’s first Video games got here in 2008 in Beijing, the place he completed in twelfth place.
It wasn’t till 2012, when Brownlee received gold on residence soil, that he captured a legion of followers.
Having been in class when London was awarded the 2012 Video games in 2005, Brownlee took gold seven years later by beating Spanish rival Javier Gomez by 11 seconds.
Alongside his brother Jonny, who took bronze in London, Brownlee has taken the game to new heights, the pair competing in opposition to each other on the world’s greatest phases.
Shortly after London 2012, the brothers launched the Brownlee Basis, a charity aiming to encourage kids from all backgrounds to take up the game.
In 2016, Alistair helped Jonny over the end line on the Triathlon World Sequence occasion in Mexico after he’d began to wobble on the house straight.
Jonny, two years youthful than Alistair, was main the race when his legs began to present method within the Mexican warmth.
Alistair, who was in third place on the time, propped his brother up for the ultimate 700m and helped him over the road to complete forward of him in second place.
