Jake Wightman
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1994 Nottingham, England, United Kingdom[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Loughborough University[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Edinburgh AC[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Geoff Wightman[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jake Wightman (born 11 July 1994) is a British middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres.[5] He won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, the first global gold in a middle distance event for a British male since Seb Coe's gold medal in the 1500m in Los Angeles in 1984.[4]
Career
As a junior athlete, Wightman was the 2013 European Junior Champion in the 1500 metres.[6]
In June 2018, Wightman set the Scottish Record for 1000 metres with a time of 2:16.27 at the Diamond League event in Stockholm breaking the previous record which had stood since 1984.[7]
In the 2020 Diamond League in Monaco, Wightman broke the Scottish record for 1500 metres with a time of 3:29.47.[8]
Wightman won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships with a personal best time of 3:29.23, beating Olympic champion and European record holder Jakob Ingebrigtsen. His father, Geoff Wightman, former marathoner and long-time media commentator, called the race as in-stadium commentator.[9][4]
Personal life
Wightman was born in Nottingham, England.
He attended Stewart's Melville College and Fettes College, both independent schools in Edinburgh, before studying at Loughborough University.[10]
His father and trainer Geoff Wightman represented England in the marathon at the 1990 Commonwealth Games whilst his mother Susan Tooby and his aunt represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games.[8][11][12]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  Scotland
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| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 1st | 1500 m | 3:44.14 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 16th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.87 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | 1500 m | 3:47.68 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 20th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:41.79 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 6th | 1500 m | 3:58.91 |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | 800 m | 1:45.82 | |
| 3rd | 1500 m | 3:35.97 | |||
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:38.25 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 1500 m | 3:31.87 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 10th | 1500 m | 3:35.09 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, USA | 1st | 1500 m | 3:29.23 |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:30.53 | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | 800 m | 1:44.91 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:44.18 (Ostrava 2020)
- 1000 metres - 2:13.88 (Monaco 2022)
- 1500 metres – 3:29.23 (Eugene 2022)
- One Mile – 3:50.00 (New York 2021)
References
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Jake Wightman Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com.
- ^ University bio Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.
- ^ a b c Ingle, Sean (20 July 2022). "Jake Wightman stuns 1500m field to claim world title as dad commentates". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Jake Wightman at World Athletics
- ^ "Who is Jake Wightman? Athlete wins World Athletics Championships gold". www.nationalworld.com.
- ^ "Jake Wightman smashes 34-year-old Scottish record". dinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ a b Calvert, Howard (14 July 2022). "5 things you should know about British athlete Jake Wightman". Runner's World.
- ^ "GB's Wightman takes stunning world 1500m gold" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "World Athletics Championship: How to watch Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman going for gold in 1,500m final". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "2016 EAC bio" (PDF).
- ^ "Jake Wightman: World champion and his dad Geoff on 1500m Oregon victory". BBC Sport. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links
- Jake Wightman at World Athletics
- Jake Wightman at European Athletics
- Jake Wightman at Diamond League
- Jake Wightman at British Athletics
- Jake Wightman at Power of 10
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nottingham
- Scottish male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Alumni of Loughborough University
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- European Championships (multi-sport event) bronze medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Anglo-Scots
- World Athletics Championships medalists