Jake Wightman

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Jake Wightman
Wightman at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 29)
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom[1]
EducationLoughborough University[2]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain & N.I.
Scotland
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
ClubEdinburgh AC[3]
Coached byGeoff Wightman[4]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene 1500 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin 1500 m
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rieti 1500 m
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 1500 m

Jake Wightman (born 11 July 1994)[5] is a Scottish middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. He won the gold medal at the 2022 World Championships, the first global gold in a middle distance event for a British male since Seb Coe's 1500 m title at the Los Angeles 1984.[4] At the European Athletics Championships, Wightman earned a bronze in 2018 and a silver for the 800 metres in 2022. He took bronze medal at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.

In 2013, Wightman was in his specialist event European Under-20 champion.

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 the 1000 metres with a time of 2:16.27 at the Diamond League meeting 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 the 1500 m with a time of 3:29.47, finishing in third place.[8]

Wightman won the gold medal in the 1500 m event at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon with a personal best time of 3:29.23, beating Olympic champion and European record holder Jakob Ingebrigtsen. It was the first British 1500 m world title since Steve Cram in 1983, and ended a streak of seven consecutive golds in the event from Kenya-born runners. His father, Geoff Wightman, former marathoner and long-time media commentator, called the race as in-stadium commentator.[9][4] Jake continued his good form by taking a bronze in his specialist event at the Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022, and a silver for the 800 m at the European Championships held in Munich.[5][10] He capped his breakthrough season on the road in September, winning for the third time the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York.[11] Wightman revised his personal bests in the 800 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, mile (track and road) and 3000 m (indoor) across the year, and was crowned Scottish Athlete of the Year.

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.[12]

His father and trainer Geoff Wightman represented England in the marathon at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, whilst his mother Susan Tooby and his aunt represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics Seoul 1988.[8][13][14]

Achievements

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing  Great Britain and  Scotland
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, OR, United States 1st 1500 m 3:29.23
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 1500 m 3:30.53
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd 800 m 1:44.91

Circuit wins, National championships

Personal bests

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Jake Wightman Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com.
  2. ^ University bio Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.
  4. ^ a b c Ingle, Sean (20 July 2022). "Jake Wightman stuns 1500m field to claim world title as dad commentates". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Jake WIGHTMAN – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Who is Jake Wightman? Athlete wins World Athletics Championships gold". www.nationalworld.com.
  7. ^ "Jake Wightman smashes 34-year-old Scottish record". dinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  8. ^ a b Calvert, Howard (14 July 2022). "5 things you should know about British athlete Jake Wightman". Runner's World.
  9. ^ "GB's Wightman takes stunning world 1500m gold". BBC Sport. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. ^ "European Championships: Jake Wightman takes silver in men's 800m". BBC Sport. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  11. ^ Adams, Tim (11 September 2022). "Laura Muir and Jake Wightman win 5th Avenue Mile in New York". AW. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "2016 EAC bio" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Jake Wightman: World champion and his dad Geoff on 1500m Oregon victory". BBC Sport. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  15. ^ "4J Annual Awards: Jake and Sean land our 4J Athlete of Year titles after memorable year". Scottish Athletics. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Muir and Miller land our Athlete of Year titles at 4J Annual Awards". Scottish Athletics. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Reekie and Wightman among winners of the 2020 British Athletics Writers Association Awards". Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  18. ^ Henderson, Jason (16 November 2022). "Laura Muir and Jake Wightman named BMC athletes of 2022". AW. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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