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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom[1] | 11 July 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Loughborough University[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 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]
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]
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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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, USA | 1st | 1500 m | 3:29.23 |
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