Jake Wightman

Jake Wightman
Wightman at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich
Personal information
Born (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 30)
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 British middle-distance runner who primarily competes 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 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.[4][6] At the European Athletics Championships, Wightman earned a bronze in 2018 and a silver for the 800 metres in 2022. He won bronze medals at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.

He holds three Scottish records (800 m, 1000 m, mile) and is a two-time British champion.

  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 Cite error: The named reference G2022title was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Jake WIGHTMAN – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ Murphy, Walt (15 December 2022). "'The winner is my son' - Wightman's Oregon22 spikes donated to MOWA". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2022.