 Wightman at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain & N.I. Scotland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
| Club | Edinburgh AC[3] |
| Coached by | Geoff Wightman[4] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
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.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Jake Wightman Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ University bio Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Murphy, Walt (15 December 2022). "'The winner is my son' - Wightman's Oregon22 spikes donated to MOWA". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2022.