Jake Wightman












































Jake Wightman

Jake Wightman 2016.jpg
Jake Wightman at the 2016 European Championships

Personal information
Born
(1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 24)
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom[1]
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

Jake Wightman (born 11 July 1994) is a British middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships.


His father-coach, Geoff Wightman, and mother, Susan Tooby, were both marathon runners.[5] Jake has a twin brother, Sam (who sometimes appears as the British Athletics mascot, Britbear) and a sister, Martha. He also has two cousins George and Simon



International competitions







































































Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
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


Personal bests


Outdoor




  • 800 metres – 1:47.13 (Watford 2016)


  • 1500 metres – 3:33.96 (Monaco 2018)


  • One Mile – 3:54.20 (London 2016)



References





  1. ^ 2014 CWG bio


  2. ^ University bio Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine.


  3. ^ Power of 10 profile


  4. ^ Jake Wightman at IAAF


  5. ^ 2016 EAC bio
















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