Jake Wightman

Jake Wightman
nation	United Kingdom of Scotland
birthday	11th July 1994 (age 26)
place of birth	Nottingham , UK
size	182 cm
Weight	67 kg
Career
discipline	1500 meter run
Best performance	3: 33.96 min
society	Edinburgh AC
Trainer	Geoff Wightman
Medal table
U20 European Championships 0 × 0 × 1 × Commonwealth Games 0 × 0 × 1 × U20 European Championships 1 × 0 × 0 ×
European championships bronze Berlin 2018 1500 m  Commonwealth Games bronze Gold Coast 2018 1500 m  Junior European Championships gold Rieti 2013 1500 m
last change: August 10, 2018

Jake Wightman (born July 11, 1994 in Nottingham ) is a British middle -distance runner who specializes in the 1,500 meter distance .

Athletic career

Jake Wightman gained his first experience at international championships at the Junior European Championships 2013 in Rieti , where he won the gold medal over 1500 meters in 3: 44.14 minutes. In 2014 he first took part in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where he was eliminated in the first round over 1500 meters. Two years later he took part in the European Championships in Amsterdam , where he came seventh in the 1500 meter final in 3: 47.68 minutes.

In 2017 he took part in the World Championships in London , where he was eliminated from the semifinals in 3: 41.79 minutes . In 2018 he took part in the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham , where he finished sixth in the final. In April he started again at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and won the bronze medal over 1500 meters in 3: 35.97 minutes. Over 800 meters he finished fourth in 1: 45.82 minutes. At the beginning of August he won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Berlin in 3: 38.25 minutes in the final behind the Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen and the Poland Marcin Lewandowski .

In 2018 Wightman became British indoor champion over 1500 meters. He is a graduate of Loughborough University . His mother, Susan Wightman, known by the name Tooby, is a former long distance runner and his aunt Angela Tooby is a former athlete.

Personal bests

• 800 meters: 1: 44.61 min, July 22, 2018 in London
  • 800 meters (hall): 1: 47.69 min, February 25, 2018 in Glasgow
• 1500 meters: 3: 33.96 min, July 20, 2018 in Monaco
  • 1500 meters (hall): 3: 37.43 min, February 10, 2018 in Boston
• Mile: 3: 52.02 min, July 21, 2019 in London
  • Mile (hall): 3: 57.24 min, January 28, 2017 in Boston

Web links

• Jake Wightman in the database of World Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Result list of the U20 European Championships in Rieti 2013
2. ^ Result list of the European Championships in Amsterdam 2016