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Jake Wightman

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Born
1994 (30 years old)

Birth Place
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Position
Middle Distance Runner

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Ethnicity
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Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight
67 kg (148 lb)

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Great Britain Athletics

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Latest Results

					Mens 1500 metres Final	19 Jul 22
					Mens 800 metres Final	21 May 22

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

In June 2018, Whightman 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.

In the 2020 Diamond League in Monaco, Wightman broke the Scottish record for 1500 metres, with a time of 3:29.47.

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

Career Honours

World Athletics Championships 2022 Great Britain Athletics	European Athletics Championships Silver 2022 Great Britain Athletics	Commonwealth Games Bronze 2022 Scotland Athletics	European Athletics Championships Bronze 2018 Great Britain Athletics
Commonwealth Games Bronze 2018 Scotland Athletics

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