It would have been very easy to say, I will just sit here and see what I can get in the home straight. The 2022 awards are on Wednesday December 21 at 6.45pm on BBC One live from Salford and voting will open during the show. 1300m: 1st3:02.12 (13.65) Thousands of runners around the world trust our training plans and inclusive coaching offerings.Training plans: https://www.sweatelite.co/get-faster/training-plans/Coaching: https://www.sweatelite.co/get-faster/coaching/ Last updated on 20 July 202220 July 2022.From the section Athletics. The PB of runner-up Turkeys Suleyman Bekmezci is still only 3:41.47 set in 2016 but his only known race in 2022 is a 67:56 half-marathon. Did you encounter any technical issues? In just his second workout of the winter training block Jake and crew does a brutal hill workout at altitude in Flagstaff, Arizona. https://www.wildrunning.co.uk/event/dark-skies-surrey-hills-2/#1487260945120-858d61a6-a5b6, Registration links for those lucky to have been selected in our draw for a place at this year's @LondonMarathon should be landing in inboxes today. See you on The Mall in95 days! Im very on it during the season. Hes putting in a lot of hard work. [10], At the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021, he placed 10th in the event in a time of 3:35.09. After an arduous summer in which he famously won World 1500m gold and. 2017: Mo Farah, Tags: BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Jake Wightman, SPOTY, Registration links for those lucky to have been selected in our draw for a place at this year's @LondonMarathon should be landing in inboxes today. 2023 Athletics Weekly. [5], At the 2020 Diamond League in Monaco, Wightman broke the Scottish record for the 1500m with a time of 3:29.47, finishing in third place. 1500m: 3:29.23 2022 on the mic and narrating his sons victory. 2021 European Team Championships 800m 1st1:45.71 It was the first British world 1500m title since Steve Cram in 1983, the first Scottish world title on the track since Liz McColgan's 10,000m gold in 1991, and ended a streak of seven consecutive golds in the event from Kenya-born runners. Wightman's victory in Eugene on Tuesday was the biggest of his career and a significant improvement. "It's gonna be so close!" 2018 Commonwealth Games 800m 4th1:45.82 Eighteen years on, as Jake Wightman. As world 1500m champion, a title he won in spectacular fashion in Eugene in July, Wightman has ensured he begins this year with an almighty target on his back. Jake Wightman: 2 September 2022 Memorial Van Damme: Brussels, Belgium 1000 m: 2:13.88 Jake Wightman: 10 August 2022 Herculis: Fontvieille, Monaco 1500 m: 3:29.05 Josh Kerr: 7 August 2021 Olympic Games: Tokyo, Japan Mile: 3:50.30 Jake Wightman: 16 June 2022 Bislett Games: Oslo, Norway 3000 m: 7:35.18 Andrew Butchart: 13 July 2021 British Grand Prix 15th June 2017. 1964: Mary Rand Jake Wightman . So I need to make the most of it.. A Warner Bros. No, he said, 'I will try to win this'. As a junior athlete, Jake Wightman was the 2013 European junior champion in the 1500 metres. [11][12][4], The 28-year-old continued his good form in August by taking a bronze in his specialist event at the Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022, and a silver for the 800m at the European Championships held in Munich. 1968: David Hemery says Wightman Sr. as he narrates his son's race. So if you dont know much about the runner, here are five things you should know about him: His coach is his dad Geoff, former athlete, and current commentator and stadium announcer. In his BBC Sport column, George Groves says Chris Eubank Jr handpicked Liam Smith and must win, and win well, to justify his big star billing. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. [8] That year Wightman became the first Briton to run below 1:45 in the 800 metres and 3:35 in the 1500m since Peter Elliott in 1991. I never feel as though this sport, this job, is all fun and games. I was the worst one in it, Wightman told the Norske Podcaster. It was an iconic moment in Scottish sport, made even more special by dad Geoff calling every glorious step into the record books. We have estimated Jake Wightman's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets. 7:11 AM EDT, Wed July 20, 2022. Commonwealth Games. But thats not the only running genes Jake was born with: his mum and his aunt were also Olympians. 26 new marks enter the history books", "Four British athletes up for European Athletics awards - how to vote", "World Athletics Championship: How to watch Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman going for gold in 1,500m final", "Jake Wightman: World champion and his dad Geoff on 1500m Oregon victory", "Reekie and Wightman among winners of the 2020 British Athletics Writers Association Awards", "BAWA awards go to Muir, McColgan and Wightman", "4J Annual Awards: Jake and Sean land our 4J Athlete of Year titles after memorable year", "Muir and Miller land our Athlete of Year titles at 4J Annual Awards", "Simpsons, Wightman & Muir among top Scots awards", "Laura Muir and Jake Wightman named BMC athletes of 2022", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jake_Wightman&oldid=1132341420, Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain, Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland, European Championships (multi-sport event) bronze medalists, European Athletics Championships medalists, Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles using sports links with data from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 12:14. In Japan, Wightman had looked superb in that semi where he set a seasons best but he seemed to pay in the 1500m final for moving up fast from 700m to 800m (13.5 as he passed 800m in 1:52.5) to close right up on the leaders but that seemingly finished him off and he drifted back to be 10th in 3:35.09. Both competed in Seoul 1988, with his mum Susan coming 12th in the marathon, and his aunt, Angela Tooby-Smith, running in the 10,000m, Thats the funny thing, being an Olympian isnt really something that is a huge deal in my family, Wightman told the BBC. Jake Wightman. 3:32.62 1 Rabat 2022 Looking closely it doesnt look it was the best of years and none of his opponents have really made their mark internationally as seniors. The fastest time in the world this year and a new championship record. Jake is a highly decorated short-distance runner who recently won the New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City. Ingebrigtsen took silver, with Spain's Mohamed Katir finishing strongly for bronze . Unlike the aftermath of the Tokyo Olympics, where he was left distraught at coming 10th in the 1500m final and attacked the winter with a grim-faced determination which would reap particularly rich. With a number of 1:44 clockings. A first senior win on the global stage at age 28. In 2013, Wightman was in his specialist event European Under-20 champion. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. 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Laura and Jake have to rank up there as some of the greatest athletes Scotland has ever produced. Ive been doing his school sports day since he was about 11 because my wifes been his PE teacher, Wightman Sr said. He said it taught him some valuable lessons though, in particular about how and why he should improve many aspects of his training, such as recovery, eating well, and getting up and doing a run early rather than lying in. "I have shown over the years glimpses of my potential to do good stuff at global championships, but I've not quite done it yet," Wightman had said. JAKE WIGHTMAN: WHO, WHY AND WHATS AT ALTITUDE. European Championships . 2016 European Championships 1500m 7th3:47.68 He holds three Scottish records (800m, 1000m, mile), and is a two-time British champion. He is from United Kingdom. The 28-year-old Wightman's win makes him the first British runner to win the 1,500m in 39 years, when Steve Cram took gold in 1983. As a result, the sport was ever-present in Wightmans life, and so his journey towards pro athlete was set in motion from an early age. 900m: 3rd2:06.19 (13.78) 1500m: 3:29.47 (2021) Career Highlights. It's important to hit the milestone like this, seven, eight-year-old me would never have believed. Mile: 3:50.30 2022 A podium finish would have been a major achievement. "What I loved about it was the move with 200m to go - it was brave," he said. "He wasn't smashing records when he was a junior, age-group records or anything. 1993: Linford Christie Athlete wins World Athletics Championships gold", "Jake Wightman smashes 34-year-old Scottish record", "Jake Wightman: From a running family with dreams of hitting the top", "5 things you should know about British athlete Jake Wightman", "GB's Wightman takes stunning world 1500m gold", "Wightman joins Scottish greats with stunning World 1500m title", "European Championships: Jake Wightman takes silver in men's 800m", "Britain's Jake Wightman sets personal best in Diamond League 800m victory", "Laura Muir and Jake Wightman win 5th Avenue Mile in New York", "Record-breakers! Sign up to Wild Running's Dark Skies now from 4pm to 8pm on January 28 He made the European 1500m final in 2016 but ended up half a second down on the medals who included the two Ingebrigtsen brothers Filip (3:46.65) and Henrik (3:47.18) who were first and third. As the nation's most successful Olympic and Paralympic sport in 2012, we are now targeting success in 2022. Other awards to be announced includeYoung Sports Personality of the Year,Team and Coach of the Year,Unsung Heroand the Helen Rollason Award. One National senior title. 1200m: 3rd2:48.47 (14.08) Wightman was born in Nottingham, England. 2023 Cable News Network. He has run 24 parkruns with a best of 14:43 from a three-minute first-finish at Worthing in May 2019 and also ran a 14:48 at Dulwich that year. You can vote by phone or online on the night for the main award, with full details announced during the show. Wightman's winning time of 3 minutes, 29.23 was the fastest in the world this year and underlined his pedigree. 1100m: 3rd2:34.39 (13.99) Winning 1500m gold at the World Athletics Championships lifts Jake Wightman from nearly man to one of Scotland's greatest athletes. Posted by Jason Henderson | Dec 20, 2022 | 0. "I hope he broke that down today. Im 28 now, he said. 100m: 3rd13.70 2017 World Championships 1500m 7thsemi final 3:41.79 700m: 4th1:38.06 (13.77) So weve just taken it to a slightly bigger stadia, slightly bigger crowds and slightly bigger medals. The Power of 10 illustrates the challenge and is in place to motivate competitors, coaches and clubs. Gold was almost beyond his wildest dreams. Related News & Features. Eyebrows have been raised at the omission of Eilish McColgan after her stellar year, which included Commonwealth 10,000m gold in Birmingham, but competition to get on to the six-strong short list has been fierce. He also won a European medal in Berlin that year as he finished a close third (3:38.25) behind 17- year-old Ingebrigtsen (3:38.10) and Polands ultra-consistent Marcin Lewandowski (3:38.14). 2014 Commonwealth Games 1500m 8thheat 3:43.87 Ive sacrificed a lot: the whole of my early 20s doing stuff with friends, the social life Id crave, but it is all worth it for moments like this., Wightman said being congratulated by Cram and Lord Coe after the race made his success feel even more special. Oh, its gonna be so close So, so close, he said, before declaring Wightman the champion with relative composure. 1978: Steve Ovett It is not the first time Wightman has treated runners at a local Parkrun, having also finished first at Bushy Park on 24 December. CAU Inter County Championships (Inc British Athletics Cross Challenge) Start Fitness Gwent League (Inc British Athletics Cross Challenge) Chiltern League (Inc British Athletics Cross Challenge & Oxford Uni v RAF) British Athletics Cross Challenge (inc European Trials, Liverpool & District & Mid Lancs Leagues) Jake Wightman could become Britain's "most successful" middle distance runner ever, former Olympic champion Lord Coe says. His 800m time in Eugene was almost identical to Tokyo but he run the last 500 metres almost six seconds quicker. 1 - Related News & Features. Usain Bolt will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award,while football World Cup winnerLionel Messi is the World Sport Star of the Year. In 2018 Jake became the first Briton to run below 1:45 for 800m and 3:35 for 1500m since Peter Elliott in 1991. In Doha after squeezing into the final with a seventh place in his semi-final, he was a brilliant fifth in the final in 3:31.87 in a race won by Cheruiyot (3:29.26) and he finished between Ingebrigtsen (3:3170) and Kerr (3:32.52). I dont think people probably realize how crushing it is to go in with such high expectations, and come away, hoping for a medal, but ending up with 10th, he said, adding his only aim was to do better. Pending. 2013 European Junior 1500m 1st3:44.14 Wightman produced a stunning run at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon in July to become Britain's first 1,500 metres champion for nearly 40 years, with his father Geoff . Jake Wightman plans to target a historic treble of medals after his stunning 1500m world championship gold by going for the Commonwealth 1500m title and the European 800m crown over the next five . Former Open champion Shane Lowry says it's "going to be an interesting few months" as the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf continue their feud, writes Iain Carter. 3:31.87 5 Doha 2019 Ive given up so much to get to this point, such a lot of things sacrificed, and this makes everything worth it.. Jake is coming off a chest infection and a sprained ankle and wants to show that even world champions have to start somewhere after each off season and you do not have to be perfect early on. Wightman was clearly stronger than in Tokyo and though he ran fast in qualifying in Eugene (3:35.31 and 3:34.48) he did not attempt to win the heats and held back better than in Tokyo (where he ran 3:41.18 and had an impressive semi final win in 3:33.48). Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Wightman was the first British man to win the world 1500m title since Steve Cram in 1983. Not your standard porridge or eggs for Wightman. All this achieved within a breathtaking three minutes 29.23 seconds in Oregon while dad and coach Geoff provided the stadium announcements and hero Cram was commentating for the BBC. Jake Wightman has insisted that racing the 800m event at the European Championships has "given him a new lease of life". On that form, AW predicted a bronze medal in their World Championships preview but he did much better than that scoring his first win over Ingebrigtsen since his Norwegian rival was 15 years old! [14] He capped his breakthrough season on the road a few days later, winning for the third time the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York (he also won in 2018 and 2021).[15]. Its noticeable that earlier in the race, Ingebrigtsen was going slightly faster on the straights than the bends and the Norwegians quickest 100m was 13.42 to move into the lead between 600m and 700m. Wightman had been regarded as an outsider in Eugene but no one had an answer to his sprint finish as he became the first British man since Steve Cram in 1983 to win a world 1500m gold medal and the first since Sebastian Coe in the 1984 Olympics to win a global title. Kerr, who finished fifth, also lauded Wightman, adding: "That is so awesome for Jake. [5][13], In September, he broke for the first time the 1:44-barrier in the 800m and Tom McKeans 33-year-old Scottish record of 1:43.88, taking his fifth overall Diamond League victory with a time of 1:43.65 in Brussels. A shocked Wightman said he didn't think the news would sink. [16][17] He was named by Sports Journalists' Association Sportsman of the Year, while British Athletics Writers' Association awarded him John Rodda Award for British Male Athlete of the Year for the second time, among others. "It's just a great story because he is the sort of athlete that so many others can look up to. You only get one shot in four years. Post race it was clear Wightman, who gave brilliant interviews, was highly respected by his fellow athletes and opponents and they were genuinely pleased for him. 800m: 1:44.18 2020 "It was already fast. Hopefully thats because he was a bit emotional. 2. Jake is a well-known Middle-class runner who is competing primarily in the 1500 meter. [4][6] At the European Athletics Championships, Wightman earned a bronze in 2018 and a silver for the 800 metres in 2022. He also won a gold medal at the World athletes Read more Categories AthleteTags geoff wightman, jake wightman dad, jake wightman iaaf, jake wightman instagram, jake wightman olympics, jake wightman power of 10, jake wightman schoolLeave a comment Search Search The 28-year-old Wightmans win makes him the first British runner to win the 1,500m in 39 years, when Steve Cram took gold in 1983. 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