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Wightman had finished a disappointing 10th in the Olympic final last year but was ranked second in the world heading to Eugene having won a Diamond League meeting in Rabat in June before breaking the 40-year-old Scottish outdoor mile record. 2019 World Championships 1500m 3:31.87 1300m: 1st3:02.12 (13.65) Ingebrigtsen took silver, with Spain's Mohamed Katir finishing strongly for bronze . Usain Bolt will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award. 1500m: 3:29.23 2022 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. #NBCSports #DiamondLeagueMonaco . Personal Bests. 500m: 5th1:10.05 (14.30) 3:32.62 1 Rabat 2022 In 2018 Jake became the first Briton to run below 1:45 for 800m and 3:35 for 1500m since Peter Elliott in 1991. If you find value in watching our videos, we would love for you to join us in the Members area.-- -- -- Get faster with Sweat Elite. [18], His father and trainer Geoff Wightman represented England in the marathon at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, whilst his mother Susan Tooby and his aunt Angela Tooby represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics Seoul 1988. Pending. Despite that, bronze at the Commonwealth Games and European Championships in 2018 were his only top-class medals - until now. 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. The Power of 10 illustrates the challenge and is in place to motivate competitors, coaches and clubs. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. Jake Wightman's income source is mostly from being a successful . They were all professional athletes, and I was still on placement.. But each time, Id think: Hell be warming up now, hell be into the final call room. But then youve got to do the introductions and if I dont keep it neutral during the 1500m, I dont get to do it again. From aged eight, I always said my dream job was to be a professional athlete, which I am lucky enough to be able to live out now, Wightman told the BBC. 600m: 5th1:24.29 (14.24) You can vote by phone or online on the night for the main award, with full details announced during the show. At university, he lived in the ultimate athletics house, Wightman shared a house in his third year of university, on placement at St Marys University in Twickenham, with a selection of some of the best British athletes. on the mic and narrating his sons victory. [9], The 25-year-old placed fifth in the 1500m at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar, running 3:31.87 in the final. His father, Geoff Wightman, former marathoner and long-time media commentator, called the race as in-stadium commentator. I couldn't think of a more deserving guy, such a legend, so nice, hardworking, honest and I am super proud of what he has achieved.". Accompanying Jake in the workout is steeple chase Olympian Zak Seddon and New Balance athlete Thomas Keen. But when it came to it, it wasnt that bad because theres a script, and you just follow it. 1991: Liz McColgan Jake Wightman wins a brilliant 1500m gold at the World Athletics Championships - becoming the first British winner of the event since Steve Cram in 1983.====. It is not the first time Wightman has treated runners at a local Parkrun, having also finished first at Bushy Park on 24 December. WONDERFUL WIGHTMAN WINS IN OSLO. In 2013, Wightman was in his specialist event European Under-20 champion. He produced a superb final burst to pass Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen and clinch the title, called home by his father Geoff who was the stadium announcer. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. But this is something that Ive had to work hard for. Wightman was born in Nottingham, England. Jake is coming off a ches. Since setting that benchmark, he travelled to the Tokyo Olympics last year, where he came 10th in the 1,500m. Read about our approach to external linking. Net Worth in 2022. 3:33.21+ 3 Oslo 2022 He also won gold at the 2013 European Junior Championships and has won bronze in both the Commonwealth Games and European Championships, all in the 1500-meter event. Try doing it. 1200m: 3rd2:48.47 (14.08) 1979: Seb Coe "I hope he broke that down today. 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. New Year offers a whole new outlook for world champion. 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. Coach Geoff announced the drama as it unfolded in Oregon and his mother, Susan, was in the crowd. So its just another name, but I just didnt want to mess it up for him by doing anything wobbly., Wightman Jr, meanwhile, said he did not hear his fathers words as he powered down the final straight. [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. 3:34.17 1 Oslo 3:34.17 Across the season, Wightman set also Scottish records in the 1000m and one mile, as well as revised his personal bests in the indoor 3000m and road mile. Jake is a well-known Middle-class runner who is competing primarily in the 1500 meter. 1000m: 2:16.27 2018 appreciated. Paula Radcliffe, who won the marathon world title in 2005, said it was "beautiful to watch" as the Scot defeated Ingebrigtsen considering many had said the Norwegian "was unbeatable". Its all been worth it.. It was an iconic moment in Scottish sport, made even more special by dad Geoff calling every glorious step into the record books. 3:31.87 5 Doha 2019 His 2022 season saw him set a 3000m PB indoors of 7:37.81, finish third in the Dream Mile in 3:50.30 well behind Ingebrigtsen (3:46.46) and Olli Hoare (3:47.48) and he finally won a British Championships. 3:34.48i 2 Staten Island 2021, Top 10 average 3:32.689 and his top 10 800m average is 1:45.068, 400m: 48.34 2016 Athletics winners at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, 1954: Chris Chataway His housemates included Beth Potter, Charlie Grice, Ross Murray, Adelle Tracey, Andy Vernon and Richard Goodman. 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. 100m: 3rd13.70 "Dad can be a bit of a robot on the mic sometimes - some people say robot, some say professional," Wightman said. No, he said, 'I will try to win this'. A stunned Jake Wightman crosses the finish line ahead of Jakob Ingebrigtsen in a victory seen -- and commentated on -- by his father. He has his sights set firmly on the World Athletics Championships (beginning on Friday, July 15), where he is set to race in the 1,500m in Eugene, Oregon, followed by the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he will represent Scotland in his fourth games, followed by the European Championships in Munich. Jake Wightman has insisted that racing the 800m event at the European Championships has "given him a new lease of life". 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. 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. Ive been watching his races for all his life, since he started as a little kid in primary school and to come through and win a global title here of all places. 1968: David Hemery 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 On the day of the 1500m final, The Times printed a one-page article on Kerr without a single mention of Wightman, but based on his 2022 form, it was clear he had an excellent medal chance although the thought of him sprinting past Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen 200m out hadnt really been entertained by even the most enthusiastic British supporter! All Rights Reserved. Ive been doing his school sports day since he was about 11 because my wifes been his PE teacher, so weve just taken it to slightly bigger stadia, slightly bigger crowds and slightly bigger medals, Wightman Sr. explained later to BBC Sport, adding that he needed to be impartial in order to do his job. . We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. READ MORE: Bolt to receive lifetime achievement award. European Championships . His 800m time in Eugene was almost identical to Tokyo but he run the last 500 metres almost six seconds quicker. Athletics offers a huge range sport, in jumps, throws and running. 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/ Hes very meticulous in the way he prepares., He also underlined the need to be unbiased when announcing the runners and calling the race. 2014 Commonwealth Games 1500m 8thheat 3:43.87 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. https://www.mymagazinesub.co.uk/athletics-weekly/promo/socials/. Last updated on 20 July 202220 July 2022.From the section Athletics. It will be interesting to watch it back. Just steady, steady progress, a real commitment to what he does, believes in himself.". Looking closely it doesnt look it was the best of years and none of his opponents have really made their mark internationally as seniors. As a junior athlete, Jake Wightman was the 2013 European junior champion in the 1500 metres. [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. Training for Tokyo with Jake Wightman | Sport Dissected The Times and The Sunday Times 103K subscribers 7.7K views 2 years ago 260m in 70 seconds up the Mount - how can that be hard? Sound Running Track Meeting - World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze, World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Level, European Athletics Team Championships - Super League, World Athletics Continental Tour Silver Level, Mller British Championships inc. England and Arsenal striker Mead is odds-on to lift the prize after a year which saw her win the Golden Boot and player of the tournament awards at Euro 2022 as the Lionesses made history at Wembley. Geoff represented England in the marathon in the 1990 Commonwealth Games, among other achievements. He holds three Scottish records (800m, 1000m, mile), and is a two-time British champion. "He wasn't smashing records when he was a junior, age-group records or anything. Hopefully thats because he was a bit emotional. The first Scot to win World Championships gold since Liz McColgan's 10,000m in 1991. A Warner Bros. A shocked Wightman said he didnt think the news would sink in until he was retired, explaining: Its mad, I had such a disappointing year in Tokyo last year.. I dont know how many more opportunities I will get to do this and I hope there is a lot more to come. Usain Bolt will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award,while football World Cup winnerLionel Messi is the World Sport Star of the Year. 2023 Cable News Network. When Geoff Wightman started commentating on his 10-year-old son's school sports days, he might not have imagined where the journey would lead them both. Did you encounter any technical issues? 1500m: 1st3:29.23 (13.64), Laps from start: 55.75, 56.66, 56.06, 40.76, Laps from finish:41.72, 56.34, 56.33, 54.84. Other awards to be announced includeYoung Sports Personality of the Year,Team and Coach of the Year,Unsung Heroand the Helen Rollason Award. See you on The Mall in95 days! 1955: Gordon Pirie 1500m: 3:29.47 (2021) Career Highlights. However, prior to the World Championships, he admitted it was his affiliation to Scottish Athletics that allowed his talent to blossom. 2023 Athletics Weekly. 1100m: 3rd2:34.39 (13.99) It was a dream-like scenario and no surprise that Jake Wightman's face was a mixture of shock, amazement and delight as he crossed the line ahead of Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen. But it's nice to be able to carry that on, and now we've had two generations.. Jake Wightman has insisted that racing the 800m event at the European Championships has "given him a new lease of life". I was the worst one in it, Wightman told the Norske Podcaster. Jake Wightman said: "Dad can be a bit of a robot . He produced a superb final burst to pass Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen and clinch the title, called home by his father Geoff who was the stadium announcer. With a number of 1:44 clockings. He fared better in 2018 with a Commonwealth bronze in 3:35.97 behind two world champions past and future Elijah Manangoi (3:34.78) and Cheruiyot (3:35.17). TO outside observers, Jake Wightman goes into 2023 in an entirely different position to anything he's ever previously experienced. Published Basic speed did not come into it Wightmans fastest 100m was 13.47 on the final bend as he went ahead but his 100m prior to that (13.65) and final 100m (13.64) were only slightly slower. 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 1500m title at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Ive given up so much to get to this point, such a lot of things sacrificed, and this makes everything worth it.. [5], Wightman won the gold medal in the 1500m event at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon in July with a personal best and world-leading time of 3:29.23, beating reigning Olympic champion and European record holder Jakob Ingebrigtsen (3:29.47). I didnt hear him. [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. $1 Million - $5 Million. The disbelief and the shock are something that I will never have again.. Wightman's victory in Eugene on Tuesday was the biggest of his career and a significant improvement. NSP Surfboards uses cookies to ensure that you get the best possible surfing experience on our website. In just his second workout of the winter training block Jake and crew does a brutal hill workout at altitude in Flagstaff, Arizona. Due to his family being heavily involved in athletics, most of their holidays revolved around attending athletics events and meetings. 2018 European Championships 1500m 3rd3:38.25 Yet the fantastical became reality as Wightman scorched to gold by holding off Norway's Olympic champion in a magnificent tussle down the home straight. 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. 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. I need to make the most of it. [7], In June 2018, he set the Scottish record for the 1000 metres with a time of 2:16.27 at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, breaking the previous record which had stood since 1984. But Wightman will be hoping for a podium place at least after his brilliant year which was capped by a world 1500m title in Eugene where he beat Jakob Ingebrigtsen. "It's gonna be so close!" "It's just a great story because he is the sort of athlete that so many others can look up to. Signs were good, however, when he claimed a first British title in Manchester to qualify for the World Championships after a Scottish 1-2-3 ahead of friend and rival Neil Gourley and Edinburgh AC team-mate Josh Kerr. Kerr, who finished fifth, also lauded Wightman, adding: "That is so awesome for Jake. 2016 European Championships 1500m 7th3:47.68 1400m: 1st3:15.59 (13.47) Wightman was the first British man to win the world 1500m title since Steve Cram in 1983. One of the first things he said was: Get ready for Commies now., The Commonwealth Games starts in Birmingham next week and Wightman, who has won European and Commonwealth bronze but only came 10th at the Olympics in Tokyo last year, confirmed he will be there before hopefully a tilt at the Europeans in August. Wightmans previous major victory was nine years earlier when he won the European under-20 title in Rieti. JAKE WIGHTMAN: WHO, WHY AND WHATS AT ALTITUDE. One National senior title. [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]. 300m 4th41.72 (13.96) Scottish 1,500m and 800m athlete Jake Wightman is fast, as shown by his current Scottish record for 1,500m, with his time of 3.29.47 set in Monaco in 2020. 3:34.50 9 Lausanne 2019 So weve just taken it to a slightly bigger stadia, slightly bigger crowds and slightly bigger medals. To start with I just want the pizza in the buffet because Ive stayed away from that. Jake Wightman. I eat tortilla wraps on their own, which makes me look like a bit of a weirdo., 27 of the best half marathons to enter now, Six things you should know about Elliot Giles, Fall causes chaos at the Valencia 10K start, Millions of runs completed with Couch to 5k app, London Marathon Events purchases Brighton Marathon, These are the ab exercises you shouldn't be doing, Consecutive half marathon record targets 333 runs, Strava report shows we run better together, 5 things you should know about Jake Wightman, Runner's World, Part of the Hearst UK Wellbeing Network. Im 28 now, he said. Weve had some like size14 boots to fill for a long time now, he told the BBC. Laura and Jake have to rank up there as some of the greatest athletes Scotland has ever produced. He took bronze medal at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. 1982: Daley Thompson 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. Wightman also won 800m silver at the European Championships and 1500m bronze at the Commonwealth Games. 7:11 AM EDT, Wed July 20, 2022. 3:29.47 3 Monaco 2020 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 . Cram "could not be happier" after watching Wightman end Britain's 39-year drought in the men's 1500m since his own victory in Helsinki. 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. Jake Wightman (born 11 July 1994) [5] is a Scottish middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. Wightman also revealed the sacrifices to his social life that he had made after the first gold medal of his career, before adding: When Im retired, fat and enjoying life a little bit I can look back on this and feel very proud that I did everything I could. Sign up to Wild Running's Dark Skies now from 4pm to 8pm on January 28 Jake Wightman stuns 1500m field to claim world title as dad commentates, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Jake Wightman stuns 1500m field to claim world title as dad commentates video. 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. For the 26-year-old who was born in Nottingham, his times are getting faster and faster. 1993: Linford Christie Mo Farah was the last winner of SPOTY from the sport of athletics. Wightman took 1500m gold at the World Championships in Oregon on. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much 800m: 4th1:52.41 (14.35) Not your standard porridge or eggs for Wightman. Jake Wightman . His current 1,500m PB of 3:29.47 puts him second in the British all-time fastest 1,500m, ahead of big names such as Cram, Ovett and Coe, with only Mo Farah ahead of him. 700m: 4th1:38.06 (13.77) 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. 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