Jake Wightman
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About
British middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1,500 meters and took the gold medal in that event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. He has 9,000 followers on Twitter and 60,000 on Instagram.
Before Fame
He was born in Nottingham, England and attended Stewart's Melville College and Fettes College, both independent schools in Edinburgh, before studying at Loughborough University Leicestershire.
Trivia
His victory at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was Great Britain's first 1500m world title since Steve Cram in 1983. However, so convinced were UK Athletics' coaches that Wightman didn't stand a chance, that they'd already booked Wightman on a flight home only one hour after the 1500m medal ceremony was due to take place.
Family Life
His father and trainer, Geoff Wightman, represented England in the marathon at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. His mother, Susan Tooby, and his aunt represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games. His mother also started training him at age 11.
Associated With
The other 1500m runners in 2022's World Athletic Championship included former Olympians Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Timothy Cheruiyot, and Josh Kerr, in addition to Abel Kipsang, the world's fastest man in 2022.
