Jake Wightman
Scottish male middle-distance runner · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Born 1994 · age 32
Jake Wightman is a British middle-distance runner who competes mainly in the 1500 metres. 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.
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At the European Athletics Championships, Wightman earned a bronze in 2018 and a silver for the 800 metres in 2022. He won bronze medals at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. Sidelined by injury in the two years immediately after his world title, in his comeback year Wightman won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2025 World Athletic Championships.
