It would have been very easy to say, I will just sit here and see what I can get in the home straight. All Rights Reserved. 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. [10][19][20], British middle-distance runner (born 1994), John Rodda Award for British Male Athlete of the Year, Rabat Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athltisme, "Jake Wightman stuns 1500m field to claim world title as dad commentates", "Who is Jake Wightman? I didnt hear him. You only get one shot in four years. 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. One National senior title. The fastest time in the world this year and a new championship record. 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. Jake Wightman (born 11 July 1994) [5] is a Scottish middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. Ive been doing 1500m since before Jake came on the scene. 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Id screened myself off from the last 200m because I was frightened that they were going to come streaming by him, she said. 7:11 AM EDT, Wed July 20, 2022. Personal Bests. I never feel as though this sport, this job, is all fun and games. Usain Bolt will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award. Looking closely it doesnt look it was the best of years and none of his opponents have really made their mark internationally as seniors. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much With a number of 1:44 clockings. JAKE WIGHTMAN: WHO, WHY AND WHATS AT ALTITUDE. Athletics winners at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, 1954: Chris Chataway Kerr, who finished fifth, also lauded Wightman, adding: "That is so awesome for Jake. 1300m: 1st3:02.12 (13.65) "I'm 28 now - I don't know how many more opportunities I will get to do this and I hope there is a lot more to come. Subscribe to Jake's youtube to checkout what his day looked like the day of this workout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDTR7be73MM\u0026t=933sThe workout: 3 mile warmup 6x60 sec hills (2 mins)6x45 sec hills (90 secs)6x30 sec hills (60 secs) 2 mile cool down -- -- -- Jake's Instagram: @jakeswightman https://www.instagram.com/jakeswightman/Jakes youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9TVIVCQfWn9yj43OEhdRgZak Instagram: @zakeroohttps://www.instagram.com/zakeroo/Thomas Instagram: @thomas_.keenhttps://www.instagram.com/thomas_.keen/Sweat Elite Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweatelite/Josh Thomson (Sweat Elite Videographer) Instagram: @jt.productions_https://www.instagram.com/jt.productions_/- -- -- Timecodes:00:00 - Intro, Warm Up, 11:50 - The Workout (18 hill repeats)24:16 - End of workout28:54 - Post Workout chat-- -- -- Members support our video production and it only costs as much as a Big Mac each month. Wightman also won 800m silver at the European Championships and 1500m bronze at the Commonwealth Games. New Year offers a whole new outlook for world champion. 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. 2002: Paula Radcliffe So much so that, after attending athletics breeding ground Loughborough University, Wightman was crowned European junior champion at 1500m in 2013. Accompanying Jake in the workout is steeple chase Olympian Zak Seddon and New Balance athlete Thomas Keen. . European Championships . I dont know how many more opportunities I will get to do this and I hope there is a lot more to come. 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. Power of 10 reveals Wightman has won 129 of his 367 races and his first listed victory is a 9:26.90 3000m win in the 2009 National League Final at Birmingham. 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. 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. The Power of 10 illustrates the challenge and is in place to motivate competitors, coaches and clubs. 1400m: 1st3:15.59 (13.47) 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 is coming off a ches. Sign up to Wild Running's Dark Skies now from 4pm to 8pm on January 28 Posted by Steve Smythe | Jul 22, 2022 | 0. [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. Salary in 2022. 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. All Rights Reserved. 2022 World Championships 1500m 1st3:29.23, 1 Luke Matthews AUS 3:37.99; 2 Snorre Holtan Loken NOR 3:38.63; 3 Jake Wightman GBR 3:38.83; 9 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR (15) 3:42.44. Net Worth in 2022. The first Scot to win World Championships gold since Liz McColgan's 10,000m in 1991. Jake Wightman could become Britain's "most successful" middle distance runner ever, former Olympic champion Lord Coe says. 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. 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. Runner's World participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. 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. 3:34.50 9 Lausanne 2019 Its that moment you cross the line, its just such euphoria, I just wish you could bottle that up because it soon fades away a little bit, Wightman told BBC Sport. A podium finish would have been a major achievement. Chris Chataway won the inaugural award in 1954 after running a 5000m world record to beat Soviet runner VladimirKuts at the White City. 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. Jake Wightman flies the flag for track and field athletics at the 2022 BBC Sports Personality of the Year but the middle-distance runner will have to unleash the finishing kick of his life if he is to over-turn the hot favourite, footballer Beth Mead. 1972: Mary Peters READ MORE: Bolt to receive lifetime achievement award. 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. It's like buses. Id love to do them. 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. 1978: Steve Ovett 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. Eighteen years on, as Jake Wightman. A hard price to pay for anti-doping vigilance, Nathan Lawson and Lex Whitaker Stoop for victory, Bolt to receive lifetime achievement award, Wins in York for Joe Sagar and Georgia Malir, Quick times in Spain, USA and India - overseas results, British runners out in force at cross-country events, Quick times in Spain, USA and India overseas results, New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Boston, USA, World Cross Country Championships, Bathurst, Saucony English National Cross Country Champs. However, prior to the World Championships, he admitted it was his affiliation to Scottish Athletics that allowed his talent to blossom. 3:29.47 3 Monaco 2020 Since setting that benchmark, he travelled to the Tokyo Olympics last year, where he came 10th in the 1,500m. "Whatever happens in the rest of my career, I'm a world champion.". 1955: Gordon Pirie At the age of 24, Jake is just getting started. In 2013, Wightman was in his specialist event European Under-20 champion. [4][6] At the European Athletics Championships, Wightman earned a bronze in 2018 and a silver for the 800 metres in 2022. 2018 European Championships 1500m 3rd3:38.25 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. 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). However Susan admitted that she couldnt watch the final lap because she was so nervous. Wightman was born in Nottingham, England. 1991: Liz McColgan "I wasn't amazing when I was 13, 14, 15 and I would probably have got swallowed up if I was in England, whereas coming from Scotland I was able to have enough success to keep me hungry," he told BBC Scotland. 3:29.23 1 Eugene 2022 [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. Briton reflects on sacrifices after winning world 1500m title, Father Geoff Wightman: I cant be biased, I have to be impartial. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. I switched off and didnt watch until the point that he won. Parkrun He has run 24 parkruns. The Scottish middle-distance athlete has a big summer ahead. We have estimated Jake Wightman's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets. Discovery Company. Jake Wightman has insisted that racing the 800m event at the European Championships has "given him a new lease of life". 1995: Jonathan Edwards [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. 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The first Briton to win the 1500m world title since Steve Cram in 1983. 900m: 3rd2:06.19 (13.78) 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 His father, Geoff Wightman, former marathoner and long-time media commentator, called the race as in-stadium commentator. 1968: David Hemery 2013 European Junior 1500m 1st3:44.14 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. 1974: Brendan Foster 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. Wightman was the first British man to win the world 1500m title since Steve Cram in 1983. 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. Im 28 now, he said. But the sport has only had one winner in the past 16 years Farah in 2017 and didnt even have a contender in the short list in 2021. Jake Wightman has been one of the worlds leading and most consistent 1500m runners for the last five years, but even though he was British champion there was still more attention on his Scottish rival Josh Kerr on the eve of the World Championships in Eugene. All you need to know 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? 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. 1987: Fatima Whitbread He holds three Scottish records (800m, 1000m, mile), and is a two-time British champion. Wightmans previous major victory was nine years earlier when he won the European under-20 title in Rieti. This year he got in a better position earlier and didnt make an expansive move until the last backstraight where he passed Timothy Cheruiyot and moved up to Ingebrigtsens shoulder. Commonwealth Games. 800m: 4th1:52.41 (14.35) 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.". 1963: Dorothy Hyman Jake Wightman flies the flag for track and field athletics at the 2022 BBC Sports Personality of the Year but the middle-distance runner will have to unleash the finishing kick of his life if. Lionel Messi is the World Sport Star of the Year. Jake is a well-known Middle-class runner who is competing primarily in the 1500 meter. [10], At the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021, he placed 10th in the event in a time of 3:35.09. As the runner won the race in three minutes and 29.23 seconds narrowly beating Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Spains Mohamed Katir his father, in-stadium commentator Geoff Wightman, was on the mic and narrating his sons victory in real time as he passed Ingebrigtsen with 200m to go. 1000m: 3rd2:20.40 (14.21) Not your standard porridge or eggs for Wightman. 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. 1 - Related News & Features. 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. [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. Jake has a great work ethic, a great coach who happens to be his dad, he's resilient, works hard, he's had lots of ups and downs on the way and thoroughly deserves his place on the podium. It taught me how I needed to be to make it beyond that stage, he said. We had some good 200m semi-finals, you just get into a certain groove. Weve had some like size14 boots to fill for a long time now, he told the BBC. 200m: 4th27.76 (14.06) 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 weeks. It's important to hit the milestone like this, seven, eight-year-old me would never have believed. Along with Wightman and Mead, the other contenders are gymnast Jessica Gadirova, curlings Eve Muirhead, cricketer Ben Stokes and snooker player Ronnie OSullivan. Coach Geoff announced the drama as it unfolded in Oregon and his mother, Susan, was in the crowd. 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. 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). 2023 Athletics Weekly. Im funny with what I eat on race day as I like to keep it as plain as possible, he told AW. 3:33.96 12 Monaco 2018 Under Review. 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". Become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYpwqeNXx7M9xosFjdm5kQ/joinThe funds received from members is used to produce more video content. With latest scores and headlines sent straight to your device, personalisation and much more, ensure you have a great sporting life with BBC Sport. 3:33.48 1sf Tokyo 2021 Jake Wightman's income source is mostly from being a successful . 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. I saw Crammy up in the commentary bit and then it was Seb Coe presenting my medal. 2019 World Championships 1500m 3:31.87 Born in Nottingham, Wightman is the son of two former marathon runners, mother Susan Tooby having competed against McColgan for Wales. 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. The Sweat Elite - Training Sessions channel caught up with Jake Wightman while he was hill training in Flagstaff - thanks to them for allowing us to share th. I need to make the most of it. He attended Stewart's Melville College and Fettes College, both independent schools in Edinburgh, before studying at Loughborough University. Hes very meticulous in the way he prepares., He also underlined the need to be unbiased when announcing the runners and calling the race. 15th June 2017. Other awards to be announced includeYoung Sports Personality of the Year,Team and Coach of the Year,Unsung Heroand the Helen Rollason Award. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. 2004: Kelly Holmes 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. Jake is a well-known Middle-class runner who is competing primarily in the 1500 meter. After an arduous summer in which he famously won World 1500m gold and. 2021 European Team Championships 800m 1st1:45.71 Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. 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). 1964: Mary Rand 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. 2014 Commonwealth Games 1500m 8thheat 3:43.87 So Im, very proud, very proud. After an arduous summer in which he famously won World 1500m gold and. 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