Jack Whelbourne

Jack Whelbourne
Personal information
Born (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 33)
Nottingham, England
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportShort track speed skating
ClubNottinghamshire
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1000 m: 1:24.481
1500 m: 2:14.574
3000 m: 4:51:364
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Montreal 5000 m relay
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Courmayeur Overall

Jack Whelbourne (born 2 August 1991 in Nottingham) is a former British short track speed skater.[1]

Career

Whelbourne was born in 1991 in Nottingham and he learnt to skate at the age of six and within eight years he was representing his country.[2]

He competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain.[3] He qualified for the semi-finals of the 1500 m after a crash in his heat took out two of his competitors, allowing him to finish in the final qualifying position. However he was eliminated at the semi-final stage.[4] He also took part in the 5000 m Relay team. He was a bronze medallist in the 2010 World Junior Championships and is a former European Junior champion.[5]

Whelbourne's coach is Nicky Gooch. Whelbourne was chosen to compete at three distances at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. He was the first British athlete to make a 1500m final on 10 February but he collided with a dislodged rubber bollard and fell.[2] The 1500 metre final was won by Charles Hamelin.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Whelbourne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Sochi 2014: Jack Whelbourne falls in 1,500m short track final, Ollie Williams, BBC, 10 February 2014, retrieved 10 February 2014
  3. ^ "Olympic Record". Website of the British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Korean Jung-Su Lee wins 1,500m short track title". BBC Sport. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Biography". Website of the British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  6. ^ BBC2 Coverage, broadcast 10 February 2014


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