As I fellow 94er, I'm really happy for him. Wightman is a likeable guy, with great finishing abilities. And this is a deserved redemption after all his injuries and setbacks in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Who said your middle distance career is over after turning 30?
(But on a more serious note, I think he's one of the oldest medalists in 1500m history at 31 years and 3 months. Lagat was 32 years and 8 months when he won in Osaka, and 34 years and 8 months when he won bronze in Berlin. Makhloufi was 31 year and 5 months when he won silver in Doha, and Lewandowski won bronze at 32 years and 3 months in the same race. I'm not sure if there's that many other guys above 30 to medal.)
I'm consistently impressed by his tactical abilities. Outside of the last meter of the race, he was perfectly positioned throughout. Never was really boxed in, was always near the front in case of a big move, and struck perfectly in the final 200m. Nader is deservedly the world champion, but I think most of Wightman's peers could learn a bit from his tactical acumen.
He almost had the last laugh out of the Gold medallists but Nader took it. The event once again continues without a repeat champion.
as a 30 year old guy who is a big Jake Wightman fan, it makes me so happy to see 31 year old Jake get silver in an extremely high-speed and gutsy last lap
As I fellow 94er, I'm really happy for him. Wightman is a likeable guy, with great finishing abilities. And this is a deserved redemption after all his injuries and setbacks in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Who said your middle distance career is over after turning 30?
(But on a more serious note, I think he's one of the oldest medalists in 1500m history at 31 years and 3 months. Lagat was 32 years and 8 months when he won in Osaka, and 34 years and 8 months when he won bronze in Berlin. Makhloufi was 31 year and 5 months when he won silver in Doha, and Lewandowski won bronze at 32 years and 3 months in the same race. I'm not sure if there's that many other guys above 30 to medal.)
As I fellow 94er, I'm really happy for him. Wightman is a likeable guy, with great finishing abilities. And this is a deserved redemption after all his injuries and setbacks in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Who said your middle distance career is over after turning 30?
(But on a more serious note, I think he's one of the oldest medalists in 1500m history at 31 years and 3 months. Lagat was 32 years and 8 months when he won in Osaka, and 34 years and 8 months when he won bronze in Berlin. Makhloufi was 31 year and 5 months when he won silver in Doha, and Lewandowski won bronze at 32 years and 3 months in the same race. I'm not sure if there's that many other guys above 30 to medal.)
Abdi Bile was 30 years and 8 months when he got the bronze in Stuttgart
As I fellow 94er, I'm really happy for him. Wightman is a likeable guy, with great finishing abilities. And this is a deserved redemption after all his injuries and setbacks in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Who said your middle distance career is over after turning 30?
(But on a more serious note, I think he's one of the oldest medalists in 1500m history at 31 years and 3 months. Lagat was 32 years and 8 months when he won in Osaka, and 34 years and 8 months when he won bronze in Berlin. Makhloufi was 31 year and 5 months when he won silver in Doha, and Lewandowski won bronze at 32 years and 3 months in the same race. I'm not sure if there's that many other guys above 30 to medal.)
I believe Nick Willis was 34 in 2016
You're right, my bad. I don't know how I forgot that one.
He was 33 years and 4 months in Rio.
On the other end of the scale we have Morceli who won WC Gold at 21 years and 6 months. Ngeny won silver at 20 years and 9 months (youngest medalist). I was pretty sure Laros (20 years and 5 months) were gonna beat both of those today, but unfortunately he was nowhere near as good today as he was in Eugene, Brussels and Zurich.
(Jakob won Olympic gold at 20 years and 10 months, Kiprop won Olympic gold at 19 years and 1 month)
I guess Jake shoulda started his kick 1.5 meters further down the backstretch. What a great run for him, but of course just a wee bit better for Nader.
Jake's move was (nearly) perfect. He knew Laros was faster in the homestretch, but that he was faster over the last 200m. He just didn't count on Nader, but then again, who would have seen that coming??
Congrats to Jake. He must be well chuffed with another medal, especially after several frustrating years of injury.
I'm consistently impressed by his tactical abilities. Outside of the last meter of the race, he was perfectly positioned throughout. Never was really boxed in, was always near the front in case of a big move, and struck perfectly in the final 200m. Nader is deservedly the world champion, but I think most of Wightman's peers could learn a bit from his tactical acumen.
He is a master tactician, really one of the best. He is always in a good position and responds to the race around him as it happens. He is constantly watching the others. He sensed Laros was tiring and went for it at the near perfect point. He just didn’t factor in Nader and I don’t think he could have seen that coming.
A well deserved silver and what a comeback from him. I clocked he was looking very strong in all the rounds (and I also wondered if there was something going on with Kerr who looked a little strained).