Jonathan Wyatt
![]() Jonathan Wyatt was interviewed by ICRT at 2010 Taipei 101 Run Up. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Jonathan Craig Wyatt |
Born | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 20 December 1972
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Sport | Athletics Mountain running Trail running Skyrunning Snowshoe running |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | 7 Mountain Running World Cup
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Jonathan Craig Wyatt (born 20 December 1972) is a New Zealand runner. He is a six-time world mountain running champion and an eight-time winner of the world mountain running grand prix series.
Running career[]
Wyatt competed in the men's 5,000 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, reaching the final, and finished sixth in the men's marathon race at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He is a two-time Olympian, competing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 5,000 metres and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the marathon.[1] He holds the New Zealand national record in the 5K at 13:46, and is the former national record holder for the 10K and half marathon.
Wyatt is a five-time winner of the Red Bull Dolomitenmann race.
Post-running[]
Wyatt works for athletic brand La Sportiva. He became president of the World Mountain Running Association council in 2017.[2]
Personal life[]
Wyatt is married to Italian sky runner and cross-country skier Antonella Confortola.[3] They live in northern Italy with their daughter.[4]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1994 | Athletics at the Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 6th | Men's 5000m final | 13:35:46 |
1998 | World Mountain Running Trophy | Réunion, France | 1st | Men's Individual | 1:25:19 |
2000 | World Mountain Running Trophy | Bergen, Germany | 1st | Men's Individual | 47:29 |
2001 | Rotorua Marathon | Rotorua, New Zealand | 1st | Marathon | 2:20:50 |
2002 | Athletics at the Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 6th | Men's Marathon | 2:14:20 |
2002 | World Mountain Running Trophy | Innsbruck, Austria | 1st | Men's Individual | 56:31 |
2003 | Jungfrau Marathon | Interlaken, Switzerland | 1st | Marathon | 2:49:01 |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 21st | Marathon | 2:17:45 |
2004 | World Mountain Running Trophy | Sauze d'Oulx, Italy | 1st | Men's Individual | 48:47 |
2005 | World Mountain Running Trophy | Wellington, New Zealand | 1st | Men's Individual | 53:23 |
2006 | World Mountain Running Trophy | Bursa, Turkey | 2nd | Men's Individual | 56:22 |
2007 | Jungfrau Marathon | Interlaken, Switzerland | 1st | Marathon | 2:55:33 |
2008 | World Mountain Running Trophy | Sierre-Crans Montana, Switzerland | 1st | Men's Individual | 55:04 |
2009 | Jungfrau Marathon | Interlaken, Switzerland | 1st | Marathon | 2:58:33 |
Other results[]
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011[5]
References[]
- ^ "Jonathan Wyatt - Olympic Facts and Results". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Council". www.wmra.info. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Mountain Running: Jonathan Wyatt joins the La Sportiva team". lasportiva.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Married to cross-country skier and runner Antonella Confortola
- ^ Mock, Justin (26 October 2020). "Catching Up With Jonathan Wyatt". iRunFar.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Wyatt klar for NutenOpp igjen" (in Norwegian). kondis.no. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Ekteparet Jonathan Wyatt og Antonella Confortola (biletet) er tilbake i Rosendal for femte gong. Dei skal forsvara kvar sin løyperekord frå hhv 2008 og 2010.
External links[]
- Jonathan Wyatt at World Athletics
- Jonathan Wyatt at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Athletics: Vili and Willis seeing double
- Athletics NZ
- World Mountain Running Association
- Jonospulse CV page
- 1972 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- New Zealand mountain runners
- New Zealand male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of New Zealand
- Sportspeople from Lower Hutt
- New Zealand sky runners
- Snowshoe runners
- Tower runners
- World Mountain Running Championships winners
- World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships winners
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand