Jonathan Wyatt
New Zealand long-distance runner
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| Full name | Jonathan Craig Wyatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1972-12-20) 20 December 1972 (age 51) Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |  Antonella Confortola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics Mountain running Trail running Skyrunning Snowshoe running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
- Nuten Opp
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
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Men's World Mountain Running Championships winners
- 1985–86: Alfonso Vallicella (ITA)
- 1987: Jay Johnson (USA)
- 1988: Dino Tadello (ITA)
- 1989: Jairo Correa (COL)
- 1990: Costantino Bertolla (ITA)
- 1991: Jairo Correa (COL)
- 1992: Helmut Schmuck (AUT)
- 1993: Martin Jones (ENG)
- 1994: Helmut Schmuck (AUT)
- 1995: Lucio Fregona (ITA)
- 1996: Antonio Molinari (ITA)
- 1997: Marco De Gasperi (ITA)
- 1998: Jonathan Wyatt (NZL)
- 1999: Marco De Gasperi (ITA)
- 2000: Jonathan Wyatt (NZL)
- 2001: Marco De Gasperi (ITA)
- 2002: Jonathan Wyatt (NZL)
- 2003: Marco De Gasperi (ITA)
- 2004–05: Jonathan Wyatt (NZL)
- 2006: Rolando Ortiz (COL)
- 2007: Marco De Gasperi (ITA)
- 2008: Jonathan Wyatt (NZL)
- 2009: Geofrey Kusuro (UGA)
- 2010: Samson Kiflemariam (ERI)
- 2011: Max King (USA)
- 2012: Petro Mamu (ERI)
- 2013: Phillip Kiplimo (UGA)
- 2014: Isaac Kiprop (UGA)
- 2015: Fred Musobo (UGA)
- 2016: Joseph Gray (USA)
- 2017: Victor Kiplangat (UGA)
- 2018: Robert Chemonges (UGA)
- 2019: Joseph Gray (USA)
- 1985: Kenny Stuart (ENG)
- 1986: Maurizio Simonetti [fr] (ITA)
- 1987: Fausto Bonzi (ITA)
- 1988: Alfonso Vallicella (ITA)
- 1989: Fausto Bonzi (ITA)
- 1990: Severino Bernardini (ITA)
- 1991: John Lenihan [fr] (IRL)
- 1992: Martin Jones (ENG)
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