Jonathan Wyatt

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Jonathan Wyatt
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Jonathan Wyatt was interviewed by ICRT at 2010 Taipei 101 Run Up.
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Craig Wyatt
Born (1972-12-20) 20 December 1972 (age 51)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Spouse Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Confortola
Sport
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Sport Athletics
Mountain running
Trail running
Skyrunning
Snowshoe running
Achievements and titles
World finals7 Mountain Running World Cup
  • 1999
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2008
Medal record
Mountain running
World Championships
Winner 1998 Dimitile Long race
Winner 2000 Bergen Long race
Winner 2002 Innsbruck Long race
Winner 2004 Sauze d'Ouix Long race
Winner 2005 Wellington Long race
Runner-up 2006 Bursa Long race
Winner 2008 Crans-Montana Long race
Snowshoe running
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Overall

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.

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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1994Athletics at the Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 6thMen's 5000m final13:35:46
1998World Mountain Running Trophy Réunion, France 1stMen's Individual1:25:19
2000World Mountain Running Trophy Bergen, Germany 1stMen's Individual47:29
2001Rotorua Marathon Rotorua, New Zealand 1stMarathon2:20:50
2002Athletics at the Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 6thMen's Marathon2:14:20
2002World Mountain Running Trophy Innsbruck, Austria 1stMen's Individual56:31
2003 Jungfrau Marathon Interlaken, Switzerland 1stMarathon2:49:01
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 21stMarathon 2:17:45
2004World Mountain Running Trophy Sauze d'Oulx, Italy 1stMen's Individual48:47
2005World Mountain Running Trophy Wellington, New Zealand1stMen's Individual53:23
2006World Mountain Running Trophy Bursa, Turkey 2ndMen's Individual56:22
2007 Jungfrau Marathon Interlaken, Switzerland1stMarathon2:55:33
2008World Mountain Running Trophy Sierre-Crans Montana, Switzerland1stMen's Individual55:04
2009 Jungfrau Marathon Interlaken, Switzerland1stMarathon2:58:33

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References

  1. "Jonathan Wyatt - Olympic Facts and Results". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "Council". www.wmra.info. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. "Mountain Running: Jonathan Wyatt joins the La Sportiva team". lasportiva.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017. Married to cross-country skier and runner Antonella Confortola
  4. Mock, Justin (26 October 2020). "Catching Up With Jonathan Wyatt". iRunFar.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. "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.