Jonathan Wyatt
{{short description|New Zealand long-distance runner}}
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Mountain running
Trail running
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{{Medal|Sport|Mountain running}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|W|1998 Dimitile|Long race}}
{{Medal|W|2000 Bergen|Long race}}
{{Medal|W|2002 Innsbruck|Long race}}
{{Medal|W|2004 Sauze d'Ouix|Long race}}
{{Medal|W|2005 Wellington|Long race}}
{{Medal|RU|2006 Bursa|Long race}}
{{Medal|W|2008 Crans-Montana|Long race}}
{{Medal|Sport|Snowshoe running}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Vancouver|Overall}}
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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.{{cite web |title=Jonathan Wyatt - Olympic Facts and Results |url=https://www.olympiandatabase.com/index.php?id=41082&L=1 |website=www.olympiandatabase.com |access-date=26 October 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title=Council |url=http://www.wmra.info/about-us/council |website=www.wmra.info |access-date=26 October 2020}}
Personal life
Wyatt is married to Italian sky runner and cross-country skier Antonella Confortola.{{cite web|url=https://www.lasportiva.com/en/mountain-running-jonathan-wyatt-joins-the-la-sportiva-team.html|title=Mountain Running: Jonathan Wyatt joins the La Sportiva team|quote=Married to cross-country skier and runner Antonella Confortola|publisher=lasportiva.com|access-date=3 October 2017}} They live in northern Italy with their daughter.{{cite web |last1=Mock |first1=Justin |title=Catching Up With Jonathan Wyatt |url=https://www.irunfar.com/2020/10/catching-up-with-jonathan-wyatt.html |website=iRunFar.com |access-date=26 October 2020 |language=en |date=26 October 2020}}
Achievements
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| colspan="6"|Representing {{NZL}} |
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| 1994
|Athletics at the Commonwealth Games |6th |Men's 5000m final |Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games - Men's 5000m|13:35:46 |
| 1998
|World Mountain Running Trophy |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Men's Individual |World Mountain Running Championship - Men's individual|1:25:19 |
| 2000
|World Mountain Running Trophy |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Men's Individual |47:29 |
| 2001
|Rotorua Marathon |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:20:50 |
| 2002
|Athletics at the Commonwealth Games |6th |Men's Marathon |2:14:20 |
| 2002
|World Mountain Running Trophy |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Men's Individual |56:31 |
| 2003
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:49:01 |
| 2004
|21st |Marathon |
| 2004
|World Mountain Running Trophy |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Men's Individual |48:47 |
| 2005
|World Mountain Running Trophy |Wellington, New Zealand |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Men's Individual |53:23 |
| 2006
|World Mountain Running Trophy |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Men's Individual |56:22 |
| 2007
|Interlaken, Switzerland |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:55:33 |
| 2008
|World Mountain Running Trophy |Sierre-Crans Montana, Switzerland |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Men's Individual |55:04 |
| 2009
|Interlaken, Switzerland |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:58:33 |
Other results
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{Sports-reference|wy/jonathan-wyatt-1}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081019004139/http://www.olympic.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=620&id=3774 New Zealand Olympic Committee]
- [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10532383 Athletics: Vili and Willis seeing double]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018013218/http://www.athletics.org.nz/Resource.aspx?ID=3434 Athletics NZ]
- [http://www.wmra.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=605&Itemid=2 World Mountain Running Association]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110818011618/http://www.jonospulse.com/Run_CV.htm Jonospulse CV page]
{{Footer World Mountain Running Champions Men}}
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{{1994 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
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{{2002 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
{{2004 New Zealand Olympic team}}
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:New Zealand mountain runners
Category:New Zealand male long-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for New Zealand
Category:Athletes from Lower Hutt
Category:New Zealand sky runners
Category:World Mountain Running Championships winners
Category:World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships winners