Jack Whelbourne
British short track speed skater
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Jack Whelbourne (born 2 August 1991 in Nottingham) is a former British short track speed skater.[1]
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| Born | 2 August 1991 Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1000 m: 1:24.481 1500 m: 2:14.574 3000 m: 4:51:364 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Whelbourne was born in 1991 in Nottingham and he learnt to skate at the age of six and within eight years he was representing his country.[2]
He competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain.[3] He qualified for the semi-finals of the 1500 m after a crash in his heat took out two of his competitors, allowing him to finish in the final qualifying position. However he was eliminated at the semi-final stage.[4] He also took part in the 5000 m Relay team. He was a bronze medallist in the 2010 World Junior Championships and is a former European Junior champion.[5]
Whelbourne's coach is Nicky Gooch. Whelbourne was chosen to compete at three distances at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. He was the first British athlete to make a 1500m final on 10 February but he collided with a dislodged rubber bollard and fell.[2] The 1500 metre final was won by Charles Hamelin.[6]
