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Jake Heyward

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Jake Heyward
Heyward in 2018
Personal information
Full nameJake David T. Heyward
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 27)
Lisvane, Cardiff, Wales
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
1500 m
ClubOregon Track Club
Cardiff AAC
Turned pro
2019
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1:46.47 (Stockholm 2021)
  • 1000 m: 2:18.55 (Finn Rock, OR 2020)
  • 1500 m: 3:31.08 (Birmingham 2022)
  • Mile: 3:46.73 (London, 2026)
  • 3000 m: 8:00.93i (Cardiff 2018)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Munich1500m
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Grosseto1500 m
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Tbilisi1500 m

Jake David T. Heyward (born 26 April 1999) is a Welsh middle-distance runner. He was a silver medalist at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in the 1500 metres, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and represented Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Biography

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Heyward was a European champion at under-18 and under-20 level while he was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club. Having graduated from Cardiff University, he turned professional in 2020 with the Oregon Track Club.[1][2]

Heyward went into the British Athletics Championship and Olympic trials in Manchester in 2021 with a 3:33.99 personal best for the 1,500 metres race, which was below the minimum Olympic standard, although he had broken Neil Horsfield's 31 year old Welsh record set in Brussels in 1990.[1] On 26 June 2021 Heyward finished third in the 1,500m at the 2021 British Athletics Championships, to secure a place on the British team for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan.[3] In Tokyo, despite being hampered by an Achilles injury Heyward came through the heats and semi-finals and placed ninth in the final of the 1500m.[4] He finished his 2021 season with a 3:52.15 mile run personal best, and Welsh record, in the 2021 Diamond League event, the Prefontaine Classic on August 21.[2]

In June 2022, he finished fourth in the 1500 metres at the 2022 British Athletics Championships.[5] He came fifth representing Wales in the 1500m race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, running a new personal best time of 3:31.08. He won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, finishing behind Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen.[6] Heyward finished as runner-up in the Fifth Avenue Mile behind three-time winner Jake Wightman in September 2022.[7]

Heyward had time away from competetive running due to two surgeries on his achilles.[8][9] Almost four years after his last competitive race, Heyward returned to the track at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto on 1 May 2026, winning over 1500 metres in a time of 3:37.75.[10] The following week, he ran 3:34.18 in finishing runner-up to Marco Langon at the Franson Last Chance in Azusa, California.[11] On 7 June, he ran 3:35.53 at the Diamond League event in Stockholm.[12] That month, he placed second in the final of the 1500 metres at the 2026 British Championships behind Arlo Ludewick.[13][14] Competing at the 2026 London Athletics Meet on 18 July, Heyward ran a personal best for the mile of 3:46.73 in the same race as Josh Kerr set a new world record.[15]

Heyward was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[16]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Middle-Distance Ace Jake Heyward Obliterates 31-Year-Old Welsh 1500m Record In Olympic Qualifying Time". Dai Sport. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "How They Train: Jake Heyward". Athletics Weekly. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "British Athletics Results". results.britishathletics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "'Maybe I bluffed the Olympics' - Jake Heyward predicts more in 2022". BBC Sport. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Müller UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "HEYWARD RUES MISSED OPPORTUNITY AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Eurosport. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Laura Muir and Jake Wightman win 5th Avenue Mile in New York". BBC Sport. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Crumley, Euan. "JAKE HEYWARD: "I FEEL LIKE AN ATHLETE AGAIN"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships Birmingham - Round-Up". Welsh Athletics. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Weekend Round-Up (2 - 3 May)". Welsh Athletics. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Franson Last Chance". World Athletics. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Results - Stockholm Diamond League (BAUHAUS-Galan) 2026". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "HUNTER BELL BREAKS CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD AS WIGHTMAN EDGES PATTISON". Athletics Weekly. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Henderson, Jason (18 July 2026). "Kerr Headlines Novuna London Athletics Meet as Mile World Record Shattered". Diamondleague.com. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Team Wales named for Glasgow Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
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