Jonathan Craig Wyatt (born 20 December 1972) is a

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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 The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, box ...

, reaching the final, and finished sixth in the men's marathon race at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

. He is a two-time Olympian, competing at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in the 5,000 metres and at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

in the marathon. 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

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Dolomitenmann race.

Post-running

Wyatt works for athletic brand

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. He became president of the

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council in 2017.

Personal life

Wyatt is married to

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sky runner Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running above where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons, and hands may ...

and cross-country skier Antonella Confortola. They live in northern Italy with their daughter.

Achievements

Other results

; Nuten Opp * 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

References

External links

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New Zealand Olympic Committee

Athletics: Vili and Willis seeing double

Athletics NZ

World Mountain Running Association

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wyatt, Jonathan 1972 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people New Zealand mountain runners New Zealand male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for New Zealand Athletes from Lower Hutt New Zealand sky runners Snowshoe runners Tower runners World Mountain Running Championships winners World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships winners Commonwealth Games athletes for New Zealand New Zealand Athletics Championships winners