{{short description|British short track speed skater}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox speed skater | sport = Short track speed skating | name = Jack Whelbourne | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|8|2}} | birth_place = Nottingham, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = 176 cm | weight = 61 kg | website = | country = {{GBR2}} | club = Nottinghamshire | pb = 1000 m: 1:24.481<br>1500 m: 2:14.574<br>3000 m: 4:51:364 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's short track speed skating}} {{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships}} {{MedalBronze| 2014 Montreal | 5000 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships}} {{MedalSilver| 2011 Courmayeur | Overall }} }}
'''Jack Whelbourne''' (born 2 August 1991 in Nottingham) is a former British short track speed skater.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=sochi>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/26056658 Sochi 2014: Jack Whelbourne falls in 1,500m short track final], Ollie Williams, BBC, 10 February 2014, retrieved 10 February 2014</ref>
He competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic Record |publisher=Website of the British Olympic Association |url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=7197 |accessdate=2010-02-17 |archive-date=24 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224223438/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=7197 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title= Korean Jung-Su Lee wins 1,500m short track title |work=BBC Sport|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/short_track_skating/8514738.stm |date=14 February 2010 |access-date=2010-02-17}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography |publisher=Website of the British Olympic Association |url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athletebio.aspx?at=7197 |accessdate=2010-02-17 |archive-date=25 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225150131/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athletebio.aspx?at=7197 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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.<ref name=sochi/> The 1500 metre final was won by Charles Hamelin.<ref>BBC2 Coverage, broadcast 10 February 2014</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{ISU short track skater|763183}} * {{Team GB}} * {{Olympics.com profile|jack-whelbourne|org_archive=20161005105055}} * {{Olympedia}}
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