# Jake Heyward
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{{short description|Welsh middle-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jake Heyward
| image = Crop 1500 metres men final Tampere 2018.jpg
| caption = Heyward at the [2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 1500 metres](/source/2018_IAAF_World_U20_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_1500_metres)
| full_name = Jake David T. Heyward
| nationality = British (Welsh)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|4|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Lisvane](/source/Lisvane), [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff), Wales
| height =
| weight =
| sport = [Track and field](/source/Track_and_field)
| event = [1500 m](/source/1500_m)
| club = [Oregon Track Club](/source/Oregon_Track_Club)
[Cardiff AAC](/source/Cardiff_AAC)
| turnedpro = 2019
| pb = {{ubl
|'''[800 m](/source/800_m)''': 1:46.47 (Stockholm 2021)
|'''[1000 m](/source/1000_m)''': 2:18.55 (Finn Rock, OR 2020)
|'''[1500 m](/source/1500_m)''': 3:31.08 (Birmingham 2022)
|'''[Mile](/source/Mile_run)''': 3:51.99 (Eugene, OR 2022)
|'''[3000 m](/source/3000_m)''': 8:00.93i (Cardiff 2018)
}}
| show-medals =
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport |Men's [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}}
{{Medal|Country |{{GBR2}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[European Championships](/source/European_Athletics_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Silver|[2022 Munich](/source/2022_European_Athletics_Championships)|[1500m](/source/2022_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_1500_metres)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European U20 Championships](/source/European_Athletics_U20_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold | [2017 Grosseto](/source/2017_European_Athletics_U20_Championships)|1500 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European 18 Championships](/source/European_Athletics_U18_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2016 Tbilisi](/source/2016_European_Athletics_U18_Championships)| 1500 m}}
}}
'''Jake David T. Heyward''' (born 26 April 1999) is a Welsh [middle-distance runner](/source/middle-distance_runner). He was a silver medalist at the [2022 European Athletics Championships](/source/2022_European_Athletics_Championships) in the [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres), competed at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) and represented Wales at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games).
== Biography ==
Heyward was a European champion at under-18 and under-20 level while he was a member of the [Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club](/source/Cardiff_Amateur_Athletic_Club). Having graduated from [Cardiff University](/source/Cardiff_University), he turned professional in 2020 with the [Oregon Track Club](/source/Oregon_Track_Club).[{{Cite web |url=https://www.dai-sport.com/jake-heyward-welsh-1500-record/ |title=Middle-Distance Ace Jake Heyward Obliterates 31-Year-Old Welsh 1500m Record In Olympic Qualifying Time |date=May 30, 2021 |website=Dai Sport |accessdate=15 April 2025}}] On 26 June 2021 Heyward finished third in the 1,500m at the [2021 British Athletics Championships](/source/2021_British_Athletics_Championships), to secure a place on the British team for the delayed [2020 Summer Games](/source/2020_Summer_Games) in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), Japan.[{{Cite web |url=https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20210625_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/1500_R_f.html |title=British Athletics Results |website=results.britishathletics.org.uk |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627090056/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20210625_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/1500_R_f.html |url-status=dead}}] 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.[{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/61919154 |date=24 Jun 2022 |accessdate=15 April 2025 |title='Maybe I bluffed the Olympics' - Jake Heyward predicts more in 2022 |website=BBC Sport}}] He finished his 2021 season with a 3:52.15 mile run personal best, and Welsh record, in the [2021 Diamond League](/source/2021_Diamond_League) event, the [Prefontaine Classic](/source/Prefontaine_Classic) on August 21.[{{cite web |website=Athletics Weekly |accessdate=15 April 2025 |title=How They Train: Jake Heyward |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/performance/how-they-train-jake-heyward-1039949210/ |date=6 October 2021}}]
In June 2022, he finished fourth in the 1500 metres at the [2022 British Athletics Championships](/source/2022_British_Athletics_Championships).[{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7184306?eventId=10229502&gender=M |website=World Athletics |accessdate=15 April 2025 |title=Müller UK Athletics Championships |date=24 June 2022}}] He came fifth representing Wales in the 1500m race at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_1500_metres) in [Birmingham](/source/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](/source/2022_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_1500_metres) in [Munich](/source/Munich), Germany, finishing behind Norwegian [Jakob Ingebrigtsen](/source/Jakob_Ingebrigtsen).[{{Cite web |date=20 August 2022 |accessdate=15 April 2025 |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/athletics/heyward-rues-missed-opportunity-at-european-championships_sto9092931/story.shtml |title=HEYWARD RUES MISSED OPPORTUNITY AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS |website=Eurosport}}] Heyward finished as runner-up in the [Fifth Avenue Mile](/source/Fifth_Avenue_Mile) behind three-time winner [Jake Wightman](/source/Jake_Wightman) in September 2022.[{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/62876912 |date=12 September 2022 |accessdate=15 April 2025 |title=Laura Muir and Jake Wightman win 5th Avenue Mile in New York |website=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)}}]
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.[{{Cite web | url= https://www.welshathletics.org/en/blog/post/weekend-round-up-2-3-may
|title= Weekend Round-Up (2 - 3 May)
|access-date=6 May 2026| website=Welsh Athletics}}]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{British Athletics}}
* [https://www.welshathletics.org/en/page/jake-heyward Jake Heyward] at [Welsh Athletics](/source/Welsh_Athletics)
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Team GB}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230521083939/https://teamwales.cymru/athlete/jake-heyward/ Jake Heyward] at [Team Wales](/source/Team_Wales) (archived)
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|60045}}
* {{Instagram}}
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Category:1999 births
Category:Living people
Category:Welsh men middle-distance runners
Category:British men middle-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Wales
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes from Cardiff
Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen
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