Jack Whelbourne (born 2 August 1991 in

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) is a former

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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.Sochi 2014: Jack Whelbourne falls in 1,500m short track final
Ollie Williams, BBC, 10 February 2014, retrieved 10 February 2014 He competed in the short track events at the

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for

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. 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. 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. 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. The 1500 metre final was won by

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.BBC2 Coverage, broadcast 10 February 2014

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* * * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Nottingham Olympic short track speed skaters for Great Britain British male short track speed skaters Short track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics {{UK-speed-skating-bio-stub