Tiaan Whelpton (born 29 March 2000) is a track and field athlete from New Zealand who competes as a sprinter. In 2023, he became New Zealand national champion over

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

Early life

Born and raised in Cape Town his focus won on rugby union before switching entirely to track and field in his final year of high school in 2018. He moved with his family to Christchurch in 2019.

Career

In 2019 he decided to focus on the

100m The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

over the triple jump in which he has also excelled at high school. In 2019 he went on to win the New Zealand national under-20 title. He runs for Christchurch Old Boys United. In January 2022 at the Potts Classic he set a personal best 100m time of 10.18 to equal the New Zealand resident record of Joseph Millar, set in 2017. Whelpton equalled it again at the same event in January 2023. In March 2023, Whelpton won the 100m title at the

2023 New Zealand Track and Field Championships The 2023 New Zealand Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for New Zealand. It was held from 2–5 March at Newtown Park in Wellington. The 10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is ...

held in Wellington. In April 2023, Whelpton was provisionally selected as part of the New Zealand squad for the

2023 World Athletics Championships The 2023 World Athletics Championships ( hu, 2023-as atlétikai világbajnokság), the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are scheduled to be held from 19 August to 27 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. The city of Budapes ...

held in Budapest. In May 2023, racing in Yokohama, he lowered his personal best over 100m to 10.14 seconds. He competed in the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres race and ran a seasons best time of 6.67 seconds.

References

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