|
}} Jack Whelbourne (born 2 August 1991 in Nottingham) is a British short track speed skater. ==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 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Website of the British Olympic Association )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Website of the British Olympic Association )〕 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 Charles Hamelin.〔BBC2 Coverage, broadcast 10 February 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Whelbourne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|