John Whetton winning the one mile during the I.A.C. meeting at Crystal Palace,
South London.
(The date is incorrect).
1969 European Championships, Athens.
Men's 1,500m Final. Result
1. John Whetton Great Britain 3:39.45 CR
2. Frank Murphy Ireland 3:39.51 NR
3. Henryk Szordykowski Poland 3:39.87
4. Edgard Salvé Belgium 3:39.91
5. André Dehertoghe Belgium 3:40.9
6. Jean Wadoux France 3:41.7
1968 European Indoor 1500m Championship. Madrid.
1. John Whetton Great Britain 3:50.94
2. José Morera Spain 3:51.7
3. Igor Potapchenko Soviet Union 3:51.9
4
1967 European Indoor Championships. Prague.
1. John Whetton Great Britain 3:48.7
2. Josef Odložil Czechoslovakia 3:49.6
3. Stanislav Hoffman Czechoslovakia 3:50.5
1966 European Indoor Championship. Dortmund.
1. John Whetton Great Britain 3:43.8
2. Oleg Raiko Soviet Union 3:46.7
3. Ulf Högberg Sweden 3:47.2
All three of the Indoor "Championships" were called The European Indoor Games.
Later they were given Championship status.
John Whetton winning the 1970 Commonwealth 1,500m Trial at Leicester, from Brendan Foster
and John Kirkbride. 6th June 1970. Brendan Foster won the bronze medal at the Games
in Edinburgh, with a P.B. of 3:40.6 John Whetton was fifth. John then retired from Athletics.
Photo: George Herringshaw, who that year also 'retired' from Athletics.
His weekends were taken up by photography. And most other days of the week !
1968 Olympic Games men's 1,500 metres final.
1. Kip Keino Kenya 3:34.91 OR
2. Ryun United States 3:37.89
3. Bodo Tümmler West Germany 3:39.08
4. Harald Norpoth West Germany 3:42.57
5. John Whetton Great Britain 3:43.90