What is John Whetton?
{{Distinguish2|musician [[John Wetton]]}} [[File:John Whetton 1964.jpg|thumb|Whetton in October 1964]] '''John H. Whetton''' (born 6 September 1941) is a retired [[British people|British]] [[Middle distance race|middle-distance runner]]. He is best known for winning gold in the 1500 metres at the 1969 [[European Athletics Championships]]. He also reached the 1500 metre final in both the [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] and [[1968 Summer Olympics]]. Whetton was born in [[Mansfield]], [[Nottinghamshire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wh/john-whetton-1.html|title=John Whetton|work=Sports Reference|access-date=10 February 2017|archive-date=18 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wh/john-whetton-1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Whetton, John}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British middle-distance runners]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Nottinghamshire]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}