Benjamin Whittaker

Benjamin Whittaker
Benjamin Whittaker
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Nationality	English
Born	6 June 1997; Darlaston, England
Medal record
Men's Amateur Boxing
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
European Games
Representing England
World Championships
EU Championships

Benjamin Whittaker (born 6 June 1997)[1] is an English amateur boxer who is affiliated with Firewalker ABC.

In 2018, he was picked to represent England in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which took place in Australia's Gold Coast.[2]

In 2019, he was selected to compete at the World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia,[3] where he won the bronze medal after losing by unanimous decision to Dilshodbek Ruzmetov in the semi-finals.[4]

In 2021, at the men's light-heavyweight category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Whittaker won the silver medal against Arlen Lopez, who won gold.

Whittaker tweeted, "You don't win silver, you lose gold. I'm very disappointed - I feel like a failure."

Distraught from falling short of gold, he refused to wear the medal at the ceremony; however, he vowed he would return to win gold, saying: "I'll come back, trust me."

Whittaker's passionate reaction drew mixed reactions, but most people were empathetic of Whittaker's reaction. English media personality Piers Morgan tweeted: "Love this - finally, an athlete at these Olympics prepared to tell the truth about competing in elite sport. Good for you @BenGWhittaker".[5]

Notes

Also designated as the 2019 men's European Championships

References

"Benjamin Whittaker - England Boxing Team". Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
"Commonwealth Games 2018: McCormack twins named in England boxing squad". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
"Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". boxing247.com. East Side Boxing. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
"Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
Morgan, Piers [@piersmorgan] (4 August 2021). "'You don't win silver, you lose gold. I'm very disappointed - I feel like a failure. You're in this game to win gold.' Love this - finally, an athlete at these Olympics prepared to tell the truth about competing in elite sport. Good for you @BenGWhittaker. t.co/32RKabmDx5" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021 – via Twitter.

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[1] Also designated as the 2019 men's European Championships

[2] "Benjamin Whittaker - England Boxing Team". Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[3] "Commonwealth Games 2018: McCormack twins named in England boxing squad". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[4] "Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". boxing247.com. East Side Boxing. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[5] "Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[6] Morgan, Piers [@piersmorgan] (4 August 2021). "'You don't win silver, you lose gold. I'm very disappointed - I feel like a failure. You're in this game to win gold.' Love this - finally, an athlete at these Olympics prepared to tell the truth about competing in elite sport. Good for you @BenGWhittaker. t.co/32RKabmDx5" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021 – via Twitter.