The 800-meter sprinter, Juliette Whittaker, qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Olympic trials in June 2024. She was born on December 1, 2003, and attended Mount de Sales Academy in Maryland.
The sprinter has a vast list of accomplishments since her high school days, but the most notable was becoming the second-fastest 800-meter time ever recorded by a high school girl in 2022, with a difference of a few nanoseconds to American Mary Cain's 2013 record of 1:59.51 seconds.
Whittaker's other achievements include a bronze in the 2022 World U20 Championship, first-place titles in the 2023 NCAA Indoor Distance Medley Relay and Pac-12 800 meters, and, most recently, the 2024 NCAA Indoor.
Juliette Whittaker Speed
Juliette Whittaker's personal best in the 800 meters is 1:58.45, which she set at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Hayward Field, Eugene, in June 2024. Furthermore, at the same event’s semifinals, she ran 1:59.58.
Whittaker's highest world ranking in 800 meters is 37th place, which she held for a week as per World Athletics, while as of July 2024, her world ranking is 44th.
The base comparison to further evaluate Whittaker's speed would be of the Czech Republic's Jarmila Kratochvilova, who set the record for the fastest ever 800 meters by a woman at 1:53:28 in the 1983 World Championships in Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany.
Juliette Whittaker Height
Juliette Whittaker stands 5 feet 8 inches, or 172 cm., tall.
Juliette Whittaker Age
Juliette Whittaker is 20 years old. She was born on December 1, 2003, in Laurel, Maryland, in the United States.
Juliette Whittaker’s Personal Bests
Juliette Whittaker’s personal bests, as per the World Athletics as of July 2024, are as follows:
| Discipline | Performance | Venue | Date |
| 400 Metres | 53.74 | Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 31 Mar 2023 |
| 800 Metres | 1:58.45 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) | 24 Jun 2024 |
| 800 Metres Short Track | 1:59.53 | The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i) | 09 Mar 2024 |
| 1000 Metres | 2:45.49 | Bethesda, MD (USA) (i) | 01 Feb 2020 |
| 1000 Metres Short Track | 2:45.49 | Bethesda, MD (USA) (i) | 01 Feb 2020 |
| 1500 Metres | 4:12.49 | Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA (USA) | 14 Apr 2023 |
| 1500 Metres Short Track | 4:24.71 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) | 08 Feb 2020 |
| Mile | 4:30.92 | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) | 27 Jan 2024 |
| Mile Short Track | 4:30.92 | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) | 27 Jan 2024 |
| 4x400 Metres Relay | 3:29.43 | Hornet Stadium - Sac St., Sacramento, CA (USA) | 27 May 2023 |
| 4x400 Metres Relay Short Track | 3:32.59 | Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (USA) (i) | 11 Feb 2023 |
| 4x800 Metres Relay Short Track | 8:37.20 | Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i) | 17 Jan 2021 |
| Distance Medley | 10:49.30 | Dempsey Indoor, Seattle, WA (USA) (i) | 24 Feb 2023 |
| Distance Medley Short Track | 10:47.03 | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) | 16 Feb 2024 |
FAQ's on Fast is Juliette Whittaker
A. Juliette Whittaker ran 800 meters in 1:58.45 at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
A. Juliette Whittaker stands 5 feet 8 inches tall.
A. Juliette Whittaker is 20 years old; she was born on December 1, 2003.
A. Juliette Whittaker's 800-meter personal best was 1:58:45 in June 2024.
A. Yes, Juliette Whittaker has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
