Tiaan Whelpton (born 29 March 2000) is a track and field athlete from New Zealand who competes as a sprinter.
[1] Born and raised in Cape Town his focus won on rugby union before switching entirely to track and field in his final year of high school in 2018.
[5] In March 2023, Whelpton won the 100m title at the 2023 New Zealand Track and Field Championships held in Wellington.
[8] Whelpton competed in the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres race and ran a seasons best time of 6.67 seconds.
[9] On 25 January 2025 Whelpton set a new 60m personal best, and 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships qualifying mark, of 6.50 s (+1.