Whetton wuxuu sanadkii 1966 ka qeyb galay ciyaarihii yurub ee gudaha isagoo qaatay billaddii ugu horeysay ee dahabka ah markii uu ku guuleystay tartanka oo uu ku dhawaad seddex ilbiriqsi kaga badiyay kaalinta labaad ee Oleg Rayko. Whetton wuxuu ku guuleystey inuu sii haysto horyaalka Yurub ee labada sano ee soo socota, Prague
iyo Madrid. Whetton ayaa mar kale matalayay Great Britain oo ku jirtay ciyaaraha Olombikada xagaaga ee 1968 ee Mexico City, waxayna mar kale u soo baxday finalka. Whetton ayaa ku dhamaaday kaalinta shanaad, inkastoo uu afar ilbiriqsi oo buuxda ka maqnaa meelaha biladaha. Biladkiisii ugu dambeeyay ee weyn wuxuu yimid 1969 Horyaalka Yurub ee Ciyaaraha fudud markii uu ku guuleystay 1500 mitir ee Athens. Whetton ayaa ku guuleystay dahabka isagoo ka badiyay Francis Murphy oo reer Ireland ah.