Lewis Davey (born 24 October 2000) is a British athlete who competes in the 400 metres.[1]
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Nationality | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Grantham, Lincolnshire, England | 24 October 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editDavey attended The Priory Ruskin Academy in Lincolnshire.[2]
Career
editAs a young athlete Davey would compete as a decathlete.[3] By 2021, Davey was a member of the British 4 × 400 m relay squad at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships.[4]
He was a member of the British relay team that ran in the 2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, winning gold in Munich.[5]
He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 and competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay. He won a silver medal as the British team set a new national record time of 3:11.06. He also won a bronze medal in the men’s 4 x 400m relay. [6]
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[7] In May 2024, he was also selected to represent Britain in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[8] He was part of the men's 4x400m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final.[9] In July, Davey was named in the Great Britain 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Lewis Davey | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Grantham school student Davey is making an impression". Grantham Journal.
- ^ "It's a magnificent seven for decathlete Davey". Peterborough Today.
- ^ "BRITISH QUARTET SECURE MEDALS ON FINAL DAY OF THE EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics.
- ^ "Great Britain win gold in men's 4x400m relay". BBC Sport.
- ^ "USA breaks mixed 4x400m world record in Budapest". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "HODGKINSON, MEN'S 4X400M AND WOMEN'S 4X100M TEAMS QUALIFY ON PENTULTIMATE MORNING IN ROME". British Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2024.