Lewis Davey
.jpg) Lewis Davey in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 2000 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Davey (born 24 October 2000) is a British athlete who competes in the 400 metres.[1]
Personal life
[edit]From Grantham in Lincolnshire, Davey attended The Priory Ruskin Academy.[2][3]
Career
[edit]As a young athlete Davey would compete as a decathlete.[4] By 2021, Davey was a member of the British 4 × 400 m relay squad at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] In May 2024, he was also selected to represent Britain in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[9] He was part of the men's 4x400m relay team which won their heat to qualify for the final.[10] In July, Davey was named in the Great Britain 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11] He ran in the final of the men’s 4x400m relay, winning a bronze medal.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lewis Davey | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Grantham school student Davey is making an impression". Grantham Journal.
- ^ Lord, Jess (20 August 2024). "Olympic medallist Lewis Davey's hero homecoming". BBC News. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Petrie, Emma (11 August 2024). "Olympic medallist thanks Grantham for support". BBC News. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Lewis Davey at World Athletics
- Lewis Davey at Power of 10
- Lewis Davey at Team GB
- Lewis Davey at Olympics.com
- Lewis Davey at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- 2000 births
- Living people
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- European Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Sportspeople from Grantham
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- 21st-century English sportsmen