Lewis Davey
Lewis Davey in 2023
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 23)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 4×400 m mixed
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 4×400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich 4×400 m relay

Lewis Davey (born 24 October 2000) is a British athlete who competes in the 400 metres.

Personal life

Davey attended The Priory Ruskin Academy in Lincolnshire.[1]

Career

As a young athlete Davey would compete as a decathlete.[2] By 2021, Davey was a member of the British 4 × 400 m relay squad at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Grantham school student Davey is making an impression". Grantham Journal.
  2. ^ "It's a magnificent seven for decathlete Davey". Peterborough Today.
  3. ^ "BRITISH QUARTET SECURE MEDALS ON FINAL DAY OF THE EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics.
  4. ^ "Great Britain win gold in men's 4x400m relay". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "USA breaks mixed 4x400m world record in Budapest". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

External links

European Athletics Championships champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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