Archie Davis

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Archie Davis
Personal information
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain
Born16 October 1998 (25 years, 52 days old) [1]
Home town Sussex, United Kingdom [2]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres
1500 metres
Mile run
ClubBrighton Phoenix [3]
Coached byJoel Kidger [4]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 800m : 1:44.72 (2021)
  • 1500m : 3:36.76 (2023)
  • Mile : 3:54.27 (2021)
Updated on 6 December 2023.

Archie Davis (born 16 October 1998) is a British middle-distance runner. He is a five-time British Athletics Championships finalist outdoors and once indoors, with a best placing of 4th at the 2021 edition.

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Biography

Davis is from Sussex, United Kingdom and competed in athletics from an early age, being a standout under-13 athlete for the Brighton Phoenix athletics club. [2]

Davis qualified for his first international championship at the age of 16, representing England at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and finishing 4th in the 1500 m finals. [5] The following year, Davis ran in the men's 1500 m at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics. Affected by the death of his friend a week prior, he failed to qualify for the finals. [1]

Later in 2016, Davis developed Plica syndrome in one of his knees, requiring surgery preventing him from running until February 2016. [5] Despite this at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, Davis qualified for the finals and finished in 5th place. [6]

Davis had a breakthrough season in 2021, running a four-second personal best in the 800 metres and a 6-second best in the mile. [5] Davis ran his first senior international championship at the 2021 European Indoor Championships men's 1500 m, finishing 6th place in his heat. [7] Outdoors at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League, Davis finished 4th in the 1500 m final, scoring 4 points for his country. [8]

At the 2021 British Athletics Championships, Davis finished 4th in the 1500 m, just one place away from selection for the 2021 Summer Olympics team. [9]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkPlaceCompetitionVenueDate
800 metres 1:44.72Silver medal icon.svg Stockholm Diamond League Stockholm, Sweden 4 July 2021
1500 metres 3:36.7612th Meeting Città di Padova Padova, Italy 3 September 2023
Mile run 3:54.274th Anniversary Games Gateshead, United Kingdom 13 July 2021

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