Chris Davidson (athlete)

Chris Davidson

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1975-12-04) 4 December 1975 (age 49) Kent, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long Jump
Club	Newham and Essex Beagles A.C.

Christopher Davidson (born 4 December 1975) is a male English athlete who competed in the long jump event.

Biography

Davidson studied engineering at MidKent College, won the 1996 AAA indoor title. ^[1]

He finished second behind Steve Phillips in the long jump event at the 1997 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

Davidson represented England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia finishing 8th. ^{[4] [5]} He also won three British indoor national titles in 1996, 1998 and 1999. ^[6] He has a personal best distance of 7.90 metres. ^[7]

References

1. "Jump to it! Hatton and Davidson in the medals" . Medway News. 1 March 1996. Retrieved 10 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
4. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "Athlete Profile". World Athletics.
6. "AAA Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics.
7. "Athlete Profile". Power of 10.