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| Nationality | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Davey attended The Priory Ruskin Academy in Lincolnshire. [1]
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]
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