Lewis Davey

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Lewis Davey
Lewis Davey 2023 (cropped).jpg
Davey in 2023
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event
400 metres
Club Newham & Essex Beagles
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m: 44.91 s (London 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris 4×400 m
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Budapest 4×400 m mixed
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Budapest 4×400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Munich 4×400 m relay

Lewis Davey (born 24 October 2000) is a British athlete who competes in the 400 metres. He has won multiple medals for Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metres relay, including at the 2024 Olympic Games. [1]

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Early life

He is from Grantham in Lincolnshire. [2] Davey attended The Priory Ruskin Academy. He competed in multi-events as a youngster and in the under-17 age group he was the county champion in 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles and long jump. [3] [4]

Career

In 2021, Davey was a member of the British 4 × 400 m relay squad at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. [5]

He was a member of the British 4x400 metres relay team that ran in the 2022 European Championships, winning gold with the team in Munich, Germany. [6]

He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, 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 at the Championships. [7]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. [8] Shortly after, he was also selected to represent Britain in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy. [9] He was part of the men's 4 × 400 m 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] In Paris, he ran in the final of the men's 4 × 400 m relay, winning a bronze medal at the Games. [12] [13]

In 2025, he was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. [14] He ran a personal best 44.91 seconds for the 400 metres at the 2025 London Athletics Meet on 19 July 2025. [15]

On 3 August, he finished second in the final of the 400 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, running 45.61 seconds. [16] [17] He was selected for the British relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, finishing fifth with the British team in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. [18] [19] He also ran at the championships in the final of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay as the British team placed sixth overall. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Lewis Davey | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Scott-Holm, Charis (21 July 2024). "Meet the East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Olympians". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Grantham school student Davey is making an impression". Grantham Journal. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Lord, Jess (20 August 2024). "Olympic medallist Lewis Davey's hero homecoming". BBC News. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "BRITISH QUARTET SECURE MEDALS ON FINAL DAY OF THE EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Great Britain win gold in men's 4x400m relay". BBC Sport. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "USA breaks mixed 4x400m world record in Budapest". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "HODGKINSON, MEN'S 4X400M AND WOMEN'S 4X100M TEAMS QUALIFY ON PENTULTIMATE MORNING IN ROME". British Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Petrie, Emma (11 August 2024). "Olympic medallist thanks Grantham for support". BBC News. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "DAVEY Lewis". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. (alternate link)
  14. ↑ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS 2025". British Athletics. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  15. ↑ Henderson, Jason (19 July 2025). "BRITISH STARS LIGHT UP THE LONDON DIAMOND LEAGUE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Henderson, Jason (3 August 2025). "ZHARNEL HUGHES COMPLETES IMPRESSIVE SPRINT DOUBLE IN BIRMINGHAM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  19. ↑ Henderson, Jason (26 August 2025). "BRITISH TEAM NAMED FOR WORLD CHAMPS IN TOKYO". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.