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 24)
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
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 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy. [9] He was part of the men's 4x400m 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 4x400m 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. [18]

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. Henderson, Jason (26 August 2025). "BRITISH TEAM NAMED FOR WORLD CHAMPS IN TOKYO". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2025.