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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 2000 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Newham & Essex Beagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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, finishing fifth with the British team in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. [18] [19]
