Paul Davies-Hale

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Paul Davies-Hale
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NationalityEnglish
Born (1962-06-21) 21 June 1962 (age 62)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
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ClubCannock Chase & Stafford

Paul Davies-Hale (born 21 June 1962) is an English former long-distance runner. He won the 2000 metres steeplechase at the 1981 European Junior Championships and went on to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

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Career

Davies-Hale was a promising junior cross-country runner from Rugeley, Staffordshire. [1] He progressed to the track and represented England in the 3000 metres steeplechase event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] he then represented Great Britain at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics running the 3000m steeplechase.

In 1985 he moved to Boulder, Colorado to train. He moved up to the longer distances of Half Marathon and eventually the Marathon. He won the 1989 Chicago Marathon, his first ever marathon, which was a hot and humid race. [4] In the race he overtook compatriot David Long and beat Russian Ravil Kashapov by two minutes. In 1991, he finished second in the Great North Run [5] just seven seconds behind the Kenyan Benson Masya.

Eight years after his first appearance at the Summer Olympics, he competed again at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the Marathon. [6] He finished 41st behind both British runners David Long, 39th, and Steve Brace, 27th.

Davies-Hale has organised several running events including the 'Action Heart race', [7] 'Baggeridge 5K', 'Suicide Six' and 'Sheepwalks Shocker'.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain / Flag of England.svg  England
1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Paris, France10thJunior race 22:52
1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Madrid, Spain5thJunior race 22:19
1981 European Junior Championships Utrecht, Netherlands1st2000m steeplechase5:31.12
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United StatesSemi-final3000m Steeplechase 8:26.15
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain41stMarathon 2:21:15

Other Races

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1985 Bolder Boulder Boulder, Colorado 1st10 km29:04
1985 Lilac Bloomsday Run Spokane, Washington 1st12 km34:27
1986 The Morpeth Morpeth, Northumberland 1st22.7 km1:07:02
1986 Reading Half Marathon Reading, Berkshire 1stHalf Marathon1:02:39
1988 The Morpeth Morpeth, Northumberland 1st22.7 km1:08:33
1989 Chicago Marathon Chicago 1stMarathon 2:11:25 (PB)
1989 Hastings Half Marathon Hastings, East Sussex 1stHalf Marathon1:02:09
1990 Hastings Half Marathon Hastings, East Sussex 1stHalf Marathon1:03:11
1991 The Morpeth Morpeth, Northumberland 1st22.7 km1:12:27
1991 Great North Run Newcastle 2ndHalf Marathon1:01:39 (PB)
1992 Great West Run Exeter 1stHalf Marathon1:04:15
1993 London Marathon London 31stMarathon2:19:35
1994 Berlin Marathon Berlin 20thMarathon2:16:48

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References

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  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. JULIE CART (30 October 1989). "CHICAGO MARATHON : Patience Carries Davies-Hale, Weidenbach". L.A. Times. L.A.Times. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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