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Nationality | English |
Born | Nuneaton, Warwickshire | 21 June 1962
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Sport | Athletics |
Club | Cannock 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.
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'.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain / England | |||||
1980 | IAAF World Cross Country Championships | Paris, France | 10th | Junior race | 22:52 |
1981 | IAAF World Cross Country Championships | Madrid, Spain | 5th | Junior race | 22:19 |
1981 | European Junior Championships | Utrecht, Netherlands | 1st | 2000m steeplechase | 5:31.12 |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | Semi-final | 3000m Steeplechase | 8:26.15 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 41st | Marathon | 2:21:15 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1985 | Bolder Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | 1st | 10 km | 29:04 |
1985 | Lilac Bloomsday Run | Spokane, Washington | 1st | 12 km | 34:27 |
1986 | The Morpeth | Morpeth, Northumberland | 1st | 22.7 km | 1:07:02 |
1986 | Reading Half Marathon | Reading, Berkshire | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:02:39 |
1988 | The Morpeth | Morpeth, Northumberland | 1st | 22.7 km | 1:08:33 |
1989 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:25 (PB) |
1989 | Hastings Half Marathon | Hastings, East Sussex | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:02:09 |
1990 | Hastings Half Marathon | Hastings, East Sussex | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:03:11 |
1991 | The Morpeth | Morpeth, Northumberland | 1st | 22.7 km | 1:12:27 |
1991 | Great North Run | Newcastle | 2nd | Half Marathon | 1:01:39 (PB) |
1992 | Great West Run | Exeter | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:04:15 |
1993 | London Marathon | London | 31st | Marathon | 2:19:35 |
1994 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin | 20th | Marathon | 2:16:48 |
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